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@cavyherd @arclight @mhoye @jimfl

I started using slow links based on the ‘blue number’ links Doug Engelbart invented and I copied for Traction TeamPage.

Every TeamPage entry has a Id of the form Blog2804 for an entry created in a space named ‘Blog’ of a TeamPage server.

I can turn a TractionId into a permalink by writing https://tractionsoftware.com/traction/permalink/Blog2804

I can slow link from my hand written journals to TeamPage using just the TractionId, and open a TeamPage link by saying it!

#hypertext #slowlink

@cavyherd @arclight @mhoye @jimfl

Yes! I use date-page as the index for hand written journal pages.

I keep three series of spiral bound paper journals with blue (work), red (personal), black (nightstand) colors, and tags I write in [square bracelets].

This lets me use hand written ‘slow links’ to any written journal page: [red, 1Mar23, p3]. It’s very handy for linking paper journal pages and slow linking to a paper page from email, a message, a spreadsheet, etc.

#hypertext #slowlink

@arclight @mhoye @jimfl
I do an analogous thing when I log a quote—always write “day month year:” as a prefix.

If the system I use keeps a creation date, it’s easy to see when I logged the quote, but important to know when it was said/written as well as by whom and what. Same for freezer food!