Weeknotes 2014-39

• Anna’s Sketchnotes are awesome
• I learned how Systems Theory and Design Thinking are related to Sustainability in Practice, and discovered some related websites:
  • http://theconsensusproject.com – 97% of scientists agree that climate change is indeed happening and that it is man made.
  • http://grist.org – “Grist is a source of intelligent, irreverent environmental news and commentary that’s been around since 1999, when the internet was made of rubber bands. We cover climate, energy, food, cities, politics, business, green living, and the occasional adorable baby animal. Each day, we use our Clarity-o-Meter to point our readers to the news that matters most, and to translate wonky issues into stories that make sense.”

• Took my first steps in learning Swift:
  • An absolute Beginner’s Guide to Swift
  • Swift Tutorial: A quick start
  • What exactly is GitHub anyway? 
  • How to use Git and GitHub
  • Created my first very basic iOS app as an exercise in Swift: A totally pointless tip calculator. Why are Americans obsessed with finding the exact right amount for a tip? Why on earth wouldn’t a rough estimate be good enough? Anyway, a good learning experience nevertheless…
  • And to lay the foundation, there is a fantastic Stanford course available in iTunes U: Developing iOS 7 Apps for iPhone and iPad

• Oh, and not least, I finished pset4 in CS50x, creating my first game in C: Breakout (and received maximum points – they didn’t grade for visual quality ;-). Not that anyone needs another incarnation of this, but every journey starts with a first step…

And even though this is a year old, it is still awesome to watch, a ‘before and after VFX’ reel from the Great Gatsby. Watching the film, it didn’t feel VFX heavy, but it certainly was!