Nothing can be better than regular paper and pen or pencil. No problem with battery and no police will arrive if you will write inappropriate things into it. I recommend using the most expencive paper possible for writing really important memories. Supports more symbols than even utf16 has and also images and no freaking animations because of fundamental reasons.
Ask HN: What would you choose today as your note taking device and app
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#42Nothing can be better than regular paper and pen or pencil. No problem with battery and no police will arrive if you will write inappropriate things into it. I recommend using the most expencive paper possible for writing really important memories. Supports more symbols than even utf16 has and also images and no freaking animations because of fundamental reasons.
How large is your paper-based knowledge base and how extensively are your documents interlinked?
I have a personal knowledge base that currently includes 6,000-7,000 Org files that contain my notes on the thousands of subjects that I've studied during the past couple of decades, and all of these files are interlinked using hierarchical tagging. I've encountered numerous people over the years who use paper for notes, and when I ask them how large their knowledge bases are and how extensively are their documents interlinked, their answers are always very unimpressive.
Re: Ask HN: What would you choose today as your note taking device and app
#43Nothing can be better than regular paper and pen or pencil. No problem with battery and no police will arrive if you will write inappropriate things into it. I recommend using the most expencive paper possible for writing really important memories. Supports more symbols than even utf16 has and also images and no freaking animations because of fundamental reasons.
How large is your paper-based knowledge base and how extensively are your documents interlinked? I have a personal knowledge base that currently includes 6,000-7,000 Org files that contain my notes on the thousands of subjects that I've studied during the past couple of decades, and all of these files are interlinked using hierarchical tagging. I've encountered numerous people over the years who use paper for notes,…
I think the idea of a palm pilot with a stylus was before its time. I have a hard time using a mobile phone keyboard to take notes, but I also don't want to take notes purely on paper for the reasons you've mentioned. A small form factor input device with a stylus (like galaxy note) with ML handwriting detection and widespread adoption from note-taking apps would be wonderful. I'm not on the Android ecosystem and therefore feel like I can't take advantage of the small product offerings in this space.
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#44I made my own. I like markdown a lot, and also want to have full control over all of my notes... Most importantly, I want to track my ideas with tags, and also have the ability to cluster text semantically. ... so I built my own tool. I call it NonConOS (non-consensus operating system)[1]. I haven't opened it up to other people yet but if you want to give it a shot, I'm always happy to let others try it. The idea is:…
Is there a way to download?
Not yet, sorry! If you'd like I can give you an account -- it's all web-based for now (Desktop + mobile friendly). Just shoot me an email at w -at- chimerais.com :)
Re: Ask HN: What would you choose today as your note taking device and app
#45Nothing can be better than regular paper and pen or pencil. No problem with battery and no police will arrive if you will write inappropriate things into it. I recommend using the most expencive paper possible for writing really important memories. Supports more symbols than even utf16 has and also images and no freaking animations because of fundamental reasons.
How large is your paper-based knowledge base and how extensively are your documents interlinked? I have a personal knowledge base that currently includes 6,000-7,000 Org files that contain my notes on the thousands of subjects that I've studied during the past couple of decades, and all of these files are interlinked using hierarchical tagging. I've encountered numerous people over the years who use paper for notes,…
You are using Org Mode, this is imba and really better than anything else. Btw, does anybody needs memories older than couple monthes ago? My experience tells me that it is OK to abandon old notes after finishing a project, thats why I have never more than 100-200 written pages in quick access.
Re: Ask HN: What would you choose today as your note taking device and app
#46Earlier quoted context omitted.
This is amazing. I was really impressed by your photo collection space you blogged about ( https://kinopio.club/-inspiration--PvOMf-lSAIAC9INOu8_Ex ) Mind sharing what tech you’re using?
For those interested, I found this blog post explaining the tech stack and engineering of the app: https://pketh.org/how-kinopio-is-made.html
lol yup you beat me to it :)