How to Not Die in the Next 10 Years
Photography is saving lives, speed still matters, and the most pathetic job. It’s all in this week’s newsletter [https://mailchi.mp/cjchilvers/how-to-not-die-in-the-next-10-years].
Speed Still Matters
At today’s An Event Apart Seattle 2018 [https://aneventapart.com/event/seattle-2018], Aaron Gustafson presented on why website performance is still so important. From attendee Jake Kronika [https://twitter.com/jkronika/status/981220371880906754]: > A 1s delay in page load can reduce conversions by 7%. Users are more concerned
Any Imbecile
“Photography is a marvelous discovery, a science that has attracted the greatest intellects, and art that excites the most astute minds—and one that can be practiced by any imbecile.” — Nadar (1910) via Andy Adams [https://twitter.com/PhotoHistorian/status/976454128271437825]
Questions
“I would rather have questions I can’t answer than answers I can’t question.” — Max Tegmark [(https://overcast.fm/+Ic2hP3AZs/42:01]
Van Halen Destroys the 7th Floor of the Sheraton Inn
The VHND just posted [http://www.vhnd.com/2018/03/07/van_halen_sheraton_inn/] an account of one of rock's most infamous moments of pure destruction. On my "book tour" for The Van Halen Encyclopedia [https://www.cjchilvers.com/the-van-halen-encyclopedia] in 1999 I made a
Getting More from Your Calendar
Chris Bowler at The Sweet Setup [https://thesweetsetup.com/get-more-from-your-calendar/] writes this week about the benefits of using a calendar to manage your life: > “While most people still stick to the use of task or project management tools, there is a growing community of people who are turning to
Productivity Addiction
“I’m sorry if I got you hooked on productivity stuff. I think I was good at what I did. I think 43 Folders was a very good site and most of what I posted was pretty good. With that said, I did know that it was addictive. The exact