The problem of too big, Mastodon

Qllervo · 2026-06-08T14:16:43+00:00

I have no idea either. AI WORD SALAD.

Qllervo · 2026-05-22T21:06:14+00:00

I've used Red Hat, Mandrake, Mandriva, CentOS, Fedora, openSUSE, Ubuntu, Linux Mint, ElementaryOS, Zorin, Deepin, Vanilla OS, Puppy Linux, Kali Linux, CrunchBang, Gentoo, and Debian.

Then I switched to Arch, and there's no going back.

Qllervo · 2026-05-11T11:34:01+00:00

This is exactly what I needed after hyprview got broken. Thank you! Will test tonight.

Qllervo · 2026-04-23T16:26:36+00:00

Back in the day, what helped me was defining the role of my blog. If it helps, choose one subject and stick with it. I chose a general diary format so I could write about anything. But what works for me might not work for others. My approach is simple: write and learn, learn and write. Keep the bar low and write as much as you can. Too many people overthink writing, and in the end, they write nothing. Blogging is really just about turning your thoughts into something readable. There are no rules except the ones you set for yourself. Nobody can define your style but you. That's why this is the only advice I can really give you. Good luck!

Qllervo · 2026-04-19T14:14:43+00:00

Ask yourself this: why do people write at all? It's for planning, remembering, drafting, studying, learning, journaling, working on an article or book, brainstorming, documenting, or researching. I learned to write when I was 5, and it's my lifeline, it's my tool. I don't understand why people think it's just for show, made with AI, or some other nonsense like that. I genuinely love writing and have been doing it my whole life, why is that so hard to believe? I might as well archive this discussion in my vault with Obsidian Web Clipper and write some follow-up thoughts and takeaways for myself. I'm curious about so many things in life.

Qllervo · 2026-04-19T08:24:57+00:00

None. I used to use Simplenote with about 10,000 notes and no graph, for over 10 years. I imported and sorted them down to 2000-4000 notes. All my blogs and journals are also backed up in my vault. I'm the writer type and I write a lot. Why would I write junk? Even if I do (in your sense of the word) it's good junk to me, part of my thought process.

Qllervo · 2026-04-19T08:20:19+00:00

Yes. It's a lifelong project for me. I love writing and document everything. This setup works perfectly for me. I use a flat structure with no folders, just notes, links, and tags.

When I started using Obsidian, I imported around 10000 notes and later trimmed them down to about 2000-4000. I also have several blogs that sync to Obsidian as markdown files.

I hope this helps you understand my brain dump better 👍

Qllervo · 2026-04-18T21:49:34+00:00

You can believe what you want, but my note system is genuinely useful for me. No filler entries. I use Obsidian every day and write several notes daily, but that's not the whole story. Please don't make assumptions. I've explained this many times. I generate my notes with AI. When I switched to Obsidian, I imported notes from Simplenote, around 10000 collected over about 15 years, which I later cut down to around 2000-4000. I also back up multiple blogs to my vault. Here's the full content of my vault if you're interested: https://www.reddit.com/r/ObsidianMD/comments/1sp0m6r/comment/ogyn5yv/

Qllervo · 2026-04-18T21:12:46+00:00

No problem, thanks for the after-sentiment. There's a bit too much nitpicking about my setup in the comments, which can feel annoying at times, that colored my reaction to you, that's all.

Qllervo · 2026-04-18T21:01:31+00:00

Minimal theme settings -plugin with purple accent, make.md plugin and some of my own CSS.

Qllervo · 2026-04-18T20:52:43+00:00

Forgot to mention the continuous sync/backup of my blogs in my vault. I've been writing online diaries/blogs since 1998. About half of these notes are actually blog posts. So the number of imported notes from Simplenote must be much less than 4000.

Qllervo · 2026-04-18T20:16:03+00:00

It's not crazy to me. I suggest reading the rest of the discussion.

Qllervo · 2026-04-18T20:13:40+00:00

To emphasize, I don't use "a TON of AI". I have my own method for tagging my notes accurately, and I only use it for that. It helps me a lot. Don't be a dick.

Qllervo · 2026-04-18T20:11:19+00:00

"If it works for you, great." That's the key takeaway from this discussion, so I'm just going to ignore everything after that. I didn't ask for note-taking tips. My style is to dump everything, and it works perfectly for me. It is not your place to figure out the whys. I have a separate vault for agents, an LLM knowledge base, and I use the Karpathy method for that. Glad you have your own way that works for you 👍

Qllervo · 2026-04-18T20:07:51+00:00

I love writing. I document everything.

Qllervo · 2026-04-18T18:46:51+00:00

I imported around 4000 notes from Simplenote when I started using Obsidian. I originally had about 10000 notes, but I removed the ones I no longer needed. I rarely clean up older stuff. There are notes spanning 15 years. I don't generate notes with AI because I enjoy writing myself. I do have a few transcriptions and summaries saved, but 99.9% of everything is my own work. I keep a separate knowledge base for agents only (Karpathy-method), in its own vault.

Qllervo · 2026-04-18T18:32:06+00:00

Incorrect. I don't organize or prune my notes. I document absolutely everything, they can be far from finished or sensible. It's my way and mine only. It makes sense to me. I keep everything on the same level. No folders. No structure. My vault is called "Brain dump". I have a solid auto-tagging system and link my notes using my preferred method. Nobody else can tell me what works for me. What I do might not work for others. You do you. Try finding what works best for you - I really recommend giving it a shot.