Tinderbox Meetup, Sun. 18MAY25 (Video): General Discussion on Tinderbox Use with Other Tools
| Level | Intermediate |
| Published Date | 5/24/25 |
| Revision | 1 |
| Type | Meetup |
| Tags | , 5CKM, 5Cs of Knowledge Management, Eastgate, Identity Praxis, Inc., Mark Berstein, Michael Becker, Tinderbox |
| Video Length | 01:16:04 |
| Video URL | https://youtu.be/eHTrAea0fuI |
| Chat File | TBX Meetup 18MAY25_Chat.txt (9.0 KB) |
| TBX Version | 10 |
| Host | Michael Becker |
In this Tinderbox meetup, we held a broad discussion around working in Tinderbox and with other tools to complement one’s efforts.
Resources
- The FAIR Principles, a set of guidelines to make data Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable for both humans and machines. Widely adopted in the scientific and research communities to promote open science and data stewardship. (Use Cases: structuring research datasets, building interoperable data platforms, supporting reproducible science, aligning with open data policies)
- A Villain’s Guide to Social Media and Web Science, a provocative and satirical essay by Mark Bernstein, exploring the darker strategies used in social media manipulation, misinformation, and the ethical dilemmas of Web science. (Use Cases: media literacy, ethics in tech education, curriculum design for digital culture studies, awareness around persuasive technologies)
- 5CS TBX Publishing With Pandoc And To PDF: Libraries And Templates, a practical course that teaches you how to use Tinderbox, Pandoc, and supporting libraries to convert notes into polished, professional PDFs. Includes pre-built templates and tools to streamline academic, professional, or creative publishing workflows. (Use Cases: publishing Tinderbox notes, automated PDF creation, academic writing, personal knowledge management workflows)
- GE-235 Systems Manual
- Python, a high-level, general-purpose programming language known for simplicity and a vast ecosystem of libraries. (Use Cases: scripting, data analysis, machine learning, graphing)
- JupyterLab, a next-generation web-based interface for Jupyter Notebooks, offering interactive development and rich media support. (Use Cases: data exploration, visualizations, documentation, Python/Julia notebooks)
- NumPy, a fundamental library for numerical computing with Python, supporting multi-dimensional arrays and matrix operations. (Use Cases: efficient math, data structures, foundation for graphing libraries)
- Anaconda, a Python distribution that includes Jupyter, NumPy, and other key packages with a GUI for environment and package management. (Use Cases: data science setup, dependency management, reproducible environments)
- Homebrew, a package manager for macOS (and Linux) that simplifies the installation of software, libraries, and command-line tools. (Use Cases: installing Python, Julia, Jupyter, Pandoc, Git, and other development tools)
- PyPDF2 GitHub, a Python library for manipulating PDF files (Note: PDF itself is a file format). (Use Cases: exporting charts, merging/splitting PDFs, adding text/images)
- Julia, a fast programming language for numerical and scientific computing with excellent graphing support through libraries like Plots.jl and Makie.jl. (Use Cases: high-performance graphing, data science, scientific modeling)
- Plots.jl, a flexible Julia plotting package that supports multiple backends. (Use Cases: quick, beautiful data visualizations)
- Makie.jl, a high-performance, interactive plotting library for Julia. (Use Cases: complex visualizations, 3D graphs, real-time graphics)
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- Julia Graphs, a Julia package for working with graphs and networks, supporting both directed and undirected graph structures, and offering a wide range of algorithms. (Use Cases: modeling and analyzing networks, social graphs, dependency trees, routing problems, academic research)
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- R Bookdown, an R package that makes it easy to author books and technical documents using R Markdown. It supports multi-format publishing (HTML, PDF, EPUB) with features like citations, cross-referencing, and figure/table numbering. (Use Cases: writing textbooks, scientific papers, technical documentation, academic publishing with live code)
- R Blogdown, an R package for creating static websites and blogs using R Markdown and Hugo. It integrates code, narrative, and output into beautiful web content. (Use Cases: academic blogs, data science portfolios, personal websites, research dissemination)
- R Shiny, a web application framework for R that enables users to build interactive, dynamic web apps directly from R
- Arq Backup, a secure, automated backup software for macOS and Windows that stores encrypted backups in your cloud account (e.g., Wasabi, AWS, Google Drive, Dropbox) or local storage. (Use Cases: personal and business data backups, automated and encrypted offsite storage, flexible storage provider integration)
- Wasabi, a high-performance, low-cost cloud storage provider designed as an alternative to AWS S3, often used for backup and archival storage. (Use Cases: long-term cloud backups, disaster recovery storage, integration with third-party backup tools like Arq, Veeam, or MSP platforms)
- Git, a distributed version control system widely used for tracking changes in source code during software development. GitHub is a popular platform for hosting Git repositories with collaboration tools. (Use Cases: version control, team collaboration on code or text files, managing academic research, reproducible workflows)
- Backblaze, a cloud storage and backup solution offering both personal computer backup and B2 object storage. Known for affordability and ease of use. (Use Cases: automated personal and business backups, S3-compatible storage for developers, disaster recovery and archiving)
- GitTower, a powerful and user-friendly Git GUI client for macOS and Windows. It provides a visual interface for common Git tasks such as staging, committing, branching, merging, and resolving conflicts—ideal for developers who prefer working with Git without using the command line. (Use Cases: Git version control with a graphical interface, simplifying complex Git workflows, onboarding non-technical contributors)
- Git Towner Tutorials, a playful and educational zine by Julia Evans that visually and simply explains how Git works under the hood. It’s ideal for beginners or anyone looking to demystify Git’s core concepts. (Use Cases: learning Git fundamentals, teaching version control, demystifying Git internals through engaging illustrations)
- Void Editor
- View and restore past versions of documents on Mac
- Illusion of Competence: Experience embracing genAI in an engineering computations course: What went wrong and what next