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Re: Writing down what I do in Obsidian

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Post by _def »

laputan_machine wrote: post #33

Does anyone have any experience with Joplin[0] as an alternative? I'm looking into using SyncThing + Joplin to create a sort of 'networked personal brain'. I was originally looking at Obsidian, but the arguments on why they chose not to go FOSS are pretty weak[2] imo, so I'm looking at using Joplin instead. [0] https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/ [1] https://syncthing.net/ [2] https://obsidian.rocks/why-isnt-obsidia…

I use Joplin and sync it with Dropbox, because after loosing my notes too many times I don't want to be responsible for hosting them anymore. Joplin works and syncs good enough across all devices I use (Linux, Windows, Android).

Re: Writing down what I do in Obsidian

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Post by scambier »

drakonka wrote: post #94

I tried Obsidian on Windows early this year and found it to be quite slow and clunky, but it seems like everyone else loves it. Is it that the software has improved since earlier this year, or was it just a local issue all along?

They recently released 1.0 (with an announcement on HN too), which changed the interface to something more tabs-centric. It's not faster - it's still an electron app - but it definitely feels less clunky.

Re: Writing down what I do in Obsidian

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Post by callistus »

rpastuszak wrote: post #121
tfsh wrote: post #7

There's a useful plugin called "Daily Notes" which automatically creates a note each day with your desired template, along with the calendar plugin I have a daily chronology of everything I've done which I deem noteworthy. If anyones interested in Obsidian and daily journalling keep the initial ceremony low. Some people have sections for challenges, achievements, mood, emails, to-dos, etc. That'll be far too much cog…

I've just transitioned from Apple Notes to Obsidian and so far I'm loving it. In terms of high quality free software (not nec. OSS) it feels like the same league as Blender. It's so simple and so powerful. I use it for ad hoc notes and research (e.g. project ideas, an ML-course I'm taking now, random interesting subjects beyond tech) as well as for daily journaling. I start my day by writing in a "stream of conscious…

> https://enso.sonnet.io

Thanks for sharing this. Love the constraints and how minimal it is.

Re: Writing down what I do in Obsidian

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Post by gala8y »

mundietalk wrote: post #137
gala8y wrote: post #108

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> The vibe of the contents that I put into Obsidian has a funny 'Obsidious' tone. What do you mean? In my opinion UI is absolutely minimal. Not a single place with any kind of branding left - no logo, no 'Obsidian' text repeated all over. Ok, there is 'Choose Obsidian's default color scheme' in settings (totally warranted). Clean as it can be. It is actually unique in that matter of retracting logo/name from any view…

I'm talking about the [feeling]. It just imbues everything.

Well, I'm really curious, if you could try to describe it. It is just interesting you get this. I am not here to defend Obsidian in any way, rather interested in understanding what it is all about.

Re: Writing down what I do in Obsidian

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Post by belmat »

beezlewax wrote: post #130

How do you guys handle images in Obsidian? I can't zoom or see detail on large screen shots for example. Pretty new to the application so maybe I'm missing something

I use a plugin called Image Toolkit [0]. When you click on an image it opens an overlay that lets you zoom and do some light editing. I started including images in my notes inline, scaled down to about 50px (so they are still roughly recognizable), and clicking on them when I want to see them in detail.

[0] obsidian://show-plugin?id=obsidian-image-toolkit

Re: Writing down what I do in Obsidian

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Post by erreJulian »

rpastuszak wrote: post #121
tfsh wrote: post #7

There's a useful plugin called "Daily Notes" which automatically creates a note each day with your desired template, along with the calendar plugin I have a daily chronology of everything I've done which I deem noteworthy. If anyones interested in Obsidian and daily journalling keep the initial ceremony low. Some people have sections for challenges, achievements, mood, emails, to-dos, etc. That'll be far too much cog…

I've just transitioned from Apple Notes to Obsidian and so far I'm loving it. In terms of high quality free software (not nec. OSS) it feels like the same league as Blender. It's so simple and so powerful. I use it for ad hoc notes and research (e.g. project ideas, an ML-course I'm taking now, random interesting subjects beyond tech) as well as for daily journaling. I start my day by writing in a "stream of conscious…

Enso looks great, thank you for sharing.

Re: Writing down what I do in Obsidian

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Post by linuxdaemon »

rroot wrote: post #78
kal87 wrote: post #76

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Joplin's own sync service [1] works seamlessly for me. The basic plan is enough for my needs and is way cheaper than obsidian's sync subscription. [1] https://joplinapp.org/plans/

That's good news. Does the app sync on exit?

I thought "yes", but just tested and turns out it's more like "kinda". It doesn't do a full sync on shutdown, but if something is modified it sends a sync push , and that change will get picked up after a few seconds. So if you have a note that you modify, and then allow a few seconds, and then close...That modification will show up on other devices outside of a full sync.

But you can't open joplin, create a note, and then immediately exit and expect the note to show up on other devices. It will still exist on the device it was created on, so it's not lost, it just hasn't synced yet. It will automatically sync the next time you start joplin though.

In my case, I use the vim key bindings, and am so accustomed to hitting ":w" (which does perform a sync) when I'm finished writing the note, I never noticed.

Re: Writing down what I do in Obsidian

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Post by mundietalk »

gala8y wrote: post #164
mundietalk wrote: post #137

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm talking about the [feeling]. It just imbues everything.

Well, I'm really curious, if you could try to describe it. It is just interesting you get this. I am not here to defend Obsidian in any way, rather interested in understanding what it is all about.

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Re: Writing down what I do in Obsidian

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Post by maksimur »

mundietalk wrote: post #168
gala8y wrote: post #164

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Well, I'm really curious, if you could try to describe it. It is just interesting you get this. I am not here to defend Obsidian in any way, rather interested in understanding what it is all about.

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It's weird how you phrased your comment, but I suppose it gives you a cult vibe as opposed to say Typora or Marktext, maybe because it's too distinct and kind of opinionated and used/promoted by people who could be seen as cult leaders?

Re: Writing down what I do in Obsidian

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Post by wellthisisgreat »

Cthulhu_ wrote: post #51
sn41 wrote: post #9

I'm an ardent Emacs user for the past 20+ years. But I am considering writing a book, and the "throw things in anyhow, get things back" facility of Obsidian is quite useful for catching disparate thoughts to later incorporate into a flow in the final text.. Of course there is a mode in Emacs supporting obsidian-like facility, but does not feel as convenient - autocomplete never quite works as smooth as it does in Obs…

As a wildly alternative workflow for writing a book, have a look at Scrivener.

Wrote a book (93k words) in Scrivener, so can confirm.

Could probably have done it in Obsidian too but didn’t know of it when I was starting. Also compiling features of Scrivener (format the text into industry-accepted formats) is nice

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