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Data vs Capta
I didn't know this distinction, but it makes it very easy to express something I usually beat around the bush in writing to get across. Johanna Drucker: Graphesis, 2011 -- turned into a book by 2017 https://peterahall.com/mapping/Drucker_graphesis_2011.pdf Data/Capta is nice when operationalized so that you get a name for… -
the cursor....
Hello everyone, I would really like to purchase the software, but one thing currently bothers me: the cursor does not seem to scale properly when using a smaller font size. As a result, it appears too large and visually dominant compared to the text. It would be great if the cursor could be freely configured, for example:… -
transclusion outlining
I'm a proponent of outlining even though I really don't like - loathe, actually - Harvard style outlines. My kind of outline is backed by a database of facts. A Zettelkasten of factual items without dependency on any particular narrative order plus a list in story order. The story points in the outline link to facts or… -
We Need a Gym for the Mind • Zettelkasten Method
We Need a Gym for the Mind • Zettelkasten MethodBuilding real knowledge takes a straining effort. Once external pressure disappears we avoid it by instinct. The way out is to condition ourselves to love the strain, and the Zettelkasten Method is built to be that gym for the mind for you. Read the full story here -
A tiny experiment with note types
Last week, I started a small experiment involving three different types of notes (Permanent Notes). My Zettelkasten analysis showed the following numbers: * #type/proposition = 68,5% * #type/question = 31% * #type/observation = 0,5% Just an observation. I hope to discover some related and useful propositions and questions… -
Balance AI With Mind Training • Zettelkasten Method
Balance AI With Mind Training • Zettelkasten MethodThe rise of AI threatens to erode our thinking skills. Just as fitness training replaced everyday movement to stay healthy, deliberate mind training keeps the mind sharp, like working a Zettelkasten. Read the full story here -
Re: Data vs Capta
@harr said: Lavin, in footnote 2 of his article, rightly criticizes Drucker's discussion of the opposition between realism and constructivism as too simplistic. She's not wrong about the problems with naive realism, but varieties of critical scientific realism are undiscussed. -
Re: Data vs Capta
My problem here is that the words that follow "while capta" don't convey anything useful to me. To the limited degree I can follow, they seem to say that any experimental outcome that disagrees with the hypothesis behind the experiment are are not actually information (or maybe not actually "capta"). I imagine and hope… -
Re: Data vs Capta
@tomp my original post consistent of just what you asked for, a distinction
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Lab notebooks and Zettelkasten
Hello everyone, I'm in the process of starting my master's thesis. I'm entertaining the following idea for a candidate workflow: * Having the digital slipbox for ideas/knowledge work for my research * Having a physical lab/research notebook as more of a log of my daily efforts and my more unrefined thoughts, kind of like a…