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I generated ten premises using ChatGPT (of the form "X wants Y. But Z is in the way"), then ran them through a series of three prompts: outline, draft, revise. The outline gets the…

Which model will win at writing ~500 word short stories?

It's just really-hard-to-access NOAA data organized by zip code. I was tired of "your last frost date is X" with no nuance.

I've found the following resources helpful: - 15 Rules For Crafting Effective GPT Chat Prompts ( https://expandi.io/blog/chat-gpt-rules/ ) - Awesome ChatGPT Prompts ( https://githu…

Ha, yeah, you'll have to find your skeumorphism over there. :) That's a pretty neat achievement, I have to say. But I don't actually want to use a typewriter, I just want to force …

This looks great. I wouldn't have guessed typewriter-mode from "advanced key controls". For my use case, I needed to disallow any going back and editing. If Cold Turkey can do that…

It's nice to know someone got the joke. :) Thanks for the link, I'll check it out.

I've used every technology you mentioned there. :) Different strokes for different folks, for sure. Use what works. Don't use what doesn't.

I didn't realize it was such a long tradition! :D

Yes, I'm realizing there are four distinct mental processes to writing: 1. Planning 2. Production 3. Editing 4. Revision Each one engages your brain in a different way. You can col…

The cringe is very real. You have to push through and fix it in the next draft. :)

Right now I mainly use it in my morning warm-ups: I'll set a timer for five minutes and get as many words down as I can. It's taken some getting used to, but it's definitely helpin…

Yes. Markdown formatting was a godsend to me. Just give me the text.

Parallel invention! Do you want to be Newton or Leibniz? I'll be honest. Your typewriter has a better enamel finish. :)

Nice. Some people buy old Alphasmarts off of ebay. Tools like Grammarly are great, but when I'm writing, I need to be left alone with the words. The squiggles come later, when I'm …

Yeah, this is a great tactic for those inclined. I'm afraid I'm too impatient. I can type much faster than I can write long-hand, and there's a better chance of my being able to de…

This needs to happen. I wish my emacs-lisp fu were stronger, or I'd do it myself.

Ha, now that you mention it, I remember my mom using a lot of white-out too.

I bet. I'm in the first generation raised on Mavis Beacon, and I've been writing in malleable text environments most of my life. The temptation to edit as I go can be overwhelming,…

I love the direction you're tracking here (pun not intended). The feature list is impressive, too. userTrack is now on the front of my list of options. I've been working on a self-…

I started practicing Zettelkasten recently, using The Archive[1]. I already had a pretty large collection of less-structured notes from nvALT, and I love how the new "rules" really…

Syncing is such a hard problem. How are you approaching it?

A Time Timer. :D The name is dumb, but I love that little thing. No ticking, and the alarm doesn't make me jump out of my chair when it goes off.

Very interesting! I've been looking for a self-hosted analytics tool to replace the Google. I'm going to take a closer look. Btw, I don't think you need to start a broader self-hos…