Monthly Archives: March 2006

3rd webmonday/webmontag in Cologne went well

By Oliver Wrede | Published: March 28, 2006
Yesterday the 3rd Webmonday in Cologne took place. Again we arranged the Hallmackenreuther for this get together, but this time they decided to put us in the cellar (which is a nice location for maybe 50 people, but not 70 or 80; see the images). People start to get familiar with each other. I think [...]
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New seminar weblog

By Oliver Wrede | Published: March 26, 2006
I started a new weblog about the project seminar titled »Sound«. It’s a seminar covering sound design, corporate sound, sound in film, sound art, etc.
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Webmonday ahead

By Oliver Wrede | Published: March 26, 2006
There is another »Webmontag« event ahead tomorrow in Cologne. There are around 54 people planning to attend right now (and another 26 more unsure). I think I need to walk over to Hallmackenreuther and issue a warning.
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The unawareness of lack of skill

By Oliver Wrede | Published: March 26, 2006
This appears to be a funny note, but actually it is really something ultimately true: Unskilled and Unaware of It. Justin Kruger and David Dunning made several studies to support following concepts: 1. Incompetent individuals, compared with their more competent peers, will dramatically overestimate their ability and performance relative to objective criteria.2. Incompetent individuals will [...]
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Which country to invade next?

By Oliver Wrede | Published: March 14, 2006
Like Michael Moore once said: »If you want to bomb a country you should at least be able to point it on a map!«. I would add you should at least be able to name some kind of reason. Just watch this video: It’s a little bit hard to see in the video: These people [...]
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