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August is here - time for my July round up, and I have been “BUSY” to say the least.
There are #AI blog posts, a new command line sound generator utility, a new look at https://thoughtasylum.com, some new multi-use audio equipment, and some new #Obsidian Templater converters.Oh, and as well as that stuff, there's also some cool #Drafts forum stuff, a bit on Alfred workflows, some tech support, a new app I’m working on, and the usual three interesting links‼
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August is here - time for my July round up, and I have been “BUSY” to say the least.
There are #AI blog posts, a new command line sound generator utility, a new look at https://thoughtasylum.com, some new multi-use audio equipment, and some new #Obsidian Templater converters.Oh, and as well as that stuff, there's also some cool #Drafts forum stuff, a bit on Alfred workflows, some tech support, a new app I’m working on, and the usual three interesting links‼
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#MissKittyArt
#Web3 episodic #fiction series. Episode 1 #cover #drafts. These are just from 1 prompt of 18 I am going to test. Now that I have dialed in the mood and brigtened the pallette much more, some of these are not bad. Finally got into the ballpark. #SecondSet -
#MissKittyArt
#Web3 episodic #fiction series. Episode 1 #cover #drafts. These are just from 1 prompt of 18 I am going to test. Now that I have dialed in the mood and brigtened the pallette much more, some of these are not bad. Finally got into the ballpark. #SecondSet -
#MissKittyArt
#Web3 episodic #fiction series. Episode 1 #cover #drafts. These are just from 1 prompt of 18 I am going to test. Now that I have dialed in the mood and brigtened the pallette much more, some of these are not bad. Finally got into the ballpark. -
#MissKittyArt
#Web3 episodic #fiction series. Episode 1 #cover #drafts. These are just from 1 prompt of 18 I am going to test. Now that I have dialed in the mood and brigtened the pallette much more, some of these are not bad. Finally got into the ballpark. -
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Faith, Fiction, & Fairytales @faithfictionandfairytales.wordpress.com@faithfictionandfairytales.wordpress.com ·First Chapter Thursday: The Bracelet by Ruler of Twilight
Hello, lovely readers!
I got a first chapter review submission a little while ago, so I am SUPER excited to get to feature it today! Horse Charms Book 1: The Bracelet by Ruler of Twilight is a light fantasy middle-grade story, and I’m eager to dive in!
Check out other first chapters and reviews through the First Chapter Friday (now Thursday) feature. Wondering about my criteria and what my ratings mean? Read “What Makes a Fantastic First Chapter?”
If you’re interested in submitting, see the guidelines and submit to this form!
The Bracelet Chapter One
May Airden walked into the empty house. It was smaller than the old house. She and her family had moved. Before they had lived close to her aunt. Her aunt Courtney had three beautiful chestnut horses. May wished they had not moved, because she had not been allowed near the horses. Her parents promised her that she would be permitted to learn to ride her aunt’s horses the next year, when she would be thirteen. It was her dream, but that wouldn’t happen.
She scanned the room and noticed a musty smell as she walked through the dusty air. The evening light made the dust in the air more visible. The room she was in was a foyer. To the left was a hall which held the bedrooms. To the right was a living room which fed into the dining room.
May already knew her room was the first one on the right, down the hall. The floor creaked as she walked towards her room. If she hadn’t moved away from everything she had known, she might have loved the spooky creak. The door, too, creaked as she turned the cold handle and pushed it open. There was a window opposite the door. Because the room pointed north, no golden light poured in.
The large bifold closet had been left open. May blew her bangs out of her eyes as she peered at the mirror in the closet. Just then her older brother, Jonathan, burst into the room to throw her sleeping bag at her.
“Ouch!” she yelped in surprise.
“There is no way that hurts, sis!” he called back on his way out the door. “and don’t forget to get your stuff out of the car, because I’m not running out to do it.” May grunted in response. She didn’t feel like messing with his shenanigans. But she still retraced her steps to their car. The trunk was open and her mom and younger brother were gathering their own things.
“Did you hear, May? Mom promised when we get all our things out of the car, dad will buy Domino’s for supper!”
“That’s great, Max.” May responded with what she hoped matched his enthusiasm. It must have been, because her seven-year-old brother bolted past her with his Star Wars backpack, pillow case, and his new outer space sleeping bag. She was thankful she was the only girl out of the three children in their family. It meant she had her own room by default.
“Here you go,” her mom declared as she handed May her horse patterned suitcase.
“Thanks,” she responded before she turned around to go back into the empty house.
Later that night, May tossed and turned in her sleeping bag. Between wanting to go back home and the nerves for school the next day, the pizza had not sat well. The next day would be Friday. She would be starting school on the last day of school. Not that it was unusual, it just made her more nervous. However she finally fell asleep.
May usually walked slower than her brothers when on the way to school, but this time she just wanted to get there and get it over with. Her horse backpack was on her back and she held the straps in her hands. She had passed the elementary school, which was where Jonathan would be dropping off Max. Her parents were busy with their new jobs. That left Jonathan to walk Max to school.
She made it to the new school a few minutes before her brother. Her new school had two floors. The walls on the second floor were not walls; they were windows.
After finding out where her homeroom was, she started up the stairs. When she made it to the top, she heard the sound of metal against the floor then hit the wall. She looked down at the tile floor and across the empty hall. There, against the wall, was a silver colored bracelet. She walked over and picked it up. As she turned it over in her hands, she realized it had horse charms. One was of a horse head with the mane being blown by wind. The second was of a leaping horse. The third one was of a galloping horse. The last one was a horse on its hind legs. Each charm seemed to glow despite the obvious old age.
The bracelet was cold in her hands. The bell rang and startled her. She was late. She felt the charms warm up in her hand. Had she thought about it, she would have realized they had warmed up too quickly. Her stomach sank as she pocketed the charm bracelet.
Analysis:
Opening line: ★★☆☆☆
“May Airden walked into the empty house.“
As far as first lines go, I would say this one is mediocre.
Here’s the thing about first lines: you want them to really pack a punch. You want to throw as much intrigue and emotion into that sentence as possible. This sentence tells us what May is doing, and it introduces us to the setting, but I think it could be reworked to give us much more.
For example, I might try something like, “As May Airden walked into her family’s new, empty house, all she could think about were the dreams she’d left behind.”
This would also cut down on some of the repetitiveness of the first paragraph: personally, I found some of the sentences redundant. Which, mind you, depends on the target age. I’m guessing this is for the 10-12ish range, but if it’s shooting for a younger demographic, it would be perfectly appropriate to have very brief, clear sentences. If you’re shooting for that 10-12 range, though, I don’t think you need to state explicitly, “She and her family had moved,” because the reader can determine that from the prior two sentences.
Additionally, I think the prose itself would benefit from more sentence variation (i.e., combining clauses with a conjunction; some em-dashes maybe; etcetera).
So, for example, I might take the first paragraph:
May Airden walked into the empty house. It was smaller than the old house. She and her family had moved. Before they had lived close to her aunt. Her aunt Courtney had three beautiful chestnut horses. May wished they had not moved, because she had not been allowed near the horses. Her parents promised her that she would be permitted to learn to ride her aunt’s horses the next year, when she would be thirteen. It was her dream, but that wouldn’t happen.
And tweak it to look a little more like this:
As May Airden walked into her family’s new, empty house, all she could think about were the dreams she’d left behind… dreams of horseback riding, her hair blowing behind her in the wind. At the old house, they’d lived close to her Aunt Courtney—and her three beautiful chestnut horses. May had never been allowed near the horses, but her parents had promised she could learn to ride next year, when she turned thirteen. Now her dream would never happen.
By combining some of the sentences, the writing here feels a bit less choppy… it flows a little bit better, if that makes sense. That said, I feel like this is a lot of information to cram into the first paragraph, so I might try to intersperse some details of her surroundings or memories or thoughts to try to spread some of this info out.
Not sure if this category is the appropriate spot to put any of this, but oh well? XD
Character voice: ★★★★☆
May’s character voice does shine through here: she’s not your typical girlboss, spunky middle-grade main character. Instead, we see a lot of insecurity and shyness in this first chapter. Even in her interactions with her surroundings and her brothers, she seems hesitant and unsure, and like she lacks confidence.
I feel this could be strengthened through showing more of her reactions to things: for example, instead of saying “She scanned the room and noticed a musty smell,” you might note, “May scrunched her nose and decided to breathe through her mouth when a musty smell drifted across the room.” This shows not only that there was a musty smell, but also that May didn’t like it. That helps us better get into May’s head.
Hints at future conflict: ★★★★★
We aren’t introduced to any crazy high stakes here, but we can already see that there’s a lot going on inside our main girl. She’s struggling with adjusting to a new house and new school, and battling some shyness and discomfort. She’s also pretty disappointed by unmet expectations concerning her aunt’s horses. I’m assuming these are some things that she’ll work through over the course of the book.
And then, of course, we have some hints at this charm bracelet being special, even though we don’t yet know how. And that’s what’s going to keep those 10-12-year-olds reading, because they’re drawn in by this magical object.
Overall: ★★★★☆
I’m not going to lie: I’m having a much harder time rating this than I would a YA or adult first chapter, just because it’s been a long time since I’ve read any MG for my own personal enjoyment. However, I have sat and listened to a bunch of nine-year-olds reading at a 3rd-grade level during a long-term sub job, and I do think this is pretty close to the appropriate level. As an adult, I’m used to very complex sentences, so it’s hard to appreciate things being very choppy and clear. At the same time, I also know that lower-level readers need that… and they need it with higher level subject matter, too.
SO. What I’m saying is… take my advice with a grain of salt. However, the writing does feel a bit choppy and shallow, and I think sentence variation and deeper connection with POV characters is good at any age, so I would recommend still making some of those changes.
I’m really interested to see everyone else’s thoughts and whether there’s anything they would add!
What do you think? How would you rate this chapter? How do you think this chapter could be made more compelling?
And, of course, if you want to submit your first chapter for review, fill out the form here. I would love to feature your writing!
Leave a like if this post was helpful, and subscribe to receive future posts to your inbox!
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Faith, Fiction, & Fairytales @faithfictionandfairytales.wordpress.com@faithfictionandfairytales.wordpress.com ·First Chapter Thursday: The Bracelet by Ruler of Twilight
Hello, lovely readers!
I got a first chapter review submission a little while ago, so I am SUPER excited to get to feature it today! Horse Charms Book 1: The Bracelet by Ruler of Twilight is a light fantasy middle-grade story, and I’m eager to dive in!
Check out other first chapters and reviews through the First Chapter Friday (now Thursday) feature. Wondering about my criteria and what my ratings mean? Read “What Makes a Fantastic First Chapter?”
If you’re interested in submitting, see the guidelines and submit to this form!
The Bracelet Chapter One
May Airden walked into the empty house. It was smaller than the old house. She and her family had moved. Before they had lived close to her aunt. Her aunt Courtney had three beautiful chestnut horses. May wished they had not moved, because she had not been allowed near the horses. Her parents promised her that she would be permitted to learn to ride her aunt’s horses the next year, when she would be thirteen. It was her dream, but that wouldn’t happen.
She scanned the room and noticed a musty smell as she walked through the dusty air. The evening light made the dust in the air more visible. The room she was in was a foyer. To the left was a hall which held the bedrooms. To the right was a living room which fed into the dining room.
May already knew her room was the first one on the right, down the hall. The floor creaked as she walked towards her room. If she hadn’t moved away from everything she had known, she might have loved the spooky creak. The door, too, creaked as she turned the cold handle and pushed it open. There was a window opposite the door. Because the room pointed north, no golden light poured in.
The large bifold closet had been left open. May blew her bangs out of her eyes as she peered at the mirror in the closet. Just then her older brother, Jonathan, burst into the room to throw her sleeping bag at her.
“Ouch!” she yelped in surprise.
“There is no way that hurts, sis!” he called back on his way out the door. “and don’t forget to get your stuff out of the car, because I’m not running out to do it.” May grunted in response. She didn’t feel like messing with his shenanigans. But she still retraced her steps to their car. The trunk was open and her mom and younger brother were gathering their own things.
“Did you hear, May? Mom promised when we get all our things out of the car, dad will buy Domino’s for supper!”
“That’s great, Max.” May responded with what she hoped matched his enthusiasm. It must have been, because her seven-year-old brother bolted past her with his Star Wars backpack, pillow case, and his new outer space sleeping bag. She was thankful she was the only girl out of the three children in their family. It meant she had her own room by default.
“Here you go,” her mom declared as she handed May her horse patterned suitcase.
“Thanks,” she responded before she turned around to go back into the empty house.
Later that night, May tossed and turned in her sleeping bag. Between wanting to go back home and the nerves for school the next day, the pizza had not sat well. The next day would be Friday. She would be starting school on the last day of school. Not that it was unusual, it just made her more nervous. However she finally fell asleep.
May usually walked slower than her brothers when on the way to school, but this time she just wanted to get there and get it over with. Her horse backpack was on her back and she held the straps in her hands. She had passed the elementary school, which was where Jonathan would be dropping off Max. Her parents were busy with their new jobs. That left Jonathan to walk Max to school.
She made it to the new school a few minutes before her brother. Her new school had two floors. The walls on the second floor were not walls; they were windows.
After finding out where her homeroom was, she started up the stairs. When she made it to the top, she heard the sound of metal against the floor then hit the wall. She looked down at the tile floor and across the empty hall. There, against the wall, was a silver colored bracelet. She walked over and picked it up. As she turned it over in her hands, she realized it had horse charms. One was of a horse head with the mane being blown by wind. The second was of a leaping horse. The third one was of a galloping horse. The last one was a horse on its hind legs. Each charm seemed to glow despite the obvious old age.
The bracelet was cold in her hands. The bell rang and startled her. She was late. She felt the charms warm up in her hand. Had she thought about it, she would have realized they had warmed up too quickly. Her stomach sank as she pocketed the charm bracelet.
Analysis:
Opening line: ★★☆☆☆
“May Airden walked into the empty house.“
As far as first lines go, I would say this one is mediocre.
Here’s the thing about first lines: you want them to really pack a punch. You want to throw as much intrigue and emotion into that sentence as possible. This sentence tells us what May is doing, and it introduces us to the setting, but I think it could be reworked to give us much more.
For example, I might try something like, “As May Airden walked into her family’s new, empty house, all she could think about were the dreams she’d left behind.”
This would also cut down on some of the repetitiveness of the first paragraph: personally, I found some of the sentences redundant. Which, mind you, depends on the target age. I’m guessing this is for the 10-12ish range, but if it’s shooting for a younger demographic, it would be perfectly appropriate to have very brief, clear sentences. If you’re shooting for that 10-12 range, though, I don’t think you need to state explicitly, “She and her family had moved,” because the reader can determine that from the prior two sentences.
Additionally, I think the prose itself would benefit from more sentence variation (i.e., combining clauses with a conjunction; some em-dashes maybe; etcetera).
So, for example, I might take the first paragraph:
May Airden walked into the empty house. It was smaller than the old house. She and her family had moved. Before they had lived close to her aunt. Her aunt Courtney had three beautiful chestnut horses. May wished they had not moved, because she had not been allowed near the horses. Her parents promised her that she would be permitted to learn to ride her aunt’s horses the next year, when she would be thirteen. It was her dream, but that wouldn’t happen.
And tweak it to look a little more like this:
As May Airden walked into her family’s new, empty house, all she could think about were the dreams she’d left behind… dreams of horseback riding, her hair blowing behind her in the wind. At the old house, they’d lived close to her Aunt Courtney—and her three beautiful chestnut horses. May had never been allowed near the horses, but her parents had promised she could learn to ride next year, when she turned thirteen. Now her dream would never happen.
By combining some of the sentences, the writing here feels a bit less choppy… it flows a little bit better, if that makes sense. That said, I feel like this is a lot of information to cram into the first paragraph, so I might try to intersperse some details of her surroundings or memories or thoughts to try to spread some of this info out.
Not sure if this category is the appropriate spot to put any of this, but oh well? XD
Character voice: ★★★★☆
May’s character voice does shine through here: she’s not your typical girlboss, spunky middle-grade main character. Instead, we see a lot of insecurity and shyness in this first chapter. Even in her interactions with her surroundings and her brothers, she seems hesitant and unsure, and like she lacks confidence.
I feel this could be strengthened through showing more of her reactions to things: for example, instead of saying “She scanned the room and noticed a musty smell,” you might note, “May scrunched her nose and decided to breathe through her mouth when a musty smell drifted across the room.” This shows not only that there was a musty smell, but also that May didn’t like it. That helps us better get into May’s head.
Hints at future conflict: ★★★★★
We aren’t introduced to any crazy high stakes here, but we can already see that there’s a lot going on inside our main girl. She’s struggling with adjusting to a new house and new school, and battling some shyness and discomfort. She’s also pretty disappointed by unmet expectations concerning her aunt’s horses. I’m assuming these are some things that she’ll work through over the course of the book.
And then, of course, we have some hints at this charm bracelet being special, even though we don’t yet know how. And that’s what’s going to keep those 10-12-year-olds reading, because they’re drawn in by this magical object.
Overall: ★★★★☆
I’m not going to lie: I’m having a much harder time rating this than I would a YA or adult first chapter, just because it’s been a long time since I’ve read any MG for my own personal enjoyment. However, I have sat and listened to a bunch of nine-year-olds reading at a 3rd-grade level during a long-term sub job, and I do think this is pretty close to the appropriate level. As an adult, I’m used to very complex sentences, so it’s hard to appreciate things being very choppy and clear. At the same time, I also know that lower-level readers need that… and they need it with higher level subject matter, too.
SO. What I’m saying is… take my advice with a grain of salt. However, the writing does feel a bit choppy and shallow, and I think sentence variation and deeper connection with POV characters is good at any age, so I would recommend still making some of those changes.
I’m really interested to see everyone else’s thoughts and whether there’s anything they would add!
What do you think? How would you rate this chapter? How do you think this chapter could be made more compelling?
And, of course, if you want to submit your first chapter for review, fill out the form here. I would love to feature your writing!
Leave a like if this post was helpful, and subscribe to receive future posts to your inbox!
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The Summertime Failure of Minergie and the Case for AC
Reading Time: 4 minutesMinergie is a fantastic concept for a cold planet, and to keep cool in winter. It traps heat with ease during the morning and radiates it for the rest of the day into the night. It supplements to solar radiation heat with geothermal heat, which it gets from the heat pumps. That heat is then spread across the buidling with hot water pipes.
In winter this is fantastic because it saves on energy and provides a comfortable environment. In reality it’s not unusual for me to notice 25°c in winter, so in effect it might be too warm, for some.
It’s in summer that what makes minergie so awesome in winter becomes a death trap in summer. More than once during the recent heat waves I have had the same head ache as after cycling up to Marchairuz with a sporty cycling group. The difference is that I was sitting, in shorts, at a laptop. I was not exerting myself.
I liken living in a minergie building, especially in the attic as living in a car left in the sun from April until September or later. Within minutes it’s oppressively hot, as soon as you turn off air conditioning, if it’s too hot to open windows, and that’s one of the issues with minergie, more than with traditional buildings.
With a traditional building, if you get too hot you can open to ventilate when it’s cool enough, and the Specific heat capacity will dump the heat that had accumulated. When I lived in an apartment during the 2003 heatwave I opened a window on each side, and the cross breeze provided cooling for the entire day, and key to this, when I closed the windows to avoid mosquitos I didn’t feel radiant heat as soon as I closed the windows.
I often try to find the motivation to wake at five or six in the morning, to open all the windows, including the hallway, to attempt to get cool air into the building, and it works. I go from 29°c to 28°c or even 26°c if I start early enough, and for a few minutes it feels excellent.
The problem is that as soon as the sun hits the balcony it heats the tiles, and the huge windows that are great for bringing heat in, in winter, trap it in summer. You can’t cool from one side once the sun has made its appearance.
I still cool via the veluxes until the outside air temperature (OAT) is similar to the indoor temperature. That’s when everything needs to be closed, and that’s when the oppressive heat stroke provoking level heat begins.
The thing about this Minergie building heat stroke risk is that during the night the air is comfortably cold. It’s 19°c to 21°c. Indoors it’s 30°c or more. That means that with the nocturnal heat exchange, during summer heat waves the building could cool.
People will say “but if you keep the windows open at night you do the same thing for free, or almost, and you’re right, except that the heat is structural, not air.
The hallway that connects all the apartments is sealed from the top. Neither the lift, nor the stairs have a vent. This means that in summer the heat from outside that gets in rises, and gets trapped heating the apartment walls, but also apartment floors. This means that the apartments can be sealed from the outside heat, but if anyone has bad habits, in the floors beneath, then the heat gets trapped, and then rises, for hours at a time. It’s also worth noting that the garage, that is cool in the morning, does heat up, so heat from the garage also makes its way up the stairs.
Three Good Nights
It is important to highlight that I hate the concept of air conditioning because to me, cooling air, by heating air, is negating the entire concept. For me, a simple cross breeze is good, when possible, or taking advantage of nocturnal cooling is also good.
I slept much better three times this year, once when I used air conditioning because I was getting over Puce de Canard and this was an emergency situation. I also found that a night of storms and rain helped make sleep much better, and finally for at least one night I found that having a simple fan, to shift air provided enough of a cooling effect to make sleep more consistent.
The Minergie Standard Update
While writing this blog post I read that the Minergie standard has been updated. It states that buildings should not exceed 26.5°c for more than 100 hours per year. This means that my building should be modernised with cooling systems to match the latest norms.
Minergie is now expected to make spaces more comfortable in summer as well as winter. This means that the renovation to meet this norm is justified in a shared property, especially since I have data showing that the temperatures are currently three to five degrees higher than they should be.
The Self Regulation Optic
With normal buildings, you close windows to keep them warm, and you open windows to cool them. The structure is designed with small windows which reduces heat loss in winter, and heat ingress in summer. Minergie buildings are designed to maximise heat gains in winter, but in summer that makes them uncomfortable.
Their materials makes them hermetic. Once the heat comes in there are no drafts, and thus no cooling. This means that the structure must be able to breath and release heat. A heat efficient building is stiffling in summer, unless you open windows but the paradox is that opening windows changes internal pressure and thus the thermostat behaviour.
With a minergie ventilation only changes the air but the structure stays warm.
That’s why the 2023 amendment to the Minergie standard offers hope. From 2023 onwards buildings must be below 26.5°c. They can be above 26.5°c for 100 hours before they are not within the new norms. I see this with enthusiasm, because it could help justify upgrading the setup of the building I live in.
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The Summertime Failure of Minergie and the Case for AC
Reading Time: 4 minutesMinergie is a fantastic concept for a cold planet, and to keep cool in winter. It traps heat with ease during the morning and radiates it for the rest of the day into the night. It supplements to solar radiation heat with geothermal heat, which it gets from the heat pumps. That heat is then spread across the buidling with hot water pipes.
In winter this is fantastic because it saves on energy and provides a comfortable environment. In reality it’s not unusual for me to notice 25°c in winter, so in effect it might be too warm, for some.
It’s in summer that what makes minergie so awesome in winter becomes a death trap in summer. More than once during the recent heat waves I have had the same head ache as after cycling up to Marchairuz with a sporty cycling group. The difference is that I was sitting, in shorts, at a laptop. I was not exerting myself.
I liken living in a minergie building, especially in the attic as living in a car left in the sun from April until September or later. Within minutes it’s oppressively hot, as soon as you turn off air conditioning, if it’s too hot to open windows, and that’s one of the issues with minergie, more than with traditional buildings.
With a traditional building, if you get too hot you can open to ventilate when it’s cool enough, and the Specific heat capacity will dump the heat that had accumulated. When I lived in an apartment during the 2003 heatwave I opened a window on each side, and the cross breeze provided cooling for the entire day, and key to this, when I closed the windows to avoid mosquitos I didn’t feel radiant heat as soon as I closed the windows.
I often try to find the motivation to wake at five or six in the morning, to open all the windows, including the hallway, to attempt to get cool air into the building, and it works. I go from 29°c to 28°c or even 26°c if I start early enough, and for a few minutes it feels excellent.
The problem is that as soon as the sun hits the balcony it heats the tiles, and the huge windows that are great for bringing heat in, in winter, trap it in summer. You can’t cool from one side once the sun has made its appearance.
I still cool via the veluxes until the outside air temperature (OAT) is similar to the indoor temperature. That’s when everything needs to be closed, and that’s when the oppressive heat stroke provoking level heat begins.
The thing about this Minergie building heat stroke risk is that during the night the air is comfortably cold. It’s 19°c to 21°c. Indoors it’s 30°c or more. That means that with the nocturnal heat exchange, during summer heat waves the building could cool.
People will say “but if you keep the windows open at night you do the same thing for free, or almost, and you’re right, except that the heat is structural, not air.
The hallway that connects all the apartments is sealed from the top. Neither the lift, nor the stairs have a vent. This means that in summer the heat from outside that gets in rises, and gets trapped heating the apartment walls, but also apartment floors. This means that the apartments can be sealed from the outside heat, but if anyone has bad habits, in the floors beneath, then the heat gets trapped, and then rises, for hours at a time. It’s also worth noting that the garage, that is cool in the morning, does heat up, so heat from the garage also makes its way up the stairs.
Three Good Nights
It is important to highlight that I hate the concept of air conditioning because to me, cooling air, by heating air, is negating the entire concept. For me, a simple cross breeze is good, when possible, or taking advantage of nocturnal cooling is also good.
I slept much better three times this year, once when I used air conditioning because I was getting over Puce de Canard and this was an emergency situation. I also found that a night of storms and rain helped make sleep much better, and finally for at least one night I found that having a simple fan, to shift air provided enough of a cooling effect to make sleep more consistent.
The Minergie Standard Update
While writing this blog post I read that the Minergie standard has been updated. It states that buildings should not exceed 26.5°c for more than 100 hours per year. This means that my building should be modernised with cooling systems to match the latest norms.
Minergie is now expected to make spaces more comfortable in summer as well as winter. This means that the renovation to meet this norm is justified in a shared property, especially since I have data showing that the temperatures are currently three to five degrees higher than they should be.
The Self Regulation Optic
With normal buildings, you close windows to keep them warm, and you open windows to cool them. The structure is designed with small windows which reduces heat loss in winter, and heat ingress in summer. Minergie buildings are designed to maximise heat gains in winter, but in summer that makes them uncomfortable.
Their materials makes them hermetic. Once the heat comes in there are no drafts, and thus no cooling. This means that the structure must be able to breath and release heat. A heat efficient building is stiffling in summer, unless you open windows but the paradox is that opening windows changes internal pressure and thus the thermostat behaviour.
With a minergie ventilation only changes the air but the structure stays warm.
That’s why the 2023 amendment to the Minergie standard offers hope. From 2023 onwards buildings must be below 26.5°c. They can be above 26.5°c for 100 hours before they are not within the new norms. I see this with enthusiasm, because it could help justify upgrading the setup of the building I live in.
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It is time once again for my free to read monthly round up. You can find my musings for June 2026 at https://buymeacoffee.com/sylumer/june-2026-4906327. Find out about my recent blog posts on #Drafts and local #AI, as well as various things I have that are “under development”, and the obligatory little collection of links for some things I've found helpful this past month.
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It is time once again for my free to read monthly round up. You can find my musings for June 2026 at https://buymeacoffee.com/sylumer/june-2026-4906327. Find out about my recent blog posts on #Drafts and local #AI, as well as various things I have that are “under development”, and the obligatory little collection of links for some things I've found helpful this past month.
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The bit that you skip #183: Middle of the year celebration!
Hey, half a year of writing every day. First and foremost, thanks to everyone who has commented, liked, shared, and even derided this project. I started the year on a very low point in my life and…kinda still there, but feel writing is helping me inch upwards.
Any day above ground* and all that, I guess.
I love writing. It can be something formal like an email, something with research involved like an article, or free flowing, run in sentences creative writing, in any style I feel like.
I used to write for Forge, Fuse, the405, Goldflakepaint, Now Then, Toast, LaPopLife, Counterfeit Mag, and a few more places that have been kind enough to publish me. I’ve done a couple of Nanowrimos and have a bunch of half finished drafts, and non-edited drafts that I’ve been putting “for later”. Some will get care and loving (and the axe). Others I believe a page zero re-write is the only way forward. Kill your darlings.**
You reach an age when “for later” is “now or never”. I think my writing lacked life experience, and I’ve accrued a lot since I started writing. I read a lot, but whenever I edit my stuff, it feels like I don’t. It’s weird, I guess I can’t put 2 and 2 together so my focus will be editing after this project is done.
As far as I remember, started writing when I was 11 years old. It was short stories, jokes, mini-reviews, nothing serious, you know how you are as a kid. My dad encouraged me to keep writing, as he loved reading and said there were good ideas there. Through all his life, he always asked how was I doing with my writing, and he was extremely happy when I self-published.
I never finished anything besides a self published novel and zines while he was alive, but he read a few drafts and always commented how I was improving. He used to buy me books about writing, some useful, others more of a cautionary tale of what not to do.
I caught him a few time peeking on story ideas or whatever I was typing at the moment. I felt embarrassed, and he never mentioned anything, but I think he was happy to see me write, and never had the words to say it. Thanks dad, I always felt supported by you.
I started re-editing a novel back in 2019, and it’s been a wild ride. It was in Spanish and unfinished, I translated it fully into English as a challenge, and ended up finishing it, but cutting half of the novel out as it bogged down pacing. I’m still refining it, as I still find problems with it. I might never finish it but I now see it as a workshop exercise instead of novel. I’m trying to cut my teeth with that particular novel and then go for the other drafts I’ve got, since I feel those stories are more engaging than a simple drama/horror novel set in Monterrey.
IRL friends have supported me through the years, whether by buying a novel or a zine, or simply giving feedback. It’s what I needed and I’m at an age where I know that it’s not about being published, but about how therapeutic writing becomes for you. I’ve seen a few people get published, with varying results. I no longer desire to live through that.
So again, thanks for all the people who comment and like these articles. I know they are usually first drafts, full of typos, and not great as I’ve got a busy schedule, but I want to hone my editing skills on a later challenge. This year is only about letting the pen loose. That doesn’t mean the editing axe isn’t getting sharpened every day.
Now, Sully, remember I said I wasn’t going to write about The Beatles? I lied.
Because I’m thinking of Paperback Writer today.
I don’t hate The Beatles, even if that’s the impression people get from me. I just got tired of their music. I used to commute on public transport and for a good 12 years or so, the buses I rode ALWAYS had “la hora de los beatles”, which was a program on a radio station that played an entire hour of The Beatles.
Every fricking day. Like any good thing, familiarity breeds contempt and I got tired of them. And it was always the same songs, never the deeper cuts. I don’t recall listening to I Want You (She’s so heavy) ever on public transport, it was IO Echo’s beautiful cover what made me realise what a great song it was. So was Il Neige’s nerdy cover/mash up with Lord of the Rings.
I’m rambling, as usual. Now you know why I fear editing my prose!
My mother was a big Beatles fan. So are all of my brothers. My dad outright hated them and understood my apprehension to listen to them. But most of my life, I’ve met a plethora of people who have a strong memory attached to this and that Beatles song. I guess it’s a sort of rite of passage. I’ve met a handful of people who downright hate them too and wouldn’t concede a single fraction of time to the fab four.
I’ve got three Beatles songs with a memory attached to them. One about a person I loved, one about a particular time in my life, and one about writing, which is my passion.
For some strange reason, Paperback Writer is a song that I never got tired of. Perhaps is the focus on a struggling writer what enticed me. Paul’s busy, catchy bass work is something to behold, and the vocal harmonies are the stuff of legends. It’s weird that it was a single and not an album track. The music industry has strange practises and through the years I find myself loving quirky little releases like this. Sometimes my fave song from a band is a b-side (The Smiths, The Stills, Smashing Pumpkins, Oasis), sometimes it’s an alternate take (Zwan, Smashing pumpkins again, Ryan Adams, Retribution Gospel Choir).
The matter of fact-ness of Paperback Writer’s lyrics is a hoot. Yeah, sounds like a terrible plot boiler in the style of Dan Brown, but it’s the protagonist’s earnestness (or naiveté) that he might get a deal what inspires me. His willingness to compromise too, even if it feels like fawning***. We all keep living that dream, whether it’s a lie or not, maybe it’s out of our hands.
So, half a year done. Half to go. Thank you for walking besides me on this journey. Love you all.
-Sam J. Valdés López
*Sorry, I know it’s a red flag to quote Scarface. At least it wasn’t the usual quote…
**I can’t BELIEVE I said that.
***We all need to chase the breadroll (terrible translation of a mexican phrase I love, which could be translated of we all need to work)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYvkICbTZIQ
#Drafts #IlNeige #IoEcho #PaperbackWriter #TheBeatles #writing -
The bit that you skip #183: Middle of the year celebration!
Hey, half a year of writing every day. First and foremost, thanks to everyone who has commented, liked, shared, and even derided this project. I started the year on a very low point in my life and…kinda still there, but feel writing is helping me inch upwards.
Any day above ground* and all that, I guess.
I love writing. It can be something formal like an email, something with research involved like an article, or free flowing, run in sentences creative writing, in any style I feel like.
I used to write for Forge, Fuse, the405, Goldflakepaint, Now Then, Toast, LaPopLife, Counterfeit Mag, and a few more places that have been kind enough to publish me. I’ve done a couple of Nanowrimos and have a bunch of half finished drafts, and non-edited drafts that I’ve been putting “for later”. Some will get care and loving (and the axe). Others I believe a page zero re-write is the only way forward. Kill your darlings.**
You reach an age when “for later” is “now or never”. I think my writing lacked life experience, and I’ve accrued a lot since I started writing. I read a lot, but whenever I edit my stuff, it feels like I don’t. It’s weird, I guess I can’t put 2 and 2 together so my focus will be editing after this project is done.
As far as I remember, started writing when I was 11 years old. It was short stories, jokes, mini-reviews, nothing serious, you know how you are as a kid. My dad encouraged me to keep writing, as he loved reading and said there were good ideas there. Through all his life, he always asked how was I doing with my writing, and he was extremely happy when I self-published.
I never finished anything besides a self published novel and zines while he was alive, but he read a few drafts and always commented how I was improving. He used to buy me books about writing, some useful, others more of a cautionary tale of what not to do.
I caught him a few time peeking on story ideas or whatever I was typing at the moment. I felt embarrassed, and he never mentioned anything, but I think he was happy to see me write, and never had the words to say it. Thanks dad, I always felt supported by you.
I started re-editing a novel back in 2019, and it’s been a wild ride. It was in Spanish and unfinished, I translated it fully into English as a challenge, and ended up finishing it, but cutting half of the novel out as it bogged down pacing. I’m still refining it, as I still find problems with it. I might never finish it but I now see it as a workshop exercise instead of novel. I’m trying to cut my teeth with that particular novel and then go for the other drafts I’ve got, since I feel those stories are more engaging than a simple drama/horror novel set in Monterrey.
IRL friends have supported me through the years, whether by buying a novel or a zine, or simply giving feedback. It’s what I needed and I’m at an age where I know that it’s not about being published, but about how therapeutic writing becomes for you. I’ve seen a few people get published, with varying results. I no longer desire to live through that.
So again, thanks for all the people who comment and like these articles. I know they are usually first drafts, full of typos, and not great as I’ve got a busy schedule, but I want to hone my editing skills on a later challenge. This year is only about letting the pen loose. That doesn’t mean the editing axe isn’t getting sharpened every day.
Now, Sully, remember I said I wasn’t going to write about The Beatles? I lied.
Because I’m thinking of Paperback Writer today.
I don’t hate The Beatles, even if that’s the impression people get from me. I just got tired of their music. I used to commute on public transport and for a good 12 years or so, the buses I rode ALWAYS had “la hora de los beatles”, which was a program on a radio station that played an entire hour of The Beatles.
Every fricking day. Like any good thing, familiarity breeds contempt and I got tired of them. And it was always the same songs, never the deeper cuts. I don’t recall listening to I Want You (She’s so heavy) ever on public transport, it was IO Echo’s beautiful cover what made me realise what a great song it was. So was Il Neige’s nerdy cover/mash up with Lord of the Rings.
I’m rambling, as usual. Now you know why I fear editing my prose!
My mother was a big Beatles fan. So are all of my brothers. My dad outright hated them and understood my apprehension to listen to them. But most of my life, I’ve met a plethora of people who have a strong memory attached to this and that Beatles song. I guess it’s a sort of rite of passage. I’ve met a handful of people who downright hate them too and wouldn’t concede a single fraction of time to the fab four.
I’ve got three Beatles songs with a memory attached to them. One about a person I loved, one about a particular time in my life, and one about writing, which is my passion.
For some strange reason, Paperback Writer is a song that I never got tired of. Perhaps is the focus on a struggling writer what enticed me. Paul’s busy, catchy bass work is something to behold, and the vocal harmonies are the stuff of legends. It’s weird that it was a single and not an album track. The music industry has strange practises and through the years I find myself loving quirky little releases like this. Sometimes my fave song from a band is a b-side (The Smiths, The Stills, Smashing Pumpkins, Oasis), sometimes it’s an alternate take (Zwan, Smashing pumpkins again, Ryan Adams, Retribution Gospel Choir).
The matter of fact-ness of Paperback Writer’s lyrics is a hoot. Yeah, sounds like a terrible plot boiler in the style of Dan Brown, but it’s the protagonist’s earnestness (or naiveté) that he might get a deal what inspires me. His willingness to compromise too, even if it feels like fawning***. We all keep living that dream, whether it’s a lie or not, maybe it’s out of our hands.
So, half a year done. Half to go. Thank you for walking besides me on this journey. Love you all.
-Sam J. Valdés López
*Sorry, I know it’s a red flag to quote Scarface. At least it wasn’t the usual quote…
**I can’t BELIEVE I said that.
***We all need to chase the breadroll (terrible translation of a mexican phrase I love, which could be translated of we all need to work)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYvkICbTZIQ
#Books #CreativeWriting #Drafts #fiction #IlNeige #IoEcho #music #PaperbackWriter #TheBeatles #writing -
This is a fun one, a bit shameful too. I wrote about all the posts currently stuck in my drafts until further notice!
This is day 78 of #100DaysToOffload
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This is a fun one, a bit shameful too. I wrote about all the posts currently stuck in my drafts until further notice!
This is day 78 of #100DaysToOffload
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New #blog on #BurgeonLab ✍️
➡️ https://burgeonlab.com/blog/pre-hugo-build-draft-status-checker/
I share my fix on preventing accidentally publishing draft posts on Hugo with a Bash script pre-build check.
This is post 50 of #100DaysToOffload
📈 https://burgeonlab.com/tags/100daystooffload/
#blogging #blogs #guides #newpost #blogpost #smolweb #techblog #techguides #bash #bashscript #bashscripts #scripts #markdown #drafts #blogger #blog #hugo #gohugo #staticsitegenerator #webdev #ssg @gohugoio
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New #blog on #BurgeonLab ✍️
➡️ https://burgeonlab.com/blog/pre-hugo-build-draft-status-checker/
I share my fix on preventing accidentally publishing draft posts on Hugo with a Bash script pre-build check.
This is post 50 of #100DaysToOffload
📈 https://burgeonlab.com/tags/100daystooffload/
#blogging #blogs #guides #newpost #blogpost #smolweb #techblog #techguides #bash #bashscript #bashscripts #scripts #markdown #drafts #blogger #blog #hugo #gohugo #staticsitegenerator #webdev #ssg @gohugoio
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today in the studio: May 31st, 2026
https://thomastypewriter.art/2026/05/31/today-in-the-studio-may-31st-2026/
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today in the studio: May 31st, 2026
https://thomastypewriter.art/2026/05/31/today-in-the-studio-may-31st-2026/
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#WritersCoffeeClub – 21st May. What targets do you set for yourself? To what frequency?
I set targets for myself all the time. A project I am working on is to write down a lot of events that have happened over my lifetime. I have a #minimum #goal of #writing at least three pages every day, with a more realistic goal of finishing whatever event / topic I have chosen for that day.
I also have recently started working writing #essays. These are first #drafts being #written in long form. For this project I have a 5-7 page per day goal. The idea being that I can hopefully complete a draft every 3–5 days.
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#WritersCoffeeClub – 21st May. What targets do you set for yourself? To what frequency?
I set targets for myself all the time. A project I am working on is to write down a lot of events that have happened over my lifetime. I have a #minimum #goal of #writing at least three pages every day, with a more realistic goal of finishing whatever event / topic I have chosen for that day.
I also have recently started working writing #essays. These are first #drafts being #written in long form. For this project I have a 5-7 page per day goal. The idea being that I can hopefully complete a draft every 3–5 days.
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I've lost a lot of work in @moshidon because it doesn't save my half-written post as a draft when the app is being closed, or crashes, or the OS is shutting down.
Any chance of getting the apps to detect anything that triggers quitting the app, and save any text in a compose window to drafts? Or maybe autosave texts to some kind of buffer as they're typed, from which they can be recovered when the app reopens after being unexpectedly shut down?
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I've lost a lot of work in @moshidon because it doesn't save my half-written post as a draft when the app is being closed, or crashes, or the OS is shutting down.
Any chance of getting the apps to detect anything that triggers quitting the app, and save any text in a compose window to drafts? Or maybe autosave texts to some kind of buffer as they're typed, from which they can be recovered when the app reopens after being unexpectedly shut down?
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✨ I created a new @drafts action that allows you to post the current draft to Pagecord via the Pagecord API. I hope someone else finds this useful.
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✨ I created a new @drafts action that allows you to post the current draft to Pagecord via the Pagecord API. I hope someone else finds this useful.
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🌸: Drafting markings ideas for Kin, I'll be turning her into a PngTuber soon for Future videos. 🎥 #Drafts #AlienSona #Persona.
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🌸: Drafting markings ideas for Kin, I'll be turning her into a PngTuber soon for Future videos. 🎥 #Drafts #AlienSona #Persona.
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Had to hop On this trend #jamaicantiktok🇯🇲viral #trending #fyp #drafts #dancetrend http://is.gd/m9uPUH
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God I wish there was a way to view and use #Drafts on Windows. It's literally the dealbreaker to me using it as my new #Simplenote replacement. Really well programmed but every single knowledge management app, without any exception I can conceive of, *needs* to be crossplatform. Mandatory.
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God I wish there was a way to view and use #Drafts on Windows. It's literally the dealbreaker to me using it as my new #Simplenote replacement. Really well programmed but every single knowledge management app, without any exception I can conceive of, *needs* to be crossplatform. Mandatory.
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A bit more info on my March Monthly Writing Prompt Story, titled 'Vault'. Come and check it out.
http://jaydeholmes.com/2026/03/07/monthly-writing-prompts-challenge-3-vault/
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US drafts rules for sweeping power over Nvidia’s global sales
https://misryoum.com/us/markets/us-drafts-rules-for-sweeping-power-over-nvidias/
Nvidia Corp. has long been the world’s AI kingmaker. Now, the Trump administration is considering taking a formal role in the industry that would include similarly sweeping powers.US officials have written draft regulations that would restrict AI chip shipments to...
#drafts #rules #for #sweeping #power #over #Nvidias #global #sales #US_News_Hub #misryoum_com
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Little League Season Prep 2026
It’s that time of year again — fields are getting lined, equipment bags are coming out of garages, and coaches everywhere are scrambling to get organized before opening day.
Over the years, I’ve built a few tools to make my own coaching life easier. Here’s the stack I’m using for 2026:
The Lineup Spreadsheet
Still my most-shared resource. A simple Google Sheets template that lets you plan defensive positions, track pitching innings, and print out dugout-ready lineup cards.
Get the free lineup spreadsheet →
WalkUp DJ
New this year. Walk-up music for every kid — because that moment when they step up to bat should feel special. Apple Music integration, custom audio files, AirPlay support, and optional announcer voice intros.
Download WalkUp DJ on the App Store →
Draft Night
If your league does a player draft, this app handles the whole process — snake drafts, keeper rules, the works. I built it for Walnut Creek Little League and it’s been used by leagues across the country.
Good luck this season. Play ball. ⚾
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Little League Season Prep 2026
It’s that time of year again — fields are getting lined, equipment bags are coming out of garages, and coaches everywhere are scrambling to get organized before opening day.
Over the years, I’ve built a few tools to make my own coaching life easier. Here’s the stack I’m using for 2026:
The Lineup Spreadsheet
Still my most-shared resource. A simple Google Sheets template that lets you plan defensive positions, track pitching innings, and print out dugout-ready lineup cards.
Get the free lineup spreadsheet →
WalkUp DJ
New this year. Walk-up music for every kid — because that moment when they step up to bat should feel special. Apple Music integration, custom audio files, AirPlay support, and optional announcer voice intros.
Download WalkUp DJ on the App Store →
Draft Night
If your league does a player draft, this app handles the whole process — snake drafts, keeper rules, the works. I built it for Walnut Creek Little League and it’s been used by leagues across the country.
Good luck this season. Play ball. ⚾
#apps #Baseball #DraftNight #Drafts #Lineups #LittleLeague #Softball #Spreadsheet #WalkUpDJ -
Part 3 of my Drafts as Hub series is live. This is the infrastructure piece - Cloudflare Workers that let my iPad reach Todoist, Notion, and Harvest without storing credentials on the device.
Plus an AI-powered Apple Shortcut morning briefing that synthesizes email, calendar, and tasks into a spoken narrative through my AirPods. Weekday and weekend versions
I basically built what Siri 2.0 was promised to be. And it worked.
bit.ly/46oXZFK
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Part 2 of my Drafts as Hub series is live. This one digs into how the actions actually work.
Every action follows the same pattern: JavaScript calls Notion's API, sets template tags, then hands off to Apple Shortcuts for Obsidian and Apple Notes. One tap, three destinations.
#iPadPro #Drafts #productivity #Obsidian #Notion #AI #automation
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Part 2 of my Drafts as Hub series is live. This one digs into how the actions actually work.
Every action follows the same pattern: JavaScript calls Notion's API, sets template tags, then hands off to Apple Shortcuts for Obsidian and Apple Notes. One tap, three destinations.
#iPadPro #Drafts #productivity #Obsidian #Notion #AI #automation
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I use five note-taking platforms on purpose. Apple Notes on mobile. Obsidian on desktop. Notion at work because I won't install Obsidian on my work machine. Yes, I know that's insane.
So I turned Drafts into the central nervous system that connects all of them. One tap routes content to three destinations simultaneously. AI wrote all the JavaScript.
Part 1 of a series - the why and the full daily flow.
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I use five note-taking platforms on purpose. Apple Notes on mobile. Obsidian on desktop. Notion at work because I won't install Obsidian on my work machine. Yes, I know that's insane.
So I turned Drafts into the central nervous system that connects all of them. One tap routes content to three destinations simultaneously. AI wrote all the JavaScript.
Part 1 of a series - the why and the full daily flow.
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#Drafts are now a thing on #Bluesky ! 🎉
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:z72i7hdynmk6r22z27h6tvur/post/3mehblstckk2e -
when one tool is not enough - why i use different writing apps for different tasks
http://cogmodo.com/onewritingtoolperwritingtask
@drafts
@bbedit
@ia
@obsidian
@ulyssesapp#blog #writing #writingcommunity #iamwriting #software #drafts #bbedit #obsidian #iawriter #ulysses #ios #mac #apple
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when one tool is not enough - why i use different writing apps for different tasks
http://cogmodo.com/onewritingtoolperwritingtask
@drafts
@bbedit
@ia
@obsidian
@ulyssesapp#blog #writing #writingcommunity #iamwriting #software #drafts #bbedit #obsidian #iawriter #ulysses #ios #mac #apple
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🚀🧠 "Let's spend an eternity deciphering ancient tech scrolls from the #Microsoft crypt, because who needs straightforward #documentation when you can have a wild goose chase through expired #IETF drafts? 🕵️♂️🔍 Saying 'the docs are incomplete' is like saying water is a bit wet. 💧"
https://download.samba.org/pub/tridge/misc/french_cafe.txt #ancienttech #wildgoosechase #drafts #techhumor #HackerNews #ngated -
This has been wonderful to use. I'm experimenting with using Craft for my writing, brainstorming, and TODOs related to my blogs (all things blog in one place). Being able to import directly from Drafts to Craft is a little slice of increased productivity.
#craft #drafts https://social.lol/@flohgro/115692268677140932 https://social.lol/@flohgro/115692268677140932
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Does anyone know how to get #Drafts on iOS to post correctly to Mona? struggling to understand what i'm doing wrong. I can get Drafts to post but all it comes up with is "test" or "post" Any techy's out there who can help i'd be eternally greatful
here's the text that always seems to get posted, even though I have other text already in the drafts text field.mona://test?text=Test
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After having a productivity system in constant flux for decades, I finally have something that I haven't significantly changed in a year or so. Pretty much:
#Drafts - As a starting point for almost everything. Even this post!
#AppleNotes - for notes I want to keep around forever.
#OmniFocus - For all task management.
#DevonThink - To store all the things and find them later
#Hookmark - To link them all together@OmniFocus
@OmniOutliner
@drafts
@devontechnologies
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#Design #Guides
UI design with Midjourney · Prompting, techniques, and example outputs https://ilo.im/168dbu_____
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@jarunmb #AppleNotes is a really, really good tool. For people/families wholesale invested in Apple's ecosystem it's superb - despite a couple of bizarre quirks like not being able to set a default font for newly-composed notes nor literally ANY ability to change font when using the iPhone.
For #Windows though, fuck it and in particular FUCK #Drafts for not having a Windows version. #Obsidian is king. It's the loincloth-wearing, top-of-the-mountain uber-pinnacle of PKM.
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@viharm @jarunmb Don't get me wrong. I never said it didn't "work" for me. It did - for a full year. But here's the thing. I have two requirements for notes. One is immediate quick notes - what a lot of people use #AppleNotes, or #Drafts for. But I have #WINDOWS as well. Neither of those work. I use #Simplenote for it. Syncs multiplatform and I could give a fuck about it not being end-to-end secured. #Obsidian for cold-storage of notes. (1/3)
