In looking for a self-hosted online notebook I've just settled on #TiddlyWiki. Fully self-contained*, remarkably feature rich, no database of any kind (!!!!) and it's been supported by its original author and a sizeable community since 2004.
But it's tough to get past the fact that the basic element is called a Tiddler. Not an Item, a Note, or an Article. A "Tiddler". God the British are silly sometimes.
* If you're hosting it on the web and you want changes to be saved to the server you do have a little bit of work to do, but it's pretty simple on most platforms.
@pieist I've always said that the name is a speed bump to up-take. How did you discover #tiddlywiki ?
Just searching for about the trillionth time for self-hosted notes, and various permutations on that idea. It clicked this time. I like it a lot. Combined with WebDAV (or Node.js if you're really serious) it's a pretty nice tool.
@pieist
Perhaps register an objection with The Ministry of Silly Basic Element Names?
Not sure we have much room to judge though, what with "Toots" and all.
Off to look into TiddlyWiki; thanks for the lead.