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Dots Mapping

Creating Connections and Tying Together Ideas and Dates

• Mapping the Dots...

  • code

    • AI

      • Vector DB
      • RAG

        • embeddings

          • Voyage AI ⁺
          • AnyScale AI ⁺
        • chunking strategies

          • personal knowledge base
            • journal entries ⁺
            • message timelines ⁺
        • draft and sketch
          • _{2024a11m24d-rag ¹ convert pdf to md}
          • _{2024a11m24d-txtai-embeddings ¹ embedding and search with txtai}
    • snippets

      • cli
        • find ⁺
        • curl ⁺
        • awk ⁺
        • sed ⁺
        • jq ⁺
        • fzf ⁺
      • s3-remote-git ¹
  • resource configuration ⁺

    • vimrc
    • tmux
    • tmuxp yaml

    _{^{The term rc stands for “Run Commands” or “Resource Configuration.” It refers to configuration files that contain a series of commands or settings. While many of these commands are automatic and don’t require user intervention, you can modify files like .bashrc or .vimrc to customize your environment. These files can store settings for various applications or systems.
    The magic within .dotfiles.2 Dotfiles allow you to finely tune your tools and system to work exactly as you like. You can add custom aliases, tweak style preferences, enable plugins, and more. For developers and power users especially, dotfiles are an important way to boost productivity through customization. 2}}

    • ^{_{Leveraging AIChat for RAG with Your RC File: Configuration Assistance Made Easy §}}

      Leveraging AIChat for RAG with Your RC File: Configuration Assistance Made Easy

      ^{This guide demonstrates how to use AIChat’s built-in vector database and full-text search capabilities to create a knowledge base from your RC file (e.g., .vimrc). This enables Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), allowing you to ask questions about your configuration and receive contextually relevant answers.}

      Step-by-Step Guide:

      The following steps outline how to use AIChat to build a RAG-powered knowledge base from your RC file:

      1. Initiate RAG: Use the .rag command followed by the name you want to give your knowledge base (e.g., vimrc).

         > .rag vimrc
         

      2. Select Embedding Model: Choose an embedding model. The example shows gemini:text-embedding-004. Note the model’s limitations (max tokens, batch size, and price).

         > Select embedding model: gemini:text-embedding-004 (max-tokens:2048;max-batch:100;price:0)
         

      3. Configure Chunking: Set the chunk size and overlay. These parameters control how your RC file is divided for indexing. Experiment to find optimal values.

         > Set chunk size: 1500
         > Set chunk overlay: 100
         

      4. Add Your RC File: Specify the path to your RC file.

         > Add documents: ~/.vimrc
         

      5. Exit RAG Mode: Use the .exit rag command to finalize the knowledge base creation.

         @vimrc> .exit rag
         

      Post-Creation:

      • View RAG Sources: To see the sources used in the last query, use the .sources rag command. This helps understand the context AIChat is using.

        > .sources rag
        

      Further Information:

      • AIChat RAG Guide: For a more in-depth explanation, refer to the official AIChat RAG Guide ⁺.
      • Leveraging AIChat RAG with ILIMA THOUGHTS
      • Leveraging AIChat RAG with ILIMA SNIPPETS
        
        
  • unwind and chill

    _{Finding mindful moments by embracing spare-time bliss through puzzles and pastimes.}

    • Sudoku
  • greptile ^{Talk to GitHub repo 3}
  • internet archive
    • Wayback Machine
    • Archive Today
• _{^{timeline § +}}

  ^{_{Use the timeline as a go-to spot to capture notes, news, and articles! This helps keep track of everything and revisit it later. Don’t worry if some entries get a bit outdated}}

  • new prompting guide ⁺
• _{^{quick notes § +}}

  ^{_{These notes are helpers for sparking creativity! They make it easy to find and see what I’ve jotted down before to connect random tiny thoughts, ideas and foster new insights.}}

  • why we can’t remember everything we study? ⁺

As ideas grow and expand, with notes scattered here and there, finding a central point to anchor everything and connect the pieces makes a difference.

^{The focus initially started on dates, much like a journal, and I still like the idea of using dates (they serve a purpose). However, I now need one central anchor to tie everything together, something that connects all the dots spread across different dates.}

^{This central hub reminds me of the “Resources” in the PARA method 4 5 — like the core resource of journaling bullets. From that central anchor, connections can spread through the dates, much like nutrients flowing from a root to nourish the leaves.}

• Dot by Dot:
  • Mapping the Journey of Ideas
  • Anchoring Ideas Through Dates ^{(and across time)}
  • Creating Connections across the Journal

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