June 2012
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Minimal Mac: A Tale of Two Cryptographically... →
Go read Patrick’s post. Please.
May 2012
25 posts
Take a minute
Today is Memorial Day. Please take a minute, stand up, gave down and keep quiet for a minute. Remember all those fallen soldiers, seamen, Marines and airmen that gave their lives so that we can have a good life.
"I spend all of my time ignoring information.... →
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Kickass Katie Mini GORUCK Challenge in Boston
It’s time to help again.
Kaitlyn is the daughter of one of our GORUCK Tough brothers Jason Alexander and was diagnosed with Beta Thalassemia Major (Cooley’s Anemia) when she was 3 months old. We are raising money to support Kaitlyn through her Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT) and whatever is remaining will be donated to a cause of Kaitlyn’s choice. We have learned that going through a BMT...
WatchContinuing with the subject of Final Choices, here’s C.C. Chapman’s interview of Jason McCarthy, founder of GORUCK on Passion Hit TV.
Jason explains in great details why quality matters, why things that last matter, and how he took all this into account when he designed the GR1.
We want to make things that you care about.
Really interesting. Please check it out.
Final choices and the things that stay with you
Sometimes things that are taught to you by important figures in your life become second nature to you. You carry that knowledge forward and it becomes part of your life, part of who you are. You also pass this forward.
I’ve talked in the past on Red Teams about my drill sergeant and keeping our pockets closed. This same drill sergeant made sure we understood the importance of taking good...
“One well considered object can take the place of many cheaply made ones.”
– A Continuous Lean (via alexcarpenter)
“If there’s a question about if it’s necessary, remove it. Less is more and more...”
– Jason McCarthy (GORUCK Founder) on GORUCK: The Most Passionate Brand Following in the World
“If an expert says it can’t be done, get another expert.”
– David Ben-Gurion. (via ylsw)
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It's all mental
It’s all mental. That’s what people tell you about the GORUCK Challenge.
Yes it is.
The GORUCK Challenge is a team event based on the elite training that Army Special Forces receive. The 8-10 hours, 15-20 miles of under promised good livin’ is tough, to put in mildly.
I took the Challenge for the first time last year and I’ve written about it here as well.
The...
33 War Strategies That Will Help You Win... →
We present everything you need to know about facing your foes, and all of life’s battles, based on the book The 33 Strategies of War by best-selling author Robert Greene.
April 2012
55 posts
You Got (Single) Served - The Daily →
minimalmac:
Nice brief look at the rise of “one thing well” apps including one that I have a role in.
Oh yeah. I’m a huge believer of this philosophy. As old time readers know I had for many years a site called “Simple Software” that provided application that performed one thing only, the simplest way possible.
I’m happy to see this becoming slowly the standard....
The dirty truth about messy offices | Unclutterer →
minimalmac:
To keep your coworkers from making negative, and probably inaccurate, judgments about your job performance, spend five to ten minutes each day cleaning and straightening your workspace before heading home.
Some solid advice.
Minimalism and Manliness
Here you have a few articles about minimalism for men. All from the Art of Manliness.
Minimalism Begets Manliness
Some of the most influential men in our collective history subscribed to a philosophy of minimalism. The greatest thinkers and doers of our civilization intuitively grasped the incredible benefits of keeping things simple. They quickly recognized the awesome power of reduction...
Scripting News: Where is VolksMail? →
minimalmac:
In 2012 there should be a healthy set of minimal web-based email clients. I don’t think there’s a single one.
Email is an area ripe for re-think. Starting with, and shipping, the bare minimum of features would be a good place to start.
Excellent points.
Sparrow Mail for Mac and iPhone
I’ve been using Sparrow Mail for the Mac for a while, and recently also on my iPhone. I love both apps.
I don’t like email, I try to avoid it whenever possible. But what I really hate are email clients. The Mac mail app is not good. It’s not designed properly, in my opinion. The iPhone’s mail app is better, lighter and more intuitive, however still lacks a lot of the...
An Interview With Linus Torvalds | TechCrunch →
minimalmac:
I’m have to admit being a bit baffled by how nobody else seems to have done what Apple did with the Macbook Air – even several years after the first release, the other notebook vendors continue to push those ugly and *clunky* things. Yes, there are vendors that have tried to emulate it, but usually pretty badly. I don’t think I’m unusual in preferring my laptop to be thin and...
“Only those who risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.”
– TS Elliot (via muddybadger)
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