How I Use the Badges Plugin in Obsidian
Badges is a small Obsidian plugin by gapmiss that turns a bit of inline code into a colored label. What it does, the few conventions I settled on, and the parts of my setup that are still on the to-do list.
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Eight Small Prompts for Everyday Chores
Eight short prompts for everyday jobs like sorting screenshots, planning dinner from a fridge photo and writing a resale listing, with a note on where each one needs a human check.
Prompts for plans, apps and side hustles · Note 5 ↗
A Ping Monitor That Logs Every Outage to CSV
Ping a handful of hosts on a timer, log every reply and every up/down change to CSV, and get a tidy list of outages with start, end and duration when you stop it.
PowerShell craft · Note 9 ↗
GameCube and PS2 Games You Can Play With Just a D-Pad
A list of GameCube and PlayStation 2 games that play fine without an analog stick, for arcade cabinets, handhelds with only a d-pad, or anyone who just likes digital controls.
Console field guide · Note 10 ↗
The Truth Prompt: Pushing a Model to Cite, Flag and Check Itself
The Truth Prompt pushes a model to stick to what it can support, say "I cannot confirm this" out loud, and check itself for fabrication, which helps most when web search is on.
Changing how the model answers · Note 3 ↗
Set Aside Unwanted ROMs by Keyword, Without Deleting Anything
Moves game files with keywords like (Beta), (Proto), Mahjong or (Germany) in their names into a review folder, keeping their subfolders, so you can trim a huge set down to what you'd actually play and change your mind later.
Keeping a media library tidy · Note 8 ↗
A DevOps Reference for a Team of One
My DevOps reference note is a stack of prompt cards for everything from repo setup to installers. Condensed: which cards earn their keep for one person, what to watch in each, and the order I'd run them.
Dev habits for a team of one · Note 3 ↗
The Contradiction Scanner: Blunt Feedback With Receipts
A prompt that points out where your stated values and your actual behavior don't match, and only flags a contradiction it can back up with both sides.
Prompts that hold up a mirror · Note 2 ↗
Give Every Game Its Own Folder, With Updates and DLC Alongside
Moves loose game files into one folder per title, worked out from the file name, so a game's base file, updates and DLC end up together. Built for Switch backups, and it works for anything with a consistent naming pattern.
Keeping a media library tidy · Note 7 ↗
Art and Drawing References: A Palette, a Type Pairing and a Folder of One-Page Tutorials
The small art reference kit I keep, a five-color palette with hex codes, a two-font pairing, and a folder of one-page drawing tutorials, plus how I use each one.
The reference shelf · Note 2 ↗
Count Manuscript Words by Chapter, Word Files Included
Get a word count for every chapter file and the whole manuscript, from Markdown, plain text or .docx, with a running total and a progress bar toward your target.
Tools for the writing desk · Note 2 ↗
The App Builder Prompt: From Idea to Spec in One Pass
A widely shared prompt that turns an app idea into a full spec you can hand to a no-code builder, plus the quick version for ideas you just saw in a post.
Prompts for plans, apps and side hustles · Note 2 ↗