# Icebreaker @ OFFDEM **URL:** \ **Category:** O₃FFDEM\ **Created:** [24 January 2023 20:14 UTC](https://oxygen.offdem.net/t/icebreaker-offdem/105 "2023-01-24T20:14:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![indieterminacy](https://oxygen.offdem.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/c89c15/32.png) [@indieterminacy](https://oxygen.offdem.net/u/indieterminacy)\ **Post date:** [24 January 2023 20:14 UTC](https://oxygen.offdem.net/t/icebreaker-offdem/105/1 "2023-01-24T20:14:31Z")
Hi all, Incase you still have slots for Offdem, Id like to do a presentation. Ive done a fair few presentations over the last year (and Ive got a video talk at Fosdem this year too) > **[FOSDEM 2023 - Literate Storytelling: Interpreting Syntaxes for Explorers](https://archive.fosdem.org/2023/schedule/event/liberatestorytelling/)** I havent had the chance to visit Offdem, given the cost of a second child and my obligations running Bytenight (c/o HSBXL). However, knowing both your network and the technology stack of NGIO/NLNet type groups I know Ill be at home. While my work with (NLNet funded) Icebreaker and my decade developing my ‘Recursive Modelling Language’ Qiuy there are a lot of angles - each with tradeoff. I guess Id pitch a talk closer to my Newline talk, whereby I give a history of the project and how radical the design decisions are (“Ive never heard of TXR being used in anger before!” was one piece of feedback given). Id like to speculate on a lot of wider key areas - as well as update my activities since September’s last public presentation. Given that Qiuy is edging closer towards federated services and RDF this should be interesting enough for a heterogeneous audience. If there is information you need or if you have questions then just ask. FWIW, my time is incredibly precious atm, given that I have to: Apply for an NGIO fund prior to February I have committments with both Guix Days; Minimalist and Declarative Programming Devroom (Fosdem); Bytenight (HSBXL) I can try to be as flexible as can be but this can create pressures on my other commitments. Additionally, I mentioned that I could help with DJing on Friday, please update me should this interest you. Previous talks (2022): SmellyHTTP? HeyGemini! A breakdown of the relative advantages of the Gemini protocol over Http in terms of complexity. Includes using Guix packages for comparing the minimalist package environment of Gemini tools. [https://hsbxl.be/events/software-freedom-day/2021-09-18/#jonny](https://hsbxl.be/events/software-freedom-day/2021-09-18/#jonny) https://www.youtube.com/embed/zyTC4QWGCQg?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque Knowledge Management Through Minimal Syntaxes: Appreciating How Terse Syntaxes Are Capable of Being Combined In Unexpected Ways Impressionist look at minimalist syntaxes, and how it is possible to combine them. From the perspective of the formats Gemtext and Hyperbole. Includes the interoperability of TXR syntax inside Gemtext documents, and the abilty to ‘compile’ TXR laced Gemtext documents implicitly, without any additional coding. > **[FOSDEM 2022 - Knowledge Management Through Minimal Syntaxes](https://archive.fosdem.org/2022/schedule/event/minimalsyntaxes/)** Annotate Yr’self Monologue concerning the consternations of knowledge management, and the use of notations as a modern alternative to the potential of social bookmarking - with the underpinning of terse interfaces and search queries [https://events.hackerspace.gent/en/newline2022/public/events/115/](https://events.hackerspace.gent/en/newline2022/public/events/115/) Knowledge management and problem solving through combining terse syntaxes Overview of the Icebreaker knowledge management environment, as a suite of interlocking formats and tools - backed by the use of Qiuy annotations. [https://hsbxl.be/events/software-freedom-day/2022-10-02/#knowledge-management-and-problem-solving-through-combining-terse-syntaxes-indietermancy](https://hsbxl.be/events/software-freedom-day/2022-10-02/#knowledge-management-and-problem-solving-through-combining-terse-syntaxes-indietermancy) L’Union Qiuy fait la force Breakdown of the atomic nature of Qiuy as an annotation for noting. Demonstration of its functionality in a directory pathway form. Articulation of some of its potential, including with regards to graphs; interfaces; and as a currency of knowledge recall. [https://10years.guix.gnu.org/video/l-union-qiuy-fait-la-force/](https://10years.guix.gnu.org/video/l-union-qiuy-fait-la-force/) Git forges [https://git.sr.ht/~indieterminacy](https://git.sr.ht/~indieterminacy) ---
**Author:** ![how](https://oxygen.offdem.net/user_avatar/oxygen.offdem.net/how/32/8_2.png) [@how](https://oxygen.offdem.net/u/how)\ **Post date:** [25 January 2023 15:38 UTC](https://oxygen.offdem.net/t/icebreaker-offdem/105/2 "2023-01-25T15:38:55Z")
> [@indieterminacy](#): > > Id like to do a presentation. We (still) don’t do presentations at OFFDEM but there is a discussion on low-energy SBC-based backups and mirroring, and other low-energy services where Gemini experience is very welcome. There’s another, more forward-looking technical discussion about distributed systems where minimal syntaxes have a place as well. Stay tuned! ---
**Author:** ![how](https://oxygen.offdem.net/user_avatar/oxygen.offdem.net/how/32/8_2.png) [@how](https://oxygen.offdem.net/u/how)\ **Post date:** [21 January 2024 17:43 UTC](https://oxygen.offdem.net/t/icebreaker-offdem/105/3 "2024-01-21T17:43:26Z")
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**Author:** ![how](https://oxygen.offdem.net/user_avatar/oxygen.offdem.net/how/32/8_2.png) [@how](https://oxygen.offdem.net/u/how)\ **Post date:** [21 January 2024 17:43 UTC](https://oxygen.offdem.net/t/icebreaker-offdem/105/4 "2024-01-21T17:43:42Z")