The Open Source Ecosystem of Obsidian

We discuss our plans for 2024 and a sneak into the future of what we're focused on! TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Introduction 6:50 Creator education 15:55 New year goals 23:00 Digital literacy 39:00 Writing for an audience 48:30 Book writing 54:50 Ecological systems 1:04:00 Understanding opposing opinions 1:08:00 Ecological explanations 1:20:00 Ecological communities Danny Hatcher: ⁠Website⁠ | ⁠YouTube⁠Jonathan Stewart: ⁠Website⁠ | ⁠Podcast⁠Watch the Podcast

We discuss memory from an ecological perspective. Are our brains for storage? We go into detail!Danny Hatcher: ⁠Website⁠ | ⁠YouTube⁠Jonathan Stewart: ⁠Website⁠ | ⁠Podcast⁠Watch the Podcast

Jon's been building his DnD Vault, and in this episode we talk about this and a host of other things! (because it's not a podcast episode if it's not got tons of other discussions!)Danny Hatcher: ⁠Website⁠ | ⁠YouTube⁠Jonathan Stewart: ⁠Website⁠ | ⁠Podcast⁠Watch the Podcast

In this episode we talk about refining our Obsidian vaults over time. We discuss adapting template-based systems to individual workflows while retaining flexibility. We delve into structuring notes for different types of characters in roleplaying games. Metadata Menu continues to be highlighted as a simple yet powerful tool for visualizing connections. When explaining concepts to others, balancing depth and brevity is also addressed by Jon. Danny Hatcher: ⁠Website⁠ | ⁠YouTube⁠Jonathan Stewart: ⁠Website⁠ | ⁠Podcast⁠Watch the Podcast

WEdiscuss the new 1.5.0 desktop update for Obsidian, focusing on improvements to tables and canvas functionality and our excitement with Canvas Candy plugin, especially new options for adding headers, footers, and labels to cards. Jon explains how he uses these features to organize D&D campaign information. As well as considering what could be possible in the future when using canvases and databases in Obsidian. Danny Hatcher: ⁠Website⁠ | ⁠YouTube⁠Jonathan Stewart: ⁠Website⁠ | ⁠Podcast⁠Watch the Podcast

In this episode, We discuss and debate the evolving open source note-taking app Obsidian. As the community grows, how can it balance accessibility with compensating developers?  We discuss Ali Abdaal's comments about equity investment. And analyse whether large "creators" are better defined as media organisations with responsibilities.  Jon shares his perspective on using Obsidian primarily for writing, unlike productivity tools. And they debate defining characteristics of open source communities. How can open tools support developers while staying flexible?

In this episode we're talking about Writing in Obsidian more specifically how Jon uses Obsidian for DND! We chat about how Jon finds the app helpful for initiatives tracking in combat encounters by having character sheets and abilities easily accessible. It also allows players to review past sessions or research the world in more detail. As a planning tool, Jon can organise locations and NPC profiles to develop adventure ideas. With its interconnected nature and multi-device syncing, Obsidian provides Jon a smooth DM resource and accessible player companion to document his group's tabletop roleplaying adventures.

We talk about fiction writing and a little bit about D&D :)

In this episode we talk about AI summarising inspired by Tiago Forte's recent video on his channel Tiago's Video Joint Research Notes: ⁠VaultCraft⁠Danny Hatcher: ⁠Website⁠ | ⁠YouTube⁠Jonathan Stewart: ⁠Website⁠ | ⁠Podcast⁠Watch the Podcast

We have a chat about the concept of "Neurodiverse Friendly" tools, all from an ecological perspective. Joint Research Notes: ⁠VaultCraft⁠Danny Hatcher: ⁠Website⁠ | ⁠YouTube⁠Jonathan Stewart: ⁠Website⁠ | ⁠Podcast⁠Watch the Podcast