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  1. Jul 2026
    1. Then, we segment sentences within each aspect into grammar-preserving chunks (see prompt used in Appendix D.2). This results in grammatically coherent chunks that are the basis of structure patterns. After identifying chunk boundaries, we again prompt an LLM to generate labels for chunks in a human-in-the-loop approach: starting from an initial set of labels for chunk roles, when a new label is generated, a researcher from the research team examines the new label and merges it with existing labels if appropriate, controlling for the total number of labels.

      sentence relating to methodology

    2. In this study, we allowed participants to experience views of same-aspect sentences (Section 4.1.1) with different combinations of highlighting, ordering, and alignment (as described in Section 4.1.2 and Section 4.1.4) enabled or not, in order to understand which and/or what combinations most effectively supported users' ability to skim and read laterally across documents.

      sentence relating to methodology

    3. Inspired by GP-TSM [24], AbstractExplorer first segments sentences into grammar-preserving chunks—segments that respect grammatical boundaries, i.e., an LLM judges that the sentence can be truncated at that chunk boundary without breaking the grammatical integrity of the preceding text. Each chunk is then classified by an LLM as having one of nine pre-defined roles, each of which has its own assigned color.

      sentence relating to methodology

  2. Jun 2026

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  3. May 2026
    1. meaning safety benchmarks may not reflect real-world behavior

      大多数人认为AI安全基准测试能够准确预测模型在实际应用中的表现,但作者认为这种评估方法存在根本性缺陷,因为模型能够识别测试环境并改变行为。这一观点挑战了整个AI安全评估领域的共识,暗示我们需要重新思考如何评估AI的真实安全性。

    1. The 100:1 loss trick. In a 33 long sequence, only 2 positions change per step. Without fixing the loss appropriately (just weighting different output tokens differently), a model that copies the input gets ~94% accuracy while learning nothing and weighting those positions that actually do change by a factor of 100× forces the model to learn the computation we want it to learn.

      大多数人认为训练模型时应该平等对待所有输出位置,但作者发现通过给实际变化的输出位置分配100倍权重可以强制模型学习计算而非简单复制。这挑战了标准的训练方法,表明损失函数设计可能比模型架构选择更重要。

  4. Apr 2026
    1. Some will suggest color coding, but I've never understood it as it limits you to about a dozen topics and it presupposes that you'll be interested in those same topics for decades to the exclusion of others. It wholly lacks flexibility.

      I use a card index much like H. Ross Ashby. Start with index cards labeled A-Z, then add topics as you encounter them and add a volume number and page number.

      Thus:

      C<br /> commonplace books: 1-3, 1-88, 4-67 (see also 'Locke, John')<br /> crickets: 2-45<br /> caviar: 3-22, 3-25 (see also 'eggs')

      When you've got a handful of cards for each letter it can be useful to separate things out (a la John Locke) as "CA", "CE", "CI", "CO", "CU" and re-alphabetize to make finding things easier and quicker. At this point it can also be helpful to add tabbed dividers to find the "C" section more quickly. Eventually you may have a single card (or three) with an individual heading for topics you write about frequently. (Naturally you could do a single card for each topic as you start, but it often makes the search process take longer and you'll probably have a lot of lonely, unused cards. It also tends to stifle serendipity and creativity because you're not scanning through your topics as thoroughly or frequently.)

      I tend to write index words either in the margins of my commonplace or underline them with a red pencil within the text to make finding things on the page easier upon later search.

      You can start small with a recipe card box and eventually move your way up to something more industrial as you need it. There are also lots of options in between.

      Indexing can be an art and was also a great science (before Google made everyone lazy), so there are some useful handbooks on the topic below:

      Other related ideas: https://boffosocko.com/research/zettelkasten-commonplace-books-and-note-taking-collection

      reply to u/commonbankpen at https://reddit.com/r/commonplacebook/comments/1syayru/how_do_you_index/

    1. WeirdML V2 places models in an unusually resource-constrained environment: models get only five attempts to submit working code, with no access to external tools. This setup has not been the focus of recent RL training.

      大多数人可能认为所有AI评估指标都会反映相同的进步趋势,但研究发现WeirdML V2指标没有显示加速,因为它设置了资源限制环境,而近期强化学习训练并未关注此类设置。这表明AI进步可能受评估方法的影响。

    1. SWE-chat is a living dataset; our collection pipeline automatically and continually discovers and processes sessions from public repositories

      大多数人认为AI研究数据集是静态的、一次性的收集,但作者提出'活数据集'概念,强调数据需要持续更新才能反映真实使用情况。这挑战了传统AI评估中依赖静态基准测试的做法,主张需要动态、持续的数据收集方法。

    1. Luna conducted roughly 20 interviews on Google Meet with the camera off. Hired 2 full-time employees after 5-15 minute calls, and rejected CS and physics students for lacking retail experience.

      AI招聘方式颠覆了传统人力资源实践,不露面、简短面试却能做出有效雇佣决策,且能识别特定行业经验的价值,这暗示AI可能在某些领域比人类更高效地评估候选人。

    1. Add screenshot-based LLM judge evaluator, screenshot collector, and --parallelize flag

      引入基于截图的LLM评估器和并行化功能是一个令人惊讶的创新。通过截图评估AI模型的性能,可以更直观地理解自动化过程中的视觉理解能力,而并行化功能则大大提高了基准测试的效率,这代表了AI系统评估方法的重要进步。

    1. We develop reliable a posteriori error estimators for fully discrete Runge–Kutta discontinuous Galerkin approximations of nonlinear convection–diffusion systems endowed with a convex entropy in multip

      令人惊讶的是,本文的核心挑战不是「计算精度」,而是「知道自己有多不精确」。a posteriori 误差估计器的作用是:在不知道真实解的情况下,对数值解的误差给出可靠的上界。这类似于在没有标准答案的考试中,能自动评估自己答错了多少——这在数值计算中是极高层次的自知能力,也是自适应网格细化的理论基础。

  5. Mar 2026
    1. We also ran evaluations of model latency and classification performance under varying false positive rates for the following LLMs by OpenAI: GPT-4o, GPT-4o-mini, and o3-mini.

      sentences describing methods the authors used; one sentence at a time

    2. We ensured each list was 30 items long as our pilot studies suggested this was long enough that manual detection starts to become unwieldy (users need to scroll up and down the document), but short enough that participants could become familiar in a short period.

      sentences describing methods the authors used; one sentence at a time

    3. We adapted two intent specifications from our evals: Mars Game Design Document and Financial Advice AI Agent Memory, as these tasks mapped to the two paradigmatic types covered in Sections 2 and 2.1 (design documents, and AI memory of the user).

      sentences describing methods the authors used; one sentence at a time

    4. We chose OpenAI's ChatGPT Canvas as a baseline for five reasons: (i) it is a popular, commercially available tool, hence it is likely familiar to users; (ii) it provides a document editing view, where users can select text and ask GPT to rewrite it, or chat with an AI to make global edits; (iii) it employs a similar class of model (GPT-4o); (iv) it supports similar editing features as SemanticCommit like inline text selection, conflict highlighting, and a diff view, while adding free-form editing; and (v) similar interfaces like Anthropic Artifacts tended to rewrite the specification entirely, and did not offer Canvas's "diff" view to allow for a fair comparison.

      sentences describing methods the authors used; one sentence at a time

    5. Our explorations went through substantial iterations and prompt prototyping over a period of eight months, evolving in response to two pilot studies and progressing from a card-based interface to a list of texts.

      sentences describing methods the authors used; one sentence at a time

    6. We iterated on prompts using ChainForge [5] by setting up an evaluation pipeline against our datasets, which allowed us to observe the effects of prompt changes and model choices.

      sentences describing methods the authors used; one sentence at a time

    7. For qualitative analysis, the first author performed open coding on participant responses and audio transcripts to identify themes, which were used to interpret the qualitative results.

      sentences describing methods the authors used; one sentence at a time

    8. In the post-task surveys, we collected self-reported NASA Task Load Index (TLX) scores, Likert-scale ratings for ease of use, and responses on how well the AI helped participants identify, understand, and resolve semantic conflicts.

      sentences describing methods the authors used; one sentence at a time

    9. We run end-to-end on our four eval datasets using GPT-4o and GPT-4o-mini and report the mean ± stddev for accuracy, precision, recall, and F1 scores for the three approaches in Figure 5.

      sentences describing methods the authors used; one sentence at a time

    10. We compare our end-to-end system against two simpler methods: (i) DropAllDocs, which adds all documents to the context for conflict classification; and (ii) InkSync [56] which generates a JSON list of string-replace operations.

      sentences describing methods the authors used; one sentence at a time

    11. Through a within-subjects study with 12 participants comparing SemanticCommit to a chat-with-document baseline (OpenAI Canvas), we find differences in workflow: half of our participants adopted a workflow of impact analysis when using SemanticCommit, where they would first flag conflicts without AI revisions then resolve conflicts locally, despite having access to a global revision feature.

      sentences describing methods the authors used; one sentence at a time

    12. We compare our end-to-end system against two simpler methods: (i) DropAllDocs, which adds all documents to the context for conflict classification; and (ii) InkSync [56] which generates a JSON list of string-replace operations.

      sentences describing methods the authors used; one sentence at a time

    13. In the post-task surveys, we collected self-reported NASA Task Load Index (TLX) scores, Likert-scale ratings for ease of use, and responses on how well the AI helped participants identify, understand, and resolve semantic conflicts.

      sentences describing methods the authors used; one sentence at a time

    14. Our explorations went through substantial iterations and prompt prototyping over a period of eight months, evolving in response to two pilot studies and progressing from a card-based interface to a list of texts.

      sentences describing methods the authors used; one sentence at a time

    1. It seems that the microscopy imaging section has been omitted from the Methods section. You can see several images in the manuscript but no information on how they were acquired.

  6. Jan 2026

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    1. Such actions include, for example,enhancing microbial activity by adding appropriateelectron donors or acceptors to the system (29), orintroducing abiotic reactants into contaminatedgroundwaters such as zero-valent metals in per-meable reactive barriers (30)

      It will be good to look back on this for certain ideas on the types of treatments

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    1. Put ideas on index cards – one to a card – and then arrange them in differ-ent structures. Again, you can do this in a series of passes, using a differentcriterion each time; this will help you to identify core concepts, structuresand outliers.

      It's almost as if they're suggesting putting ideas onto index cards after-the-fact rather than from the start as older manuals would have suggested. This would seem to add a huge amount of work to the process.

    1. The cross-referencing technique solves all organizational problems. Misplacements must be corrected by cross-referencing, not by rearranging.

      This is particularly true when other cross references on paper can't easily be found and fixed the way they might be in digital form. Creating a pointer to the correct location is the quickest and most efficient method for fixing a mis-filing on paper.

  7. Dec 2025
    1. THE SCIENCE OF THE FILING ENGINEERThe Simplex Alpabetic Method Is Considered the Most Efficient and Takes Care ofTAverage Requirements - It May Be the 95% File-Complex Methods Also Explained

      Butters, Roland W. 1921. “The Science of the Filing Engineer.” Filing & Office Management 6(7): 193–94. https://www.google.com/books/edition/Filing_Office_Management/o1rnAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA193&printsec=frontcover&dq=duplex.

    2. The next Complex method in order, is the Numeric,which may be divided into three classes, straight num-eric, duplex and decimal. It is safe to say that withthe straight Alphabetic or Geographic, ninety-five per-cent of the cases where an Index is used will be moreefficiently handled by the use of either one of theseMethods, than by the Numeric. However, there aresome cases where there is a great deal of cross refer-ence, thus making the use of the Numeric methodmore advantageous.

      This is likely the reason why most commonplacers using index card systems use alphabetic set ups by subject rather than Niklas Luhmann's duplex numeric variation.

  8. Nov 2025
    1. The participants were the English as a foreign language (EFL) teachers and students of Class VIII from astate-run school of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal, India. The school was chosen randomly bythe researchers. The data was collected from December 2019 to March 2020. The researchers visited theinstitution thrice in a week during the abovementioned period. Three teachers and sixty students fromSection A and B participated in this study.

      Methods (qualitative case study): One state-run school in Paschim Medinipur, India; 3 EFL teachers + 60 Class VIII students; interviews + classroom observations (pp. 6–7). Why it matters: Establishes credibility/CRAAP (scope, site, instruments).

  9. Sep 2025
    1. Elevational declines occur in both directions from the continental divide that separates Banff and Yoho National Parks and these lower elevation areas contain higher densities of many species, especially ungulates in the east end of Banff

      LOCATION; Part of environmental challenge

  10. Aug 2025
    1. Semistructured hour-longinterviews addressed interpretations of illness, self-carepractices, and use of and access to health care. Inter-views were tape-recorded and transcribed verbatim.Respondents were interviewed in their language ofchoice, either Tagalog or English. With the exceptionof 2 respondents who were interviewed in English,respondents were interviewed in Tagalog by a fluentTagalog speaker.

      method - narrative, overwhelming tagalog first

  11. Jul 2025
    1. Over six thousand leaves (which is tosay, thirteen thousand pages) survive, and experts estimate that thisrepresents about a quarter of the original total. This implies that Leonardofilled his notebooks at the rate of about a thousand pages a year, allobsessively covered with drawings, diagrams and idiosyncratic mirrorhandwriting. ‘I worked out at one point that he must have written aboutfifty academic-length books, if you put them all together,’ says Kemp. ‘Hewas never at rest.’
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  13. May 2025
    1. GENERAL METHODS

      Report about study participants and details about visual stimuli, rivalry task, and perceptual selection measure implemented in the study. "Catch trials" were used to control for response bias, and eye-dominance was measured so that participants with >85% dominance of one eye could be excluded.

  14. Apr 2025
    1. Experimental evidence sug-gests shading similar to that expected from FPV may lead toincreased phytoplankton biomass and reduced macrophytebiomass,50 though this remains to be tested

      Inferring how primary producers respond to light and shade using experimental data is an example of an experiment-based method.

    2. Using ourmeasured emissions per kWh, we can estimate that at present,FPV-derived GHG emissions from waterbodies are 6.7 GgCO2-eq year−1 (assuming ∼1000 kWh kWp−1). At modeledpractical potential generation of 9434 TWh year−1, FPV-derived waterbody GHG emissions may increase to 24.6 TgCO2-eq year−1.

      It uses a method that scales up global emissions based on measured GHG output per unit of energy (like per kWh).

    3. we estimate a 26.8% increase in greenhouse gasemissions following FPV installation using a carbon dioxide-equivalent basis.

      This sentence explains a method that estimates greenhouse gas emissions using the CO₂-equivalent standard.

    4. Rates of bubble accumulation were similarbetween pond types (p = 0.955; Figure S4A), so any changesin CH4 ebullition associated with FPV installation must havebeen driven by differences in bubble CH4 concentration�indeed, the CH4 concentration in bubble trap headspace inponds with FPV (60.0 ± 4.70% CH4) was nearly twice as highas in ponds without FPV (34.4 ± 4.00% CH4; p < 0.001;Figure S4B).

      Measurement of bubble accumulation rate is an experimental monitoring technique.

    5. Combin-ing measured dissolved gas concentrations and k600 values toestimate diffusive CO2 and CH4 flux, we found that, onaverage, whole-pond diffusive CO2 emissions were 23.6 ±7.50% lower and diffusive CH4 emissions were 17.5 ± 25.1%lower following FPV deployment (Figure 6A and Table S4).

      Diffusive flux calculation through numerical integration is a quantitative modeling method.

    6. Using a BACI approach, we demonstrate that FPV deploymentwith 70% coverage led to increased pond GHG emissionswithin days of deployment, and this effect lasted for weeks tomonths. Increased emissions were driven by greater CH4ebullition which offset reduced diffusive CO2 and CH4emissions in FPV-covered ponds.

      BACI (Before-After Control-Impact) is a classic ecological experimental design.

    7. wecalculated whole-pond diffusive flux, assuming edge area forboth control and treatment ponds was 270 m2, the pond centersurface area for control ponds was 630 m2, pond center surfacearea for treatment ponds was 270 m2 (this subtracts the totalarea of FPV array that is in physical contact with the watersurface), and that fluxes were constant over a 24 h period.

      The method for scaling experimental results to the whole pond is described.

    8. measuring linear rates ofCO2 and CH4 accumulation (or depletion) in a floatingchamber (18.93 L; 0.071 m2 cross-sectional area) connected toa cavity-ringdown spectroscope (Los Gatos, Inc.) for 5 minand collecting surface water and air samples for analysis of CO2and CH4 concentrations from the same location immediatelyafter the 5 min incubation period as described previously

      The measurement approach using floating chambers is described.

    9. Diffusive exchange of dissolved gases between ponds and theatmosphere (mmol m−2 h−1) can be calculated from dissolvedgas concentrations as35k C Cdiffusive flux ( )x water air=where Cwater and Cair indicate the gas concentration (μmol L−1)in the water and atmosphere, respectively

      Equations used to calculate diffusive flux are described.

    10. We calculatedebullitive flux asVebullitive flux CH bubble volumefunnel area time4m= [ ] ×× ×where [CH4] is the concentration of CH4 in the trap (μL L−1)and Vm is the molar volume of gas at standard conditions (22.4L mol−1).

      Specific equations used for calculations are explained.

    11. We characterized the temperature and dissolved oxygenconcentrations of the water column in each pond using athermistor and an optical dissolved oxygen sensor attached to aManta +35 or a Manta +20 instrument (Eureka Water Probes,Austin, TX).

      Specific instrument and sensor names are explicitly stated.

    12. Floating solar arrays (Ciel etTerre International, France) were deployed on three ponds:the FPV array on pond 124 was constructed from June 15−29,2023, pond 123 from June 29 to July 14, 2023, and pond 125from September 18−28, 2023.

      The source of the installation equipment and the details of the experimental setup are explicitly provided.

    13. We measured water column temperature,dissolved oxygen saturation, and dissolved CO2 and CH4concentrations in surface and bottom waters, quantified ratesof CH4 ebullition, and determined treatment-specific air−watergas exchange rates (i.e., k600 values)

      The specific measurement parameters used in the experiment, along with the calculated coefficient k600, are mentioned.

    14. We deployed FPV arrays on constructed ponds at the CornellExperimental Pond Facility in New York, USA in summer2023 (Figure 1). Arrays were designed to maximize powerproduction potential and thus also potential impacts (70%panel coverage)

      The installation method and the design intention of the PV experimental array are specifically described.

    15. Here, we report results from the first two years of anecosystem-scale experiment used to test the effect of FPVdeployment on GHG dynamics and atmospheric GHGexchange in pond

      This sentence presents a method using ecosystem-scale experiments to measure the effect of FPV on GHG exchange.

    16. Here, we usean ecosystem-scale experiment to assess how GHG dynamics in ponds respond toinstallation of operationally representative FPV

      This sentence describes the use of ecosystem-scale experiments as a tool to measure GHG dynamics before and after FPV installation.

    1. The main uncertainty in thisLCA is the considered amount of recycling in the futureafter decommissioning the wind farm, and the impact of thisuncertainty on the results is handled by performing scenarioanalysis for various recycling ratios.

      Scenario analysis represents a typical methodological approach to addressing the uncertainty inherent in LCA.

    2. Electricity consumption during the manufacturing andinstallation stage is strictly measured by the service providerto determine the cost. Similarly the exact amount of dieselconsumption is obtained from the facility records.

      Measurement and record-based data collection methods are utilized as tools in the study.

    3. The LCA study is performed as given in ISO 14040/14044standards (ISO 2006a, b). Therefore, goal and scope defini-tion, inventory analysis, impact assessment and interpreta-tion are conducted in an iterative way.

      The LCA implementation procedure, the use of international standards (ISO 14040/14044), and the iterative steps involved describe the specific methodological tools and processes employed in the research.

    4. The objective of this study is to apprise the envi-ronmental impacts of a full-scale wind farm via LCA meth-odology in a cradle to grave scope.

      This sentence outlines the methodological framework of this particular study(LCA over the entire life cycle).

    5. . LCA is used to examine the environ-mental impacts of a wind farm with 76 turbines of 1.5 MWin another study (Ozoemena et al. 2018)

      This explicitly describes the use of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) as the method employed in the cited study.

    6. The aim of this study is to investigate the environmental impacts of a full-scale wind farm using life cycle assessmentmethodology.

      It clearly states the method used in the study (LCA), aligning directly with the “tools and methods” category.

    1. We therefore adviseresearchers to earn trust and foster healthy working relation-ships with Indigenous peoples to determine research prioritiesand agreements long before data collection begins (Lake et al.2017)

      It outlines concrete practices for building trust and setting priorities prior to data collection.

    2. Research design should then unfold in acollaborative and transparent manner, with input from IKholders (Adams et al. 2014

      It clearly explains the collaborative approach in the research design process and the methodological inclusion of IK holders.

    3. At the onsetof collaborative studies, scientists should first develop researchagreements with Indigenous peoples in whatever form islocally appropriate, a step independent of any institutionalethics approvals

      It presents specific methodological procedures that must be undertaken during the early stages of research, such as the establishment of research agreements.

    4. McBride et al. (2017) usedParticipatory Geographic Information Systems that drew uponand analyzed IK observations from Indigenous peoples acrossthe US related to fuel load, forest type, and burn severity.

      It is a specific example of tool use that combines GIS technology with IK.

    5. Attum et al. (2008) demon-strated that estimates of Egyptian tortoise (Testudo klein-manni) home ranges in North Sinai, Egypt, derived fromradio telemetry were in agreement with estimates byIndigenous people, who tracked tortoises on foot,

      It presents a specific methodological comparison between two tools: radio telemetry and direct tracking.

    6. In the example mentioned above,Riedlinger and Berkes (2001) also described how Inuit observa-tions and hypotheses of climate change in northern Canadacould account for multiple interacting variables and ecologicalcomplexity, such as climate variability and sea-ice break up.

      The approach of using observation and hypothesis to explain complex system variables reflects a methodological aspect.

    7. Similarly, Bonta et al. (2017) testedhypotheses about how fire-foraging raptors in tropicalsavannas in Australia could deliberately spread wildfires bycarrying burning sticks to unburned areas to flush outpotential prey species.

      It outlines an experimental research method in which hypotheses derived from IK are scientifically tested.

    8. For instance,Riedlinger and Berkes (2001) detailed contexts in whichInuit developed hypotheses based on their own observa-tions, such as the prediction that increased winterkill ofcommon eiders (Somateria mollissima) would follow irregu-lar sea-ice conditions.

      It describes a specific methodological example of hypothesis formation based on observation by the Inuit.

    9. Polfus et al. (2014) developed habitatmodels for woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou)based on IK from the Taku River Tlingit First Nation ofnorthern British Columbia, and showed a high degree ofsimilarity between resource selection functions (RSF) thatestimated habitat use derived from IK and collared caribou.

      It describes a specific methodology involving the development of a habitat model using IK. / It utilizes place-based information about habitats in a specific region (northern British Columbia).

    10. Long-termobservations by Indigenous peoples amountsto monitoring of species and ecosystems,which carries abundant potential for rapidand sensitive detection of contemporary eco-logical changes (Berkes et al. 2007; Serviceet al. 2014; Thompson et al. 2019)

      It points out that IK itself functions as a long-term monitoring tool.

    11. Catley (2006) found agreement in diseaseidentification and diagnostic criteria between Indigenouspastoralists and veterinarians in their independentapproaches in monitoring livestock health. TranslatingIndigenous terms into a format recognizable by veterinari-ans, and vice-versa, enhanced livestock surveillance systemsby providing culturally relevant disease diagnostic criteriafor use in rural areas.

      It specifically addresses the harmonization of diagnostic criteria as a methodological approach.

    12. Polfuset al. (2016) described how the Sahtú Dene and Métis peo-ples of northern Canada distinguished among geneticallydifferent populations of boreal, mountain, and barren-ground caribou based on unique behaviors, habitat prefer-ences, and morphology, with subsequent genetic analysesproviding evidence of distinct caribou subpopulation struc-ture that aligned with Dene classifications.

      The classification through IK is shown to align with scientific genetic analysis, representing a tool-based integration.

    13. distribution of non-invasive hair snares from which datawere subsequently used in a DNA-based capture–recaptureanalysis.

      It incorporates field-based knowledge into research design and uses non-invasive methods (e.g., hair snares), as well as place-based information about specific habitat areas.

    14. Housty et al. (2014) developed andapplied a monitoring program for grizzlybears (Ursus arctos horribilis) in HaíɫzaqvTerritory (coastal British Columbia), explic-itly guided by the Gvi’ilas (customary law) ofthe Haíɫzaqv people.

      It mentions the development of a specific monitoring program and the tools on which its design is based, such as the Gvi’ilas law.

    15. While often used on its own or in parallel to science, IK is alsoincreasingly interwoven with data collected via the scientificmethod, and vice versa (that is, scientific methods are incorpo-rated into contemporary processes underlying IK generation).

      The explanation that a convergence is occurring between scientific methods and IK addresses the intersection between different methodologies.

    16. . IK is often augmented with contemporary obser-vations and experiences that refine accumulated knowledge andallow for flexibility and adaptability in the context of environ-mental and social change.

      The process of modifying and adapting existing knowledge through modern observation and experience clearly pertains to tools and methods.

    17. Thevaried contributions of IK stem from long periods of observation, interaction, and experimentation with species, ecosystems, andecosystem processes.

      The process of forming IK is based on observation, interaction, and experimentation, which describes the methodology of knowledge creation.

    1. The study offers some bright sides for floating solar: When comparing floating solar to terrestrial solar in total emissions cost, from site development to maintenance and disposal

      It explains the scope of the comparative study (from development to disposal), thereby illustrating the category of evaluation methods.

    2. Grodsky and collaborators covered three ponds at the Cornell Experimental Pond Facility with solar panels, at 70% coverage, and found that, almost immediately, methane and carbon dioxide emissions

      This sentence provides a detailed explanation of the experimental method, including the experimental site (Cornell Experimental Pond), experimental conditions (70% panel installation), and measurement indicators.

    1. Housty et al. (2014) developed andapplied a monitoring program for grizzlybears (Ursus arctos horribilis) in HaíɫzaqvTerritory (coastal British Columbia), explic-itly guided by the Gvi’ilas (customary law) ofthe Haíɫzaqv people. The approach combinedHaíɫzaqv cultural values with their knowl-edge of bears, salmon, and people in animportant large watershed.

      It mentions the development of a specific monitoring program and the tools on which its design is based, such as the Gvi’ilas law.

    2. While often used on its own or in parallel to science, IK is alsoincreasingly interwoven with data collected via the scientificmethod, and vice versa (that is, scientific methods are incorpo-rated into contemporary processes underlying IK generation).

      The explanation that a convergence is occurring between scientific methods and IK addresses the intersection between different methodologies.

    3. . IK is often augmented with contemporary obser-vations and experiences that refine accumulated knowledge andallow for flexibility and adaptability in the context of environ-mental and social change.

      The process of modifying and adapting existing knowledge through modern observation and experience clearly pertains to tools and methods.

    4. Thevaried contributions of IK stem from long periods of observation, interaction, and experimentation with species, ecosystems, andecosystem processes.

      The process of forming IK is based on observation, interaction, and experimentation, which describes the methodology of knowledge creation.

    1. Renewable energy reduces energy imports and contributediversification of the portfolio of supply options and reduce an economy’s vulnerability to price vola-tility and represent opportunities to enhance energy security across the globe.

      The explanation of energy supply portfolio diversification represents a structural approach to the energy supply system through renewable energy.

    2. Distributed grids based on the renewable energy are generally more competitive in rural areaswith significant distances to the national grid and the low levels of rural electrification offer substan-tial openings for renewable energy-based mini-grid systems to provide them with electricity access

      This sentence presents an approach using distributed power grid technologies based on renewable energy.

    3. The change in total GHG emissions in European EnvironmentalAgency (EEA) countries for 1990–2012 and their GHG emissions per capita are depicted in Figures 2and 3.

      It presents specific figures on greenhouse gas emission changes and demonstrates the methodology to track them.

    4. Solar energy technology is obtained from solar irradiance to generate electricity using photo-voltaic (PV) (Asumadu-Sarkodie & Owusu, 2016d) and concentrating solar power (CSP), to producethermal energy, to meet direct lighting needs and, potentially, to produce fuels that might be usedfor transport and other purposes

      Photovoltaic (PV) and concentrating solar power (CSP) are explicitly mentioned as direct technological means.

    5. water is drained from lakes and watercourses andtransported through channels over large distances and to pipelines and finally to the turbines thatare often visible, but they may also go through mountains by created tunnels inside them

      This sentence explains the flow path and method of water for hydropower generation, describing the methodology for constructing hydropower facilities and directing water movement.

    6. Turbines are constructed for an optional flow of water

      Since this sentence refers to the attempt to achieve efficiency through the introduction of technical methods such as hydropower facility design (turbine design), it falls under tools and methods.

    7. Fortunately, the continuous technological advances in computer hard-ware and software are permitting scientific researchers to handle these optimization difficulties usingcomputational resources applicable to the renewable and sustainable energy field

      This sentence addresses a method of solving problems using computer hardware, software, and optimization techniques. Since it mentions the use of computational resources to address “optimization difficulties,” it falls under tools and methods.

    1. Grodsky and collaborators covered three ponds at the Cornell Experimental Pond Facility with solar panels, at 70% coverage, and found that, almost immediately, methane and carbon dioxide emissions

      This sentence provides a detailed explanation of the experimental method, including the experimental site (Cornell Experimental Pond), experimental conditions (70% panel installation), and measurement indicators.

    2. The study offers some bright sides for floating solar: When comparing floating solar to terrestrial solar in total emissions cost, from site development to maintenance and disposal

      It explains the scope of the comparative study (from development to disposal), thereby illustrating the category of evaluation methods.

    1. Distributed grids based on the renewable energy are generally more competitive in rural areaswith significant distances to the national grid and the low levels of rural electrification offer substan-tial openings for renewable energy-based mini-grid systems to provide them with electricity access

      This sentence presents an approach using distributed power grid technologies based on renewable energy.

    2. Renewable energy reduces energy imports and contributediversification of the portfolio of supply options and reduce an economy’s vulnerability to price vola-tility and represent opportunities to enhance energy security across the globe.

      The explanation of energy supply portfolio diversification represents a structural approach to the energy supply system through renewable energy.

    3. The change in total GHG emissions in European EnvironmentalAgency (EEA) countries for 1990–2012 and their GHG emissions per capita are depicted in Figures 2and 3.

      It presents specific figures on greenhouse gas emission changes and demonstrates the methodology to track them.

    4. Solar energy technology is obtained from solar irradiance to generate electricity using photo-voltaic (PV) (Asumadu-Sarkodie & Owusu, 2016d) and concentrating solar power (CSP), to producethermal energy, to meet direct lighting needs and, potentially, to produce fuels that might be usedfor transport and other purposes

      Photovoltaic (PV) and concentrating solar power (CSP) are explicitly mentioned as direct technological means.

    5. water is drained from lakes and watercourses andtransported through channels over large distances and to pipelines and finally to the turbines thatare often visible, but they may also go through mountains by created tunnels inside them

      This sentence explains the flow path and method of water for hydropower generation, describing the methodology for constructing hydropower facilities and directing water movement.

    6. Turbines are constructed for an optional flow of water

      Since this sentence refers to the attempt to achieve efficiency through the introduction of technical methods such as hydropower facility design (turbine design), it falls under tools and methods.

    7. Fortunately, the continuous technological advances in computer hard-ware and software are permitting scientific researchers to handle these optimization difficulties usingcomputational resources applicable to the renewable and sustainable energy field

      This sentence addresses a method of solving problems using computer hardware, software, and optimization techniques. Since it mentions the use of computational resources to address “optimization difficulties,” it falls under tools and methods.

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    1. [T]he titles noted down were those which had aroused Warburg’s scholarly curios-ity while he was engaged on a piece of research. They were all interconnected in apersonal way as the bibliographical sum total of his own activity. These lists were,therefore, his guide as a librarian ; not that he consulted them every time he readbooksellers’ and publishers’ catalogues ; they had become part of his system and schol-arly existence. [...] Often one saw Warburg standing tired and distressed bent over hisboxes with a packet of index cards, trying to ind for each one the best place withinthe system ; it looked like a waste of energy. [...] It took some time to realise that hisaim was not bibliographical. This was his method of deining the limits and contentsof his scholarly world and the experience gained here became decisive in selectingbooks for the Library. 5

      via Fritz Saxl, The History of Warburg’s Library (1943/1944), p. 329.

      Where does the work reside? Goes to the idea of zettelkasten coherence.

      See: https://boffosocko.com/2024/01/11/on-cohesion-and-coherence-of-the-zettelkasten-where-does-the-work-reside/

    1. “The library, panels and boxes formed the ensemble of supports on which Aby Warburg’s spiritual work and intellectual creativity were based.” - Benjamin Steiner, Aby Warburgs Zettelkasten Nr. 2 “Geschichtsauffassung”, In: Heike Gfrereis / Ellen Strittmatter (Hrsg.): Zettelkästen. Maschinen der Phantasie (Marbacher Kataloge, 66). Marbach 2013, S. 154-161.

      Aby Warburg used three primary tools for his research: his library, a card index, and panels.

      His panels would be versions of pinboards, chalk boards, dry erase boards, or online versions of things like Canvas in Obsidian. It amounts to the ability to take notes or images on cards and shuffle them around on a table (or affixed to a wall).

    1. method and madness by [[Alan Jacobs]]

      via In which I describe my writing “methods." by [[Alan Jacobs]]

      reply:

      @ayjay Thanks for sharing this. My method is often very much like yours. Lots of internal distillation, slowly over time. I remember hearing a story that Mozart wrote music "like a cow pees" (in one giant and immediate flood and then done). I feel like large works of writing, composing, etc. springing, as if fully formed from the head of Zeus is more common than is acknowledged. Cory Doctorow hints at a similar sort of method in his own work in The Memex Method. I'm also reminded of bits of what neuroscientist Barbara Oakley calls "diffuse thinking" or a more internalized version of Michael Ondaatje's "thinkering" described in The English Patient.

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    1. Here's my setup: Literature Notes go in the literature folder. Daily Notes serve as fleeting notes. Project-related Notes are organized in their specific project folders within a larger "Projects" folder.

      inspired by, but definitely not take from as not in evidence


      Many people have "daily notes" and "project notes" in what they consider to be their zettelkasten workflow. These can be thought of as subcategories of reference notes (aka literature notes, bibliographic notes). The references in these cases are simply different sorts of material than one would traditionally include in this category. Instead of indexing the ideas within a book or journal article, you're indexing what happened to you on a particular day (daily notes) or indexing ideas or progress on a particular project (project notes). Because they're different enough in type and form, you might keep them in their own "departments" (aka folders) within your system just the same way that with enough material one might break out their reference notes to separate books from newspapers, journal articles, or lectures.

      In general form and function they're all broadly serving the same functionality and acting as a ratchet and pawl on the information that is being collected. They capture context; they serve as reminder. The fact that some may be used less or referred to less frequently doesn't make them necessarily less important

    1. Connecting Linkbetween twoSentences orParagraphs,

      Miles, 1905 uses an arrow symbol with a hash on it to indicate a "connecting link between two Sentences or Paragraphs, etc."

      It's certainly an early example of what we would now consider a hyperlink. It actively uses a "pointer" in it's incarnation.

      Are there earlier examples of these sorts of idea links in the historical record? Surely there were circles and arrows on a contiguous page, but what about links from one place to separate places (possibly using page numbers?) Indexing methods from 11/12C certainly acted as explicit sorts of pointers.

    1. Beyond the cards mentioned above, you should also capture any hard-to-classify thoughts, questions, and areas for further inquiry on separate cards. Regularly go through these to make sure that you are covering everything and that you don’t forget something.I consider these insurance cards because they won’t get lost in some notebook or scrap of paper, or email to oneself.

      Julius Reizen in reviewing over Umberto Eco's index card system in How to Write a Thesis, defines his own "insurance card" as one which contains "hard-to-classify thoughts, questions, and areas for further inquiry". These he would keep together so that they don't otherwise get lost in the variety of other locations one might keep them

      These might be akin to Ahrens' "fleeting notes" but are ones which may not easily or even immediately be converted in to "permanent notes" for one's zettelkasten. However, given their mission critical importance, they may be some of the most important cards in one's repository.

      link this to - idea of centralizing one's note taking practice to a single location

      Is this idea in Eco's book and Reizen is the one that gives it a name since some of the other categories have names? (examples: bibliographic index cards, reading index cards (aka literature notes), cards for themes, author index cards, quote index cards, idea index cards, connection cards). Were these "officially" named and categorized by Eco?

      May be worthwhile to create a grid of these naming systems and uses amongst some of the broader note taking methods. Where are they similar, where do they differ?


      Multi-search tools that have full access to multiple trusted data stores (ostensibly personal ones across notebooks, hard drives, social media services, etc.) could potentially solve the problem of needing to remember where you noted something.

      Currently, in the social media space especially, this is not a realized service.

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    1. If you want to be (relatively) sure that any action is triggered only by a (specific) human user, then use URLs in emails or other kind of messages over the internet only to lead them to a website where they confirm an action to be taken via a form, using method=POST