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Cake day: June 4th, 2023

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  • In college I was told over and over that SECURITY BY OBSCURITY IS NOT ACTUALLY SECURITY. So using thoroughly tested and examined security techniques from open source software is the gold standard.

    There are known secure algorithms that cannot be cracked by modern computers. So, no reason to try and reinvent the wheel and just hope your way is better despite decades of refinement and research into modern open algorithms.



  • Just switched to obsidian from amplenote.

    Obsidian is a beast that can manage all of your knowlege in extremely personal customizable ways.

    Amplenote is a nice todo list & note taking app. It is better than most note taking apps at helping you execute on tasks.

    I switched because, with plugins, Obsidian can be ALMOST everything Amplenote is, except so so so so much more. The big this Amplenote is missing is all of the automation that makes everything run so smoothly.

    In obsidian I have a button to “Create work note”. That button creates a note with the right template, in the right folder, composed of a top half note and a bottom half that can be changed out. That note automatically shows up in lists I’ve made that track the work I do. All from one button.

    You don’t have to do anything fancy with Obsidian, but you can, and it is awesome.



  • I see you. That makes sense. I struggle with the grayness of reality and the duality of definitions we impose on it yk? Not to say I’m against the definitions, just that things get confusing for me.

    Like Matter is just energy, how close does matter/energy have to be to call a perturbation in that system a quasi particle. And, if we think the the fundamental fields physically exist then are they made of anything, and if so wouldn’t they likely be made of some type of energy? Is that energy close enough to call our fundamental particles quasi particles?