%% date:: [[2022-09-17]], [[2022-11-02]], [[2023-01-23]], [[2023-03-28]], [[2023-06-26]], [[2023-06-26]], [[2023-06-26]], [[2023-06-26]], [[2024-01-25]], [[2024-09-04]] %% # Fork My Brain Welcome! I'm [Nicole van der Hoeven](https://nicolevanderhoeven.com), and you've somehow managed to find your way to my working notes (at least the ones I've published). They're messy, half-formed, and unpolished, so if you don't understand something, it's probably because it was written mainly for me. Consider this an experiment in [[Learning in public]]. You've been warned! If you do spot something wrong that you'd like to let me know about, [let me know](mailto:[email protected]). I welcome constructive feedback and corrections, although I don't promise I'll be able to respond promptly. :) Like what you see? You can [join my Patreon](https://patreon.com/nicolevdh), [buy my course](https://courses.nicolevanderhoeven.com/o4e), or [sign up to my free newsletter](https://tip.nicolevanderhoeven.com) if you feel like supporting me. Thanks! ## Where to start Wherever you want! Search for a topic, click on random notes, explore the graph view, or start with these loose areas of interest. Below are a few of my favorites: ### Tech and Software - [[Tech]] - [[Software Testing]] - [[Performance]] and [[Performance Testing]] - [[Load Testing]] - [[Load Testing Tool|Load Testing Tools]] - [[k6 (tool)]] - [[JMeter]] - [[Gatling]] - [[LoadRunner]] - [[Principles of improving work performance]] - [[Software Development]] - [[Python]] - [[JavaScript]] - [[Go]] - [[Site Reliability Engineering]] - [[Kubernetes]] - [[Ops Tools]] - [[Chaos Engineering]] - [[Microservices vs Monoliths]] - [[Observability]] - [[Grafana Labs]] - [[Grafana Loki]] - [[Artificial Intelligence]] - [[Emergent software|Emergence in tech]] ### Taking notes and making stuff - [[Obsidian]] - [[obsidian-playbook/Using Obsidian/01 First steps with Obsidian/Obsidian|How to use Obsidian]] - [[Migrating from Roam to Obsidian]] - [[Learning in public]] - [[Min-Maxing]] - [[Personal Knowledge Management]] - [[Productivity]] - [[Zettelkasten]] - [[Creativity]] - [[Content Creation]] - [[Producing videos]] - [[Writing]] - [[Developer Relations|Developer Advocacy]] - [[Anti-marketing]] - [[Play]] ### Tabletop Roleplaying Games (TTRPGs) - [[Tabletop Roleplaying Games|TTRPGs]] - [[TTRPGs Games Index]] - [[Dungeons & Dragons]] - [[GM Tools and Inspiration]] - Regular Campaigns (weekly) - [[Dungeons & Dragons|D&D]] 5e campaign (player): [[ttrpgs/Temporary White Circle/World|Exandria - Temporary White Circle]] - [[Pathfinder]] 2e campaign (player): [[ttrpgs/The Undead Unkillers/World|Golarion - The Undead Unkillers]] - [[Candela Obscura]] campaign (player): [[ttrpgs/The Great Dark/World|Fairelands - Circle of Smoke and Mirrors]] ## Setting this up I've used many different [[Personal Knowledge Management]] tools to create these notes, but my current setup primarily uses [[Obsidian]]. My notes are [[obsidian-playbook/Using Obsidian/02 Making Notes in Obsidian/Markdown]] files that are stored in a private [[Git]] repository, with a secondary backup on [[Dropbox]] and a tertiary backup on [[Backblaze]]. For this site, I'm using an [[Nginx]] virtual server as a reverse proxy for [[Obsidian Publish]]. [[Using a custom domain with Obsidian Publish| Here are more details on that]]. ## How many notes are in here? My personal knowledge management system contains over 11,000 notes over multiple vaults right now, but there are many that I've chosen not to make public here. ## What's changed? Check out the [[Changelog]] to see the last 500 notes I've modified (not including TTRPG ones, because those would quickly overwhelm everything else!).