The Moleskine Tool Belt
A clever idea for any notebook, but I have to say I do prefer my Nock Hightower.
The Art of Manliness uncovers everything about the humble pocket.
This is because the original pockets weren’t like the sewn-in pockets we know today, but rather separate bags detached from clothing. From the 15th until the mid-16th century, men and women carried essential items and currency in a pouch that was typically tied around the waist or hung from a belt. As thieves and “cutpurses” became more of a problem in the 17th century, people began to cut slits in their shirts, skirts, and pants, and tuck their pouches inside their clothing for safekeeping. This practice necessitated making the bags flatter and easier to reach into, so they would be more accessible and not create a significant bulge.
— A Man's Pockets
by The Art of Manliness
This has come up in a few ads I’ve seen recently. Makes me wonder if it’s the new choice of words for “ninjas and rockstars”.
Giving Atom a spin. A number of great improvements since I last used it. Could it replace Sublime for me? We’ll see.
The Next Level of Blogging
Curtis McHale talks about taking your blogging to the next level and hiring an editor.
Working with Diane I get something more though — I get someone to tell me when a post is just plain bad, and if it is, we take it back and re-write or scrap it altogether. She helps clarify my message so I’m communicating with my readers in the way I intend.
— Blogging and Quality Content
by Curtis McHale
The Emojic 8 Ball
XKCD delivers again with the Emojic 8 Ball.
Fixie Friday - Don Walker Cycles
A little fast one today.
Why You Turn Up
I love this.
You turn up because of the people around you.
You know, the ones with common interests and sense of ambition.
The ones who want to invent new things and do old things better.
The ones whose distortion of reality present challenges that stretch you.
The ones who give you freedom to do things differently.
The ones you trust not to drop the ball (there are no ball droppers here).
You even turn up for the ones who grate on you (they’re also brilliant).
You turn up because the people around you value what you do.
They believe in you and give you what you need.
Together you create something more than a job.
Don’t settle for anything less.
— Why You Turn Up by Dom Goodrum
via swissmiss
What's Your Daily Intentions?
Patrick Rhone shares a simple way he shapes the day in his favour. An excellent idea.
I cleaned out my RSS feeds over the weekend. The following feeds have been removed for different reasons:
- A Fresh Cup - Mike Gunderloy is taking a well earned break from his daily link posts around Ruby and Rails. I'll miss those posts but I can understand Mike's reasons for doing it. Maybe he'll back.
- BikeRadar.com - Not been particularly interested in the scope of content they're pushing. I prefer now to subscribe to niche blogs like Cycle EXIF and Pedal Consumption. Also they don't include images in their RSS feed, which makes reading about new bikes and components a bit redundant if there's no images to accompany it.
- ConversionXL, Copywriting by Copy Hackers, Quick Sprout, SaaStr, The KISSmetrics Marketing Blog, Vero Email Marketing Blog, Social Triggers - I'm done with building and marketing products. I'd rather be writing code.
I've also found a few blogs that have been added to my feeds list:
- Engine Yard Blog - I don't have anything deployed to Engine Yard, but they're always producing good content from a developers perspective.
- Iand.net - Ian Dick is a fellow dev from Scotland with a blog that has a good mix of content.
- Scribbling.net - I have always been a fan of Gina Trapani's work. Even though she's not part of the Lifehacker team anymore, it's good to see she's still writing
- The Art of Manliness - There we were, me and the boys trying to entertain ourselves when we hit upon the idea of making paper airplanes. Took it to the next level though and made some paper airplanes using the designs from this blog. What more reason would I need to subscribe?