Ohai!
A New Beginning
This is the part where I would tell you that I'm embarking on a great journey (I'm not, I'm sitting comfortably on a couch), that I'll explore the frontiers of newsletters (only to collect & send interesting or funny links), that it's gonna be great (I hope?), and that you should come along for the ride (you totally should, sign up if you haven't).
Let's be honest: You probably already get enough email. The purpose of this is to make sure you can start your Monday with another email that can distract you from what's coming this week.
Hope you have a great one, in any case!
~Markus
News
Apple Fixes Paella Emoji
Not only is this fix interesting, it's that few people cared or even knew about Unicode before Emoji became popular.
emojipedia.org
Writing
Unnecessary Qualifiers – Signal v. Noise
Let this tell you about the ways you qualify your writing, and why it doesn't serve you as well as you think it would.
I think.
signalvnoise.com
Programming & Technology
Photography
Play | Canon Explains Exposure
If you never understood the difference between aperture, shutter speed, exposure, and ISO, and how they are connected, Canon just the thing for you to play around with.
canonoutsideofauto.ca
Humans
How to give and receive criticism by Scott Berkun
Giving good feedback is a skill. Scott Berkun lays out some of the mistakes to avoid, and things to do when giving and receiving critical feedback.
scottberkun.com
Productivity
Planning is Guessing – Signal v. Noise
Calling it plan makes it sound so secure, but it just ain't so.
signalvnoise.com