“Every time we tell them that they can now easily edit video or make DVDs, only to have them abandon their first effort in frustration and never attempt it again because our software sucks, we drive them closer to indifference or resentment toward future technology.” Marco Arment in Why hasn’t Vista sold well? These same principles (the ones on the article) can be applied to the overall PC experience Edit: and apparently now to Tumblr
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I think it’s time to search for a new host for Minimal.
Great, Marco left and tumblr is going down.
Tumblr already deleted my entire queue, as I mentioned earlier, and it was doing it again, so I dumped it all.
Hopefully Tumblr will get it’s act together.
“According to Viking mythology, eclipses occur when two wolves, Skoll and Hati, catch the sun or moon. At the onset of an eclipse people would make lots of noise, hoping to scare the wolves away. After some time, people must have noticed that the eclipses ended regardless of whether they ran around banging on pots.”
- Stephen Hawking: Why God Did Not Create the Universe
Esperanza Spalding “Mela” Part 1
There are no words.
My Manifesto: Travel Light | Patrick Rhone:
Travel as light as possible. Carry only what you need to have.
Fantastic tips on traveling light. More tips in here.
The 7 Most Influential Posts During My Early Journey to Minimalism | Becoming Minimalist:
As I was reviewing the archives, it occurred to me that I have never given proper credit to the people who spoke into my life during those early weeks and months. So, on a whim, I would like to do that today. Here then, is a list of the 7 Most Influential Posts that I read during my early journey towards minimalism.