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Ric Raftis @ricraftis.au · 24/03/2025

A graphic representation of my attempts to install Ollama and Msty on my desktop machine, compose knowledge stacks of my Obsidian vault and academic papers in PDF. #fail #obsidian.md #academicSky

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Ric Raftis @ricraftis.au · 18/03/2025

Is anyone aware of a plugin or method to export a Projects table to CSV? #obsidian.md

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Ric Raftis @ricraftis.au · 16/03/2025

According to Nicholas Butler, there are three types of people in this world: "There are people who make things happen, there are people who watch things happen, and there are people who wonder what happened." Which one are you? #curiousityCollective #changemakers #community #collectiveImpact

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Ric Raftis @ricraftis.au · 09/03/2025

Just completed rather extensive video on workflow for Lit Reviews. Covers #Zotero imports to #Obsidian.md, new YAML fields for paper information, annotation of PDFs and integration of all information into an Obsidian Projects "spreadsheet" for record purposes. #academicSky youtu.be/5zv3bfmQz_I?...

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Streamlining Literature Reviews: Integrating Zotero with Obsidian

YouTube video by Ric Raftis

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Ric Raftis @ricraftis.au · 06/03/2025

Have You Cited a Fake Paper? Here’s How to Check One bad thing about #AI is its ability to churn out text at incredible speed. In the #academic space, this can result in a substantial increase in false and fraudulent papers. blog.litmaps.com/p/have-you-c... #academicSky

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Have You Cited a Fake Paper? Here’s How to Check

Fake papers from paper mills are on the rise. Researchers need to be more careful than ever before to ensure only authentic, reliable work is cited. Here are the key signs to check for.

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Ric Raftis @ricraftis.au · 02/03/2025

Nothing like neat and tidy study notes using Obsidian #obsidian.md #academicSky

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Ric Raftis @ricraftis.au · 26/02/2025

I have access to ChatGPT Deep Research. Previously only available on the $200 a month subscription. Follows hot on the heels of Google providing Deep Research to anyone with a Google Workspace subscription. So now I have access to two competing models. #AI #deepresearch #chatgpt #gemini

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Ric Raftis @ricraftis.au · 25/02/2025

Commons Social Change Library. Extensive materials on activism, campaigning, and organizing. Aims to enhance the effect of social movements. Library provides diverse resources to support community leaders and organizations in driving social change #community #socialchange commonslibrary.org

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The Commons

Do you want to change the world for the better? Commons Library is an online library for social change - Making activism smarter & stronger.

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Ric Raftis @ricraftis.au · 24/02/2025

#Obsidian is so powerful for linking ideas and notes. Have a look at this video I just produced from my own vault, showing all the connections between my notes. Download link for Obsidian is (obsidian.md) #notemaking #pkm #linking #ideas youtu.be/2y7wjPhP8II?...

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Exploring Obsidian Graph View: Visualizing Interconnected Notes

YouTube video by Ric Raftis

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Ric Raftis @ricraftis.au · 20/02/2025

This video is an excellent expose of problems in higher ed. Education, health and aged care are three moral imperatives that community needs access to with an altruistic goal not a monetary one. #HigherEd #academia #academic.sky #PhD youtu.be/oE_u98TaPSQ?...

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Academia Is Beyond Broken - And No One Wants to fix it!

YouTube video by Andy Stapleton

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Ric Raftis @ricraftis.au · 20/02/2025

Great news for organisations. Makes me wonder if collaboration will be next. Either way, this will be welcomed by people for their work. #obsidian.md #PKM

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Ric Raftis @ricraftis.au · 13/02/2025

I just found a useful plugin for Lit Review keywords. Tag & Wordcloud. Wordcloud shows keywords in a file and you can click to find all instances. I can't get it working across a folder as yet. Any suggestions? #obsidian.md #AcademicSky github.com/joethei/obsi...

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GitHub - joethei/obsidian-tagcloud: Show a cloud of your tags/words/links in a note

Show a cloud of your tags/words/links in a note. Contribute to joethei/obsidian-tagcloud development by creating an account on GitHub.

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Ric Raftis @ricraftis.au · 11/02/2025

Interesting. Allegations that Deep Seek is collecting data on US Citizens. That's outrageous. Just wait till the NSA finds out about that. Edward Snowden can no doubt provide detailed information on how it's done. #duplicity #AI en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_...

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Edward Snowden - Wikipedia

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Ric Raftis @ricraftis.au · 10/02/2025

Debate continues around Open Source vs Closed Source. Closed means spying, ransoms, abduction, black market. Open Source means "Why Bother?" #AI

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Ric Raftis @ricraftis.au · 09/02/2025

What does the word "community" mean to you? Often thrown around, but what does it really mean? How you engage with others? #communityConnect #obsidian.md #academicSky

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Ric Raftis @ricraftis.au · 03/02/2025

There has always been friction between capital and labour. The advent of AI only continues the same scenario. If capital can reduce costs and increase profits, they will do so. UBI via govt is not the answer. You will lose all economic agency. #AI #postlaboureconomy www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02...

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'None of us will have a job': How DeepSeek is changing the world

What no-one talks about as the AI revolution unfolds in stock market hype and scientific gung-ho is what the developers are really trying to do. They're trying to replicate the human brain.

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Ric Raftis @ricraftis.au · 30/01/2025

Weave you own web of knowledge with #Obsidian.md obsidian.md

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Ric Raftis @ricraftis.au · 30/01/2025

It is somewhat ironic that Open AI is suggesting DeepSeek "stole" their data to build their model. Wasn't it Open AI that scraped the web to build their models? LOL. #glasshouses

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Ric Raftis @ricraftis.au · 28/01/2025

Media & youtubers slow to catch on to #DeepSeek. Suggestions of "stealing" by the Chinese without evidence and lots of rhetoric from "sources close to......", you know the headlines and propaganda. Reminds me of another significant truth run up the flagpole previously #WMD. #notrust #showmeproof

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Ric Raftis @ricraftis.au · 26/01/2025

There are 364 other days in the year and any one of them could be Australia Day. The point is that on an alternate day we will simply be celebrating the cultural diversity we enjoy and the great country we live in, not the colonisation of the country. #changethedate

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Ric Raftis @ricraftis.au · 25/01/2025

I just merged two of my #Obsidian vaults. One was my day to day and the other for studies. I found I was missing too many connections with them being separate. Decided it's easier to worry about performance when it happens instead of before. #obsidian.md #academicSky

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Create the Ripple @createtheripple.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

“Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.” Dalai Lama Let’s show kindness to those around us. 🧡 #kindness #KindnessMatters

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Ric Raftis @ricraftis.au · 20/01/2025

"All transformation is linguistic, which means that we can think of community as essentially a conversation." (Block, 2008). Adds a whole new perspective to understanding and working with #community.

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Ric Raftis @ricraftis.au · 18/01/2025

As tech advances, specialisation occurs. Initially needing to know everything about computers, now relying on experts. Same with AI, shifting focus from understanding models to practical skills for safe and effective use. #academicSky #productivity

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Ric Raftis @ricraftis.au · 18/01/2025

Lamenting the advent of AI and its use in higher ed is like yelling at the sun for rising. #academicsky

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Ric Raftis @ricraftis.au · 17/01/2025

Interesting article I read today from Stanford on co-leadership. Has anyone trialed this in community organisations? Keen to hear of your experiences with the process. #community #leadership ssir.org/articles/ent...

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Co-Leadership for Bottom-Up Transformation (SSIR)

Shared leadership models can be transformative, but require building an organization-wide culture of collectivity, sharing, and generosity.

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Ric Raftis @ricraftis.au · 10/01/2025

Just been reading a post from Dave Shapiro about blockchain and democracy. We either need a radical new definition of democracy or return to the original one and enshrine it in practice. As long as money is the determinant of who is in power we will never have democracy in its true form. #politics

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Ric Raftis @ricraftis.au · 10/01/2025

Thought provoking article on relationship of capital & labour in a post-AGI world. Refers to government provided UBI. I do not consider that an option as people forfeit economic agency. DAOs would seem a better alternative at this stage. #AI #community www.lesswrong.com/posts/KFFaKu...

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By default, capital will matter more than ever after AGI — LessWrong

• Edited to add: The main takeaway of this post is meant to be: Labour-replacing AI will shift the relative importance of human v non-human factors…

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Ric Raftis @ricraftis.au · 06/01/2025

Check out Sam Altman's blog post today. He is saying they can achieve AGI as we know it and are ready to push on to Superintelligence (ASI). Safety debate will hot up. Hopefully we are on track for a universal abundant future, not just a few. blog.samaltman.com/reflections #AI

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Reflections

The second birthday of ChatGPT was only a little over a month ago, and now we have transitioned into the next paradigm of models that can do complex reasoning. New years get people in a reflective...

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Ric Raftis @ricraftis.au · 03/01/2025

It all starts today. Starting on V2 of my #Obsidian Scholar course with new integration workflows for #Zotero and improved annotation methods. There will also be new #AI features added to the demo vault. #academicSky

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Ric Raftis @ricraftis.au · 31/12/2024

Arguing with Gemini 2.0 thinking model. Trying to establish 7 elements of community capital as defined by Flora et al. (2016). Gemini insists that spiritual capital is one of these despite me providing a list of 7 that do not include it. Comments? #academicSky #academicwriting #literaturereview

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Ric Raftis @ricraftis.au · 30/12/2024

I have Google workspace account, Gemini Advanced account and cannot access Deep Research as there is no dropdown appearing. Naturally, it's best to ask Google itself through Gemini about support. #academicSky #googlesupport Disappointing when the response is:

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Ric Raftis @ricraftis.au · 20/12/2024

Game changer for researchers allowing you to go down the rabbit hole of research papers linked in one being reviewed. Open external links in the app. #obsidian #academicsky obsidian.md

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Obsidian - Sharpen your thinking

Obsidian is the private and flexible note‑taking app that adapts to the way you think.

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Ric Raftis @ricraftis.au · 13/12/2024

Labels are for jam jars, not for people! New video that explores how ADHD, bipolar disorder, and other mental health diagnoses impact those of us in higher education. Curious? Watch the video and leave a comment. #academicSky #neurodivergence #adhd #bipolar youtu.be/kJIt8i0S3_s

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The Awesome Power of Neurodivergence in Academia

YouTube video by Ric Raftis

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Ric Raftis @ricraftis.au · 12/12/2024

A simple and effectiv way to set up your own website is to use Obsidian. Extremely cost effective and easy to publish. My personal site has my articles around Obsidian and #Zotero with links to videos. ricraftis.au/Home #academicSky #Obsidian #notemaking

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Home - Ric Raftis

RicNov24+logosquare300clr.png Ric Raftis - Personal Website This site has become my personal site now and all consulting and business related activities have been transferred to RiSE Strategic. The r…

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Ric Raftis @ricraftis.au · 18/08/2024

Strawberries anyone? I am totally fed up with strawberries 🍓 🍓 🍓watching the feed on Twitter. The largest promoter deserves the big raspberry!

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Ric Raftis @ricraftis.au · 16/08/2024

Effort being put into AI detectors akin to trying to establish if people used a calculator. Resources could be better utilised in augmenting the use of AI in an ethical manner than trying to detect its usage. Now Grammarly gets on board. www.zdnet.com/article/gram... #AI #academicwriting #academic

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Grammarly to roll out a new AI content detector tool. Here's how it works

Grammarly Authorship will attempt to detect whether AI, a human, or a combination of the two created content. Though it will be available to any user, the new tool is targeted to the education market ...

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Ric Raftis @ricraftis.au · 12/08/2024

G'day all. I've been travelling Australia for the last 3 months. Did around 15K km. Now back though and really excited to get back to work and the home routine. Cheers.

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Ric Raftis @ricraftis.au · 07/06/2024

SORA now has a strong competitor. Kling is a Chinese model that creates double SORA's output to 2 minute videos. Kling produces them in full HD at 30fps in amazing quality. Still some problems with the rendering of straight lines in some of the demos. #AI #video #texttovideo kling.kuaishou.com

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可灵大模型

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