From 391cdfabb41c09b38001b12e21f76c7cfdc3f82b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Oliver Davies Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2024 16:13:26 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Add daily email for 2024-12-11 Other plain texters --- source/_daily_emails/2024-12-11.md | 27 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 27 insertions(+) create mode 100644 source/_daily_emails/2024-12-11.md diff --git a/source/_daily_emails/2024-12-11.md b/source/_daily_emails/2024-12-11.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..dfc93fcc --- /dev/null +++ b/source/_daily_emails/2024-12-11.md @@ -0,0 +1,27 @@ +--- +title: Other plain texters +date: 2024-12-11 +permalink: daily/2024/12/11/other-plain-texters +tags: [] +cta: ~ +snippet: | + It's not just me who writes their notes in plain text files. Here are some others who I found recently. +--- + +After writing about [using text files for my personal wiki][0], I've found others who do the same. + +- Derek Sivers wrote a blog post about [why he uses text files][5]. +- Ricky Kresslein read Derek's blog post and migrated his notes, [wrote a blog post][3] and recorded a video. +- Sebastian Daschner recorded a video about [a simple knowledge system][4] using plain-text files and asciidoc. +- Nick Janetakis, a former guest [on the Beyond Blocks podcast][1], wrote a small Bash script to maintain his plain text files, which I've [added to my NixOS configuration][2]. + +Do you know anyone else who uses plain text files for their notes? + +If you don't, I'd recommend it. + +[0]: {{site.url}}/daily/2024/11/10/write-plain-text-files +[1]: {{site.url}}/podcast/nick-janetakis-docker +[2]: https://github.com/opdavies/dotfiles/commit/73d801d7acf53d82f341f738c655fb6a2fcdcd70 +[3]: https://kressle.in/txt +[4]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-afP8cpBpXU +[5]: https://sive.rs/plaintext