we used offcuts of wood from the kitchen project to make these napkin rings for our wedding guests
November 9, 2025 at 5:21 PM
we used offcuts of wood from the kitchen project to make these napkin rings for our wedding guests
Flexo is not amused by construction, but it was worth it
November 8, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Flexo is not amused by construction, but it was worth it
this project was much harder than all the other ones combined because it touched everything: electric, gas, plumbing, hvac, flooring, roofing
November 8, 2025 at 7:54 PM
this project was much harder than all the other ones combined because it touched everything: electric, gas, plumbing, hvac, flooring, roofing
When you email issues to Obsidian Entertainment (the video game company) their AI support hallucinates and tells you to email Obsidian (the note-taking company) instead.
If the reward function is to reduce the number of touches in a support ticket, this is one way to do it.
If the reward function is to reduce the number of touches in a support ticket, this is one way to do it.
November 3, 2025 at 10:16 PM
When you email issues to Obsidian Entertainment (the video game company) their AI support hallucinates and tells you to email Obsidian (the note-taking company) instead.
If the reward function is to reduce the number of touches in a support ticket, this is one way to do it.
If the reward function is to reduce the number of touches in a support ticket, this is one way to do it.
in the original Impulse skin I had settings that let you tweak the colors
October 25, 2025 at 4:21 PM
in the original Impulse skin I had settings that let you tweak the colors
The new load sequence is just initialization + core plugins (165ms), the rest is loaded progressively in the background.
October 23, 2025 at 1:12 PM
The new load sequence is just initialization + core plugins (165ms), the rest is loaded progressively in the background.
Use the saw, fear the saw
stephango.com/saw
stephango.com/saw
October 20, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Use the saw, fear the saw
stephango.com/saw
stephango.com/saw
my greatest fear came true, turns out those home pizza ovens are amazing and you can have excellent pizza whenever you want
(okay, not the most circular, but this was my first attempt!)
(okay, not the most circular, but this was my first attempt!)
October 7, 2025 at 1:48 AM
my greatest fear came true, turns out those home pizza ovens are amazing and you can have excellent pizza whenever you want
(okay, not the most circular, but this was my first attempt!)
(okay, not the most circular, but this was my first attempt!)
Just updated my vault template to show how I use the new Maps feature for Obsidian Bases. Super useful for travel planning.
October 6, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Just updated my vault template to show how I use the new Maps feature for Obsidian Bases. Super useful for travel planning.
Today in ransomware, Slack increases pricing by $195k with a week's notice for a non-profit that teaches teenagers how to code.
September 18, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Today in ransomware, Slack increases pricing by $195k with a week's notice for a non-profit that teaches teenagers how to code.
One of my favorite use cases for Obsidian Bases is custom sidebar views. Here's one I made for "Related notes".
It finds notes that have overlapping links and tags with the active note. The notes are sorted by a count of overlaps.
It finds notes that have overlapping links and tags with the active note. The notes are sorted by a count of overlaps.
September 10, 2025 at 4:38 PM
One of my favorite use cases for Obsidian Bases is custom sidebar views. Here's one I made for "Related notes".
It finds notes that have overlapping links and tags with the active note. The notes are sorted by a count of overlaps.
It finds notes that have overlapping links and tags with the active note. The notes are sorted by a count of overlaps.
Dropbox is discontinuing the Paper app. Now all your notes will only be available via the web.
It's so strange that a company designed around syncing files created the .paper format which only stores a URL, and no actual content. How did they lose sight of file over app?
It's so strange that a company designed around syncing files created the .paper format which only stores a URL, and no actual content. How did they lose sight of file over app?
September 9, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Dropbox is discontinuing the Paper app. Now all your notes will only be available via the web.
It's so strange that a company designed around syncing files created the .paper format which only stores a URL, and no actual content. How did they lose sight of file over app?
It's so strange that a company designed around syncing files created the .paper format which only stores a URL, and no actual content. How did they lose sight of file over app?
somehow I just learned there's a variety of blackberries called obsidian, and of course it makes the best jam
stephango.com/quality-software
stephango.com/quality-software
September 4, 2025 at 7:00 PM
somehow I just learned there's a variety of blackberries called obsidian, and of course it makes the best jam
stephango.com/quality-software
stephango.com/quality-software
My top ten tips for Obsidian Bases
![1. You can drag views in the View menu to reorder them. The first one is the default view.
2. Right-click the View button to skip the view picker and edit the current view.
3. Bases can be embedded as .base files or as code blocks (like Dataview). Both use the same syntax.
4. Use [[BaseName.base#ViewName]] to embed a specific view.
5. Views have layout options. For tables you can set row height. For cards you can set card size and cover image.
6. The Results count is clickable and lets you limit results and export to CSV/clipboard.
7. With the Properties menu open, you can navigate to a property in the list using arrow keys, and hold Opt key (Alt on Windows) to move the property up or down the list.
8. Double-click a column divider to reset the column width.
9. You can place base files in sidebars to create custom views, like a recent files view, or attachments view.
10. When embedded in a note, this.file refers to the current note. In a sidebar, this.file refers to the active note.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4pklmqyj4mew3wftz7edg4fy/bafkreigpqrfem2co5n4owukyocyw5rlommgkqfpsvodge5hskh4cg5mkuq@jpeg)
August 27, 2025 at 5:25 PM
My top ten tips for Obsidian Bases
We're considering ways that IT departments can more confidently deploy Obsidian to employees and students. What do you think about this approach?
August 19, 2025 at 10:06 PM
We're considering ways that IT departments can more confidently deploy Obsidian to employees and students. What do you think about this approach?
Obsidian Web Clipper 0.11.9 has a new "embedded" mode that opens in the page instead of a popup
This means you can use highlighter and interpreter in multiple browser tabs, at the same time
This means you can use highlighter and interpreter in multiple browser tabs, at the same time
August 16, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Obsidian Web Clipper 0.11.9 has a new "embedded" mode that opens in the page instead of a popup
This means you can use highlighter and interpreter in multiple browser tabs, at the same time
This means you can use highlighter and interpreter in multiple browser tabs, at the same time
what I learned this morning is that most people are deeply conditioned by fear-based employment endemic in tech
it makes me think we have too few examples of work environments that prioritize deep focus, individual agency, async collaboration, no meetings
it makes me think we have too few examples of work environments that prioritize deep focus, individual agency, async collaboration, no meetings
August 3, 2025 at 6:07 PM
what I learned this morning is that most people are deeply conditioned by fear-based employment endemic in tech
it makes me think we have too few examples of work environments that prioritize deep focus, individual agency, async collaboration, no meetings
it makes me think we have too few examples of work environments that prioritize deep focus, individual agency, async collaboration, no meetings
ramblings: a tip for remote teams of 2-10 people
July 31, 2025 at 7:20 PM
ramblings: a tip for remote teams of 2-10 people