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Jul 24 2008

Minimalist keychain

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From carlitoscontraptions.blogspot.com:

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“This is a nice keychain I’ve been using for more than a year now. Since it broke, I had to rebuild it so I took this chance to share it with the rest or the world.”

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Jul 24 2008

Minimalist Coding Style

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From notesfromatooluser.com:

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““Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away” - Antoine de Saint  Exupéry. If you’ve ever invited me do some pair programming with you, you probably have a good idea what this quote is all about. I often wind up asking questions like:

    * Why do you need this boolean named retVal? Could it be eliminated the use of early return statements?
    * Is the else clause in this if statement necessary? Could it be avoided with a return statement? Or break/continue in a loop?
    * I noticed that this method has parts that are nested five levels of braces deep. Is there anything we can do to reduce that?”

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May 04 2008

America on $10 a day

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From getrichslowly.org:

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"One of the first things Don Schrader points out the first time he welcomes me into his apartment is that it measures 12 feet by 14 feet and that when you subtract the wall space his livable area is 151 square feet, or just 1 square foot bigger than Thoreau’s cabin at Walden Pond."

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Feb 17 2008

A Minimalist Guide to Weekend Renewal

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From thedailysaint.typepad.com:

"Weekend time can easily get swallowed up in errands, birthday parties for kids and house work. Even for church-goers, weekend time can get absorbed in a myriad of programs and events. The key, as usual, is to simplify. Here are some minimalist ideas for your Saturday and Sunday:"

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Feb 17 2008

Book tells how to be happy with less

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From gazette.net:

"With a knack for getting the most out of a dollar, Jeff Yeager likes to call himself the ‘‘Titan of Tightwads,” ‘‘Maestro of Misers” or ‘‘Commander in Cheap.”

‘‘I am cheap and I am a loser,” the 49-year-old Accokeek author said Jan. 21 as he pointed to his simple, soiled shirt and blue jeans. ‘‘Look at me. Do I look like an author? I am a mess.”"

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Feb 17 2008

Photography: When less is more

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From photocritic.org:

"It can often be incredibly tempting to try and fit more information into a photograph. Understandably so - wherever you turn, you find a barrage of information. Minimalism truly is a lost art in photography, and you’d be surprised to find that it’s actually quite difficult to get right."

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Feb 16 2008

12 ideas for living a frugal life

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From app.com:

"Experts offer simple ways to save money every month:"

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Dec 23 2007

Elegant Minimalist Christmas Decors

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From Home and Garden:

"I have been admiring a friend’s house ever since he showed me the photos of his new home. Therefore, I had to admire his chosen decors for Christmas, too. As he said, ‘he decors are very simple and elegant and most of all, traditional.’"

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