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Author: cirosantilli

brain.bigb

@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ TODO those more:
   * tiddlyroam https://joekroese.github.io/tiddlyroam/ graph rather than text searchable ToC. Public instance? Multiuser?
   * Athens https://github.com/athensresearch/athens rudimentary <WYSIWYG>
   * Logseq https://github.com/logseq/logseq no web interface/centralized server?
-  * Zim https://zim-wiki.org/ Local only. <WYSIWYG>.
+  * Zim https://zim-wiki.org/ Local only. <WYSIWYG>. Can only link to toplevel of each source, not subheaders? Subpages get forced scope. https://github.com/zim-desktop-wiki/zim-desktop-wiki
 * https://itsfoss.com/obsidian-markdown-editor[]. <Closed source>. They have an OK static website publication mechanism: https://publish.obsidian.md/ram-rachum-research/Public/Agents+aren't+objective+entities%2C+they're+a+model but leaf node view only for now, no cross source page render. They are committed to having plaintext source which is cool: https://twitter.com/kepano/status/1675626836821409792
 * <Notion (productivity software)>[].
 
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ A CLI tool at: https://github.com/foambubble/foam-cli[]
 
 https://www.jonmsterling.com/tfmt-0001.xml
 
-Intro/docs: https://www.jonmsterling.com/jms-005P.xml
+Intro/docs: https://www.jonmsterling.com/jms-005P.xml[]. It is very hard to find information in that system however, largely because they don't seem to have a proper recursive cross file table of contents.
 
 This is the project with the closest philosophy to <OurBigBook> that <Ciro Santilli> has ever found. It just tends to be even more idealistic than, <OurBigBook> in general, which is insane!
 
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ Sample source file: https://git.sr.ht/~jonsterling/public-trees/tree/2356f52303c
 
 Author's main social media account seems to be: https://mathstodon.xyz/@jonmsterling e.g. https://mathstodon.xyz/@jonmsterling/111359099228291730
 
-They have `\Include` like <OurBigBook>, nice: https://www.jonmsterling.com/jms-007L.xml[], but OMG that name `\transclude{xxx-NNNN}`!!
+They have `\Include` like <OurBigBook>, nice: https://www.jonmsterling.com/jms-007L.xml[], but OMG that name `\transclude{xxx-NNNN}`!! It seems to be possible to have human readable IDs too if you want: https://www.jonmsterling.com/foreign-forester-armaëlguéneau.xml[] is under `trees/public/roladex/armaëlguéneau.tree`.
 
 Headers have open/close:
 ``
@@ -139,15 +139,22 @@ One really cool thing is that the headers render internal links as clickable, wh
 
 Does not encourage human readable IDs, uses stuff like `jms-00YG`.
 
-The markup doesn't seem to have any insane constructs, you have to type out open paragraphs everywhere?! OMG, too idealistic, not enough pragmatism.
+The markup has relatively few insane constructs, notably you need explicit open paragraphs everywhere `\p{}`?! OMG, too idealistic, not enough pragmatism. There are however a few insane constructs:
+* `[]()`: markdown like links
+* `[[bluecat]]`: wikilinks (but to raw IDs only, you can't seem to be able to do `[[blue cat]]`
+* `#{}` and `##{}` for inline and block maths, though that might just be a sane construct with an insane name
 
 Jon has some very good theory of <personal knowledge base>, rationalizing several points that <Ciro Santilli> had in his mind but hadn't fully put into words, which is quite cool.
 
 OCaml dependency is not so bad, but it relies on actualy <LaTeX> for maths, which is bad. Maybe using <JavaScript> for <OurBigBook> wasn't such a bad choice after all, <KaTeX> just works.
 
 Docs at: https://www.jonmsterling.com/jms-005P.xml Sample repo at: https://github.com/jonsterling/forest but all parts of interest are in submodules on the authors private Git server.
 
-Viewing the generated output HTML directly requires `security.fileuri.strict_origin_policy` which is sad, but using a local server solves it. So it appears to actually pull pieces together with JavaScript? Also output files have .xml extension, the idealism! 
+Viewing the generated output HTML directly requires `security.fileuri.strict_origin_policy` which is sad, but using a local server solves it. So it appears to actually pull pieces together with JavaScript? Also output files have .xml extension, the idealism! They are reconsidering that though: https://www.jonmsterling.com/foreign-forester-jms-005P.xml#tree-8720[].
+
+The Ctrl+K article dropdown search navigation is quite cool.
+
+`\rel` allows for arbitrary ontologies between nodes as <semantic triples>.
 
 = Logseq
 {c}

brazilian-music.bigb

@@ -191,6 +191,15 @@ Honorable mentions:
 * \Video[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nF0-OxewolY]
   {title=https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindo_Lago_do_Amor[Lindo Lago do Amor] by Gonzaguinha}
   {description=From the 1984 album Grávido. Pure 80s. <video Na Rua, Na Chuava, Na Fazenda by Hyldon (1974)> somewhat comes to mind.}
+* \Video[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkkGVgOqPuM]
+  {title=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trem_das_Onze[Trem das Onze] by Adoniran Barbosa}
+  {description=
+  <Ciro Santilli> believes that the song is a joke about a man making up escuses to not stay with his lover.
+  
+  It is not 100% clear if the song was meant to be funny or not, but the reasons he gives for leaving are so funny that Ciro can't help but feel it.
+
+  Notably, he says that his mother can't sleep until he gets home, and the's an only child.
+  }
 
 = Popular Brazilian music musician
 {parent=Brazilian pop}
@@ -300,9 +309,8 @@ Within the <The Holy Trinity of popular Brazilian music>, Caetano has the most <
   {description=
   "Sampa" is an affectionate slang for <São Paulo City>. The song perfectly captures the city, and reminds Ciro so badly of <University of São Paulo>[his University days there].
 
-  \Q[
-  \[D\]a força da grana que ergue e destroi coisas belas\br
-  The power of money that builds and destroy beautiful things
+  > \[D\]a força da grana que ergue e destroi coisas belas
+    The power of money that builds and destroy beautiful things
   ]
   }
 

china.bigb

@@ -832,25 +832,25 @@ One of the most amazing things about this series is learning about how people li
 * some dudes drink <baijiu> from bowls. One wonders how much truth there can be in that.
 
 \Video[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0PYU9HucSc]
-{title=<title sequence> of <The Water Margin (1998 TV series)>}
+{title=<Title sequence> of <The Water Margin (1998 TV series)>}
 {description=
 Features the amazing <theme song> "Hero song" (好漢歌) by https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liu_Huan[Liu Huan] (https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/刘欢[劉歡]). Makes <Ciro Santilli> want to cry. Lyrics on <mojim>: https://mojim.com/cny105509x7x2.htm[]. The opening sentence is particularly remarkable:
 \Q[
-大河向东流哇\br
-天上的星星参北斗哇\br
-说走咱就走你有握有全都有\br
-路见不平一声吼哇\br
-该出手时就出手哇\br
-风风火火闯九州哇\br
+大河向东流哇
+天上的星星参北斗哇
+说走咱就走你有握有全都有
+路见不平一声吼哇
+该出手时就出手哇
+风风火火闯九州哇
 ]
 translation:
 \Q[
-The big river flows to the West\br
-The stars in the sky gather with the <Big Dipper>\br
-If you say we go, then we go. If you have me, you have everything\br
-If on the road we see an injustice and someone shouting\br
-When it is time to deal with it, we'll deal with it\br
-We'll energetically rush through the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nine_Provinces[Nine Provinces]\br
+The big river flows to the West
+The stars in the sky gather with the <Big Dipper>
+If you say we go, then we go. You have a grip (?), you have everything
+If on the road we see an injustice and someone shouting
+When it is time to deal with it, we'll deal with it
+We'll energetically rush through the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nine_Provinces[Nine Provinces]
 ]
 The <Big Dipper> is reference is made in the novel itself as part of a dream one of the leaders of the rebellion has. The dream is a premonition of the number of men that will gather to plot to steal expensive birthday gifts corrupt officials are sending one another.
 
@@ -868,17 +868,17 @@ To get an idea of its popularity, <Ciro Santilli's mother-in-law> is able to com
 {description=
 Used when they show Liangshen at one point, this song is particularly cool. https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1Xg4y1b7qj/ shows the scene where a closely related song is sang. Lyrics at https://baike.baidu.com/item/阮小七渔歌/20358999[] with all noises removed:
 \Q[
-英雄哪不会读诗书哇\br
-只在那梁山泊里住哇\br
-虽然生得泼皮身哪\br
-杀贼原来不杀人\br
+英雄哪不会读诗书哇
+只在那梁山泊里住哇
+虽然生得泼皮身哪
+杀贼原来不杀人
 ]
 quick translation by <Ciro Santilli>:
 \Q[
-The heroes cannot read https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/诗书路[] \br
-They only live at <Mount Liang>\br
-Although he was born sloppy (lit. with a course leather body)\br
-They only kill bandits, they don't kill people\br
+The heroes cannot read poetry
+They only live at <Mount Liang> marsh
+Although he was born sloppy (lit. with a course leather body)
+They only kill bandits, they don't kill people
 ]
 }
 

ourbigbook.json

@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
   ],
   "lint": {
     "h-parent": "parent",
-    "h-tag": "tag"
   },
   "media-providers": {
     "github": {