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Observed mentions: 2021-01-17 15:30:01 UTC to 2023-08-15 21:01:07 UTC.

0122021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2021-02-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 1 submissions, 0 commentsJan 20212021-02-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2021-03-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2021-03-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2021-04-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2021-04-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2021-05-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2021-05-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2021-06-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2021-06-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2021-07-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2021-07-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2021-08-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2021-08-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2021-09-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2021-09-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2021-10-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2021-10-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2021-11-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2021-11-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2021-12-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2021-12-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2022-02-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2022-02-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2022-03-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2022-03-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2022-04-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2022-04-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2022-05-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 commentsApr 20222022-05-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2022-06-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2022-06-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2022-07-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2022-07-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2022-08-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 2 mentions; 0 submissions, 2 comments2022-08-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2022-09-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 2 mentions; 0 submissions, 2 comments2022-09-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2022-10-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 2 mentions; 0 submissions, 2 comments2022-10-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2022-11-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 0 submissions, 1 comments2022-11-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2022-12-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 0 submissions, 1 comments2022-12-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 2 mentions; 0 submissions, 2 comments2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2023-02-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 0 submissions, 1 comments2023-02-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2023-03-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2023-03-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2023-04-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2023-04-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2023-05-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2023-05-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2023-06-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 0 submissions, 1 comments2023-06-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2023-07-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2023-07-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2023-08-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 0 submissions, 1 comments2023-08-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2023-09-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 0 submissions, 1 commentsAug 2023

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Jan 20212021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2021-02-01 00:00:00 UTC110
Feb 20212021-02-01 00:00:00 UTC2021-03-01 00:00:00 UTC000
Mar 20212021-03-01 00:00:00 UTC2021-04-01 00:00:00 UTC000
Apr 20212021-04-01 00:00:00 UTC2021-05-01 00:00:00 UTC000
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Jun 20212021-06-01 00:00:00 UTC2021-07-01 00:00:00 UTC000
Jul 20212021-07-01 00:00:00 UTC2021-08-01 00:00:00 UTC000
Aug 20212021-08-01 00:00:00 UTC2021-09-01 00:00:00 UTC000
Sep 20212021-09-01 00:00:00 UTC2021-10-01 00:00:00 UTC000
Oct 20212021-10-01 00:00:00 UTC2021-11-01 00:00:00 UTC000
Nov 20212021-11-01 00:00:00 UTC2021-12-01 00:00:00 UTC000
Dec 20212021-12-01 00:00:00 UTC2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC000
Jan 20222022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2022-02-01 00:00:00 UTC000
Feb 20222022-02-01 00:00:00 UTC2022-03-01 00:00:00 UTC000
Mar 20222022-03-01 00:00:00 UTC2022-04-01 00:00:00 UTC000
Apr 20222022-04-01 00:00:00 UTC2022-05-01 00:00:00 UTC000
May 20222022-05-01 00:00:00 UTC2022-06-01 00:00:00 UTC000
Jun 20222022-06-01 00:00:00 UTC2022-07-01 00:00:00 UTC000
Jul 20222022-07-01 00:00:00 UTC2022-08-01 00:00:00 UTC202
Aug 20222022-08-01 00:00:00 UTC2022-09-01 00:00:00 UTC202
Sep 20222022-09-01 00:00:00 UTC2022-10-01 00:00:00 UTC202
Oct 20222022-10-01 00:00:00 UTC2022-11-01 00:00:00 UTC101
Nov 20222022-11-01 00:00:00 UTC2022-12-01 00:00:00 UTC101
Dec 20222022-12-01 00:00:00 UTC2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC202
Jan 20232023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2023-02-01 00:00:00 UTC101
Feb 20232023-02-01 00:00:00 UTC2023-03-01 00:00:00 UTC000
Mar 20232023-03-01 00:00:00 UTC2023-04-01 00:00:00 UTC000
Apr 20232023-04-01 00:00:00 UTC2023-05-01 00:00:00 UTC000
May 20232023-05-01 00:00:00 UTC2023-06-01 00:00:00 UTC101
Jun 20232023-06-01 00:00:00 UTC2023-07-01 00:00:00 UTC000
Jul 20232023-07-01 00:00:00 UTC2023-08-01 00:00:00 UTC101
Aug 20232023-08-01 00:00:00 UTC2023-09-01 00:00:00 UTC101

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Thanks for posting this Ask HN question. I journal ideas and thoughts about computers and software. I am interested in software architecture, parallelism, async, coroutines, database internals, programming language implementation, software design and the web. https://github.com/samsquire/ideas (2013) https://github.com/samsquire/ideas2 https://github.com/samsquire/ideas3 https://github.com/samsquire/ideas4 <-- this is recent but needs editing https://github.com/samsquire/ideas5 <-- this is what I'm working on now https://github.com/samsquire/startups https://github.com/samsquire/blog <-- thoughts I want to write about, but incomplete I use README.md on GitHub and create a heading at the bottom for each entry. I use Typora on Windows or the GitHub web interface to edit.
In Ask HN: Could you share your personal blog here?
I journal my computer and startup ideas in the open since 2013. My first batch of ideas hit the front page on HN https://GitHub.com/samsquire/ideas Since then I wrote 3 more editions https://GitHub.com/samsquire/ideas2 https://GitHub.com/samsquire/ideas3 https://GitHub.com/samsquire/ideas4 These all flopped since I triggered the self promotion filter I had a try at thinking of business ideas https://GitHub.com/samsquire/startups Ideas4 is what I'm working on today. I enjoy ideas4 more than the first edition.
In Ask HN: What have you created that deserves a second chance on HN?
I'm journalling computer and software ideas in the open and I have been journalling since 2013. I am up to 700 ideas and 25 startup ideas. Here are links to them https://github.com/samsquire/ideas https://github.com/samsquire/ideas2 https://github.com/samsquire/ideas3 https://github.com/samsquire/ideas4 (incomplete) https://GitHub.com/samsquire/startups I am working on a multithreaded programming language interpreter and compiler. I am interested in parallelism, asynchrony and multithreading.
In Ask HN: What's You Life's Work?
I began journalling ideas in a Windows WikidPad. Then I summarised some ideas in GitHub README.md articles. I wrote 700+ ideas since 2013 across 4 repositories. I write my ideas in markdown and publish and work on them in the open on GitHub. The more ideas you write down the more ideas you shall have. So keep writing them down! The important thing is getting them out so you know what to improve. Ideas aren't worthless. Mathematics, science all started as ideas. I work on them in the open in the hopes that we can introduce some of these ideas in the industry. I journal about futuristic software ideas and parallelism, algorithms, multithreading and database internals. I am looking for people to talk about inspiring ideas. And to share talking about ideas for programming projects. I am a member of eatonphil's Discord multiprocess community w
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here we talk about system internals such as database internals and programming language development or theory. I want people to read my ideas and share their ideas that they caused. And I want to read your ideas. So send me your idea lists! https://github.com/samsquire/ideas https://github.com/samsquire/ideas2 https://github.com/samsquire/ideas3 https://github.com/samsquire/ideas4 (incomplete) https://GitHub.com/samsquire/startups For some things I created due to my ideas see my toy database project https://GitHub.com/samsquire/hash-db And my userspace 1:M:N scheduler https://GitHub.com/samsquire/preemptible-thread I am currently working on a parallel programming language ala Golang and Java
In Keep ’em coming: Why your first ideas aren’t always the best
Remember that all science, mathematics, education, theology comes from understanding an idea. So ideas are valuable to society. If you think they're worthless, then I don't want your ideas, I want people in academia and industry to have good ideas and push society forward. Science, mathematics, theories, research, theology all are built on the shoulders of giants, with ideas that provide foundations of truth, wisdom and understanding to push society forward. It's not always the person that has the ideas that puts the idea into execution. The more ideas you have and the more you work on them the more you grow as a person. I also work on building software to put my ideas to the test. I journal/blog all my computer and technology related ideas on GitHub out in the open. I have published 700+ ideas on GitHub. I create a repository called "ide
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as" then I journal 100-400 ideas using markdown and then create a new repository and repeat. They're all in markdown and written as simple numbered markdown headings and a few one paragraph to a page of notes. They should be enough to understand the idea and do something with it. I reread my ideas repeatedly and I uncover new ideas from my existing ideas. Ideas should be built on and improved precept by precept. For reference, they're about software design, software architecture, parallelism, multithreading, efficiency, growth, futurism, progress. https://github.com/samsquire/ideas <- 2013 https://github.com/samsquire/ideas2 https://github.com/samsquire/ideas3 https://github.com/samsquire/ideas4 <- this year, unfinished, up to 400 ideas https://github.com/samsquire/startups <-- startups ideas
In Dealing with Your Ideas
I journal computer and software ideas as markdown files out in the open on GitHub. When I get to 100-300 entries I move onto a new repository. https://GitHub.com/samsquire/ideas https://GitHub.com/samsquire/ideas2 https://GitHub.com/samsquire/ideas3 https://GitHub.com/samsquire/ideas4 https://GitHub.com/samsquire/startups I create a new markdown heading for each entry and write. It's searchable and the data is easy to synchronize, backup and use and the solution shall last for multiple decades maybe even longer. It's also indexed by Google. I'm still tweaking my first journal that I created in 2013. At one point I tried to love Emacs and I am yet to use org mode. I actually use the GitHub interface mostly to update my journal. And before that vim and lately IntelliJ which includes preview features. I would recommend if you want to write n
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otes or create an external mind to improve your thinking just write. The tool you use doesn't really matter. It's the quality and reward from writing and rereading what you wrote.
In Evolving my note-taking processes
I am more likely to journal and blog if the friction to creating a post is as simple as opening a document and writing. The important part of journalling or note software is that you actually create notes. I did use Hetzner to run a Wordpress blog but it had an overhead of server expenses and keeping Wordpress up-to-date. I don't want my data trapped in a proprietary system where it is difficult to export, so I use plaintext. I looked into Publii [1] but I prefer my current plaintext setup. Today I journal software ideas, computer ideas, startup ideas and community ideas on GitHub in the open, as README.md files. My journal is all public on GitHub at the following links. There are over 550+ journal entries, I am sure you shall enjoy them. https://github.com/samsquire/ideas https://github.com/samsquire/ideas2 https://github.com/samsquire/i
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In A fully open-source and end-to-end encrypted note taking alternative to Evernote
All 450+ of my journal entries, notes and computer ideas are unencrypted, public and shared and worked on in the open on GitHub, so are not encrypted except over TLS when I edit them on GitHub when logged in under my account samsquire If you like other people's technical perspectives are looking for ideas or side project ideas to learn of then read my journal For context I am a DevOps and software engineer interested in performance, distributed systems, parallelism, concurrency, futuristic GUIs, the future of programming, how computers can be used to improve society and community ideas. Ideas for Computing 2013 https://GitHub.com/samsquire/ideas Ideas for Computing 2 https://GitHub.com/samsquire/ideas2 Ideas for Computing 3 https://GitHub.com/samsquire/ideas3 Ideas for Computing 4 (start here if you're interested in parallelism and concur
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rency and algorithms) https://GitHub.com/samsquire/ideas4 Startup ideas https://GitHub.com/samsquire/startups Since I'm still working on these journal entries, I don't want people to miss ideas I added if people don't come back so I create a new repository when I get to a certain number of journal entries and then announce them to others At some point I need to take a cut on ideas4
In Should notes be end-to-end encrypted?
If you liked this article and want to read someone's Ideas.md, I journal my ideas in the open on GitHub as README.md files. There are over 450+ entries of software and startup ideas. When I get to around 100 I start a new repository. They range from desktop software ideas to parallelism, concurrency, futuristic ideas. They're sectioned and a few paragraphs to a page each. Startups https://GitHub.com/samsquire/startups Ideas https://GitHub.com/samsquire/ideas Ideas2 https://GitHub.com/samsquire/ideas2 Ideas3 https://GitHub.com/samsquire/ideas3 Ideas4 (what I'm working on at this time, maybe start here if you're interested in algorithms) https://GitHub.com/samsquire/ideas4 I want people to read them and most of all, I want to see my ideas in the wild. The more you force ideas onto a page the more ideas you get. The author of this page exper
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iences the same thing.
In Put it on the crazy pile: Ideas and creativity
I publish all my ideas in the open. I journalled over 450+ ideas and I work on some on my GitHub. https://GitHub.com/samsquire/startups https://GitHub.com/samsquire/ideas https://GitHub.com/samsquire/ideas2 https://GitHub.com/samsquire/ideas3 https://GitHub.com/samsquire/ideas4 I also pick small achievable ideas to work on and work on them and just start. I recommend Repl.it, Jsfiddle, Jsbin, Jupyter notebook and various online playgrounds to get something going. Repl.it uses Nix underneath so even if you don't have root you can still customise the system to run what you need.
In Generating worthy project ideas, the easy way
There's 8 billion people on the planet and a large proportion of the world is poor or relatively poor. If you can think of some trade that adds value to interactions and network effects of people, then you can produce added value. I journal ideas everyday, I am up to 450+ computer and business ideas. I journal my ideas in the open on GitHub and hope people do something with my ideas or engage with me. The state of computing could be drastically improved. https://GitHub.com/samsquire/startups https://GitHub.com/samsquire/ideas https://GitHub.com/samsquire/ideas2 https://GitHub.com/samsquire/ideas3 https://GitHub.com/samsquire/ideas4
In Ask HN: Why don’t I have any problems?

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