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Photo essay / Dec 17, 2022

Two column design is ugly

Apple.com should get rid of the two column design at the bottom of the website. Why? When you have a two column design, with each sale being 50%, you don’t really focus on anything. …

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Photo essay / Dec 17, 2022

MacBook Air Marketing Suggestions

Currently reading the marketing copy for the new MacBook Air M2 chip, and the marketing language is insanely bizarre. The Apple marketing team needs to double down on its marketing language. For example, words …

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Photo essay / Dec 17, 2022

The Lightest is Best

For example, maybe the best Tesla car is just a super base model three, just single motor, because it is lighter. The best laptop is the MacBook Air M2, because it is the lightest. …

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Photo essay / Dec 17, 2022

Others are Fragile

A thought on your duty as a man; don’t raise your voice, or yell at your wife. Better to be quadruple fooled stoic, and just swallow the glass and vermin.

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Magnum contact sheet Henri Cartier bresson myth of the decisive moment
Photo essay / Dec 16, 2022

Magnum Photographers are Bad

Something I’ve realized; Magnum photographers are bad. While they do make great photographs, I have never met a happy Magnum photographer. It seems the bias in Magnum is everyone is seeking to become supreme, …

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Photo essay / Dec 16, 2022

Single Tasking

Just as you cannot penetrate two women at once, you also cannot do two things at once. I see the future as single tasking, and Apple designers should strive to make the iPad even …

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Photo essay / Dec 16, 2022

Digital Master

A noble goal we can aim towards is becoming a digital master; a master, a lord, an owner, a guardian of our own digital domain. On your own domain. I own this website and …

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Photo essay / Dec 16, 2022

What is Freedom?

Creative freedom? What is it which we lack or seek or need in life? More freedom to create, make, our art.

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Photo essay / Dec 15, 2022

The Philosophy of Risk

Greater risks, greater fates: The risk is the reward Upon much thinking and consideration, the interesting innovation that I have is that the risk is the reward. That is, you don’t risk in order …

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Photo essay / Dec 15, 2022

Risky Design

A simple way to add more risk to your life is when it comes to design matters, take the more risky option. For example, like Peter Thiel says, better to risk boldness than triviality. …

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Photo essay / Dec 15, 2022

Squat Hold, Rack Hold (665 POUNDS)

Even inspecting the video, I’m very interested on even when I do the full extension of my legs, and hold the weight on my shoulders, my thighs were still quivering. This means that it …

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Photo essay / Dec 15, 2022

How to Approach Strangers

A great way to build more courage in ever day life is approaching strangers, and attempting to talk and interact with them. For example, at the gym. If there are actually people you would …

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Photo essay / Dec 15, 2022

Meta Quest Pro Marketing Suggestions

Meta Quest Pro — this could be the next great big thing. However some problems: First of all, the marketing material is just not that interesting. To talk about comfort and optics is uninteresting. …

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Photo essay / Dec 15, 2022

The Philosophy of Risk

Greater risks, greater fates: The risk is the reward Upon much thinking and consideration, the interesting innovation that I have is that the risk is the reward. That is, you don’t risk in order …

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