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diff --git a/2023/talks/nabokov.md b/2023/talks/nabokov.md index 593f444d..b5b346fc 100644 --- a/2023/talks/nabokov.md +++ b/2023/talks/nabokov.md @@ -48,28 +48,28 @@ index-card-based writing process. - It looks like the Zettelkasten slipbox for nabokov - James Howell also like the idea using small slide to convey single - idea to the reader. In emacs, we have \`narrow\` function. Yes! I + idea to the reader. In emacs, we have `narrow` function. Yes! I use various narrow functions to present text with Emacs. (I use narrow a bunch when editing, it really helps focus on a chapter or scene) - The funny thing about narrow functions, I mean the first time I saw it in the manual, there is a warning to the new user. That would be afraid of this kind of functionality, and you have to - be careful, haha\... + be careful, haha... - I saw that warning too and avoided narrow for a long time as a - result! But it\'s not really that bad\... - - Exactly, I use narrow a lot, you know, every time I\'m + result! But it's not really that bad... + - Exactly, I use narrow a lot, you know, every time I'm working on any single type of writing or writing a code or - writing a piece of manuscript. It\'s really helped me to + writing a piece of manuscript. It's really helped me to narrow down my attention and to kind of release any other thoughts that is not directly connected to the current - things I\'m working on. And that really is an underestimated + things I'm working on. And that really is an underestimated functionality for the Emacs. - The most valuable thing that Org will bring to the writer is the structure, how we can navigate between different structures of thoughts. -- The idea is using tag to narrow down a single person\'s timeline in - the whole context of stories. It\'s something very interesting. +- The idea is using tag to narrow down a single person's timeline in + the whole context of stories. It's something very interesting. - ewj.io/emacs - 👏 I'll start writing my masterpiece tomorrow! - I need to use tags more, org-sparse-tree is handy @@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ index-card-based writing process. - Q: Have you looked at the Denote Signature features. The hierarchical nature of luhman IDs and index cards work well with Denote Signatures - - A:I haven\'t, but I will take a look! + - A:I haven't, but I will take a look! - <https://protesilaos.com/emacs/denote#h:f9204f1f-fcee-49b1-8081-16a08a338099> - The part that I like with signatures is they can be optional with your zettelkasten as another way to use it. @@ -105,12 +105,12 @@ index-card-based writing process. - Maybe just take a picture and OCR for your small index cards, but at the end of the day you always have to go back to your main Org files. - - Ooh, I have a workflow for using Google\'s OCR to grab + - Ooh, I have a workflow for using Google's OCR to grab the text from my sketches (esp. the ID) so that I can link to my sketches in Org with ID and completion - sachac - haha, nice to see different approach, I personally - didn\'t do that because I still most of my work is + didn't do that because I still most of my work is on the computer so yeah in the future if i have lots of handwriting notes in my working I will reconsider Google solution |