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Create Your Own Knowledge Management System: Ditching Obsidian for a Personal Touch!


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Ditching Obsidian and building my own

Amber Williams replaces Obsidian with a self-built PKMS using Directus due to privacy and cost concerns. She stresses the value of bespoke solutions for privacy and control over personal knowledge, encouraging unconventional approaches.

What do insanely wealthy people buy that ordinary people know nothing about?

An old Reddit thread discusses the purchases of the ultra-rich, emphasizing status goods and unique lifestyle opportunities wealth provides. Insights into the rich’s societal roles are shared, showcasing humor and thought-provoking perspectives.

NLP Project on the Voynich Manuscript

The article explores an NLP exploration of the Voynich Manuscript, using SBERT embeddings and KMeans clustering to reveal structured language tendencies, offering insights into syntax rather than translation or decryption.

Homemade Quiet Blinds Opener

A DIY project describes creating a quiet blinds opener using repurposed parts, emphasizing practical design and automation integration. It showcases resourceful home automation, appealing to DIY enthusiasts interested in cost-effective solutions.

France endorses UN Open Source Principles

France endorses UN Open Source Principles, aiming for more open-source software use. Despite this, recent proprietary software contracts contradict the commitment, prompting a debate on alignment between rhetoric and action in public software procurement.

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