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In Memory of My Wife, Elise Cawley, with Thanks for 36 Wonderful Years

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Re: In Memory of My Wife, Elise Cawley, with Thanks for 36 Wonderful Years

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Post by rsolva »

MengerSponge wrote: post #17
detourdog wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

A read a story of a guy who bumped into him at conference and had some sort of conversation. The following week he received a follow-up from Wolfram's office with his assigned conversation number. The number was to be used for all follow-ups.

I remember reading about a personal CRM project called Monica years ago. Does anyone here still use it? Is there an actively maintained alternative?

I still have an instance of it running and get email reminders about birthdays, but no, I don't think it has been actively developed for years.

Re: In Memory of My Wife, Elise Cawley, with Thanks for 36 Wonderful Years

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Post by gorgoiler »

steve_adams_86 wrote: post #7

It's better to have loved and lost than to never have loved at all, but, god damn does it still hurt to move through that loss. I'm glad it was fast and painless for her and her family.

Thank you for the quote. Here is the verse in full…

In Memoriam AHH, Tennyson

  I envy not in any moods
  The captive void of noble rage,
  The linnet born within the cage,
  That never knew the summer woods:

  I envy not the beast that takes
  His license in the field of time,
  Unfetter'd by the sense of crime,
  To whom a conscience never wakes;

  Nor, what may count itself as blest,
  The heart that never plighted troth
  But stagnates in the weeds of sloth;
  Nor any want-begotten rest.

  I hold it true, whate'er befall;
  I feel it when I sorrow most;
  Tis better to have loved and lost
  Than never to have loved at all.

Re: In Memory of My Wife, Elise Cawley, with Thanks for 36 Wonderful Years

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Post by smallerize »

detourdog wrote: post #16
iammjm wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Stephen has been documenting his life for decades now. He talks about his system here: https://writings.stephenwolfram.com/2019/02/seeking-the-prod...

A read a story of a guy who bumped into him at conference and had some sort of conversation. The following week he received a follow-up from Wolfram's office with his assigned conversation number. The number was to be used for all follow-ups.

There are probably lots of stories from various people, but here is one: http://blog.wilshipley.com/2010/03/ted-2010.html#:~:text=%E2...

(If the location link doesn't work, scroll down about halfway to the story next to his photo.)

Re: In Memory of My Wife, Elise Cawley, with Thanks for 36 Wonderful Years

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Post by [deleted] »

gorgoiler wrote: post #25
steve_adams_86 wrote: post #7

It's better to have loved and lost than to never have loved at all, but, god damn does it still hurt to move through that loss. I'm glad it was fast and painless for her and her family.

Thank you for the quote. Here is the verse in full… In Memoriam AHH, Tennyson I envy not in any moods The captive void of noble rage, The linnet born within the cage, That never knew the summer woods: I envy not the beast that takes His license in the field of time, Unfetter'd by the sense of crime, To whom a conscience never wakes; Nor, what may count itself as blest, The heart that never plighted troth But stagnate…

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Re: In Memory of My Wife, Elise Cawley, with Thanks for 36 Wonderful Years

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Post by wahern »

rsolva wrote: post #22
MengerSponge wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I remember reading about a personal CRM project called Monica years ago. Does anyone here still use it? Is there an actively maintained alternative?

I still have an instance of it running and get email reminders about birthdays, but no, I don't think it has been actively developed for years.

TIL: https://www.monicahq.com/ and https://github.com/monicahq/monica

Last commit was a little over 11 months. There do seem to be a couple of signifiant security issues opened since then, with no response. Someone created a fork: https://github.com/brycehans/monica

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