A graphic representation of my attempts to install Ollama and Msty on my desktop machine, compose knowledge stacks of my Obsidian vault and academic papers in PDF. #fail #obsidian.md #academicSky

Is anyone aware of a plugin or method to export a Projects table to CSV? #obsidian.md

According to Nicholas Butler, there are three types of people in this world: "There are people who make things happen, there are people who watch things happen, and there are people who wonder what happened." Which one are you? #curiousityCollective #changemakers #community #collectiveImpact

AI Tool Predicts Cognitive Decline Before Symptoms Emerge Another AI tool to place on the good side of the ledger! #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #health #dementia nypost.com/2025/03/08/h...

Just completed rather extensive video on workflow for Lit Reviews. Covers #Zotero imports to #Obsidian.md, new YAML fields for paper information, annotation of PDFs and integration of all information into an Obsidian Projects "spreadsheet" for record purposes. #academicSky youtu.be/5zv3bfmQz_I?...

Have You Cited a Fake Paper? Here’s How to Check One bad thing about #AI is its ability to churn out text at incredible speed. In the #academic space, this can result in a substantial increase in false and fraudulent papers. blog.litmaps.com/p/have-you-c... #academicSky

New article and video on hiding your #Obsidian sidebars on hover. Very slick little productivity plugin that contributes to enhancing screen real estate. (Video at foot of article) #obsidian.md #academicSky ricraftis.au/Posts/Maximi...

My review of the new SciSpace Deep Review. Another potential tool in your arsenal for academic research. @scispace.bsky.social #academicInnovation #literaturereview #deepSearch #academicSky ricraftis.au/Posts/How+Sc...

Nothing like neat and tidy study notes using Obsidian #obsidian.md #academicSky

Will US states ban home TVs based on this report? China's AI startup DeepSeek is expanding its influence into consumer electronics, with its AI models now in home appliances such as TVs, refrigerators, and robotic vacuum cleaners. #AI #DeepSeek #RedsUnderTheBed www.reuters.com/technology/a...

I have access to ChatGPT Deep Research. Previously only available on the $200 a month subscription. Follows hot on the heels of Google providing Deep Research to anyone with a Google Workspace subscription. So now I have access to two competing models. #AI #deepresearch #chatgpt #gemini

Commons Social Change Library. Extensive materials on activism, campaigning, and organizing. Aims to enhance the effect of social movements. Library provides diverse resources to support community leaders and organizations in driving social change #community #socialchange commonslibrary.org

#Obsidian is so powerful for linking ideas and notes. Have a look at this video I just produced from my own vault, showing all the connections between my notes. Download link for Obsidian is (obsidian.md) #notemaking #pkm #linking #ideas youtu.be/2y7wjPhP8II?...

This video is an excellent expose of problems in higher ed. Education, health and aged care are three moral imperatives that community needs access to with an altruistic goal not a monetary one. #HigherEd #academia #academic.sky #PhD youtu.be/oE_u98TaPSQ?...

Great news for organisations. Makes me wonder if collaboration will be next. Either way, this will be welcomed by people for their work. #obsidian.md #PKM

I just found a useful plugin for Lit Review keywords. Tag & Wordcloud. Wordcloud shows keywords in a file and you can click to find all instances. I can't get it working across a folder as yet. Any suggestions? #obsidian.md #AcademicSky github.com/joethei/obsi...

This will no doubt be a balanced presentation that is centred on ethics and academic integrity. #highered #PhD #academicSky moxielearn.ai/event/how-to...

Interesting. Allegations that Deep Seek is collecting data on US Citizens. That's outrageous. Just wait till the NSA finds out about that. Edward Snowden can no doubt provide detailed information on how it's done. #duplicity #AI en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_...

Debate continues around Open Source vs Closed Source. Closed means spying, ransoms, abduction, black market. Open Source means "Why Bother?" #AI

What does the word "community" mean to you? Often thrown around, but what does it really mean? How you engage with others? #communityConnect #obsidian.md #academicSky

My latest article sparked by the Cal Newport podcast "The Solitude Paradox: Why Our Increased Connectivity Is Leading to Greater Isolation". Could this be connected to our drop in volunteerism and community engagement? #community #isolation #loneliness #devices risestrategic.au/community/th...

There has always been friction between capital and labour. The advent of AI only continues the same scenario. If capital can reduce costs and increase profits, they will do so. UBI via govt is not the answer. You will lose all economic agency. #AI #postlaboureconomy www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02...

Weave you own web of knowledge with #Obsidian.md obsidian.md

It is somewhat ironic that Open AI is suggesting DeepSeek "stole" their data to build their model. Wasn't it Open AI that scraped the web to build their models? LOL. #glasshouses

Media & youtubers slow to catch on to #DeepSeek. Suggestions of "stealing" by the Chinese without evidence and lots of rhetoric from "sources close to......", you know the headlines and propaganda. Reminds me of another significant truth run up the flagpole previously #WMD. #notrust #showmeproof

There are 364 other days in the year and any one of them could be Australia Day. The point is that on an alternate day we will simply be celebrating the cultural diversity we enjoy and the great country we live in, not the colonisation of the country. #changethedate

I just merged two of my #Obsidian vaults. One was my day to day and the other for studies. I found I was missing too many connections with them being separate. Decided it's easier to worry about performance when it happens instead of before. #obsidian.md #academicSky

#impossible #due to #DNA 🤪

“Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.” Dalai Lama Let’s show kindness to those around us. 🧡 #kindness #KindnessMatters

"All transformation is linguistic, which means that we can think of community as essentially a conversation." (Block, 2008). Adds a whole new perspective to understanding and working with #community.

Using Obsidian, Zotero and Notebook LM for exploring academic papers. #academicsky #obsidian #zotero #ai youtu.be/S8g7oW5y28E

As tech advances, specialisation occurs. Initially needing to know everything about computers, now relying on experts. Same with AI, shifting focus from understanding models to practical skills for safe and effective use. #academicSky #productivity

Lamenting the advent of AI and its use in higher ed is like yelling at the sun for rising. #academicsky

Interesting article I read today from Stanford on co-leadership. Has anyone trialed this in community organisations? Keen to hear of your experiences with the process. #community #leadership ssir.org/articles/ent...

Just been reading a post from Dave Shapiro about blockchain and democracy. We either need a radical new definition of democracy or return to the original one and enshrine it in practice. As long as money is the determinant of who is in power we will never have democracy in its true form. #politics

This is definitely one for you @kimberlybecker.bsky.social

Thought provoking article on relationship of capital & labour in a post-AGI world. Refers to government provided UBI. I do not consider that an option as people forfeit economic agency. DAOs would seem a better alternative at this stage. #AI #community www.lesswrong.com/posts/KFFaKu...

Check out Sam Altman's blog post today. He is saying they can achieve AGI as we know it and are ready to push on to Superintelligence (ASI). Safety debate will hot up. Hopefully we are on track for a universal abundant future, not just a few. blog.samaltman.com/reflections #AI

It all starts today. Starting on V2 of my #Obsidian Scholar course with new integration workflows for #Zotero and improved annotation methods. There will also be new #AI features added to the demo vault. #academicSky

Arguing with Gemini 2.0 thinking model. Trying to establish 7 elements of community capital as defined by Flora et al. (2016). Gemini insists that spiritual capital is one of these despite me providing a list of 7 that do not include it. Comments? #academicSky #academicwriting #literaturereview

I have Google workspace account, Gemini Advanced account and cannot access Deep Research as there is no dropdown appearing. Naturally, it's best to ask Google itself through Gemini about support. #academicSky #googlesupport Disappointing when the response is:

Game changer for researchers allowing you to go down the rabbit hole of research papers linked in one being reviewed. Open external links in the app. #obsidian #academicsky obsidian.md

Labels are for jam jars, not for people! New video that explores how ADHD, bipolar disorder, and other mental health diagnoses impact those of us in higher education. Curious? Watch the video and leave a comment. #academicSky #neurodivergence #adhd #bipolar youtu.be/kJIt8i0S3_s

A simple and effectiv way to set up your own website is to use Obsidian. Extremely cost effective and easy to publish. My personal site has my articles around Obsidian and #Zotero with links to videos. ricraftis.au/Home #academicSky #Obsidian #notemaking

Strawberries anyone? I am totally fed up with strawberries 🍓 🍓 🍓watching the feed on Twitter. The largest promoter deserves the big raspberry!

Effort being put into AI detectors akin to trying to establish if people used a calculator. Resources could be better utilised in augmenting the use of AI in an ethical manner than trying to detect its usage. Now Grammarly gets on board. www.zdnet.com/article/gram... #AI #academicwriting #academic

#Zotero 7 released with a host of new features and dark mode. Article and video on the release on my site ricraftis.au/zotero/...#Zotero#academic #research #referencemanagement

G'day all. I've been travelling Australia for the last 3 months. Did around 15K km. Now back though and really excited to get back to work and the home routine. Cheers.

My first article for some time due to travel, but I have been thinking deeply about this potential issue of Neutrality Bias in AI. ricraftis.au/artific... #AI #bias #paradox

SORA now has a strong competitor. Kling is a Chinese model that creates double SORA's output to 2 minute videos. Kling produces them in full HD at 30fps in amazing quality. Still some problems with the rendering of straight lines in some of the demos. #AI #video #texttovideo kling.kuaishou.com