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todo.txt

‼️ A complete primer on the whys and hows of todo.txt.

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‼️ A complete primer on the whys and hows of todo.txt.

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Observed mentions: 2021-08-26 02:17:20 UTC to 2025-08-11 16:33:42 UTC.

012342021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 0 submissions, 1 comments20212022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 4 mentions; 0 submissions, 4 comments2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments20232024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 1 submissions, 0 comments2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 2 mentions; 1 submissions, 1 comments2025

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Links: 0. Unfortunately, I cannot find the link anymore. I think it was one of those "what I learned during my 50 years as a senior software engineer". The author possibly mentioned using Kate-editor. It was a really good article. 1. Espanso (free): https://espanso.org 2. Amazing Marvin (paid): https://amazingmarvin.com 3. Obsidian (free/subscription for sync): https://obsidian.md 4. Logseq (free): https://logseq.com 5. EasyOrg (paid): https://easyorgmode.com/ 6. todo.txt format: https://github.com/todotxt/todo.txt 7. pter: https://github.com/vonshednob/pter
In Ask HN: How do you maintain your daily log?
This is really cool. I am endlessly fascinated by the proliferation of "productivity apps" when I find the same thing as you: that they are quite unnecessary. My approach is similar. I already take notes via a Bash script. I configure a particular "label" for any todos and (essentially) just grep for them, excluding those that are crossed out (with Markdown tildes). This approach works great for me as a Staff Engineer in a large tech company. Reference: https://github.com/scottashipp/noted/blob/main/subcommands.m... I also wanted to mention there are several related ideas / movements around the web. One of the biggest is todotxt. In case you hadn't heard of it: https://github.com/todotxt/todo.txt
In Show HN: A plain-text file format for todos and check lists
Which traversals of a curriculum graph are optimal or sufficient? You can add https://schema.org/about and https://schema.org/educationalAlignment Linked Data to your [#OER] curriculum resources to increase discoverability, reusability. Arne-Thompson-Uther Index code URN URIs could be helpful: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aarne%E2%80%93Thompson%E2%80%9... > The Aarne–Thompson–Uther Index (ATU Index) is a catalogue of folktale types used in folklore studies. Are there competencies linked to maybe a nested outline that we typically traverse in depth-first order? https://github.com/todotxt/todo.txt : Todo.txt format has +succinct @context labels. Some way to record and score our own paths objectively would be great.
In Launch HN: Litnerd (YC S21) – Teaching kids to read with the help of live actors

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