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Riggan Thomson is a faded actor famous for playing a superhero named Birdman in a film trilogy from 1989 to 1992. He is tormented by the mocking and critical internal voice of Birdman and frequently visualizes himself performing feats of levitation and telekinesis. Riggan is trying to regain recognition by writing, directing, and starring in a Broadway adaptation of Raymond Carver’s short story, “What We Talk About When We Talk About Love.” However, the Birdman voice wants Riggan to return to blockbuster cinema and insists that he is essential to Riggan’s identity.
An absurd insight into the world of self-doubt and imposter syndrome.
Welcome back to another month. I feel like it has had a bit of everything, catching up with family visiting from interstate, eldest daughter managing to go on her first school camp in three years, as well as being being thrust into health and safety protocols.
On the Work front, I feel like I have spent much of my time trying to get to the bottom of a range of new defects that have come with a recent upgrade. I am always intrigued how aspects of the application that have not been fixed or improved are impacted.
Personally, I binged quite a bit this month, including The 100, Stranger Things, Birdman, Moon Knight and The Gray Man. I also listened to Tom Tilleyโs memoir Speaking in Tongues. In regards to music, I enjoyed listening to Sam Prekop and John McEntireโs modular album Sons Of.
Here then are some of the posts that have had me thinking:
Self-Assessing Creative Problem Solving
Wouter Groeneveld discusses his development of the Creative Programming Problem Solving Test (CPPST), a self-assessment test for programmers that measures more than just divergent thinking.
If Youโre Not Paying for the Product, You Areโฆ Possibly Just Consuming Goodwill for Free
Troy Hunt posits that sometimes we are simply consuming goodwill.
Weary, old, a little broken, but not letting go of the dream: edtech in the 21st Century
Jon Dron shares his thoughts on how to help the edtech community find its soul again.
Four Tet on His 155-Hour Spotify Playlist, the Coolest Thing on Streaming
Kieran Hebden discusses his epic Spotify playlist, an artefact for listeners to explore.
Rewilding Cities
Clive Thompson thinks about the idea of monocropping and the impact of rewilding beyond just nature.
Read Write Respond #078
So that was July for me, how about you? As always, hope you are safe and well.
Image by Bryan Mathers
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