Obsidian
Knowledge base and note-taking app
Episodes
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#5077: Your Life as a Medical Encyclopedia: Decision Trees for Real LifeBuilding a searchable personal wiki with interactive flowcharts for parenting, household tasks, and the 2am fever moment. -
#5000: Can You Trust Google Photos With Your Life's Work?Why your Google Photos library isn't really backed up — and what actually works instead. -
#4786: Markdown vs Vectors for Agent MemoryWhy coding agents need two kinds of memory — and why mixing them creates a sync nightmare. -
#4648: Graph Engineering: AI Memory Beyond RetrievalHow linked notes and knowledge graphs are turning AI agents from memory tools into discovery engines. -
#4573: Reusable Packing Checklists That Actually Work for ADHDWhy to-do apps fail travelers with ADHD — and which tools actually help you stop worrying about what you forgot. -
#4497: Voice-First Stack ConsolidationTwo transcription apps, two text expanders, no sync — and snippets about to fight each other. The path forward. -
#4316: How to Build Memory That Survives AI SessionsWhy AI agents forget between sessions — and how to fix it with markdown files instead of black-box memory. -
#4110: Mental Parking Spots: Systems vs. ImprovisationWhy some brains need apps to think, and others just remember. -
#3772: AI-Native Knowledge Platforms for Human-Machine DocsWhat happens when AI agents and humans need to share the same documentation without drifting apart? -
#3726: Notes That Tap You on the ShoulderMoving with ADHD? Here are three tools that merge tasks and notes into one system. -
#3664: Build Your Own Language Dictionary: Beyond Standard DefinitionsDitch standard dictionaries and build your own curated vocabulary from real encounters with native speakers. -
#2753: ADHD-Friendly Systems for Overwhelmed ParentsPaper checklists, plain text files, and context-specific triggers—building a user manual for life when executive function is maxed out. -
#2645: How to Document Failures for Your AI Second BrainStop writing diary entries. Start writing retrospectives your AI agent can actually use. -
#2398: Your Taste, Your Data: Owning Your AI PreferencesWhy can’t you describe your perfect movie—but you’d know it if you saw it? A vision for portable, user-owned AI taste profiles. -
#2030: Making Productivity Apps Work for the ADHD BrainThat folder of unused apps? It’s not a personal failure—it’s a design problem. Here’s why complex tools backfire for ADHD brains. -
#2019: Local AI vs Cloud AI: The Agent Identity CrisisYour desktop is becoming a life support system for AI agents. We explore the sharp trade-offs between local-first and cloud-native architectures. -
#2011: Saving AI Knowledge Beyond the Chat WindowWe're brilliant at prompting AI, but terrible at saving the answers. Here's why that "digital masterpiece on a chalkboard" vanishes. -
#2003: The Velocity Paradox: Why Faster Code Means Slower ShipsAgentic coding tools let you build features in minutes, but they also make it easy to build the wrong thing. -
#1834: Owning Your AI Memory: The Data Exit StrategyWhy your AI remembers your coffee order but forgets your son’s name—and how to build a portable, federated memory layer you actually own. -
#1267: Beyond the Save Button: The Git-ification of EverythingTired of "final_v2_revised.docx"? Discover how Git-based workflows are transforming documentation, project management, and competitive research. -
#1216: AI Wearables: Local Sovereignty vs. The Subscription TrapDiscover the trade-offs between sleek AI subscriptions and open-source sovereignty. Can local processing save your data from the cloud? -
#871: The Science of Memory: Why We Forget Life-Saving SkillsDiscover why our brains are "metabolic misers" and how spaced repetition can turn fragile memories into durable, life-saving skills. -
#870: From Flowcharts to State MachinesStop squinting at posters. Learn how to turn static first aid flowcharts into interactive, AI-powered apps using state machines and XState. -
#775: When Your Cursor Has a Mind of Its OwnStop fighting your cursor! Discover why mixing RTL and LTR languages breaks your layout and how to fix it using Unicode and CSS. -
#765: When AI Simplifies Emergency GuidelinesLearn how to build "radically simple" emergency plans and go-bags using AI, flowcharts, and local-first tech tools. -
#600: When AI Becomes a Socratic MirrorForget basic quizzes. Discover how Socratic AI agents and embedding spaces are helping us map our deepest political and philosophical beliefs. -
#492: Beyond the Folder: The Quest for a Graph-Based OSWhy are we still using 1970s folders? Explore how graph structures and associative memory are finally challenging the traditional file system. -
#442: Running Your Home Like a Startup: The Weekly SyncLearn how to apply startup-style syncs and retrospectives to your household to reduce anxiety and stop things from slipping through the cracks. -
#371: Beyond the Etch A Sketch: Building Persistent AI MemoryWhy treat AI chats like disposable tissues? Discover how to turn years of prompts into a self-healing, evolving digital brain. -
#262: Beyond Git: Version Control for the Solo CreatorIs Git overkill for your projects? Herman and Corn dive into the "war" that created Git and explore simpler tools for solo developers. -
#200: Why Graph RAG Beats Flat Vectors for AI MemoryExplore how the AI stack is evolving from simple vector search to complex Graph RAG and why the "boring" Postgres database is winning the race.