Posts by ellane@pkm.social
(DIR) Post #Aa7eKJHUSLstlo4qx6 by ellane@pkm.social
2023-09-21T01:08:26Z
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Life advice for what we put in our bodies …and how we name our files (YYYY-MM-DD, please)❝Do you want to borrow life from tomorrow to live faster today, or forgo some short term pleasure to achieve a better long term outcome?❞—Never Binge Again, by Glenn Livingston#health #pkm #quote
(DIR) Post #AbdnKJRhdyPsseWnhI by ellane@pkm.social
2023-11-09T19:46:16Z
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This morning I attended the first #JohnnyDecimal Zoom webinar. It was great to learn more about how to implement this system, and to see real people from around the world who are on the same journey! @johnnydecimal Buy the J.D workbook if you want to join us next time! https://johnnydecimal.com/10-19-concepts/14-build-your-system/14.02-the-decimal-workbook/ #productivity
(DIR) Post #AbxgDxegBtAEg9HAIq by ellane@pkm.social
2023-11-19T06:51:48Z
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I keep thinking about making a personal #website independent from corporations like Medium and Substack.People are doing this for free via services like Netlify, but I'm wondering if that's sustainable? Is paid #hosting more reliable, and if so, what's a reasonable price to expect to pay per month/year?I don't have a tech background, so the back end of things isn't where I want to play. (1 of 2)
(DIR) Post #AbxgDyV92p8DIrp452 by ellane@pkm.social
2023-11-19T06:54:17Z
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Wordpress is ubiquitous and blends nicely with Activity Pub, but I've heard it can get complicated.Feeling drawn to #Obsidian Publish as a personal website, because I'm very comfortable working with #Markdown files. Not looking to get fancy, just want to put text and images online and link them nicely together.Does anyone know if you can put ALT text on images in Obsidian Publish? I couldn't find any info on it. (2 of 2)
(DIR) Post #AcId70ubSpZ3D3sVMG by ellane@pkm.social
2023-11-27T19:54:39Z
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It's easier than ever to watch the box these days, that's for sure. I'll be watching with interest as my youngest two start their own families, because their older sisters have continued the tradition, and don't have any TVs at all in their places. When they want to watch something it's as a family, on a laptop or via a projector on the wall. Their kids would rather build Lego than watch TV, which I love.
(DIR) Post #AdDV3PW05FCRnFJs0m by ellane@pkm.social
2023-12-26T23:33:27Z
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@nicole @ddonnell @jarango Great topic! I'm looking forward to it. An emerging school of thought has the placing of basic metadata in file names. For me there are layers of information that can be used to classify a file, and the name is the most basic of these. Johnny.Decimal works well here.I see it in this order:1. File name2. File location (folder/subfolder)3. Tags4. Properties (YAML)
(DIR) Post #AdcO5iMbBhIKrUbMEi by ellane@pkm.social
2024-01-07T23:21:41Z
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Has anyone used Brizy Cloud for #blogging? I bought a lifetime deal to a hosted Brizy Cloud site a few years ago, and am wondering if it would be worth the trouble of moving everything across.Other than that, thus far Micro.blog and Buttondown look like my best options. I'm leaning toward Buttondown because of the integrated optional payments, which would give those who are willing the opportunity to help me pay for the subscription fee.
(DIR) Post #AdcdMJHtAgVJKElnTE by ellane@pkm.social
2024-01-08T02:34:23Z
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@nicole @apolaine Sounds good! I opened a feature request today on their GitHub re making Buttondown ActivityPub compatible, and heard this back from Justin: “Definitely want to do this. My main blocker is lack of knowledge/literature; I think I need a better mental model of what "publishing" is in this context.”Promising!
(DIR) Post #AdeVE8jtnARWd65ddQ by ellane@pkm.social
2024-01-08T09:14:29Z
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Apparently there is no word for people who choose not to swear, similar to teetotaller for people who choose not to drink alcohol. The robot in my browser suggests that verbotonist (verbal abstainer) or profanon (profanity, non) could do the trick.“Sorry, I won't be reading that paragraph aloud—I'm a practicing profanonist.”So, am I completely alone in this? Do you swear, or use cute little euphemisms? (Ironically, my kids used to say, “What the mammoth?!”)
(DIR) Post #AiXd5HHjunub31VOuO by ellane@pkm.social
2024-06-03T01:21:25Z
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In this week's PTPL: How do you teach the Command Line to someone who doesn't even know what it is? Johnny 'Decimal' Noble gives it a shot, with me as the test subject. Follow the hashtag #LearnCLI to see our progress and to join the conversation!Also, a Dataview code-generator that can save time, and teach you how this Obsidian plugin works.Medium (with Friend link) https://medium.com/produclivity/ptpl-107-follow-along-as-i-learn-the-command-line-from-scratch-d15b9a354891Blog (no paywall) https://www.blog.plaintextpaperless.com/p/ptpl107-follow-along-as-i-learn-the-command-line#obsidian #obsidianMD @johnnydecimal
(DIR) Post #AoArQw8LLd14MExhEe by ellane@pkm.social
2024-11-18T17:33:36Z
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@lextenebris @rmateu The RSS feed they offer really needs improving. Interesting feature request from Kepano (pre-CEO) in 2022: https://forum.obsidian.md/t/rss-feed-for-obsidian-publish/18551/4
(DIR) Post #AoB5FYOIgGoStUtMci by ellane@pkm.social
2024-11-18T20:07:46Z
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@lextenebris @rmateu I'd like a metadata option to indicate what should make it into the feed.
(DIR) Post #Apdkpj1eYn18vWaLIG by ellane@pkm.social
2022-11-20T19:50:34Z
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Your notes are a form of personal currency.Leaving these notes in an #app that doesn't give you control over your data is like leaving money—that's not backed by precious metals—in the bank. Both could be frozen, or disappear, at any moment. No, that's not scaremongering. If you think locked-in notes data and #CBDC sound awesome, I'd invite you to explore the definition of true #freedom. If you must use a locked-in app, you'd better have a robust #backup system in place. #obsidian
(DIR) Post #Asq3CKdUW8fmjUYeB6 by ellane@pkm.social
2025-04-07T00:58:27Z
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Here's a map of Adelaide, South Australia, to keep you occupied while waiting for a friend in the women's loos at Adelaide airport, as I was last week. Overlaid is a picture of Nancy Bird Walton, the youngest Australian woman to gain a pilot's license. It was the 1930s, and she was 19. #Australia #Adelaide #aviation #women @mappery
(DIR) Post #AvsODIGKgCQ4rMgTL6 by ellane@pkm.social
2025-07-07T02:14:26Z
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One idea per page beats cramped notes. @joanwestenberg's Object Pages system gives thoughts room to breathe with simple categories, clean structure, and space to grow.Check out my 1500-word Object Pages reviewBlog https://ellanew.com/ptpl/164-2025-07-07-ja-westenberg-object-pages-review#Medium https://miscellaneplans.medium.com/each-note-in-its-own-space-a-ja-westenberg-object-pages-review-bd151e96a55c#pkm #analog #bulletJournal #productivity
(DIR) Post #AxHNGxWL0iYUQKnCvA by ellane@pkm.social
2025-08-18T01:38:49Z
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Get productive with plain text with a simple 2-tool system, Beorg file editing on Mac, VS Code tag fixes, and EasyOrg agenda access for beginners.#productivity #org #ptplBlog https://ellanew.com/2025/08/18/ptpl-169-mac-tips-beorg-files-for-simple-productivityMedium https://ellanew.com/2025/08/18/ptpl-169-mac-tips-beorg-files-for-simple-productivity
(DIR) Post #AyDrrrZN7EX8MP2GMi by ellane@pkm.social
2025-09-15T01:24:59Z
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This week: the plain text enthusiasts and simple tool users who inspired my productivity journey, plus thoughts on what makes a tool stack work.“Good tools support and augment existing skills, they don't create them. The way you use your tools is much more important than the tools themselves.”@johnnydecimal @publicvoit #productivity #Mac #design #app #obsidian #plainText #ptplMedium https://medium.com/@miscellaneplans/tool-stack-inspiration-the-people-and-apps-that-shaped-my-path-b94e87ee0fa0Blog https://ellanew.com/2025/09/15/ptpl-173-tool-stack-inspiration-people-and-apps
(DIR) Post #AyF9O0Hq8KgF2ehs24 by ellane@pkm.social
2025-09-15T21:54:36Z
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@publicvoit Excellent advice, as usual.I think the main concept on which we would cross swords is the that of what makes a tool or a method "good" or "bad" for particular use cases.Org, tags, etc.All the evidence in the world may point to a certain solution for someone's needs, but if they can't live with it for psychological or emotional reasons, it isn't right for them. Not right then, anyway.
(DIR) Post #Az7GrFGGvbQNrFXuCm by ellane@pkm.social
2025-10-11T22:49:09Z
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Note to self: when you think you’ve dropped your pen between two lounge chairs and a quick look shows something dark in the shadows, do NOT reach your hand down there to pick it up!Fortunately for my nerves it was a dead huntsman, but it was a major creep out nonetheless. Could have been worse, right? We’ve had funnelwebs in the house before. #arachnids #arachnophobia #spiders #straya #australia
(DIR) Post #Az7KYvJqjZRec0jpmy by ellane@pkm.social
2025-10-12T01:14:12Z
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@mpmilestogo Are they poisonous? I have a strange fascination with deadly creeping things, and somehow am not as afraid of them as I am of those that are harmless!