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diff --git a/2021/talks/nangulator.md b/2021/talks/nangulator.md index 71ccdadd..bbf7bfed 100644 --- a/2021/talks/nangulator.md +++ b/2021/talks/nangulator.md @@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ # Introducing N-Angulator Kevin Haddock +[[!inline pages="internal(2021/info/nangulator-schedule)" raw="yes"]] + +<https://github.com/vigilancetech-com/N-Angulator> + The Unix file system is essentially an N-dimentional sparse array that currently lacks a decent editor and browser which can effectively leverage the logical tri-angulation (or, more properly @@ -15,49 +19,39 @@ can effectively leverage the logical tri-angulation (or, more properly N-Angulator is the genesis, to wit, the "Model-T," of such a program. -(see google drive link below for a very old uncirculated prototype -video demo. Be sure and turn the volume UP!) - -na.intro.flv -<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EZN0Xs8eGlEbSIYFml2lp3GCNnmLQa98/view?usp=drive_web> - - - -# Outline - -- 5-10 minutes: (brief description/outline) - -The reconceptualization of the Unix file system as the N-Dimensional -sparse array will be discussed. - -A simple pre-existing database will be queried. - -If time, questions will be entertained by video/audio and/or IRC. - -<!-- -- 20 minutes: (brief description/outline) - -A more in depth real-world example will be built, modified/maintained -in something along the lines of a minimal but typical GTD, BASB, mind -map, or Zettelkasten -notes application. - -More questions could be entertained. - -- 40 minutes: (brief description/outline) - -The need for the origination of the program will be discussed. - -A brief examination of the code will be conducted. - -The progress of the FSF port from xemacs will be outlined. - -Future features, bugs, and conceptual direction time. - -Final questions/comments, contact info, and signing out. ---> - - -[[!inline pages="internal(2021/info/nangulator-schedule)" raw="yes"]] +# Discussion + +IRC nick: N-Angulator + +- Q1: Can this be considered as a UI to manage hardlinks with + additional functionality such as listing the hardlinks of a single + file? + - A: that is part of what it could be considered. I see it more + as re-imagining the Unix/Linux file system as a data cloud +- Q2: Remark: I did a PhD on that very same topic: + <https://karl-voit.at/tagstore/en/papers.shtml> - Your approach does + seeom to have similarities to the Semantic File System (Gifford et + al) or SemFS (Mohan at al) or TagFS (Bloehdorn et al). + - A: yes, I just started checking it out. I was not aware of any + of those when I wrote it. I just had a need for a much more + comprehensive filing/retrieval system to support my various + activities (law, programming, time management, etc...). It + worked amazingly well at the time but "life happened" and I + was never really able to keep it up with the times like porting + it from the orphaned XEmacs into FSF and promote it at all. +- <https://github.com/vigilancetech-com/N-Angulator> + +- N-Angulator: I wrote it 10 years ago and am no porting it to GNU emacs +- is this a graph-as-filesystem +- I'd much rather work with keybindings rather than clicking things. Is there support for that? + - N-Angulator: I think the menu system does automatically assign some unique keys but it's been a long time since I looked at it +- I love these kind of advanced file systems +- This is weirdware in the best sort of way. +- Are you familiar with tagstore/TagTrees (by me) or Semantic File System (Gifford et al) or SemFS (Mohan at al) or TagFS (Blöhdorn et al)? my work: https://karl-voit.at/tagstore/en/papers.shtml -> preferably the PhD document that summarizes everything + +- From [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggmfWPmse_w&feature=em-comments): Any chance you can explain what this package can actually do? I don't want to be critical. It looks interesting but I just don't know what to do with this. + + +[[!inline pages="internal(2021/captions/nangulator)" raw="yes"]] [[!inline pages="internal(2021/info/nangulator-nav)" raw="yes"]] |