From 8c34d810af95fae0ef846f54370a8c88bfab7123 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "netop://ウィビ" Date: Sat, 11 Apr 2026 14:24:49 -0700 Subject: initial commit --- memos/WM-013.txt | 242 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 242 insertions(+) create mode 100644 memos/WM-013.txt (limited to 'memos/WM-013.txt') diff --git a/memos/WM-013.txt b/memos/WM-013.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..56ec190 --- /dev/null +++ b/memos/WM-013.txt @@ -0,0 +1,242 @@ + + + + + + + +Document: WM-013 P. Webb +Category: Project 2017.07.27 + + Neglected Projects + +Abstract + + A/k/a, I'm easily excitable and distracted on a regular basis. + +Body + + The name of my company is "Ideas Never Cease" (!NC) because with me, + it's true. Ideas, never *ever* cease. I am unable to turn my mind off + and it has been this way since I was eight. At 29 now, stopping isn't + remotely possible and I like that. + + The downside, of course, is that…ideas never cease. This means I get + super focused on a great idea and work on it for some time and + *juuuuust* when things are starting to get interesting, I get + distracted by another great idea and the cycle continues. What does + *not* continue, obviously, is progress on those previous ideas…until + six months to a full year later. Sometimes, even longer than that! + + 📸[The notebook my fiancé bought for me][IMG1] + + My fiancé recently bought me a dot grid notebook because it has gold + and marble on the cover, which matches my laptop[1] a bit. I decided + to use that notebook to keep track of my weekly duties and the + thought occurred to me to write down my neglected projects. Then I + figured I'd share with the world because, why not? I've been busy + with redesigning BeautyLynk[2] and building BeachfrontDigital[3] so + that's my excuse for not working on these projects. + + 📸[Some of my neglected projects][IMG2] + + 1. DSGN + + I want to start a small web design and development firm so I can + make 1) my own hours and 2) more money so I can spend more time on + passion projects that I *really* want to work on and not expect a + profit from them. To do that, I need to actually *design* and code + the new website[4]. + + The good news is that BeautyLynk and BeachfrontDigital will make + great initial case studies. + + 2. FRSH×BTS + + Man, I haven't created music in *years*. My claim to fame is that + when I released "Music from the Love Lounge Vol. 1", people in + Barcelona/Belize were jamming to it. Or at the very least, one + person and their friend was. "FRSH×BTS" is the production name I + go by, "the Wibby" and "Spaceman Fresh" being my rap aliases. + + I have my music on Bandcamp[5] at the moment because I never got + around to creating the perfect website for `frsh.fm`. In addition + to that, I want to remaster *all* my old work. This means getting + a Windows machine, installing Windows 7 and Acid Pro, inspecting + the arrangements, and replicating them in Studio One. I have a + boatload of tracks in progress that are great jump off points for + new songs and I don't want to lose those. As you can imagine, + getting my catalogue remastered is quite the undertaking. + + *Le sigh*. + + Oh, and I still haven't released "Waveform", my debut album. When + I listen to it though, the only glaring issues I hear are vocal + quality and leveling. + + 3. WEÖM + + Short for "Wisdom Escapes Ordinary Minds", WEÖM[6] is a + space-centric lifestyle brand I started a few years ago. People + seem to like the snapback I designed better than the t-shirt and I + can understand why. The hat is dope and I wear it everyday! + + 📸[Lakeisha and Sarah wearing WEÖM gear][IMG3] + + I have done a *shitty* job of advertising it and generating buzz. + Obviously, that's the only way I'm going to sell all the stock I + have but I have a hard time being a salesperson. Ideally, someone + else would be doing this for me and taking a cut of the profits. + Also, I need to design more products. Again, I have ideas for them + but haven't gone further than sketches. + + 4. !NC + + I created a web browser, dubbed "Aries", a few years ago just to + see if I could do it and it actually worked. Not only that, but + people reached out to me to tell me how much they liked the design + and how it worked. Then…I moved onto another project. I was using + Opera as my main browser back then and now I'm using Vivaldi but I + still have plenty of interesting ideas to challenge the way we + think of desktop web browsers. + + 📸[Aries screenshot][IMG4] + + "Hermes" is the name I'm giving the desktop email client I intend + to work on at some point. Back when the latest iPhone was 5, I + used a neat mobile email app called "SquareOne Mail[7]" and I + friggin' *loved* it. You could train the app to put your email + into categories you created so only the *most* important messages + appeared in your inbox. I've heard that Gmail can do something + similar with filters but I run my own email server. The team + behind SquareOne got investors and were persuaded to pivot into + something (IMHO quite) boring…I don't even remember what it was. + Anyhoo, Hermes would be an evolved version of the original. + + 5. SciLab + + I've saved the best for last. Prepare for a lot of backstory. + + If you follow me on social media or other online networks, you may + have wondered at some point what a "NetOp" or "NetOperator" is. + Well, that comes from a beloved video game series, called "Megaman + Battle Network" (MMBN). There are six main games in the series and + the timeline is set in the year 20XX…yes, like other Megaman + games. In this future, everyone has an A.I. companion called an + "Internet Navigator", or "NetNavi" for short. The people who + operate these A.I.s are often referred to as NetOperators. So, + combined with my rap alias you read earlier, NetOperator Wibby + became my online handle of choice. + + Also in this future? A 3D Internet and a futuristic device + (Personal Terminal, or PET) that is basically a smartphone. Not so + revolutionary-sounding but when the first game came out (2001), it + was mind-blowing and captured my imagination. Can you see where + I'm going with this? *The ideas never ceased.* + + It became quite clear to me that this awesome-sounding future had + to exist because…reasons. Like…it's awesome. But, how was *I* + going to make this happen? I was only 13 at the time with a *lot* + of time on my hands. *Good grief, I spent 16 years thinking about + this stuff* 😰 + + When I (briefly) attended college, I enrolled in Software + Engineering for the *sole purpose* of learning how to write an + operating system, even if it was from a middle-aged man with + *impeccable* bright white facial hair and a tendency to + accidentally spit on students in the front row. However, I was + forced to leave because I found out I couldn't afford college. + That dashed my dreams a bit but I taught myself web design and + development, got an apprenticeship, and eventually landed + good-paying jobs and skills that led me to think, "What if I just… + *wrote* an 'operating system' in HTML/CSS/JS?". This is how + *hikari OS[8]* was born! For those keeping score at home, "hikari" + is the creator of the 3D Internet and NetNavis in MMBN. Hey, + innovation is a family business. + + *hikari is an Electron app that will be designed to boot from a + minimal Linux distro in fullscreen on a Raspberry Pi.* It's like + Chrome OS in a way. Anyhoo, I worked on hikari for awhile and got + distracted, of course. + + For my NetNavi project, I'd need a good voice + recognition/synthesis library and currently, Google is the best + for that and I don't consider them an option because they are + beyond terrible with user privacy. I'm not sure why they need to + store your voice commands on their servers for an unspecified + amount of time but hey, that's what happens when things are free. + I'm not expecting my NetNavi project to be considered "real A.I.". + Siri, Cortana, and everything else are just elaborate + `if`/`then`/`else` statements. The PET is low priority because the + base being a Raspberry Pi makes things super easy (like, creating + a dock station, &c). + + Lastly, the 3D Internet. In my research, I got downvoted to hell + across a couple StackExchange sites (I was told to ask a different + site, at least four times). In hindsight, that's what I get for + going there for useful advice. + + With regard to "NetCity" in the MMBN anime, I sketched a process + that would allow for the automatic generation of buildings based + on how deep a website's links went. Take this site for example! I + have four main links in the header. Each of those links would + represent a different floor. Each page's contents would be + represented on each floor depending on what it was. Blog posts + would become eBooks, mp3s would become a CD, and so on. Just like + search engine bots visit your website every now and then, so would + this 3D 'Net bot and it would report changes that would update + your generated building. + + This 3D 'Net would be accessed via "the Network", which is + effectively an MMORPG where your NetNavi is your avatar. Aries + would have a built-in viewer for this, although I'd probably just + use three.js. + + …This is going off the rails, I understand that. This is also + going to cost a *fuck* ton of money. Yes, the fuck was necessary + because unless I become super rich in the next 10 years, what I'm + seeing in my head will never see the light of day until I'm 60… + y'know what, that's around the age Grandpa Hikari created the + Internet. Also, I just realized that he looks like a chubby + Vint Cerf. + + &c + + I could go on and on about my project backlog. Here's a few more + that are in the incubation stage of my ideation process: + + - social network that doesn't suck, enables better communication, + provides ways for users to deal with harassment, and makes money + without selling user data. + - an outlet that showcases black excellence, positivity, and + training resources to aid small business owners and + aspiring freelancers. + - an eCommerce platform that allows for true customization, + doesn't treat you like you're dumb, and has a + self-hosted option. + - a curated site for lefties that doesn't look like it was built + in 1999 and stayed that way. + + I'll get to these projects some day. I've attempted to work on + things on a schedule but my mind/enthusiasm doesn't work that way. + I'm using a dot grid notebook as a weekly planner instead of the + weekly planner I bought months ago, simply because predefined + lines and boxes make me feel constrained. I'm not quite sure what + the solution is but I think if I had more time (hah, don't we all + want this?) and made my own hours, I could figure this thing out. + Or at the very least, start knocking things out one by one. 🕸 + +References + + [1] + [2] + [3] + [4] + [5] + [6] + [7] + [8] + [IMG1] + [IMG2] + [IMG3] + [IMG4] -- cgit v1.2.3