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introducing memo
a notepad you can't edit |
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year thirty-seven
Focus, reps, optimistic vortex, strong signal, ripple effects. |
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work, then don't
No computing after lunch. Shower thoughts for the whole afternoon and evening. |
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bringing lyrics home
From 'trapped in my notes' to 'public data' that anyone can use. |
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introducing Occasion
I've shifted from "I should take less space" to "I'd like to connect regularly with people who want more". |
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don't fear the docs
I feel powerful, as if I can tackle anything. I can get answers by simply reading. I can just look at the code. |
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bringing Vibrations home
What's the psychological impact of no platform, no ads, and no random obfuscation of my work? |
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training versus time
What's the difference between years passed and time trained? |
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| 2024 | |
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where am I scrolling?
Watching myself scroll, on the web or on the street. |
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year thirty-six
Everything we do matters. |
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finally cooking
Take a carrot and just bite it. |
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fun with redirects
Owning my URLs and avoiding link rot since 2012. |
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tiny weekend campaign to donate internet
How much impact can you have with a few hours effort? |
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durable data
Data ownership baked into how the system works, no goodwill needed, making people feel safe as in a long-term relationship. |
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encryption rant
Robustly-secured data that can surprisingly vanish at a moments notice. |
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re-usable butt towels and kitchen wipes
A simple, cost-effective, and beautiful way to use less toilet paper. |
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when bad things happen in the world
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. |
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GitHub as storage
Could it be one of the most interoperable formats out there? |
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launch apps from the iOS lock screen
open stuff on iOS without apps, notifications, or distractions 🎯 |
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pointing at the wrong thing
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? |
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"Why Are We Yelling?" by Buster Benson
Observing divisions everywhere, I see myself as part of the problem. |
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interoperable visions
Every interoperable app becomes a super-app. |
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| 2023 | |
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introducing feedbox
Embed an RSS feed on any website with a few lines of code. |
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Language Transfer & The Thinking Method
No writing? No memorizing? The teacher claims he can't really speak the language? How could this make sense? |
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Strolling across the USA (October 2023)
Going only where I felt called, connected, or welcome filled my experience with a sense of purpose, sometimes in completely unexpected ways. |
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interoperable collaborative apps (with Jess Martin)
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? |
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Year thirty-five
Perhaps I should also not consider life separate from my projects, since they likely make each other possible. |
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Going free
Removing limits from my apps, cancelling their active subscription payments, and transitioning to free and open access. |
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Note-ifying all the things (with Boris Mann)
Notes are inescapably chronological |
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Teddy Bear
Even on an overnight flight, I was too excited to sleep observing this song unfold. |
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| Flashcards from Google Translate | |
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Teaching myself Thai with Kommit
Combining text-to-speech in Kommit with memory tricks to reliably remember a very different language. |
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| Introducing Sharesnip | |
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Levels of agency
Me, you, and us in software. |
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| seeds — a collection of songs I love to sing | |
| Let time work for you | |
| 2022 | |
| 2022 | |
| I've never worked in a company | |
| Thirty-four | |
| How I build a digital project archive | |
| detaching from online life | |
| Ephemerata | |
| Applying note-taking reflexes to making music | |
| Introducing Strolling: Conversations with people I meet along the way | |
| What we want | |
| 2021 | |
| 2021 | |
| Secular churches for continuity | |
| Why I added text to my 'pure icon' site after eight years | |
| Platform puzzle pieces for sustainable community | |
| Evolution one | |
| Dating apps, take one | |
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Going fully web
Why I stopped making iOS apps after twelve years. |
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Zero Data Swap #4: Hello World
Presenting 'the simplest possible integrations' for the various protocols. |
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| Improvisation, Spontaneity, and Oneness | |
| Wetware of writing and doing | |
| Presenting 'wetware of writing and doing' at Tools for Thought Rocks | |
| Rethinking analytics | |
| Community Essence | |
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Zero Data Swap #3: Maker Meet
Experiments, works-in-progress & under construction, mundane or extraordinary. |
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| Thirty-three | |
| Are Apps Making Us Better Or Worse? | |
| Events are work | |
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Zero Data Swap #2: Files / Portability
What makes files composable and extensible? How to supportive them on mobile? What changes when using Zero Data protocols? |
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| Building Social Bridges and Healing a Divided World | |
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Zero Data on the Runtime Podcast
Protocol differences, what it's like to build them, tradeoffs compared to traditional designs. |
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Family language exchange
My father and I sharing a new language with each other through flashcards. |
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Zero Data Swap #1: Schemas, interoperability, and Cambria
Schemas and the challenges of defining and standardizing them. |
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| Music and Emotion Sharing Circle — July 31st | |
| Tiny concert for a friend | |
| Inner feedback loops | |
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Building Zero Data Apps & Entrepreneurship
Earning a living building software without holding other people’s data. |
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Easy Indie App—Run your own X in a few clicks
Promoting self-hosting via 'one-click install' systems. |
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| Talking entrepreneurship with Amandine Flachs and Yinch — June 18th, 2021 | |
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Testing logic and interfaces
Automatically check that things are working as intended. |
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| Six guns pointed at my face | |
| Build and run my apps on your machine | |
| @dokoissho's thoughts on hyperdraft | |
| My mother's gift | |
| No logo | |
| Timezone-free apps | |
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Joybox — A pinboard for media
Enjoy video or audio links from different platforms and keep a record of what you’ve played. |
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| Doorless App Ring—Apps that work without accounts | |
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Teaching languages to friends
How I used Kommit collaboratively to exchange languages with friends. |
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| Emoji Log – Personal tracker | |
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Learning Portuguese
Mistakes and other moments along the way. |
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| Coming to the guitar later in life | |
| Sixth time's a charm | |
| Chatting with Fission – January 14th, 2021 | |
| The Fund Button | |
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Going doorless
Apps as non-exclusionary public spaces. |
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| Jazz industrial complex | |
| 2020 | |
| Be a bridge | |
| Discussion is ephemeral | |
| Zero Data App / 0data.app | |
| Kommit — Flashcards / Space-Repetition System | |
| 2019 | |
| Launchlet—Customize any website with JavaScript or CSS | |
