2022-05-21 : Random Geekery

[2022-05-21 Sat 17:44] My basic org-roam-dailies capture template

Just a really mild adjustment to the org-roam dailies “sane default configuration.” Main difference is an inactive timestamp like I have for the tumblelog—I enjoy having a chronology—and some file tags.

Code Sample

    (setq org-roam-dailies-capture-templates
      '(("j" "Jot" entry "* %U %?"
         :target (file+head "%<%Y-%m-%d>.org"
                            "#+title: %<%Y-%m-%d>\n#+filetags: %<:%Y:%B>\n")
         :unarrowed t)))

I may go past this with specific templates for tasks and bookmarks. But first I need to make sure this basic setup works for me.

Activity Log

hackers.town: 2022-05-21 Sat 10:15

Steam tells me one of my friends is playing Dorfromantik and I feel a surprising thrill. Guess I like that little chill-time game.

hackers.town: 2022-05-21 Sat 10:23

Jack is ready for note-taking and maybe a little Subnautica.

Selfie of beardy dude wearing glasses; sitting comfortably behind his shoulder is Jack, a black and white cat

hackers.town: 2022-05-21 Sat 11:51

Me half an hour ago, trying to track cat status: “I haven’t seen Barry for a bit.”

the closet, a minute ago: Crash thud

She and me, mid-conversation, in stereo: “There’s Barry.”

hackers.town: 2022-05-21 Sat 13:57

Got myself a working org-roam dailies capture template but goodness that took some work. And it’s still not quite there.

Once again pondering if maybe Logseq or Obsidian should be my holding the core PKM flow.

local org-roam-ui graph view showing today’s many attempts at getting the capture template working right.

hackers.town: 2022-05-21 Sat 14:10

as much as i enjoy a ridiculously overcomplicated workflow requiring constant fussing i must admit to the minuscule but non-zero chance that the most complicated workflow I can devise may not necessarily be the ideal quick knowledge capturing mechanism

hackers.town: 2022-05-21 Sat 17:56

@jkbest Yeah if you already have a satisfactory org-roam or even plain org flow, nothing else out there’s gonna come close. Even if someone wants a pretty graph, I think of org-roam-ui before what the other tools offer.

But if you don’t have a satisfactory org(-roam) flow, it’s a lot of work and learning between zero and ready.

hackers.town: 2022-05-21 Sat 23:19

The computer assistant voice in Subnautica is just spicy enough to make me think of GLaDOS without actually being malicious — so far.