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* summaries if most people only discuss details
* summaries if most people only discuss details


* "why do this in the first place" if people only have details
* a ''"why do this in the first place"'' and ''"maybe consider this instead"''


* a   ''"technically ..."''   alongside a  ''"and usually this means..."''
* a   ''"technically ..."''   alongside a  ''"and usually this means..."''
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'''It very much has also become a more messy general personal notebook''' for things like:
'''It very much has also become a more messy general personal notebook''' for things like:
* 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]]


* distillation when searches don't details in one place, like [[common plugs and connectors]], or [[lightbulbs]], or [[common symbols around you]] or [[electronic device markings|all those symbols on electronics]], [[Staples|staple sizes]]
* new interests
 
* refreshing things I've forgotten since high school, like [[ions and ionizing radiation]]


* research and summaries for work, like [[ZFS]], [[EM file format notes|EM file formats]]
* research and summaries for work, like [[ZFS]], [[EM file format notes|EM file formats]]
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* 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.
* 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.
* refreshing knowledge I've forgotten since high school, like [[ions and ionizing radiation]]


* attempted summaries for larger topics, like [[Intellectual Property, Copyright, and related rights|code licenses]]
* attempted summaries for larger topics, like [[Intellectual Property, Copyright, and related rights|code licenses]]
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I try to distill over time. I have only so much time, and too many interests ^-^
I try to distill over time.
 
I have only so much time, and too many interests ^-^


Also note that some of the entries ''are'' more opinionated than neutral.
Also note that some of the entries ''are'' more opinionated than neutral.

Revision as of 15:40, 5 March 2024


The idea was to have information in the shape you were looking for, which often means augmenting data already out there

  • links to good explanations if they exist already
  • details if most resources are summaries
  • summaries if most people only discuss details
  • a "why do this in the first place" and "maybe consider this instead"
  • a   "technically ..."   alongside a  "and usually this means..."
  • intuitive bootstraps, like how a friend might explain it
  • ...also in a “if you can’t explain it, you probably don’t understand it” sort of way.



It very much has also become a more messy general personal notebook for things like:

  • new interests


I try to distill over time.

I have only so much time, and too many interests ^-^

Also note that some of the entries are more opinionated than neutral.