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Maggie

visting SFO

@Mappletons

Jun 28, 2020

In a true meta-note-nerd move, I illustrated summary notes on

@andy_matuschak

's Evergreen notes concept. maggieappleton.com/evergreens They're similar to the concept of Zettles, but Andy's horticultural metaphor made it click for me As usual, I'm just here for the metaphors 🌱

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Matt Jugo

@Jeanvaljean689

Jun 28, 2020

❤! I wonder if 🐝s will find their way into the metaphor, eventually. Tiny carriers of information-packets, that perform literal "interpretive dances" to guide each other. "In all cases, the quality and quantity of the food source determines the liveliness of the dances."

Matt Jugo

@Jeanvaljean689

Jul 4, 2020

2/ possible design questions, for digital gardeners: Will this attract bees? Will the bees take useful paths through this? Are the bees likely to leave behind helpful semiotic trails? Will the bees pick up, (and move) pollen, along the way? (Colors seem to play a role here)

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I adore this metaphorical expansion. Bees being regular readership invested enough to contibute another layer of connection to the ecosystem

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