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Dan Phillips
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Kjipuktuk (Halifax). He/him. 🤎.
If Brontosaurus can make a comeback, so can Pluto!
May 1, 2025 at 2:53 PM
I know you said this to me earlier today, but now I'm sitting down and letting this sink in. I don't love this.
April 25, 2025 at 12:25 AM
I'm more than a bit sketched out that there's no reassurance and/or disclaimer about the Obsidian Web Viewer browser's security now that it's a *core* plugin.

That said, it looks and behaves great for general unsecured browsing. I've submitted some suggestions in the Features forums.
February 3, 2025 at 6:41 PM
It's especially annoying because A. A. Milne passed in 1937 -- so his works entered the Canadian public domain in 2007. The US only got it in 2022 (at the same time as the Shepard illustrations).

This is due to their fixed-term-since-publication rules, applied to many materials published pre-1978.
October 17, 2024 at 3:48 PM
(Apologies to anyone holding Desk as a surname!)
August 4, 2024 at 4:52 PM
Obsidian. (Free license for individuals and non-profits.)

It includes the core plugin "Canvas," in which you can link to entire notes. I use it for linking to individual tasks within a larger process flowchart.

Obsidian also supports Mermaid diagrams, if that's your thing.

obsidian.md/canvas
Obsidian Canvas - Visualize your ideas
Obsidian Canvas gives you infinite space to research, brainstorm, diagram, and lay out your ideas.
obsidian.md
July 6, 2024 at 7:04 PM
I'm not opposed to using another static site builder, but I'd rather not add new services to the process - and GHP handles Jekyll for me when I'm away from my home computer.
June 10, 2024 at 3:52 PM
End-to-end encryption on bsky.app makes sense to me, but how will communication between users on independent instances work?

Is this why more protocol work is needed?

And where can I learn more?
June 4, 2024 at 12:49 AM
For existing file extensions, I think consistency is more important for access than knowing the origin of the letters.

I suspect we're moving away from extensions anyway. They're hidden by default in the common operating systems already, and could soon be fully replaced by non-filename metadata.
May 30, 2024 at 8:54 PM
This reminds me of the origin of ISO for the "International Organization for Standardization" (as it is in English). Worth checking wiki for that rationale.
May 30, 2024 at 8:52 PM