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Ik ben Michaël, en woon en werk in Gent.
Systeemverpleegkundige. Ik richt graag systemen in, leer mensen in de zorg ermee werken, en zorg dat ze dit graag en goed doen. Gewoon zorgen dat mensen beter kunnen zorgen.
Iets ’s avonds laat bestellen dat er ’s morgens gewoon staat. Ik kan dat niet gewoon worden. Het is dan nog niet eens de ‘same day delivery’ die er aan komt..
De “any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic” van Arthur C. Clarke kwam in mij op, maar ook de “hoedoenzet?” van mijn vader.
Dat die muur-tv-beugel zichzelf niet placeert valt nu wel een beetje tegen.
When you are hunting elephants, don’t get distracted chasing rabbits.
T. Boone Pickens
Via het boek Mentaal Kapitaal van Elke Geraerts.
Mosquitoes can ruin the hunt for big game.
David Allen
In zijn boekje ‘Ready for anything‘.
So, in the face of overwhelming odds, I’m left with only one option:
– Matt Damon, als de op Mars gestrande astronaut Mark Watney in ‘The Martian’ (2015)
I’m going to have to science the shit out of this.
Neil deGrasse Tyson is van ’t zelfde gedacht:
My favorite line in "The Martian" trailer, uttered by Matt Damon, is “I’m going to have to science the shit out of this.”
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) June 17, 2015
Territory Studio zorgt voor de “screen visuals”, de user interfaces die je op de schermen in films zoals Guardians of The Galaxy en Avengers: Age of Ultron te zien krijgt.
“Joss also wanted more realism and grit to the UIs,” adds Sheldon-Hicks. “This involved using more real-world content such as MRI scans or engineering drawings and blueprints and we let that collide with the more fantastic Marvel universe. When you look at data in its raw form it does become organic and becomes quite beautiful. So it was great to use more biological 3D scans. We also looked at 3D printing, the way things are 3D printed up and applied those ideas to way we animated the screens.” (via fxguide.)
Het eerste en laatste shot van 55 films, naast elkaar.
What can we learn by examining only the first and final shot of a film? This video plays the opening and closing shots of 55 films side-by-side. Some of the opening shots are strikingly similar to the final shots, while others are vastly different–both serving a purpose in communicating various themes. Some show progress, some show decline, and some are simply impactful images used to begin and end a film.
Muziek: “Any Other Name” van Thomas Newman
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De voortreffelijke CGP Grey over mentale microben en hygiëne. Naar aanleiding van deze video gunt hij je ook een blik achter de schermen, en heeft hij het over het verzamel, schrijf- en schrapwerk dat aan het maken van de video vooraf gaat. Hij telt dertig à vijftig versies om te komen tot het finale script van deze video.
Zijn Humans Need Not Apply en The Lord of The Rings Mythology Explained Deel 1 en Deel 2 zijn ook de moeite.
Nine life lessons by Tim Minchins, de volledige tekst staat op zijn site, hieronder samengevat door Lamazone.
1. You Don’t Have To Have A Dream.
Be micro-ambitious. Put your head down and work with pride on whatever is in front of you… you never know where you might end up.
2. Don’t Seek Happiness
Keep busy and aim to make someone else happy, and you might find you get some as a side effect.
3. Remember, It’s All Luck
Understanding that you can’t truly take credit for your successes, nor truly blame others for their failures will humble you and make you more compassionate
4. Exercise
Play a sport, do yoga, pump iron, run… whatever… but take care of your body. You’re going to need it.
5. Be Hard On Your Opinions
Most of society’s arguments are kept alive by a failure to acknowledge nuance.
6. Be a teacher
Even if you’re not a Teacher, be a teacher. Share your ideas.
7. Define Yourself By What You Love
Be demonstrative and generous in your praise of those you admire.
8. Respect People With Less Power Than You.
I don’t care if you’re the most powerful cat in the room, I will judge you on how you treat the least powerful.
9. Don’t Rush
Life is best filled by learning as much as you can about as much as you can, taking pride in whatever you’re doing, having compassion, sharing ideas, running(!), being enthusiastic.
It’s an incredibly exciting thing, this one, meaningless life of yours. Good luck.
