Thomas Vander Wal

@npub1j55…tkvt I find this really helpful for use with transcripts I pull in and then can have light annotations and mark relevant bits for refinding / connecting.

2023-12-18 22:50:07

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@npub1typ…c8hh You are missing the lovely bad acrid aftertaste, that serve as conversation starters when weather and politics are not viable options.

2023-11-18 02:04:20

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@npub13vv…0sze An early-ish blog post about Flickr I have is: https://www.vanderwal.net/random/entrysel.php?blog=1613

2023-11-17 21:58:36

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@npub1typ…c8hh Reading the OpenAI announcement again and seeing Greg Brockman removed as chairman and off the board completely, but still president reporting to the CEO.
The other thing that jumped out is how internal the board is. Most are from OpenAI and it is a small board. Not sure if the full board wasn’t listed.

2023-11-17 21:26:52

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@npub1typ…c8hh The big question I’ve had is how, knowing how they built their massive trove of source material for OpenAI’s LLM and not with permission could they (and Microsoft prior) claim to back any lawsuit against it around claims of copyright infringement or IP infringements. That is a goods way to lose and insane amount of money.

2023-11-04 13:23:09

So, fully awake and caffeinated, I’ve purchased “Canvas Candy” from @npub1j55…tkvt and digging into that today.
But, also (re)realized they make #Obsidian plug-in Strange New Worlds, that deeply changed everything for me with note making and turned them into what I've dreamed about for a couple decades or more.
So, having more than passing interest I also picked up TfTHacker's Cornell Notes (on paper I use a very modified version of this I've used for about 15 years on landscape legal)

2023-11-04 12:53:12

The interstitial between sleep and “up” I grabbed by iPad and saw “Canvas Candy” post in my “while you were sleeping” notifications.
@npub1j55…tkvt posted about their new #Obsidian plug-in https://medium.com/obsidian-observer/reimagining-obsidians-canvas-a-look-at-canvas-candy-ab1ffe8c8773. This seriously hits a sweet spot for me and some of the things I'm doing around my lenses and Model of Attraction.
Great to see Wardley Map as one of template types.

2023-09-04 23:46:20

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@npub1hvd…9sq9 A preemptive welcome from the burbs (well inner burbs) of DC

2023-09-02 15:22:46

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@npub1prp…2xkn @npub1typ…c8hh Interesting… I’d run across Neruda a bit but didn’t really get my attention until I watched the movie Mindwalk - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mindwalk

2023-08-19 16:03:10

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@npub1jv5…e22d Shaihab, may this be your best trip around the sun yet!

2023-08-13 23:03:29

This week with my son diving into Obsidian for school we had “the talk”. You know backlinks or tags and why backlinks are your power tool for connecting to related materials (and having some content hubs for root concepts), but also the Obsidian42 - Strange New World and its magic for back links.
Then talk about tags for being solid for aggregation hooks for filtering, search, and dataview. Just like tags always have been good at. Obsidian has a mess with the hashtag and front matter tags ATM.

2023-07-22 20:15:13

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@npub1alq…mnj6 Your take my be understating the problems. But, I agree.

2023-07-06 21:55:28

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@npub1gf2…u0nm @npub1c35…9pmh It also had parallax layers in the header as well. The sheep would be in the field in clear weather and under the trees in the rain.

2023-06-17 16:32:16

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@npub1fet…jpq3 Some are setting up their own Discord, but other than that there really isn’t any consensus yet. Each moderator is heading their own direction.

2023-06-17 15:04:45

The two wonderful naps yesterday did me in last night.
Coffee this morning is helping as I’ve boing through sorting where the many subreddit communities I’ve been following for years are moving to away from Reddit.
Also the usual Saturday morning #Obsidian Roundup

2023-06-07 15:31:12

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@npub1gf2…u0nm I didn’t realize how much I missed seeing these messages until now

2023-06-03 18:22:29

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@npub1a4u…lzxh @npub1ev6…nh08 The story was retracted as misrepresented. It was a thought exercise not something that actually happened.
Many retractions around this one in the press.

2023-05-07 16:31:09

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@npub1c35…9pmh It was working not long ago (three weeks, or so), but there have been times where I have to try different browsers to get it to work.

2023-04-26 01:35:32

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#[0] I watched a couple episodes of The Americans, but it didn’t connect like The Diplomat.
The writing, acting, cinematography all really well done. So many good characters.
I may give The Americans another shot. Also watching the Berlin Station, Spy Among Friends, and Beyond Paradise. But, on slow watch mode.

2023-04-26 00:57:35

I finished The Diplomat series on Netflix before dinner. This is one of the better shows of the year.
Please tell me season two starts in a week or two.

2023-04-08 17:35:37

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#[0] I’m also curious which part isn’t accurate?