Almer S. Tigelaar
A Little Bit of Everything
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Copyright and the Information Age
What happens when the costs of copying creative works are reduced to nearly zero. What are the consequences and how should we deal with them?
Lux Aeterna (Mansell)
A recording of Lux Aeterna by Clint Mansell. Originally used for the movie Requiem for a Dream. This is my piano rendition of this song.
Dietro Casa (Einaudi)
A recording of Dietro Casa, the moving song by Ludovico Einaudi.
Goals III: Planning
Everyone has dreams about what they want to do in the future. Write a novel, learn a new language or make a trip around the world. Yet it can be hard to motivate yourself to work...
Goals II: Motivation
Everyone has dreams about what they want to do in the future. Write a novel, learn a new language or make a trip around the world. Yet it can be hard to motivate yourself to work...
Comptine d’un autre été – L’après-midi (Tiersen)
A recording of Yann Tiersen’s popular song, also featured in the movie Amélie.
Goals I: Beliefs
Everyone has dreams about what they want to do in the future. Write a novel, learn a new language or make a trip around the world. Yet somehow the things we do day-to-day are strangely at...
Breaking Free: How to Rewire your Brain
You have probably seen this all around you: people immersed in their phones, tablets and laptops. We spend a lot of time on-line. On the one hand the Internet offers a wealth of conveniences: information, entertainment...
Passwords and Security
After a long journey he was nearly there. In the distance there was the outline of the city wall. Moments later he approached the city gate.“Halt!”, shouted a heavily armed guard.He had grown used to this...
Renewed Keyboard Joy: Dvorak
Typing: you do it every day nearly unconsciously. You think of what you want to appear on the screen. This is followed by some rattling sound and the next instant it is there. The blinking cursor...
Best Movies of 2014
A round-up of the eight movies released in 2014 that I liked best.
Her
Many people have a love-hate relationship with their computer, and probably: so do you, but have you ever thought of dating your operating system? Her explores the concept of affection in a whole new way. A...