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I think inductive, reactive, programming patterns have a lot of promise for building more composable software. This project is I think no longer maintained, but it should hopefully serve as inspiration for language designers.
LogicBlox was (is?) a larger scale commercial system based on similar ideas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LogicBlox
> it's turned into this whole badly defined spiritual thing, instead of just being about growing as much food as possible, with as few inputs as possible, with perennial plants.
I recently purchased Bill Mollison's designers manual. From this book, it's clear that the spiritual/ethical component has been integral to permaculture since the beginning.
"growing as much food as possible...with perennial plants" is great, but it's a subset of what permaculture is or was about.
How does Supermemo help you keep keep context?
> keeping organized notes that may or may not be used for active recall
I use a separate notes app (Bear) for this. Is there much advantage in your experience to integrating active recall notes with Evernote-style reference notes?
I'd echo other commentators that it's heartening to hear these stories of real connection found via the web.
I had a similar experience some years ago; a blog post I wrote about a side project connected me the SF-based startup I still work for. I couldn't have predicted how that post, churned up by a fortuitous google ranking, would impact my life. I'd be remiss to not also credit the generosity of the blogger who shared it as a guest post.
If we're going to rediscover what the web should have been, then celebrating stories like yours seems a good place to start.
There are teams formed, love found, and minds changed for good -- all via the web. Perhaps it's in part by studying these connection stories that we'll find our way to a healthier, more human web for everyone.
Another great example of the positive web: https://twitter.com/michael_nielsen/status/97588463553510195...