friendly email addresses for bots

One surname is not "where you're from".

Everything still works great and I've never stopped using them.

a notepad you can't edit

Focus, reps, optimistic vortex, strong signal, ripple effects.

No computing after lunch. Shower thoughts for the whole afternoon and evening.

From 'trapped in my notes' to 'public data' that anyone can use.

I've shifted from "I should take less space" to "I'd like to connect regularly with people who want more".

I feel powerful, as if I can tackle anything. I can get answers by simply reading. I can just look at the code.

What's the psychological impact of no platform, no ads, and no random obfuscation of my work?

What's the difference between years passed and time trained?

Watching myself scroll, on the web or on the street.

Everything we do matters.

Take a carrot and just bite it.

Owning my URLs and avoiding link rot since 2012.

How much impact can you have with a few hours effort?

Data ownership baked into how the system works, no goodwill needed, making people feel safe as in a long-term relationship.

Robustly-secured data that can surprisingly vanish at a moments notice.

A simple, cost-effective, and beautiful way to use less toilet paper.

My projects won't save a life or end that bad problem over there, but without hesitation I know my actions to be completely holistic.

Could it be one of the most interoperable formats out there?

open stuff on iOS without apps, notifications, or distractions 🎯

Would it make sense to point Google Docs at your Twitter likes? Or Google Maps at your contact list? Or a flashcards app at your music collection?

Observing divisions everywhere, I see myself as part of the problem.

Every interoperable app becomes a super-app.

Embed an RSS feed on any website with a few lines of code.

No writing? No memorizing? The teacher claims he can't really speak the language? How could this make sense?

Going only where I felt called, connected, or welcome filled my experience with a sense of purpose, sometimes in completely unexpected ways.

Even when you #OwnYourData 100%, many might find little agency in being able to 'edit properties on JSON objects'. What level of handedness would be meaningful to them?

Perhaps I should also not consider life separate from my projects, since they likely make each other possible.

Removing limits from my apps, cancelling their active subscription payments, and transitioning to free and open access.

Notes are inescapably chronological

Even on an overnight flight, I was too excited to sleep observing this song unfold.

Combining text-to-speech in Kommit with memory tricks to reliably remember a very different language.

Me, you, and us in software.

Why I stopped making iOS apps after twelve years.

Presenting 'the simplest possible integrations' for the various protocols.

Experiments, works-in-progress & under construction, mundane or extraordinary.

What makes files composable and extensible? How to supportive them on mobile? What changes when using Zero Data protocols?

Protocol differences, what it's like to build them, tradeoffs compared to traditional designs.

My father and I sharing a new language with each other through flashcards.

Schemas and the challenges of defining and standardizing them.

Earning a living building software without holding other people’s data.

Promoting self-hosting via 'one-click install' systems.

Automatically check that things are working as intended.

Enjoy video or audio links from different platforms and keep a record of what you’ve played.

How I used Kommit collaboratively to exchange languages with friends.

Mistakes and other moments along the way.

Apps as non-exclusionary public spaces.