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adriano_f

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About adriano_f

Founder of gingkowriter.com CTO of structi.ca

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    This is a great point. I highly recommend "Liminal Thinking", which explains how what he calls "Battles for the Obvious" like this get started.

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    Comment #44117122

    What I've been doing when I want to avoid this "unexpected leading", is to tell the LLM to "Ask me 3 rounds of 5 clarifying questions each, first.". The first round usually exposes…

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    Comment #43917605

    I also tried Zed on Linux a few months back, and had GPU/driver issues, so it was either slow or didn't run. Tried it just now and it worked right out of the box, and it's incredib…

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    Comment #41156637

    I don't promote often enough, but my writing platform is basically built for working this way: https://gingkowriter.com (came up with the concept when struggling to write my PhD th…

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    Comment #39610571

    Thanks for taking the time to add these details. Will add to the arsenal of tools. Best of luck!

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    Comment #39595201

    My son (11yo) has had this as well for the last 2.5 years. Seeing an Audiologist for treatment. Can you elaborate a little on "listening to violent noises" approach? When do you do…

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    Comment #39306807

    Hilarious! (For comparison, here's GPT-4 getting it on first try: https://chat.openai.com/share/9e17ed25-d9ea-4e72-a9d8-a139ca... )

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    Comment #38271324

    I've started teaching my (homeschooled, 10yo) son Python, and he's been briefly exposed to some 3D software (including Blender). I'm curious: how do you imagine this working? Can y…

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    Comment #15258481

    Ok, glad it's mentioned somewhere. Couldn't find any mention first time I checked it out.

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    Comment #15258407

    I'm the creator of the app that inspired this one, http://gingkoapp.com They say imitation is the best form of flattery, but I'm surprised Ray that you didn't credit Gingko at all.…

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    Comment #13583832

    Actually, it does Markdown, which includes images, and anything you can embed as HTML. Also, supports LaTeX.

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    Comment #12283477

    My wife and I, and our 3 yr old son, got rid of most of our possessions, stored the rest, and went of for a 6 month stint of the digital nomad life. We both have location independe…

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    Comment #9539303

    Interesting approach. I agree with the premise (code is structured, and shouldn't be handled as flat files). I've played with the idea of using my own card-tree editor as a LISP ed…

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    Comment #7514970

    Lots of interesting points, but I disagree with the logic that "we are not designed to handle more than one layer at a time" necessarily implies that a tree-editor is impossible/un…

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    Comment #7514925

    This is pretty much exactly what we're trying to achieve with Gingko. It's a full tree editor, that is being used for everything from PhD theses, to television screenplays. http://…

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    Comment #6327519

    Thanks for the feedback! Yes, more than three layers deep is our highest priority, along with offline mode. And you are right, I meant "depth-first"; makes more sense.

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    Comment #6310479

    Thanks for the feedback, and I'm glad you like it. My cofounder is working on full offline support right now, as it's been a much requested feature.

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    Comment #6310470

    "Hypertext" perspective shift... I like that. What's your project called? Can I see it? PS: My ancestry goes: Italian > Argentinian > born in Kuwait > living in Canada. "Ferrari" m…

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    Comment #6304755

    I love overthinking things! It's true that if every card had a title, then import and export while maintaining the tree structure would be easy. But as it stands, if you have the f…

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    Comment #6304737

    > that sometimes, the tree is more like a graph I agree, but I think it's better to start with a tree, and then add graph-like features, than to start with a graph and try to make …

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    Comment #6304702

    Most of the site is much more toned down, but I thought I'd share what I believe about Gingko's potential. I respect Nelson, but his intensity is off-putting... don't want to make …

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    Comment #6304695

    I see. Again, thanks for the insider info. I didn't consider that presenting too much concept art & story details might detract from the experience of letting the concept blossom i…

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    Comment #6304562

    I agree, the UI needs improvement. No one feels the gaps more than I do. But they say, "launch before you're ready!" ;) For one thing, scrolling on its own (with mouse scroll), doe…