Thinking As You Go
I am notorious for overthinking things. I have barely learned to swim because whenever I try to learn I overthink all the different parts of the process instead of just doing it. That is true about so many things in my life. Before I do something, I try to learn as much as I can about it.
Thoughts on Files over Apps
There's lots of nuance around files vs apps. There has been an article that has gotten some people choosing sides between whether apps or files are better. I don't have a definitive answer, but here are some things to think about in this area.
Filtering feeds
The primary way I use Twitter is through lists. I have two lists (both currently private): one for history and one for what I call “Future Web,” which is an assortment of people who are thinkers and practitioners that are working on the semantic web, tools for thought, web3 (though generally not the blockchain version but the IPFS and similar technologies version), and web archival.
IFTTT for the Semantic Web
The semantic web is a beautiful promise. All data has real meaning and it can interoperate with all other data. I can write an article about Abraham Lincoln and mark it up with RDFa so that it is known who I am talking about. Then, some type of reasoning can be performed and search other datasets and get back info about Lincoln, such as when and where he was born, how tall he was, who his spouse was, etc.
A Tools for Thought Ecosystem
There is no lack of Tools for Thought (TfT) applications today, but all of them require you to store all your data in one application. What if we could figure out a way to use different apps for different tasks but work from the same documents and data?
Two Steps Forward, One Step Backwards
There was a time in my late teens/early twenties when I was enamored by technology. I had swapped out my Windows laptop for a Macbook Pro. Every week, I eagerly awaited the new episode of the Mac Power Users podcast. While waiting for the new episode, I would work through the backlog.