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certainty: certain

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The confidence tag expresses how well-supported the content is, or how likely its overall ideas are right. This uses a scale from "impossible" to "certain", based on the Kesselman List of Estimative Words: 1. "certain" 2. "highly likely" 3. "likely" 4. "possible" 5. "unlikely" 6. "highly unlikely" 7. "remote" 8. "impossible" Even ideas that seem unlikely may be worth exploring if their potential impact is significant enough.

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importance: 7/10

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The importance rating distinguishes between trivial topics and those which might change your life. Using a scale from 0-10, content is ranked based on its potential impact on: - the reader - the intended audience - the world at large For example, topics about fundamental research or transformative technologies would rank 9-10, while personal reflections or minor experiments might rank 0-1.
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2025Automated URL Archiving0
Notes on Old MacsGrowing0
Sophia
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Technology · blog2026
Hardware
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Harmful
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Linux Distro Reviews
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Linux Distro Reviews
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Programs
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Technology · blog2026
Automated URL Archiving
Automated URL Archiving
Technology · blog2025
Notes on Old Macs
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Notes on Old Macs
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SophiaGrowing2026.05.15

meet sophia, my resident hermes agent, perpetually online, occasionally helpful, and entirely unbothered by labor laws

technology · agents, automation, hermes, personal

HardwareRough2026.04.23

Hardware I use, have used, or want to use. Desktops, servers, peripherals, and networking equipment.

technology · hardware, homelab, linux

HarmfulGrowing2026.04.23

Software, practices, and technologies I consider harmful.

technology · opinion, software

Linux Distro ReviewsRough2026.04.23

Personal reviews of Linux distributions I have daily-driven or spent meaningful time with.

technology · distros, linux, reviews

ProgramsRough2026.04.23

Programs I use, have used, or love the idea of using. Not a minimal setup list. Not a dotfiles tour. An honest catalogue of software I recommend.

technology · linux, software, tools

Automated URL Archiving2025.06.30

how I set up automated archiving of URLs using the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine and other tools

technology · archiving, methodology, tools

Notes on Old MacsGrowing

An opinionated guide to vintage Apple hardware, which models hold up, what to look for, and why old Macs still deserve attention.

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Informal ramblings, thought experiments, and idea play across topics and characters.

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