2024-11-21

• Finished rereading (listening) [[Doughnut Economics]].
  • Still relevant and useful.
  • I should write up some takeaways. (Maybe use that rubric from the OU module?)

• I’m [[sick]]. Nothing serious, feels like the flu. [[AG]] got it over the weekend.
  • Working from home and catching some [[Meet University]] talks, although today only until 16. There’s an all hands later I may put in the background; I told my manager I was low energy and would focus on resting half a day.
• I cut my hair, which usually makes me feel fresher, and it did. I also shaved everything except my mustache, for [[Movember]] (is it still a thing? I think so)

2024-11-20

• [[Substack]]
  • Don’t call it a Substack. - Anil Dash

• [[work]]
  • I woke up sick but I worked from home anyway.
  • [[Meet University]] was good!
• then I rested after work, ate something, spent time with [[Burup]] and caught up with friends
• then I thought about:
  • [[Ekumen]]:
    • Spoke to [[Eduardo Mercovich]] about next steps, caught up with email :)
    • Set up coordination device for first meeting
      • What’s the name of that nice modern [[doodle alternative]] again…?
      • We used it in the [[twg]]]…
      • [[crab fit]]!
    • Update git repo in some interesting way?
    • What about [[ekumen.agor.ai]]? :)
• [[cwebber]] joined [[social.coop]] earlier this week!

2024-11-19

• [[causal loop diagram]]s.

• Looking at Lend Engine and MyTurn as software options for our [[library of things]].

2024-11-18

• [[wp cli]] is handy.

• In a [[causal loop diagram]], where do you put actions, things that happen? I guess it’s a flow. But, what causes the flow?

• [[17]] stands for: [[Right Concentration]], [[Maitreya]] :)
• We’re planning on going to the cinema with friends today to watch [[Anora]].

2024-11-17

• Reread Robin Sloan’s article on [[Stock and flow]].
  • As an analogy for garden and stream.
  • Not sure if it’s an analogy to [[stocks and flows]] specifically in systems thinking, or there’s a more generic economic concept.
  • Anyway - he makes a good point that it’s not good to be all stock, no flow.
  • He means it in the sense of, you should post to the stream a little bit, so people know what you’re up to.
  • I should consider that - I generally don’t post to social media streams, just to my journal here.
  • Which I like as it remains distraction free.
  • But it does reduce social interaction significantly.

• Some [[social.coop]] fun on [[2024-11-15]] after work :)
  • I heard and read of [[Mathilde Sanders]]
• Excited about yesterday finding:
  • [[wikibonsai]]
  • [[structured conversational communication]]

2024-11-16

• [[Doughnut Economics]]
  • Some mentions of [[Libre software]], [[knowledge commons]], [[Cooperatives]] as parts of an economy that is distributive by design.

• Some [[social.coop]] fun on [[2024-11-15]] after work :)
• I heard of [[Mathilde Sanders]]

• I [[worked]]; it was fine actually, I had a late review meeting (I don’t usually have meetings on Fridays) but it was interesting/felt worth it.
• I met [[L]]! We spent some of the afternoon together. It was very nice to see her.
• I then worked on [[social.coop]], scaling up (with [[Dan]]). Then I read/wrote/coded a bit.
  • Maybe did yoga? But that was [[2024-11-16]] :)

2024-11-14

• On Tuesday I went to a workshop on learning the basics of electrical repairs.

  • Was good to meet some other volunteers from the area.
    • The round of intros took up a lot of the session though…
  • Had a bit of an overview on useful tools and basic electronic components, wired a plug, and then started repairing broken items we had brought with us.
  • It’s a two parter. Next time we’ll look at using a [[multimeter]], [[PAT testing]], and the [[right to repair]].

• [[Doughnut Economics]] has a good overview of what a [[system]] is and why [[systems thinking]] of useful.

2024-11-13

• The [[Our Changing Climate]] video channel is good.
  • Watched: [[Why We Need Socialism]]
  • Watched: [[What Does a Solarpunk City Look Like?]]

• I found a ‘task list’ (I have 7-8 at any given time, usually anything from a3 to a4, envelopes and forms and such that I reuse to write things to do later) which I sort of completed so I archived it. It had the number [[131]] on it, without further context, although it was close to a task related to Wikipedia in the Agora that I have advanced.
  • It is prime in case you’re wondering :) [[prime/131]].
  • Which reminds me about the notion of having prime/ be autopulled when n is a number. Hmm.
• [[Algún día]]
• Noding from [[paramita]] and from [[nostromo]] while I work on the Agora tonight.
  • I’m already showered and can go until the time I go to bed, probably early as I woke up at 6am due to double pages :)
  • I’ll enjoy the ride for however long it lasts!
  • I thought of [[2024-11-19]].
  • I thought of the future.

2024-11-11

• [[agora development]]:
  • fix mastodon 4.3 embeds?
  • and what comes next?
• [[writing]]:
  • I say I want to do more writing in long form/intelligibly to the average prose reader, but don’t often make time for it. Some time ago I said Sundays were going to be for this kind of writing more often, and I could try to uphold this today. Let’s see.
  • [[letters]]: some [[closed]], some [[open]]
• To test [[collimation]]:
  • As it’s cloudy, maybe I’ll observe the distant LEDs in a construction crane ~500m away tonight.

• [[social coop hosting]]
• [[conduit]]
• [[collimate]]

2024-11-09

• [[Doughnut Economics]]

  • The developer of the concept of [[GDP]], Simon Kuznets, didn’t think it was a good measure of national welfare.

• Microblurting with a mindmap.

  • [[my blurts]]
  • After trying a few different mindmap apps on Android, going with miMind for now.
  • Alas, hand-writing PlantUML mind map markup doesn’t cut it for current purposes.

• [[Doughnut Economics]]

  • The [[Holocene]] is an incredibly hospitable Earth and the favourable conditions would last for an unusually long time, were we humans not pushing the planet out of this period of stability.
  • We need to change the indicator for success from ever upwards and forwards growth to dynamically thriving in balance.

2024-11-08

• Back in [[Silverbullet]] after a few days only making it to [[codium]] — which in some ways was good, as it means I managed to carve out some time for some playful coding through the week.
  • [[Stapelberg]] is now using [[Silverbullet]] as well and seems to like it as well although he did comment on the system requirements; I agree it can be intense in larger gardens. But still it is capable enough and a solid enough writing environment that it’s the best tool I know of in knowledge space currently.
• Work was good, tough at times but I believe overall productive.
  • I’ve been feeling and looking a bit tired lately so I started taking iron again, and might take vitamin D supplements (as I’ve been doing seasonally with good effect).
• Tomorrow I’ll see [[AG]] :)
• This evening after work I started working on the Agora and writing. [[Lady Burup]] is sitting to my back on her green cushion.
• Someone reached out over [[Telegram]].
• I thought about [[Ekumen]].
• I did [[Agora development]].
  • I iterated on more interface issues that had long nagged me/I had long wanted to work on.
  • Shipped iterations in the [[themes]].
  • Changed button location to have it make more sense given what it actually does.

• Look for [[people]] to recognize their bridging of different domains. Offer them [[action]]. [[Show]] how they fit with [[tomorrow]]. collapsed:: true
  • [[Systems]] [[Engineer]] with [[Philosophy]] interests. collapsed:: true
    • "Let’s build systems that reflect deeper philosophical truths"
  • Dropout [[Physics]] PhD/[[Meditation]] Teacher collapsed:: true
    • Help create spaces where both rigorous thinking and deep [[presence]] can flourish
  • [[BJJ]] Instructor with Interest in [[Group]] Dynamics collapsed:: true
    • Apply what works on the mat to building [[strong]] communities
  • [[Community]] [[Organizer]] with Tech Background collapsed:: true
    • Build communities that can grow without losing their soul
  • [[Designer]] Interested in [[Social]] Systems collapsed:: true
    • Design spaces that [[nurture]] genuine human [[connection]]
  • Independent [[Researcher]]/[[Writer]] collapsed:: true
    • Turn your [[insights]] into living [[experiments]]
• [[Documentation]] is the first step to [[automation]].
• Palantir playbook: collapsed:: true
  • Only [[sell]] to companies that expect imminent [[death]].
  • Get [[buy]]-in from [[top]] and [[bottom]].
  • Use top and bottom to [[squeeze]] [[data]] out.
• What [[opportunities]] might be around [[stratospheric]] craft?
• Every [[time]] I [[feel]] [[annoyed]]/[[tired]] = [[opportunity]] collapsed:: true
  • [[Annoyed]] = [[repeating]] something
  • [[Tired]] = [[manual]] work
  • [[Stressed]] = [[dependency]] on me
  • [[Relief]] = [[automation]] working
  • [[Excitement]] = system [[adoption]]
  • [[Peace]] = [[leverage]] [[growing]]
  • When something is truly [[leveraged]], I [[feel]]: collapsed:: true
    • [[Shoulders]] relaxed
    • [[Breathing]] deeper
    • [[Stomach]] unclenched
    • Mind [[clear]] and chomping at the bit
  • From [[pride]] in being [[needed]] → [[satisfaction]] in not being needed
  • From [[shame]] about not doing the [[work]] → [[excitement]] about the [[work]] happening without me collapsed:: true
    • 1. Sit in [[silence]] with project in [[mind]]
      2. [[Notice]] [[physical]] response to [[questions]]:
      • If I went away for a month, would this keep working?
      • Is this [[solution]] teaching people to fish?
      • Am I the [[bottleneck]]?
      • Pay [[attention]] to:
        • [[Throat]] tightening ([[fear]] of letting go)
        • Chest expansion (pride in being needed)
        • Stomach dropping (knowing it’s not [[growing]] itself)
        • Shoulder [[tension]] (holding too much [[responsibility]])
          • Track which [[feels]] correlate with:
          • True [[leverage]] ([[flows]] without me)
          • False [[leverage]] (seems automated but isn’t)
• I admit I’m carrying too much [[responsibility]]. I’ve got to find [[waves]] to [[offload]] parts of it onto. Systems to help [[grow]].
• [[Skip]] patterns: collapsed:: true
  • OLD [[VALIDATION]]: "Are people asking for this?"
  • NEW [[VALIDATION]]: "Are people already trying to [[skip]] this entire [[process]]?"
  • Watch the [[space]] between.
  • What are people trying not to perceive?
  • What do they [[filter]] out of their [[perception]]?
  • What [[decisions]] would they prefer [[front]] [[loaded]]?
  • Where are they pre[[loading]] them to?
• [[Neck]] [[tension]] = too much [[process]] [[knowledge]]?
• Instead of: "Let me [[help]] you with that" collapsed:: true
  • Try: "What would make this easier next [[time]]?"

2024-11-08

• [[digital ecosocialism]]

• [[Doughnut Economics]]

  • I like the seven ways to think like a 21st century economist:
    • Change the Goal
    • See the Big Picture
    • Nurture Human Nature
    • Get Savvy with Systems
    • Design to Distribute
    • Create to Regenerate
    • Be Agnostic about Growth

2024-11-07

• Not sure how to process the US election 2024 results.
  • It feels pretty devastating. The short term and long term repercussions seem catastrophic.
  • Right now, avoiding all the news and analysis - too much to get lost in and I don’t have the headspace for it at the moment.
  • Finding ways to offer practical solidarity to threatened and affected groups in the US seems like the most productive action in the short term.

• I shipped a fix to wiki.social.coop (the result of coworking with Dan through the week, it was great!)
• I shipped some layout/theme improvements to anagora.org, it felt great as well. I like UI stuff actually it seems, in the right dosage.
• I worked and I was a bit tired at times but it was good and interesting.
• The [[US Election]] news hit hard, myself and many friends.
• I spent time with [[Lady Burup]] in the evening :)

• [[birthdays]]
• [[music hackspace]]

2024-11-05

• Wow - I am blown away by how fantastically useful [[org mode clock tables]] are.

• Back to work :)
  • I had the day off but I decided to work anyway; the meeting load seemed manageable and I was able to carve out a good-sized flow block, so it seemed like a good idea to get the week started today.
  • Ended up working half a day, which seemed like a good compromise; I ticked a few things off my todo list to start the week in good shape, freeing the rest for some critical tasks hopefully.
• Thought about social.coop after work
  • [[TWG]]:
    • meeting?
  • [[CWG]]:
    • Also the question of [[matrix]] for coordinating work, which is met with resistance by some working group members only. For me interop is the clear solution, let’s see.

2024-11-04

• Listening to [[Doughnut Economics]] now.

  • I’ve recently read it, but seemed like a good choice to revisit - big ideas but palatably presented.
  • Also I consider it reasonably [[ecosocialist]] in outlook. The combo of social foundation and planetary boundaries. Even though it presents itself somewhat apolitically.

• [[Data commons]] are [[digital ecosocialism]].

  • I work on a data commons - the [[Open Repair Alliance dataset]].

• I’m going to try to go back to keeping more of my todo list here digitally.
• Today was good; melancholy at times, but it ended up on high notes.
• Tomorrow I have the day off, but I might work anyway.

2024-11-03

• [[Some small experiments in ‘microblurting’]]

• Finished [[A Short History of Nearly Everything]] (audiobook)

  • Fun and informative and very wide ranging on various science topics.
  • My immediate takeaway: the Universe is sublime, Earth is amazing, life is improbable and astonishing; human intelligence is incredible, yet we are astoundingly terrible stewards of life and the planet.
    • And we need to resolve that last issue immediately.
  • Listened via [[libro.fm]].

• [[japan 2024]]
• I came across [[Bluesky and enshittification]] by [[Cory Doctorow]]: https://pluralistic.net/2024/11/02/ulysses-pact/

2024-11-02

• Everybody blurts, sometimes

  • [[my blurts]]

• More one handed mode configuration for Termux:

  • [[making it easier to open the session drawer in Termux in right-handed one-handed mode]]