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···The concept is to have nodes / notes where people maintain their own digital notes garden like I do here, but then pull them in and link them through their public git repos. Aka a "distributed knowledge graph".-The [Agora Plan](https://anagora.org/node/agora-plan) page has more details, including a link to the [Agora Server on Github](https://github.com/flancian/agora-server). It is written in [[Python]] / Flask and is open source under the [[Apache2 License]].+The [[Agora Plan]][^agoraplan] page has more details. It is written in [[Python]] / Flask and is open source under the [[Apache2 License]].+[^agoraplan]: Not sure what the syntax should be here. I want to link to the "global" [Agora plan](https://anagora.org/node/agora-plan) page.···-Ideas about the agora social system as a whole, but for now mostly technical features of the Anagora server software.+Ideas about the agora social system as a whole, but for now mostly technical features of the Agora server software and the main [[Anagora]] instance. Join us on the [[FedStoa]] [[GitLab]] to add your own ideas <https://gitlab.com/fedstoa/agora-server>-I would like to ignore my archive and journal posts, or at least only selectively include them.-Suggestion: include a file, `.agora` or `.agora-config` or similar that is YAML or similar. I'm looking at [[Jekyll]] `config.yml` for inspiration and formating on this:+* Ideas on `agora.yml` format, mainly [[Jekyll]] inspired <https://gitlab.com/fedstoa/agora-server/-/issues/1>
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···-I bought a Mac Mini 2020[[Apple Canada <a href='https://www.apple.com/ca/mac-mini/'>Mac Mini page</a>::lmn]] at the [beginning of October 2020]({% link _posts/journal/2020-10-03-journal.md %}). I got the higher end model and bumped the processor to the **3.2GHz 6‑core 8th‑generation Intel Core i7**, but everything else base -- 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD.+I bought a Mac Mini[^macmini2018] at the [beginning of October 2020]({% link _posts/journal/2020-10-03-journal.md %}). I got the higher end model and bumped the processor to the **3.2GHz 6‑core 8th‑generation Intel Core i7**, but everything else base -- 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD.+I have often used Norse Mythology as a naming scheme for computers, although I'm also currently using a Pokemon theme for portable devices. This current Mac Mini is named _Utgard_[^utgardwikipedia].+[^macmini2018]: This is known as the Mac Mini (2018) edition. The [Apple Mac Mini page](https://www.apple.com/mac-mini/) now lists the new Mac Mini with the [[Apple M1]] ARM chip.+[^utgardwikipedia]: [Útgarðar on Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%9Atgar%C3%B0ar), where you can follow many other Norse mythology references+* 32GB of RAM [ordered from OWC](https://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/2666DDR4S32P/); the saga of the screwdrivers means that I didn't complete installation until [Feb 2021](https://blog.bmannconsulting.com/2021/02/09/i-bought-this.html)+* HyperX membrane keyboard: quieter, full size, and permanently wired, so my [[Royal Kludge]] becomes my wireless / portable keyboard. Don't worry, it still has rainbow backlighting!+* 2TB NVMe drive in an external enclosure, [researched originally Nov 14th, 2020]({% link _posts/journal/2020-11-14-journal.md %}), purchased and installed [Nov 24th, 2020]({% link _posts/journal/2020-11-24-journal.md %})+* OWC Mercury Elite Pro Dock with 2x 2TB SSD drives (installed [[February 9th, 2021]]); the fan is very loud, so unplugged for now?+* Webcam, [detailed Nov 7th, 2020, along with eGPU purchase]({% link _posts/journal/2020-11-07-journal.md %})-- External Webcam: [Wirecutter Webcam Reviews](https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/the-best-webcams/). The Razer Kiyo Streaming Webcam comes with a built in ring light.-- External storage: for [[Filecoin]] blockchain syncing. The [Wirecutter External Desktop Hard Drive Reviews](https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/the-best-external-desktop-hard-drive/) are going to be less useful for what I want to do. Some sort of enclosure and bare drives, I think?-- Mouse: I have a Logitech M535 Bluetooth mouse that's fine. Been thinking about a trackball[[Oh look, <a href='https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/best-trackballs/'>Wirecutter reviews trackballs</a> too::rmn]] to make sure I don't get wrist problems, or maybe the Magic Trackpad for gesture support.-- Monitor: [Wirecutter's Best Monitors](https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/best-monitors/) looks to have good options.+* Wrist rest? I have to get the position / height of my hands, the desk, and keyboard set correctly
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···Yes, I think I'm <a href="http://www.apple.com/macmini/" title="Apple's new Mac Mini">getting one</a>.</p>
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···+Unfortunately, I have to tag this with Feb 10th, since it just rolled past midnight, but "today" is mainly the 9th when I talk about it in this post!+> Learned a very relatable term today: “報復性熬夜” (revenge bedtime procrastination), a phenomenon in which people who don’t have much control over their daytime life refuse to sleep early in order to regain some sense of freedom during late night hours.+Last night (morning?) was the final piece of the [[Mac Mini]]: [memory install](https://blog.bmannconsulting.com/2021/02/09/i-bought-this.html).+The whole office here is a mess of boxes and pulled out mess, as I now have to sort through various electronics and recycle them, and so on.+I also got two final deliveries that I had been waiting on for now. I decided to buy a [[reMarkable]] tablet. My paper notebooks ran out, and I really should have at least one device for quiet reading and note taking that isn't a click away from Twitter. There is some retail therapy there, too.+The other delivery was [[Ubiquiti]] networking gear for my parents' new [[Foxglove Terrace]] house. I've now got Ubiquiti here at home, at the [[Fission HQ]], and will install it at my parents.+Other notable events, I was part of a live show put on by [[Startup Vancouver]]. Here's the video from Facebook. I start at around the 17 minute mark, talking about [[Fission]], what we're building, but a lot of focus on vision.+<iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fstartupvancouver%2Fvideos%2F2406490676163754%2F&show_text=0&width=560" width="560" height="315" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true" allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowFullScreen="true"></iframe>+I was down on [[Clubhouse]] <https://www.joinclubhouse.com/> at the beginning of the video show, but I ended up joining today. I'm thinking of [[BBB]] as a pretty good open source equivalent, and am supposed to be helping [[Social.Coop]] document it.+I joined Clubhouse because I started getting multiple people in the last day or two inviting me to it -- or asking me if I should be invited or what I thought about it. For the record, @allbombs was the first person to invite me several months back when it was still super exclusive :)+I also have Soapbox <https://soapbox.social/> on my phone that I haven't used yet. How many social audio apps can I have before I use the first one???+Had a nice Twitter thread with @tombielecki, where he found my [announce tweet for the Digital Garden version of this site](https://twitter.com/bmann/status/1303810663307972609?s=20), when I first put it on Fission. Wow, Sept 9th 2020 is already 6 months ago!+> There's a Digital Garden telegram group sharing examples etc they might want to take a look at @FissionCodes? @Mappletons @houshuang+The site was a bit slow because I am using [[Cloudflare IPFS Gateway]] plus Fission hosting, which occasionally has some caching issues.