• My replacement Surface Pen tips arrived.
• [[Drawn]]:
  

• [[Cris]] told me about [[Liliana Bodoc]] this month.
• I realize I’m writing quite rarely over here! Which is interesting, given that I like writing and pretty much every time I do write it feels constructive and useful; and I appreciate reading even my clunky old nodes of yore.
  • So I will try to remember and make more time for it.
  • I think part of the issue, if there is one issue in particular that explains most of it, is the fact that I don’t really have a lot of time 1. free and 2. in front of my personal (project) computer, which is where I do most of the writing here; and when I do, coding competes with writing for that same time; and when I do write, often I end up writing private responses to e.g. messages and emails instead of writing in my garden like this.
  • In any case, onwards and upwards!
  • Life has been great thankfully. I continue to live happily with [[Lady Burup]], have a great time with lovely [[KM]], and since last week my mum is visiting for the summer which I was looking forward to!

2026-06-20

• Tried [[Quartz]] 5. While I like the idea of how plug-ins are developed, I couldn’t get it to work. I’ll stick with Quartz 4 for now.
  • Something about dependencies. I give up easily.

2026-06-19

• [[Zettled]]:

  • [[There are various definitions of terrorism]].

• [[Zettled]]:

  • [[Terrorism is the deliberately indiscriminate killing of innocent civilians for the purpose of instilling terror]].
    • Via [[How to Blow Up a Pipeline]].
    • This is Malm’s particular definition of terrorism.

• It strikes me that if one were to work on a [[collaborative zettelkasten]], then [[hub notes]] would be quite key.

  • As a means to discover main notes.
  • It’s very unlikely people would use the same titles for main notes, so hub notes become the, well, hub from which you find other’s views on a topic.
  • This reminds me of something [[Bill Seitz]] said once in relation to [[twin pages]] and [[sister sites]]…. I wonder if I can find that again.
    • Something like this, but I think somewhere it’s even more explicit http://webseitz.fluxent.com/wiki/SmashedTogetherWords

• [[Bookmarked]]:

  • UK: Terrorist sentence for Palestine Action activist marks ‘dangerous’ move against right to protest
    • "The use of terrorism laws against direct action protesters must end."

• [[Zettled]]:

  • [[Criminal damage is not terrorism]].
    • Via [[Terrorist sentence for Palestine Action activist marks ‘dangerous’ move against right to protest]]

• [[2026 Makerfield by-election]]: phew.

• I worked and it was fine.
• Then I saw [[KM]] and it was great.
• Then I went to [[Bitwascherei]] and it was great too, I met plenty of interesting friends!

2026-06-17

• [[2026 Makerfield by-election]].

  • Very apprehensive ahead of the by-election.
  • Especially after hearing the suggestion that if Reform win, then they’re basically on their way to No. 10.
  • Labour seemingly ahead in the polls, but quite close, and you can’t trust polls much.

• Interesting to hear Wigan voices on the vox pops everywhere.

  • Makerfield just on the other side of Wigan from where I grew up.

• [[Listened]]:

  • Today in Focus: In Makerfield for the byelection that could change everything

2026-06-15

• [[Bookmarked]]:

  • Quantifying extremism: A data-driven analysis of UK riot-related far-right Telegram networks
    • "demonstrates how far-right extremists leveraged a range of mainstream and smaller ‘alt-tech’ social media platforms in the wake of the Southport attack to grow their following, promote hate and organise"

• [[Bookmarked]]:

  • The New Front of the Epistemological War: Digital Radicalization Dynamics and Humor Strategies of the Far-Right
    • "explores how digital media environments have transformed far-right ideologies by integrating memetic communication, algorithmic amplification, and decentralized networks"

• [[Bookmarked]]:

  • Emerging cross-border dynamics in Ireland’s anti-migrant mobilisation
    • "In 2025, this mobilisation is characterised by street protests, intimidation, targeted violence and coordinated amplification online"