hamster-system VS hamsterbase

My "organization scheme" (as you call it) took me years to refine to match my brain/personality. Seems to be interesting to others also:

https://github.com/slowernews/hamster-system

I mostly read HN. Unfortunately is like drinking from a firehose.. My take to stay sane:

- If it's interesting I upvote. If it's really interesting I bookmark on my browser. This still means ~20 links weekly..

- Once a week I copy/paste browser bookmarks to my markdown file[0] At least every month I tree shake them. Time passes and some stuff are not so relevant/interesting anymore. Eventually they move to my notebook[1] or to my news aggregator[2].

[0] https://github.com/slowernews/hamster-system

[1] https://github.com/slowernews/notebook

[2] https://github.com/slowernews/slowernews

I have been using a ~/notes folder with markdown files edited with vim on my computer and markor on my phone synced with syncthing. That works well. But I am also a fan of paper notes and find that they "stick" better in my memory, and I am more conservative and intentional with what I physically write. However I end up with an out of sync feeling - some information stored digitally, some in a notebook. I've been considering strategies to address this.

One strategy I thought of is to use a single markdown file like the Hamster system [1] and alphabetize the sections; then I print this file and take handwritten notes onto the print out; then when the diff is large enough, I update the markdown file, print it again, and repeat. The main disadvantage is needing to reprint the full file for what could be small changes. To address that I have considered putting a page return between each letter of the alphabet, so each section starts on a new page.

Do you have any strategies to effectively synchronise paper with digital notes?

[1] https://github.com/slowernews/hamster-system

I used to track it every month. I've loosen up to every quarter and then to semiannual

[0] https://github.com/slowernews/hamster-system#hamster-budget-...

Completely agree. There's a myriad of note-taking apps looking for the holy grail of note-taking. AFAIK none has found it so the answer may be within us: keep it simple and steady.

I like to control so I dump everything in a plain text file. That's it. One long file is easier to manage than many short files. See it as a flat wiki and use built-in search for navigation.

This file is not write-only: progressively summarize and tree-shake it each time you iterate your notes. You'll leverage your excitement instead of forcing discipline. Ideally, notes are organized by project, not by category. It can be a catalyst for action and reviews. After several years I still think (personal) notes history is irrelevant. YMMV.

My take: https://github.com/slowernews/hamster-system

Official website address: https://hamsterbase.com/

I also maintained a project at an extremely low cost, other than the $99 for the mac app store and the domain, my other costs were $0.

This is an read-it-later app https://hamsterbase.com/

• Official website deployment: render.com

• Code hosting: GitHub’s private repository

• Issues management: GitHub issue

• Product release: GitHub release , dockerhub

• Email: Free email service from larksuite.com

• Document management: logseq, a free, open-source note-taking software.

This is the first landing page I developed with vitepress, do you think this page makes all the features clear.

https://hamsterbase.com/

Couldn't agree more.

I just developed a local-first read later software using CRDT technology. aka

https://hamsterbase.com/

and designed the architecture of the software from scratch.

1. all data is stored locally, one page corresponds to one CRDT file. CRDT file is a single source of information

I have been developing my knowledge management tools (https://hamsterbase.com) for the past year (It is now the Chinese New Year.) and this is what I have gained in the last year.

1. collect 5 paying users

Since we don't have an account system, the payments are more like donations. There are currently 5 paying users.

2. release 6 minor versions

From version 0.1 on 23 April 22 to version 0.6 on 21 January 23. 3.

3. Get ? Users.

You can try https://github.com/hamsterbase/hamsterbase