In order to reference a resource reliably, the resource needs to be reliable. If this is not the case, you get broken links, useless citations.
There is a conflict in choosing between content that is released and set in stone and content that evolves over time.
How to navigate this is an important part of creating a mnemonic internet.
We may have:
- Ephemeral content. Like these notes. I might reorganize material over time.
- Static content. Like a PDF or journal article with a DOI
- Something in between? Like, Aidan's notes on the mnemonic medium might be useful. This could be some kind of reference to a stable resource that knows how to find a good match to the best current item. I.e. Aidan's notes are in a stable namespace, but the substructure changes, but is searchable from the stable namespace.
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