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Great little guide with simple rules that would benefit anyone who follows them (not to mention the reader).

(thx Lone Gunman)

A Lesser Photographer…

• • Always has a camera handy
  • Is not impressed by equipment
  • Is impressed by results
  • Understands that constraints foster better art
  • Doesn’t focus on what sells
  • Does focus on what moves

Love it. Looking forward to what CJ brings to this project. Looks great so far (plus, he quoted yours truly and that kind of ass kissing will always win you points).

But down here, below the clouds, in the world of ebook-reader owners, I can guarantee you that the times I want color are far outnumbered by the times that I’d benefit from sharper, bolder, faster grayscale.

I think Marco’s take on this is the right one. Better does not always have to mean more features, it often simply means making the current ones more useful.

cornerhouse:

Lest ye forget, December 20 is the first (but hopefully annual) Do Nothing But Read Day.

Lay in supplies, make a stack of books, and spend the day reading, reading, and more reading.

Gosh, this sounds wonderful. I won’t be able to participate tomorrow but will plan to have a day like this of my own real soon. I need it for sure.

New site from Leo of Zen Habits. Choose 6 habits you would like to form in 2010 and he will help you form them. Way better than “resolutions”.

“People feel that just because they spent money on an object that they have to keep carrying it with them, the problem is, over time the cost of an item becomes greater. The longer you live with an item, the longer you have to provide for it.”

Agreed.

Great post about how to find ways to do the things you love for free or even pay.

“Thing is: the internet’s made of IP addresses, opinions, and assholes. It’s what’s there. That’s the basic equipment.”

So many of these I had to learn, very quickly, after Minimal Mac took off beyond my wildest expectations and, for all the praise, all I could hear was the opinions and assholes.

I’m better now.

I find these type of things fascinating. Constraints, when embraced, can lead to unparalleled creativity. (thx Coudal)