rosano.ca

https://rosano.ca

technologist • writer • musician

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2026-09-02 16:00:56 UTC

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nicely done 👌🏽

2026-08-27 14:46:12 UTC

Some things without a price are valuable because they create change on a deeper level. https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/117/168/008/692/436/274/original/da6e76420de20673.mp4

2026-08-26 15:53:34 UTC

"why just wash my hands with soap and water when I can handwash the dishes with soap and water?"

2026-08-20 17:36:50 UTC

Sometimes the author says it better, sometimes I can, but the focus is on what's meaningful for me.
https://rosano.ca/blog/helping-myself-read/

2026-08-19 15:03:03 UTC

Dots connected looking back are also seeds for future moments that can't be predicted. https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/117/122/774/557/623/442/original/5b55ecbe76ec37b6.mp4

2026-07-12 11:52:11 UTC

To enjoy breathing can mean enjoying the rest of your life.

2026-07-08 08:49:48 UTC

artificial ingredients

2026-07-03 13:15:20 UTC

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i imagine the intention was to use swappable non-personal identifiers (as opposed to for example signal/whatsapp historically relying on phone pumbers). if a bad actor gets access to the server, it shouldn't reveal anything

2026-06-30 07:56:52 UTC

"surprising someone changes their world."

2026-06-25 05:58:10 UTC

Reaching out to my younger self to say "it happened". https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/116/809/209/166/824/188/original/eb097d506bf457d5.mp4

2026-06-24 05:20:36 UTC

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Practicing Mozart for a thousand hours means something different than whistling a tune.
(with Orazio Maione) https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/116/803/399/179/599/380/original/14089719ffde8098.mp4

2026-06-23 06:56:59 UTC

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We used to compose in solitude, without industry or recordings.
(with Orazio Maione) https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/116/798/115/862/722/557/original/479791f8974d8637.mp4

2026-06-22 08:08:48 UTC

Hard to understand past experiences when you're constantly subjected to new things. https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/116/792/735/936/054/266/original/ed2fd68a5dee38ce.mp4

2026-06-21 07:11:35 UTC

👎🏽: talking about people you never met
👍🏽: meet them, talk with them

2026-06-20 06:52:18 UTC

"Do good, without expecting gratitude, or looking at who." https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/116/781/107/259/251/163/original/4f04b5207f84398f.mp4

2026-06-19 08:08:47 UTC

less metadata, more feeling
https://rosano.ca/blog/the-fivefold-path-to-falling-asleep/

2026-06-18 08:24:54 UTC

music and bodies in trance
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During my personal travels between 2018 to 2020, I recorded one minute of ambient sound in various places to practice being still and appreciating what's around me, especially the so-called 'noise' which, although often ignored, can be quite rich when paying closer attention. The photos are just for fun and not necessary.
https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/116/770/126/979/930/576/original/8cc8432e61b7d6f4.mp4

2026-06-17 08:40:37 UTC

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"Trying to unite separate networks with what we do."
(with Luki and Sven) https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/116/764/549/492/419/782/original/e383724f71d0db8e.mp4

2026-06-17 08:04:03 UTC

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Health is not the goal. It's just a step towards feeling good in situations you create.
(with Luki and Sven) https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/116/764/405/687/123/840/original/98605eedcc848a46.mp4

2026-06-16 07:08:19 UTC

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Unlock possibility for negotiation and understanding by just saying it.
(with Luki and Sven) https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/116/758/524/214/778/130/original/95a34826e7fe07e6.mp4

2026-06-16 06:56:11 UTC

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Stress over being healthy can be unhealthy.
(with Luki and Sven) https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/116/758/476/506/810/078/original/e56289c8833a705d.mp4

2026-06-15 09:10:11 UTC

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Work on it morning, afternoon, and night. https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/116/753/341/151/441/753/original/fd11ffc25975d8a0.mp4

2026-06-15 08:55:46 UTC

Inherently unsustainable if it needs a hundred percent of my time. https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/116/753/282/547/925/668/original/05f3180e6686b815.mp4

2026-06-12 06:51:57 UTC

Prelude as engine, fugue as debate.
https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/116/735/790/009/142/653/original/36f7f7a17908939a.mp4

2026-06-11 09:26:25 UTC

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"In case I win the lottery, I want the ticket in my back pocket."
(with Kevin Komisaruk) https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/116/730/755/706/904/752/original/f9e6174e1b23763c.mp4

2026-06-10 11:50:07 UTC

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Understand what's important to the other side, and have empathy for it.
(with Kevin Komisaruk) https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/116/725/658/505/735/876/original/649d74a99a0f408c.mp4

2026-06-10 11:40:39 UTC

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"We worship the greats while ignoring geniuses in front of us until they're gone."
(with Kevin Komisaruk) https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/116/725/620/918/195/251/original/556a78ab6e1b3b6b.mp4

2026-06-10 05:00:48 UTC

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Power wants you to consume instead of create, to be addicted rather than to enjoy.
(with Kevin Komisaruk) https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/116/724/048/927/462/008/original/00f77d96004b7538.mp4

2026-06-09 07:37:36 UTC

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What process gives you belongs only to you.
(with Kevin Komisaruk) https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/116/719/003/249/836/960/original/5e2f204891c32936.mp4

2026-06-08 08:27:31 UTC

Present what you want as what they also want.
(with Kevin Komisaruk) https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/116/713/537/178/715/884/original/cb3a35dd722de888.mp4

2026-06-05 19:10:14 UTC

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similar to a UX-antipattern i call "wait for the animations to finish"

2026-06-05 06:46:49 UTC

If it was guaranteed to feel good, I wouldn't be open to whatever happens.
https://rosano.ca/blog/thick-skin-open-heart/

2026-06-04 05:53:15 UTC

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Be patient without reducing them.
(with Heddi Ried) https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/116/690/279/699/574/930/original/e5f0f895d7271976.mp4

2026-06-03 08:28:48 UTC

Speak and wait for your body to catch up.
(with Heddi Ried) https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/116/685/230/653/862/428/original/65985ca71c582cac.mp4

2026-05-31 08:09:30 UTC

politicians play, civilians pay

2026-05-23 08:29:42 UTC

"If a book's pages became increasingly similar until you were just reading the same page repeatedly, you'd probably put it down."
https://rosano.ca/occasion/3/
https://npub1mzxyx0e56ye094r03lq08d8z3wah6yfx982tegwtlsx6guv9z5qqzj3ktm.blossom.band/227afd9de9cb67f52378235a5dec2b848ca40a8c5a12f208318c26cb01ff9a30.jpg

2026-05-21 09:37:47 UTC

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Community is more than people in a space.
(with Jess Martin) https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/116/611/891/855/142/051/original/1bf17eb0d6d2939c.mp4

2026-05-20 09:25:24 UTC

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Turn watching into a choice.
(with Jess Martin) https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/116/606/180/143/755/054/original/a4e360c0075e3595.mp4

2026-05-19 06:36:05 UTC

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If a part of the body is sick, the body is sick.
(with Jess Martin) https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/116/599/796/200/319/337/original/036fa32953904778.mp4

2026-05-18 06:35:34 UTC

Would you force someone into a relationship?
(with Jess Martin) https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/116/594/166/136/057/366/original/209bf50d6e1afb83.mp4

2026-05-18 06:31:44 UTC

Would you force someone into a relationship?
(with Jess Martin)

2026-05-16 08:03:37 UTC

"people without school who know the language of nature"
https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/116/583/163/188/362/316/original/2647a34a451253ea.mp4

2026-05-14 06:18:18 UTC

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When one person doesn't want it, two don't fight.
(with Àta Àdetokunbo) https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/116/571/470/939/999/214/original/e6692ba4a7703479.mp4

2026-05-13 07:24:55 UTC

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"I'd rather be a reference to my community than recognized by a title that's specific to one context."
(with Àta Àdetokunbo) https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/116/566/067/927/079/031/original/428e093273be28ee.mp4

2026-05-12 07:21:55 UTC

Practice in order to feel good.
(with undefined) https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/116/560/396/824/660/747/original/0b8d8dd2d29993f3.mp4

2026-05-11 07:56:57 UTC

the mechanics of augmenting human thought
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part of my collection of one minute ambience in various places at https://rosano.ca/aural
https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/116/554/854/165/364/244/original/898c16ea7da7a579.mp4

2026-05-08 10:02:37 UTC

Not ordinary to take hard decisions that no one around would take.
(with Mihalis Eleftheriou)
https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/116/538/379/478/763/770/original/7f3246555914b819.mp4

2026-05-07 08:07:47 UTC

Seeking truth means addressing contradictions that you can't resolve, which might be less comfortable.
(with Mihalis Eleftheriou)
https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/116/532/264/261/192/894/original/eac22e329b82a629.mp4

2026-05-07 06:11:46 UTC

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it's better but i've also just moved to not paying attention to certain feeds, mostly rss + replies now

2026-05-06 16:09:53 UTC

don't blame the beginner if you know better

2026-05-06 07:44:24 UTC

Feeling like you are responsible for and to the world gives you the strength to see past false narratives.
(with Mihalis Eleftheriou)
https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/116/526/507/547/268/926/original/33a01876f809726e.mp4

2026-05-05 06:28:26 UTC

Going abroad as a way to lose local political representation.
(with Mihalis Eleftheriou)
https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/116/520/550/107/376/708/original/b5f0cd7a9ff0ca2e.mp4

2026-05-04 15:03:43 UTC

Languages help you empathize instead of feeling offended.
(with Mihalis Eleftheriou)
https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/116/516/864/281/419/787/original/3dc4833288145944.mp4

2026-04-30 14:38:45 UTC

git-backed web apps
https://community.remotestorage.io/t/bind-remotestorage-server-backed-by-git/967
https://npub1mzxyx0e56ye094r03lq08d8z3wah6yfx982tegwtlsx6guv9z5qqzj3ktm.blossom.band/61a37eb0e89cd0da7a4d0e59a0ecf7d2a6d57202c2819c54a8da77373c9e5590.gif

2026-04-22 18:25:30 UTC

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with my url projects i sometimes encountered firefox's arbitrary limit (i forget if it's a thousand or million characters).
anyway superb idea and hope to see more of this kind of thing

2026-04-10 11:14:35 UTC

stay updated, scale big, or you'll get taken out.
off the App Store yet again
https://rosano.ca/blog/off-the-app-store-yet-again/

2026-04-09 08:14:10 UTC

trying these filters
https://image.nostr.build/fe7e9c81326de7d07a17ee95ddda778a914c2703c5dc7ee26fd2875eabdaaa62.jpg

2026-04-07 14:44:30 UTC

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if you're looking for eclectic sounds, give this a listen https://rosano.ca/log/type/sound/page/5/

2026-04-07 14:44:15 UTC

less on social media, more in places I control
https://npub1mzxyx0e56ye094r03lq08d8z3wah6yfx982tegwtlsx6guv9z5qqzj3ktm.blossom.band/2b9c9367a3c816b0f931b4c2af46cfeffbb01cacd89eb9c2ac9f4c8c6a8abee3.jpg
https://rosano.ca/blog/bringing-music-recommendations-home/

2026-03-22 11:59:31 UTC

can't take it anymore… time to tidy my homepage!
- much less scrolling
- mixed writing in each section
- broke large lists into smaller lists
- deliberately a bit rough so that i can fix things later
feels better now
https://rosano.ca
https://npub1mzxyx0e56ye094r03lq08d8z3wah6yfx982tegwtlsx6guv9z5qqzj3ktm.blossom.band/8aa5095ed7e8147a6b7008c1809ce260daf74a564752b52aefbc6b196f7b6623.mp4

2026-03-20 07:51:23 UTC

communication and collaboration as tuning: all parties responsible for the interaction and supporting it to bring the best out of each other without overloading anyone

2026-03-17 09:48:51 UTC

replace "doing it wrong" with "doing as learned"

2026-03-05 06:16:39 UTC

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i assume everything on the internet is public forever (even though it's not)

2026-03-05 06:14:08 UTC

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been tweeting my thoughts to a blog first and then crossposting since a while, feels good to have my stuff in one place that i control, and also with references to where it is on X, nostr, etc… https://rosano.ca/log/type/thought/

2026-03-04 16:25:44 UTC

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ironic answer but maybe relevant https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2g3pd57qw5aqnadsfvse3dqh3kkl0gg9vknu5e3588j3h7t959pczyrvgcselxngn9uk5d78upua5u29mklg3yc5af09pe07qmfr3s52sqqcyqqqqqqgpzfmhxue69uhkuu3wwfhhxctwduhxxcg6p980p

2026-03-01 10:10:41 UTC

"non-technical users" → "jargon-free people"

2026-02-27 07:10:57 UTC

noticing a reflexive relationship between publishing a website with tools, and then wanting tools to consume what was published as objects

2026-02-27 07:08:20 UTC

llms have made me smarter because my distrust in them increasingly causes me to figure things out for myself

2026-02-26 13:26:39 UTC

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also maybe consider these panels so people can easily self-host https://easyindie.app
umbrelOS already has a one-click relay on their "app store" https://apps.umbrel.com/

2026-02-18 05:57:57 UTC

friendly email addresses for bots
https://rosano.ca/blog/say-hello-to-spam/

2026-02-07 08:52:17 UTC

i have an impression that ai-assisted coding is so far most enjoyed by either people who can't debug anything, or, people who can debug absolutely everything

2026-02-04 04:51:55 UTC

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the visuals definitely make the architecture more clear 👍🏽 i shared yours on mastodon for contrast https://mastodon.online/@rosano/116010559844112196

2026-02-03 19:40:48 UTC

nice technical and social comparison of activitypub, atproto and nostr https://blog.mauve.moe/posts/decentralized-social-media
https://image.nostr.build/27a001c147ea72617a2a29a1628143ab832555103f103369b097b2683ea87127.jpg

2026-01-29 08:04:37 UTC

if ai-generated open-source code is incomprehensible to review, does that effectively make it closed-source?

2026-01-23 07:30:27 UTC

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i like "where can i buy a pizza with it?" as benchmark

2026-01-22 13:54:56 UTC

One surname is not "where you're from".
https://npub1mzxyx0e56ye094r03lq08d8z3wah6yfx982tegwtlsx6guv9z5qqzj3ktm.blossom.band/7f531c07cc4207ed0a25adbec7bbd3899fdd827158500a732a6b3164fd68b95e.mp4
https://rosano.ca/blog/visual-family-cosmos/

2026-01-17 05:39:57 UTC

trio improvisation (with Jack Rusher and Andrey)
https://npub1mzxyx0e56ye094r03lq08d8z3wah6yfx982tegwtlsx6guv9z5qqzj3ktm.blossom.band/bf4a992cf56d9b866a77a53fa27c1432409b542a4eac7839f79c7c6863cd4439.mp4

2026-01-13 10:42:01 UTC

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i think "interop" is worthwhile even as a feature especially if it does something compelling

2026-01-13 09:13:07 UTC

Skip pages, read anything, don't read that, read anywhere, don't finish, repeat, read aloud… 📖
https://rosano.ca/occasion/2/
https://npub1mzxyx0e56ye094r03lq08d8z3wah6yfx982tegwtlsx6guv9z5qqzj3ktm.blossom.band/d0b4d13ddfc46138220f73644c41aa47f005e4ccdea1a55078d4084e990b7137.mp4

2026-01-11 18:27:26 UTC

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i've mostly used instagram but stopped scrolling in the last years, not sure if the few occasions when i try other video platforms ends up as random garbage because it doesn't know me (despite knowing the videos i create and post) or if the algorithm's goals are different

2026-01-10 07:34:40 UTC

projects solve the creator's need.
products are the intersection of the creator's capacity to build a solution, solving other people's needs, and their means to compensate you for it. no intersection, no product.

2025-12-18 11:29:13 UTC

My iOS apps are on the App Store again; if you ever wanted to have sonogrid or the others, now might be a good time to get a copy.
https://rosano.ca/blog/audioscrub-and-sonogrid-back-on-the-app-store/
https://npub1mzxyx0e56ye094r03lq08d8z3wah6yfx982tegwtlsx6guv9z5qqzj3ktm.blossom.band/52da93218a82b0a13666a1ed7fc4c928e0706c3d872545fb18887ec02b25ed90.mp4

2025-12-13 22:38:02 UTC

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- creates a master seed to simplify multiple identies
- stores keys in the browser and sends it encrypted to relays ("no servers")
- apps that integrate can call the same extension api
- communicates via iframe

2025-12-13 22:28:34 UTC

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pretty impressive way to structure all this together, and interesting to store on relays 👍🏽

2025-12-12 05:16:09 UTC

learning and teaching are two sides of the same coin, so caring or not caring about one implies the same about the other

2025-12-10 09:15:38 UTC

technical or nerdy ones mind might enjoy "reading the docs/spec/manual" while everyone else looks for "show me how to be amazing"

2025-11-30 11:11:16 UTC

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also helpful to one-click install on yunohost and cloudron panels via @npub1q7k…atmj 's package https://github.com/github-tijlxyz/khatru-pyramid

2025-11-25 11:17:34 UTC

new to me: when the mind wanders while reading, skip ahead instead of going back

2025-11-14 18:11:55 UTC

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i would go this way too, avoid discussing too many specifics with people who aren't that aware

2025-10-22 12:08:53 UTC

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regarding the original post, i understood that the complaint of "needing a bluesky account" refers to not many other public pds servers generally available yet, and that other pds users (for example blacksky) should be able to use their accounts

2025-10-20 22:41:10 UTC

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you see what i mean 🤓

2025-10-15 11:40:56 UTC

a notepad you can't edit + three little web apps sharing a filesystem
https://rosano.ca/blog/introducing-memo/
https://npub1mzxyx0e56ye094r03lq08d8z3wah6yfx982tegwtlsx6guv9z5qqzj3ktm.blossom.band/98f43cb2f2b89bb2f64594f2a35b6353549dfd51d5b23484db6281b2ada10f78.gif

2025-10-12 10:35:51 UTC

Focus, reps, optimistic vortex, strong signal, ripple effects.
https://rosano.ca/blog/year-thirty-seven/
https://npub1mzxyx0e56ye094r03lq08d8z3wah6yfx982tegwtlsx6guv9z5qqzj3ktm.blossom.band/649f5d3e4eba809e4e9ed0dbad64b76e89c5f3ba65df0c3e0fba15eee3d037a5.gif

2025-10-10 18:05:27 UTC

if a project evolves continuously, it may be worth tracking changes for who the audience is: it currently serves x, y, and z people, but new possibilities or priorities would trigger different messaging.
coming from the question "who can benefit while this is incomplete?"

2025-10-08 09:50:05 UTC

No computing after lunch. Shower thoughts for the whole afternoon and evening.
https://rosano.ca/blog/work-then-dont/

2025-10-06 14:45:59 UTC

a bridge goes both ways

2025-10-02 07:57:02 UTC

come with your cup
https://image.nostr.build/fda95a3f05af73280cda239d674af527c5b286a1cef14b46d78d29a50f196c32.jpg

2025-10-01 09:12:43 UTC

From 'trapped in my notes' to 'public data' that anyone can use. 📖
https://rosano.ca/blog/bringing-lyrics-home/
https://npub1mzxyx0e56ye094r03lq08d8z3wah6yfx982tegwtlsx6guv9z5qqzj3ktm.blossom.band/380655ce9598aa561d49dd20a628e75ed5f6e9580df24696edc801de2f9adc0c.gif

2025-09-27 17:29:44 UTC

nobody can take away your files

2025-09-26 13:11:42 UTC

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my solution was to setup a personal relay before posting anything, so that i can export things easily if needed.
i resist using most nostr apps because i don't feel like i have my data in the end, and much prefer the patterns of remotestorage where i know there's at least a copy always accessible in a place i control