It seems that video games have slowly been devaluating as an entertainment medium over the last couple of years. Before the App Store and Steam arrived, there was only two ways to play games: Buy a full-price physical copy or find a pirated version. With the advent of app stores, the highest grossing mobile games… Continue reading The value of games
Category: Thoughts
Share your art
A few days ago, I talked to a guy that plays the piano. He uses YouTube tutorials to learn new songs and told me that he would like to record himself playing the piano. I asked him if he would put the recordings online somewhere, and his reply was one I have heard often before:… Continue reading Share your art
Becoming a data scientist
It is is interesting how a job title carries certain connotations and how it can even be tailored to different situations. Sometimes I have called myself a Consultant, because this is what consultancies expect. Sometimes I have called myself a Developer, because that is what hiring companies expect. Sometimes I have called myself a Software… Continue reading Becoming a data scientist
Competition
Note: The post below was written back in September 2014, when I was starting to feel a bit down about how poorly the Shopify sales of my app were going — especially after being featured on the front page of the app store without much attention. I did not publish it back then, because I… Continue reading Competition
The Growth Mindset
Have you ever experienced a mental obstacle at some point in your life, something so challenging that you said to yourself: I just don’t understand this and I never will. Have you ever encountered the same roadblock later in life, only to find that what previously seemed like an impenetrable wall was now only a… Continue reading The Growth Mindset