January 2011
10 posts
None the Wiser: Croatia: a country of meat, wine,... →
taylorglenn:
I’ll admit, I didn’t know what to expect when I was booked for a four day run in Croatia as part of the “London Calling Stand Up Comedy” project. I figured hey, work is work and I’ll get a holiday experience out of it, however it goes.
Sure, I knew a bit about their still recent war of…
“How often do we hear developers saying that they would love to make an...”
– Code Coupling: Reducing Dependency in Your Code
[emphasis added]
“If programmers got paid to remove code from sofware instead of writing new code,...”
– Getting Real: Code Speaks (by 37signals)
The tyranny of choice: You choose | The Economist →
“Trop de choix tue le choix” (too much choice kills the choice) —French saying
“It’s just an unfortunate fact of existence that without some central guidance,...”
– Code Simplicity » The Power Of No
“The vast majority (90% or more) of programmers have absolutely no idea what they...”
– Code Simplicity » Why Programmers Suck
“In order to become an excellent programmer, you must first want to become an...”
– Code Simplicity » Before You Begin….
The Zen Family Habits Minute →
“Today’s Friday and I thought I would do something a little different. A very quick post with my tips for setting yourself up for a great weekend.
Doing just a few things can make all the difference in how much you enjoy your weekend. There’s a lot of things you can do in the space of about half an hour, maybe an hour, to get your house in shape in time to enjoy your weekend….”
Your Shit, My Stuff, Goldilocks, and Making the... →
mnmal:
I think this summarizes what I had been trying to do all this time and what I learned: practical minimalism.
Frank wrote an incredible piece. A must read:
There’s no name for this way of thinking, but if I had to steal a term, I’d use Merlin Mann’s Appropriatism. It’s not minimalism, it’s not maximalist, it’s just-right-ism. Goldilocks was on to something. The idea sits somewhere in...
