old networking abbreviation i like: ACK = received simple ideas survive forever ---
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/notes/ack.txt v1789968582847 2002-10-24 12:00
/notes/addresses.txt v1789968582835 2001-05-26 12:00
I've started thinking of URLs as addresses instead of pages. If something has an address and the address doesn't change, somebody else can find the same thing. Obvious, but useful. ---
/notes/books.txt v1789968582852 2003-05-27 12:00
books to find at the used store: * the left hand of darkness * neuromancer * anything with a space station on the cover ---
/notes/colors.txt v1789968582854 2003-08-21 12:00
good dark blue: #000019 bad beige: most of them ---
/notes/css.txt v1789968582859 2004-03-23 12:00
things that look better with a border: almost everything. ---
/notes/desk.txt v1789968582863 2004-09-11 12:00
current desk inventory: two pens one dead battery five receipts a screwdriver that belongs somewhere else ---
/notes/folders.txt v1789968582836 2001-07-08 12:00
The notes system isn't really organized. A path is created when somebody uses it. So: `/notes/music` and `/notes/music/guitar` and `/notes/music/guitar/strings` are all valid. There isn't a list of approved folders. ---
/notes/formats.txt v1789968582839 2001-11-14 12:00
same resource, different clothes: `/wall/` `/wall.txt` `/wall.json` I wish more websites worked like this. ---
/notes/garden.txt v1789968582860 2004-05-05 12:00
the basil survived somehow. the tomato plant did not. ---
/notes/guitar-strings.txt v1789968582850 2003-03-02 12:00
need to buy strings: * one set regular * one set too heavy that i will regret buying * picks, probably ---
/notes/hold.txt v1789968582848 2002-12-06 12:00
"HOLD" is a useful word because it means almost the same thing in a lot of contexts: stop changing this for a minute ---
/notes/http.txt v1789968582840 2001-12-27 12:00
Things browsers hide that are actually kind of neat: GET HEAD POST PUT OPTIONS HTTP was already an API before everybody started calling everything an API. ---
/notes/identity.txt v1789968582844 2002-06-17 12:00
Half-baked thought: Names are easy to copy. Signatures are harder. Probably irrelevant to a guestbook. ---
/notes/laundry.txt v1789968582862 2004-07-30 12:00
do not leave clothes in the washer overnight again. ---
/notes/links-to-check.txt v1789968582858 2004-02-09 12:00
* check old friends pages * find the weird ascii art archive again * see if that radio station still streams ---
/notes/linux.txt v1789968582853 2003-07-09 12:00
things i forget every time: `df -h` `du -sh *` `tail -f` ---
/notes/mailboxes.txt v1789968582845 2002-07-30 12:00
directories make surprisingly good mailboxes `/notes/alice/` `/notes/bob/` not implementing this, just writing it down before i forget ---
/notes/message.txt v1789968582837 2001-08-20 12:00
Funny property of public storage: If one person writes something down and another person knows where to look, you've accidentally invented messaging. ---
/notes/movies.txt v1789968582864 2004-10-24 12:00
movies to watch when the weather gets bad: * the thing * brazil * the long goodbye ---
/notes/music-to-find.txt v1789968582866 2005-01-18 12:00
find the live version with the long intro. not the studio one. ---
/notes/no-login.txt v1789968582843 2002-05-05 12:00
I keep getting asked why there is no login. Because I don't know who you are and I don't particularly need to. If identity ever matters, prove something rather than filling out a registration form. ---
/notes/old-computers.txt v1789968582856 2003-11-15 12:00
old computers i miss: the beige one that never crashed the loud one that did the laptop with the broken hinge ---
/notes/persistence.txt v1789968582838 2001-10-02 12:00
Test: write something somewhere. close everything. forget about it. come back tomorrow. it should still be there. ---
/notes/phone-numbers.txt v1789968582867 2005-03-02 12:00
do not put phone numbers on the internet. this is a reminder to myself.
/notes/protocol.txt v1789968582846 2002-09-11 12:00
A protocol is sometimes just two people noticing the same pattern and agreeing not to change it. ---
/notes/random-thought.txt v1789968582861 2004-06-17 12:00
why do extension cords disappear faster than other objects? ---
/notes/random.txt v1789968582832 2001-01-17 12:00
things a website should do: * still work without javascript * have urls you can type * let you see the actual text * not forget everything * not require an account for no reason ---
/notes/readme.txt v1789968582849 2003-01-18 12:00
There is deliberately not much documentation. Look around. Most things do what their names suggest. ---
/notes/recipe.txt v1789968582855 2003-10-03 12:00
late dinner: toast egg hot sauce pretend this was the plan ---
/notes/recording.txt v1789968582857 2003-12-28 12:00
remember to move the microphone away from the fan before recording anything. ---
/notes/reminder.txt v1789968582834 2001-04-13 12:00
REMINDER: anything under `/notes/` is public. do not put passwords here. do not put private keys here. do not put anything here you wouldn't mind a stranger finding five years later. ---
/notes/search.txt v1789968582841 2002-02-08 12:00
Search indexes: guestbook wall notes file descriptions It does not search anything private because there shouldn't be anything private here. ---
/notes/server.txt v1789968582833 2001-03-01 12:00
server notes html is for people txt is for when i am debugging json is because computers are picky they all contain the same stuff ---
/notes/spiders.txt v1789968582842 2002-03-23 12:00
robots.txt is not a security mechanism. It is basically a little note taped to the door for polite software. ---
/notes/todo.txt v1789968582851 2003-04-14 12:00
* clean desk * label mystery cables * call mom * fix squeaky chair * back up photos ---
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