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Why the Scientific Method and Open Source are Some of the Best Things Since Sunlight

Posted on June 2, 2017 by nmw

About 100 years ago, some guy named Louis Brandeis apparently said something like: Sunlight is the best disinfectant. Mr. Brandeis was speaking metaphorically (his statement was made in the context of a book titled “Other People’s Money and How the … Continue reading →

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Reading, Writing + Communications

Posted on May 20, 2017 by nmw

Five centuries ago (more or less, depending on when you actually read this), Martin Luther nailed his famous 95 Theses to the church door. In the weeks, months and years that followed, one of the most influential publications of the … Continue reading →

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The Rationality of Uncertainty

Posted on December 30, 2016 by nmw

When I was learning science in high school, I was mesmerized by the notion that scientific facts were true, myths were false, and there were still things that needed to be „figured out“. I was very impressed by the way … Continue reading →

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The Rationality of Literacy

Posted on December 18, 2016 by nmw

Over the past couple months, I have worked on developing a mission statement for one of my overarching goals – something like a „life goal“. Initial attempts were quite abstract, and I was greatly helped by the very considerate feedback … Continue reading →

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For some, we get lost in media

Posted on November 9, 2016 by nmw

I opened up a copy of the New York Times today, and in an empty space within an article, there was a blurb that reads Social networks put individuals at the center of their own media universes — I am … Continue reading →

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The Rationality of Intimacy

Posted on October 15, 2016 by nmw

I can imagine many people might think the title of this post means it will be all about love, sex and such. Well, not exactly. It’s about relationships – but not merely limited to the exclusive kind of relationship two … Continue reading →

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Global Languages (and/or Classification Schemes) + Generic Top Level Domains (TLDs)

Posted on August 12, 2016 by nmw

Whereas traditional classification schemes (such as the Dewey Decimal Classification [DDC] or the Library of Congress classification scheme [LC]) have primarily been oriented towards topical segmentation of publications published by individual persons or corporate entities, I feel it is now … Continue reading →

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Anti-Dis-Establishment-Arian-Ism + AntiDisInterMediaTion

Posted on July 23, 2016 by nmw

In this post, I plan to give you a small insight into some of the marketing / branding ideas I developed for this blog. One of the BIG IDEA moments behind „remediary“ is simply that antidisintermediation is nothing other than … Continue reading →

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The Rationality of Algorithms: Facebook Algorithm, Google Algorithms or No Algorithm at All?

Posted on July 21, 2016 by nmw

If you could choose any of the following three options, which one would you pick? Facebook Algorithm Google Algorithms No Algorithm whatsoever Granted: You probably have more choices than that – I’m just trying to keep it simple (stupid 😉 … Continue reading →

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Owning Up to “I Own It”

Posted on March 11, 2016 by nmw

In stark contrast to my previous post, let me point out that there are plenty of dictionary-word domains that are extremely successful in the dot com TLD (“top-level domain”). Indeed, some (such as Johnson & Johnson’s baby.com) are so successful, … Continue reading →

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