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Snapchat Sees Surge in Downloads of Digital Face Masks
Hehehehehe: Snap Inc. has seen a 10-fold surge in downloads since the beginning of the month of a tool that makes calls on services like Zoom Video Communications Inc. and Google Hangouts a bit more lighthearted. The feature, called Snap Camera, allows people to overlay their faces with an augmented-reality filter, turning them into a talking […]
Ikea and Pizza Hut make a lifesize version of the little tables that come in pizza boxes
Ge-wel-dig: The table is apparently designed specifically around the proportions of a pizza box, to dispense with the balancing act that usually ensues on a lot of furniture when a delivery arrives. And with expert follow-through from the creative team, the table even comes in packaging that mimics a pizza box. And Pizza Hut are […]
Netflix Party
Lijkt me wel handig, nu: Netflix Party is a new way to watch Netflix with your friends online. Netflix Party synchronizes video playback and adds group chat to your favorite Netflix shows.
Wernher von Braun in his office
Zo cool. (via Reddit) Natuurlijk geen immense fan van de man zelf. Zie de Wikipediats.
Misschien moet héél het onderwijs terug aantrekkelijk worden?
Toen ik in 2007 aan m’n lerarenopleiding begon hoorde ik Frank Vandenbroucke zeggen: “We moeten het lerarenberoep terug aantrekkelijk maken.” In 2010 zat ik als voorzitter van de studentenraad in een debat met de kabinetschef van Pascal Smet: zij gingen leerkracht terug een volwaardige keuze maken voor wie op zoek is naar een passie in […]
Busyness as Proxy for Productivity
Cal Newport in het meer dan uitstekende “Deep Work“: In the absence of clear indicators of what it means to be productive and valuable in their jobs, many knowledge workers turn back toward an industrial indicator of productivity: doing lots of stuff in a visible manner. Veruit het frustrerendste om mee om te gaan in […]