Wiki Index
Content-oriented catalog of every concept in this wiki, grouped by type. Updated on every ingest — this is the first thing to read when answering a query: find the relevant section below, then drill into the specific pages. See log.org for the chronological history and ../CLAUDE.md for how this wiki is maintained.
People
- Yi Chun Kuo
- Mandarin language-exchange partner; recurring practice sessions logged in the journal.
- Eric French
- Coworking acquaintance; told Caleb about the LLM-wiki / Open Knowledge Format idea that this wiki bundle is built on.
- Ben Pham
- Coworking acquaintance; left Taiwan mid-July 2026 for a PhD in Luxembourg.
- Pillow
- NTU master's student in HCI, met at Ben Pham's going-away party, working on a "taste wheel" recipe maker.
- Girl from Dallas (unidentified)
- Placeholder — met at Ben Pham's going-away party, name not recorded.
- Taiwanese Woman — Lost Phone (unidentified)
- Placeholder — met at Ben Pham's going-away party, name not recorded.
- Goncalo Moreno
- Portuguese C++/Rust dev at a Taiwan financial trading firm, met at Ben Pham's going-away party.
- Jennie
- Finnish museum intern, met at Ben Pham's going-away party.
- Lukas Born
- New to Taiwan, met at Ben Pham's going-away party; Caleb wants to connect more.
- Alex (MMA coach)
- MMA coach met at Ben Pham's going-away party.
- African Designer (unidentified)
- Placeholder — designer Caleb keeps re-meeting, name not recorded.
Themes
- Mandarin Practice
- Recurring Mandarin-language study, mostly via chat-style vocab sessions with Yi Chun Kuo.
- Sabbatical Self-Actualization
- Recurring therapy-surfaced questions about identity, center, and motivation while not working.
Books
- Pale Fire
- Nabokov novel-as-poem-with-commentary; the embedded poem is in iambic pentameter with heroic couplets (aabb rhyme scheme).
- Everyday Forms of Peasant Resistance
- James C. Scott (1985) — how subordinate classes resist without open confrontation.
Projects
- Congress Data
- Graph-modeling project connecting Congresspeople to events (committees as nodes, congressional events as edges).
- Pedestrian Rights Video
- Video project idea contrasting pedestrians favorably against cars and scooters.
Events
- Coworking Session (2026-07-14)
- Coworking with Eric French and Ben Pham; Eric introduced the LLM-wiki/OKF idea behind this wiki.
- Ben Pham Going-Away Party
- 2026-07-15 send-off at Rum and Bass ahead of Ben's move to Luxembourg for a PhD.
Places
- Collaplay
- Recurring coworking/social venue in Taiwan Caleb frequents.