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Reminds me a joke by Robert Anton Wilson:

"You know how dumb an average American is. Well, mathematically speaking, half of them are even dumber than that."

I found it useful when writing a thesis. It gave me a way to research many ideas, not directly connected to the main topic, but still interesting in my mind at least. I really enjoyed this unstructured approach. I didn't have to worry that I will get stuck, because I always had a way back to the main topic.

So, I think you need some kind of a goal, a bigger project, for Zettelkasten to become useful.

Have you tried Appke notes. It does a pretty decent job. Here is a example https://youtu.be/eoIIUpdhKZs?si=PXWdhTt0DmFjbrLs

This title is unreadable.

And often attributed to Pascal.

Strange. I deleted my first submit because the link was wrong, and then resubmitted with the correct link. But it's still wrong.

And they never stick to one app long enough to get the benefits. Constantly switching, looking for better and faster. I switched to index cards, and honestly, I don't miss digital FOMO.

Reminds me of https://essay.app/

When I opened the app, I instantly started writing -- and that is good. I already have a half of an essay. Didn't use the notes feature, though -- I think it doesn't work in shorter writings, but is essential in long-form.

I have been writing with paper index cards for a while now. I think using paper cards is still superior: you can arrange them in any pattern you want. Many apps try to emulate the "solitaire" side of writing, but I haven't found anything comparable to analog, yet.

In school, I learned that writing is like a game of bingo. Later I learned that writing is more like a game of solitaire.

>> I recently moved back to Colorado, where for many decades it's commonplace for people to drive everywhere with their high beams always on

Don't they teach in the driving school that you should turn off the high beams when you see a car?

I remember I was taught to turn off the high beams when the car (doesn't matter if you are behind the card or it's coming from opposite direction) is approximately 300m away, or when our lights start to cross each other.

Also, forgetting to turn the beams on and off at night is a good indicator that you are slowly falling asleep behind the wheel.

When medium decided that, as a writer, you need to have at least 100 followers to be able to get paid, the rules of the game changed. All I saw was articles about how to get your first 100 followers and how somebody made lots of money writing on medium. Clickbait titles, follow-back culture.

Because writers have to write for the lowest denominator.

edit: spelling

Usually I don’t post random stuff. But haven’t slept for a few days because of stomach flu, feeling like a drunk, and this inhibits my judgment.

This must be a divine intervention. I was just about to tweet some insomniac crazy tweets and got an error.

Maybe not a popular opinion, but after I bought a new MacBook, I decided to try out some iOS and Mac apps development. After years of frontend and backend development, it felt like fun thing to do. No more endless npm modules, css files, javascript quirks. Things just work.

"Sturgeon's law (or Sturgeon's revelation) is an adage stating "ninety percent of everything is crap". It was coined by Theodore Sturgeon, an American science fiction author and critic, and was inspired by his observation that, while science fiction was often derided for its low quality by critics, most work in other fields was low-quality too, and so science fiction was thus no different." [0]

0 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sturgeon%27s_law

Also known as "Socialist calculation debate"[1].

1 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socialist_calculation_debate

One thing to keep in mind is that for traditional publishers your book's spine needs to be thick enough to be visible on the shelf and not get lost between other books.

How is it different from Zotero?

I remember "Instapaper" being the original "read it later" web app. Found out about Pocket when it was included with firefox and I accidentally clicked on the icon.

The wors part is that it sets you automatically "Away" when using Teams mobile app. You are only "Available" when the app is opened.

Is poker considered gambling?

I think this can only be solved by some kind of consultant, who is not part of the company and can talk frankly about the issues here. As programmers we see everything as a technical problem, but in your case it's more than that. It's unwillingness to change and blindness to the actual situation.

I read the first book and listened to the rest of them. It's a great series one you get into it.

It's amazing how many times Chareles Darwin's book is mistitled: "The origin of species" The correct title is "On the origin of species".

Just a thought: before writing was invented, conversations were a way to think.

Can you share your source, please.

Came here to post about Hazlitt and you've beaten me to it.

Why do startups(tech companies) need so many employees? My first thought is that because of the rapid growth startups are plugging inefficient holes with more brains.

Fuck livejournal for hijacking my back button on mobile.

Edit: obviously, I replied under wrong comment.