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(no action required) Pledge backend currency change: $ -> £

Hi Folks,

Almost nothing should change, and no action is required on your part.
I'm mostly making this post so no-one is surprised with a small price fluctuatio...

My 2025 EuroRust Talk: Misusing Macros for Fn & Profit

Hi folks, it was SO fun to meet so many of you in Paris earlier this month at EuroRust!

I simply couldn't wait to show you my talk, so here is a cut of the official audio overlaid with my sli...

Dataview -> Bases Converter

Hi folks, I just found this and thought I'd quickly share with you:

https://bases-toolbox.boninall.com/

It do...

Obsidian for Students (early, longer)

This video is WAY too long! I'll cut about a third out before publicly releasing it, but it's all good stuff, so please enjoy!

The full zip of the vault is available here: 2025-09-15 17:44:21 +0000 UTC View Post

"Obsidian For Learning" Vault Zip

(What's this? Watch the video here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/138962289)

You'll have questions, ask away (...

Scholarship Mentoring Update (New tier split)

Hi folks, thank you so much for the positive feedback on the new Scholarship Mentoring tier - 4 people have signed up already, and I'm extremely pleased with how it's going! (2025-08-09 10:04:42 +0000 UTC View Post

[outdated] Scholarship Mentoring Announcement

[Note the updated two tiers: https://www.patreon.com/posts/scholarship-new-136080716 ]

Folks, I...

'Scholarship' Tier Vibe Check

Folks, I have huge news, and I'd like to run the announcement by you for a vibe check first. Here is the draft description of the new Scholarship Mentoring tier on my Patr...

Obsidian Bases Hack: (Back)links Metadata Sidebar

I've been playing with the new 'Bases' feature which will drop in the next version of Obsidian (1.9), and is currently in beta for Catalyst supporter users. IT'S GREAT!

TLDR, it's databases f...

Async doesn't exist and cannot hurt you

Hi folks!

I have explained the joy of rust at length on my channel, HOWEVER, some of what I have mentioned breaks down when interacting with async rust.

Though the compiler is ...

Livestream in 8 hours!

Hi folks, I'm looking forward to the first NB Patreon livestream tonight at 8pm London time! (3pm EST, 12pm PST, and, I guess 1748199600, unix time!)

There's still time to subscribe to any Pa...

25th May: Post-video Livestream Q&A!

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Hi folks, I'm trying something new after I publish this week's 'Oxidised' video: I am going to livestream a Q&A session on my Discord this Sunday the 25th of May at 8pm ...

Oxidise Your Command Line (2025 Edition)

It's been a little over 2 years since my last Oxidise your Command Line video, and so it's about time for an update!

Today...

Be lovely to meet you!

I'll be at RustWeek 2025 Anyone going?

Writing at the Speed of Thought

Over the years of tweaking my writing environment, I have noticed a subtle change: Every improvement to my writing systems improves my ability to think and reason about my work and my life.

L...

My current oxidised toolkit

Hi folks, It's been a bit over 2 years since my Oxidise your Command Line video, and as people ask for updates now and then, I t...

My Obsidian Plugins (as of 2025-03-09)

Hi folks, I've been asked what I'm using, and I thought it would be a useful starting point for conversation here.

I highly curate my plugins, just 'cause there are loads doesn't mean they're...

Tip: Don't subscribe to Patreon using your iPhone

Apple is now charging 30% extra for all Patreon subscriptions made using the iOS app on iPhone (and perhaps through the app store on OSX).

The simple way around this is to log in to the Patre...

[CORRECTED] Obsidian: Using Commander to bind multiple commands to a single hotkey

I was wrong

about binding multiple commands to a single hotkey, not only does this not work, it's non-deterministic and only SOMETIMES doesn't work, which fooled me...

2025-03-11 12:59:45 +0000 UTC View Post