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Memacs

What did I do on February 14th 2007? Visualize your (digital) life in Org-mode

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2012	2012-01-01 00:00:00 UTC	2013-01-01 00:00:00 UTC	2	0	2
2013	2013-01-01 00:00:00 UTC	2014-01-01 00:00:00 UTC	2	0	2
2014	2014-01-01 00:00:00 UTC	2015-01-01 00:00:00 UTC	1	1	0
2015	2015-01-01 00:00:00 UTC	2016-01-01 00:00:00 UTC	0	0	0
2016	2016-01-01 00:00:00 UTC	2017-01-01 00:00:00 UTC	0	0	0
2017	2017-01-01 00:00:00 UTC	2018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC	1	1	0
2018	2018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC	2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC	0	0	0
2019	2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC	2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC	1	0	1
2020	2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC	2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC	1	0	1
2021	2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC	2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC	1	1	0
2022	2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC	2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC	2	1	1
2023	2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC	2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC	2	0	2

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teepo·Jul 31, 2023

Might look into some of the tools like novoids Memacs. Notion here is to build tools that push feeds, history data, into Emacs. Using org in your use case with the Khoj tool, could be the "glue" you need to tie it all together. https://github.com/novoid/Memacs#readme.

In Show HN: Khoj – Chat offline with your second brain using Llama 2

FrenchyJiby·Jul 7, 2023

This idea of getting historical data fused from multiple private sources, to be able to remember properly what happened, was at the core of Memacs[1], an Emacs (org-mode-based) data-fusion framework feeding into calendar. Here's a diagram from the Memacs repo: emails -> memacs-maildir.py \ firefox history -> memacs-firefox.py | SMS -> memacs-sms.py | RSS-feeds -> memacs_rss.py | bank statements -> memacs-easybank.py |> Memacs postings -> memacs-slrn.org | git repository logs -> memacs_git.py | svn repository logs -> memacs_svn.py / |_________________| |_________________| |______| your personal data Memacs modules Org mode This relied on org-mode having a good date-links-to-calendar and agenda system. S

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ee the whitepaper, called "What really happened on September 15th 2008? Getting The Most from Your Personal Information with Memacs"[2]. This project is now a little bit dead, but the concept of private data fusion was fantastic, and transformed my view of calendars. Agree that calendars are a little underused in that way, and would love to see more work towards that private calendar data usage. [1]: https://github.com/novoid/Memacs [2]: https://arxiv.org/abs/1304.1332

In Multi-Layered Calendars

Tomte·Dec 17, 2022Submission

Memacs: Visualize your (digital) life in Org-mode

2 points · Open discussion

flurie·Jan 31, 2022

The closest thing I've seen to that is https://github.com/novoid/Memacs

In Gains I'm seeing from my second brain tool

e3bc54b2·Nov 1, 2021Submission

Memacs – Visualize your (digital) life

3 points · Open discussion

rgrau·Feb 25, 2020

I attempted to bundle firefox history to memacs, and remember it used to work ok-ish, but of course, you have to be using the whole emacs,org-mode suite. I can't guarantee how well it works nowadays cause I forgot to add the cron job last time I reinstalled my system. It seems there's always something you have to remember (and I forget). - https://github.com/novoid/Memacs/blob/master/docs/memacs_fir...

In How to Make a Memex

karlicoss·Dec 29, 2019

I'm using org mode (in particular, org capture) on my desktop and Orgzly on Android for active logging. For passive logging, I've got Orger, set of scripts that are pulling data from different APIs and render it as org-mode [1]. Having it as org-mode allows me for quick search and recall in the logs. There is also Memacs that uses similar approach [2]. 1. https://beepb00p.xyz/orger.html 2. https://github.com/novoid/Memacs

In Ask HN: Best solutions for keeping a personal log?

sndean·Mar 28, 2017Submission

Memacs – What did I do on February 14th 2007? Visualize your life in Org-mode

1 points · Open discussion

mjakl·Jun 3, 2014Submission

Memacs – Quantified self in Emacs

2 points · Open discussion

qdot76367·Mar 15, 2013

Two neat modern memex implementations: http://quantifiedself.com/2009/09/the-social-memex/ - Mark Carrenza's memex implementation that he's been using for decades https://github.com/novoid/Memacs - memacs, a memex-like implementation using python to turn social streams into searchable emacs org-mode files

In Memex

codemac·Mar 15, 2013

As per always, someone has implemented a memex system with emacs and org mode: https://github.com/novoid/Memacs

In Memex

qdot76367·Oct 30, 2012

See also: Memacs, doing a similar idea using org-mode in emacs: http://github.com/novoid/Memacs

In My life as a Git

qdot76367·Aug 22, 2012

If you're already on emacs and org-mode, there's the memacs project: https://github.com/novoid/Memacs

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