Back to Home

Now

A real-time snapshot of what I'm currently focused on, inspired by Derek Sivers' /now page movement.

status: In Progress

Status Indicator

The status indicator reflects the current state of the work: - Abandoned: Work that has been discontinued - Notes: Initial collections of thoughts and references - Draft: Early structured version with a central thesis - In Progress: Well-developed work actively being refined - Finished: Completed work with no planned major changes This helps readers understand the maturity and completeness of the content.

·
certainty: certain

Confidence Rating

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.

·
importance: 8/10

Importance Rating

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.

Showing single entry
February 2025
posted on 02.01.2025

February 2025

Recap

  • Spent January surveying the landscape. Looked at Gwern, Maggie Appleton, Robin Sloan, various indie web sites. The vision is forming.

Focus

  • Narrowing down the tech stack. Next.js is the frontrunner.
  • Sketching out what sections the site needs. Not features. Sections.
  • Thinking about content types, taxonomies, what deserves its own route.

Avoiding

  • News
  • Premature tooling decisions
  • Building before designing
No reactions yet

in Naperville, IL
Last visitor from Mitaka, Japan