Welcome to the public knowledge repository. This is a curated starting point for exploring an interconnected web of ideas, tools, practices, and technologies that aim to support a world of increasing abundance, post-scarcity living, empowered creativity, and meaningful technological expression. This page is designed as a central directory, linking to detailed concept pages—both current and future—while maintaining a sense of coherence and forward momentum. It includes entries from across many domains of interest: decentralized systems, sustainable development, automation, mindful practice, and human flourishing. Some of these are placeholder ideas for now and will serve as a roadmap for future additions to the IdeaRiff Research public knowledge repository.

Philosophy of abundance

  • Post-scarcity economy
  • Automation and human purpose
  • Abundance through decentralization
  • Universal basic infrastructure
  • Principles of regenerative design
  • Energy abundance
  • Positive-sum worldview
  • Access vs ownership
  • Economic models for post-scarcity
  • Ethics of exponential technologies
  • The right to abundance
  • Ownership of automation

Sustainable food and water systems

  • Vertical farming systems
  • Hydroponics vs aeroponics
  • Local food production models
  • Energy cost of food transport
  • Aquaponics for urban resilience
  • Desalination technology overview
  • Solar desalination
  • Distributed water purification
  • Growing food in arctic climates
  • Urban food forests
  • Agrivoltaics and food-energy coexistence
  • Food production in extreme environments

Embodied practice and longevity

  • Daily movement principles
  • Tai chi as meditative technology
  • Qi gong routines for focus
  • Stretching protocols for longevity
  • Functional mobility drills
  • Movement for knowledge workers
  • Balance training and neuroplasticity
  • Posture and nervous system health
  • Joint resilience and fascia
  • Sustainable exercise habits
  • Walking meditations
  • Breathing as an operating system

Automation and AI systems

  • Open source AI models
  • Large language models overview
  • Fine-tuning vs prompting
  • Using Ollama with local models
  • LangChain in practical applications
  • Prompt engineering as design thinking
  • Markdown-based prompt libraries
  • Self-hosted automation
  • Running LLMs on consumer hardware
  • Vector databases explained
  • n8n automation workflows
  • AI-assisted note-taking tools
  • AI memory systems
  • Reinforcement learning and real-world automation

Web technologies and development

  • Node.js projects for automation
  • Express.js web servers
  • Building REST APIs
  • GraphQL vs REST
  • Working with JSON APIs
  • Webhooks and event-based automation
  • Docker container basics
  • Reverse proxies and Nginx
  • Simple web dashboards with Node.js
  • Scheduling scripts with cron
  • Running Node.js on a VPS
  • Markdown-powered personal websites
  • Developing with WebSockets
  • SQLite and flat-file databases
  • Self-hosted CMS alternatives

Programming and scripting

  • Python automation scripts
  • Using Python with APIs
  • Restic for encrypted backups
  • Scripting image pipelines
  • Python GUI development
  • File watching with Node.js
  • Command-line tools in Python
  • Working with CSV and Excel data
  • Automating data collection
  • Parsing HTML and scraping ethically
  • Cross-platform Python packaging
  • Learning Go for backend services
  • Using CashScript for BCH smart contracts
  • Scheduling Python jobs with APScheduler

Knowledge systems and publishing

  • MediaWiki with custom parsing
  • Markdown knowledge networks
  • Distributed wiki ideas
  • Federated publishing protocols
  • Creative Commons content strategies
  • Writing evergreen content
  • Archiving knowledge with Arweave
  • Git-based publishing platforms
  • Combining WordPress with wiki-style plugins
  • Static site generation with Eleventy
  • Obsidian vault design patterns
  • Backing up notes to Git
  • Using Showdown.js and Parsoid
  • Documenting everything philosophy

Decentralized and distributed systems

  • Fediverse protocols overview
  • Matrix for real-time messaging
  • Memo protocol and on-chain identity
  • IPFS and decentralized storage
  • Handshake domains
  • Running your own Gitea or Forgejo
  • P2P social platforms
  • Zero-knowledge publishing
  • Open-source reputation systems
  • Arweave as permanent storage
  • Decentralized blogging platforms
  • Bitcoin Cash Node projects

Digital creativity and expression

  • Creating faceless YouTube videos
  • Voice synthesis with Eleven Labs
  • MidJourney for concept art
  • ComfyUI workflows
  • Blender for pixel-to-3D conversion
  • Unity and Godot for idea prototypes
  • Markdown as creative medium
  • Coding as composition
  • AI as a cognitive enhancer
  • Visualizing knowledge structures
  • Idea capture workflows
  • Turning notes into public artifacts
  • Conceptual prototypes with React Flow

Operating systems and environments

  • Ubuntu CLI commands
  • Setting up Docker on Linux
  • Git tools in VS Code
  • Visual Git interfaces
  • AlmaLinux vs Debian
  • Linux kernel features
  • Running Linux on old hardware
  • Configuring firewalls and open ports
  • Reverse proxies and SSL
  • Terminal-based web browsers
  • SSH tunneling
  • Self-hosting with ZimaBoard
  • Running servers from home

Project scaffolding and productivity

  • Creating minimal viable tools
  • Bias toward action
  • Sacred productivity rituals
  • Momentum through publishing
  • Turning code into income
  • One-person business strategies
  • Leveraging compounding knowledge
  • Public learning as marketing
  • Learning in public principles
  • Earning through impact
  • Minimum delightful products
  • Making productivity fun

Futurism and long-term thinking

  • Road to abundance
  • Solarpunk aesthetics and ethics
  • Interplanetary backups
  • Geoengineering concepts
  • Global climate adaptation
  • Digital abundance and intellectual capital
  • Synthetic biology and open-source life
  • Progress studies
  • Longevity and rejuvenation tech
  • Distributed energy futures
  • Rural resilience projects
  • Infrastructures for human thriving

Closing thoughts

This browse page is just a beginning. Each link is a doorway into a new room of thinking, practice, and experimentation. The knowledge network behind this site is a living organism—it will grow as projects evolve, insights deepen, and new technologies emerge. This is both a personal workspace and a public offering. The hope is that it serves those building a world of greater human flourishing—through tools, through ideas, through systems that uplift and connect.

Feel free to explore these topics, remix them into your own workflows, and contribute to the wider ecosystem of thinkers and builders working toward a more abundant future.