PKM thoughts
Like the hyperlinked texts of Engelbart's system, the Whole Earth Catalog presented its readers with a system of connections. In the Catalog, no text stood apart from every other; each was part of an informational or social system, and each offered a doorway through which the reader could enter one of those systems.
Fred Turner • From Counterculture to Cyberculture
The Case for Blogging in the Ruins
Two: Be very liberal about what you keep. If you're going through your notes, cross... See more
Robin Sloan • Tasting Notes With Robin Sloan
As Stewart Brand pointed out, in what would soon become a famous formulation, information-based products embodied an economic paradox. "On the one hand," he said, "information wants to be expensive, because it's so valuable. The right information in the right place just changes your life. On the other hand, information wants to be free, because the
... See moreFred Turner • From Counterculture to Cyberculture
To and Fro
Most of the time when we feel stuck, it’s not because we don’t have ideas.
It’s because our ideas aren’t moving.
Today I looked up the word circulation, and one part of the definition grabbed me by the collar:
“Movement to and fro or around something.”
To and fro.
It feels like the rhythm of thinking itself.
Ideas come to you — in the shower,
... See moreEvan Armstrong • What’s the Bet: Sublime
Zie ook Rip: A Remix Manifesto uit begindagen social web, Napster etc
Roland Allen • Moleskine Mania: How a Notebook Conquered the Digital Era
Evan Armstrong • What’s the Bet: Sublime
Kern: Notes als creatieve brandstof in plaats van opslag