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                                "*": "API is short for 'Application Programming Interface'\n\n\n\nIt is a fancy way of saying \"an interface made for code, rather than humans, to interact with\""
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                                "*": "__NOTOC__\n\n'''The idea was to have information in the shape you were looking for,''' which often means '''augmenting''' data already out there \n* links to good explanations if they exist already\n\n* details if most resources are summaries\n* summaries if most people only discuss details\n\n* a ''\"why do this in the first place\"'' and ''\"maybe consider this instead\"''\n\n* a &nbsp; ''\"technically ...\"'' &nbsp; alongside a &nbsp;''\"and usually this means...\"''\n\n* intuitive bootstraps, like how a friend might explain it\n\n* ...also in a \u201cif you can\u2019t explain it, you probably don\u2019t understand it\u201d sort of way.\n\n\n\n\n'''It very much has also become a more messy general personal notebook''' for things like:\n* distillation when searches don't details in one place, like [[common plugs and connectors]], or [[lightbulbs]], or [[electronic device markings|all those symbols on electronics]], or [[Staples|staple sizes]]\n\n* new interests\n\n* research and summaries for work, like [[ZFS]], [[EM file format notes|EM file formats]]\n\n* research and summaries for hobby projects, like overviews of [[Music_-_studio_and_stage_notes#Analog_audio_stuff|analog audio voltage levels]], or [[Video format notes|video formats]], [[:Template:Electronics notes|electronics notes]] in general, [[DIY, craft, materials, and such / Dyeing|dyes]]\n\n* attempted research like [[is rust bad for you|whether rust is bad for you]], how [[lava lamps]] work, the difference between [[doughs, batters, leaveners]], the difference between [[Chemistry_of_common_things#Demineralized_and_distilled_water|distilled and demineralized water]], [[Color notes|how people see colors]] and [[Colors_of_the_world_around_us#The%20sky|why the sky is blue]] and whether that may be different on other planets, what happens when you get [[out the airlock|thrown out an airlock]], etc.\n\n* refreshing knowledge I've forgotten since high school, like [[ions and ionizing radiation]]\n\n* attempted summaries for larger topics, like [[Intellectual Property, Copyright, and related rights|code licenses]]\n\n* write-ups of specific hobby projects, e.g. notes made making an [[DIY electonic drumkit]], [[DIY internet radio]]\n\n\nI try to distill over time.\n\nI have only so much time, and too many interests ^-^\n\nAlso note that some of the entries ''are'' more opinionated than neutral.\n\n\n\n: '''I like this, how do I set up my own wiki?'''\n\nSee [[How do I set up my own wiki]] (TODO)\n<!--\n: '''contributing'''\n\nI welcome people here, but if you like the idea, I think you'ld prefer your own?\n\nI had previously had this open but I spent too many hours of my life dealing with spam.\n\n\nYou'll probably find it more convenient to start your own, perhaps at [http://www.wikia.com/ wikia], [http://wikispot.org/ wikispot], [http://www.wikispaces.com/ wikispaces], maybe [http://sites.google.com/ google sites] or others like it.\nOr you could host your own, which is a little more work.\n\nBe aware the GFDL license applies to submitted content, so is freely copyable under that.\nDon't add copyrighted information.\n\n\nWiki started and currently most content by a certain [http://www.scarfboy.com scarfboy], but don't let that stop you.\n-->"
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