rosano.ca

technologist • writer • musician

blog https://rosano.ca/blog | vlog https://rosano.ca/vlog | log https://rosano.ca/log

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2026-05-16 10:03:37 CEST

"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 08:18:18 CEST

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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 09:24:55 CEST

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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 09:21:55 CEST

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 09:56:57 CEST

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 12:02:37 CEST

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 10:07:47 CEST

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 08:11:46 CEST

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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 18:09:53 CEST

don't blame the beginner if you know better

2026-05-06 09:44:24 CEST

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 08:28:26 CEST

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 17:03:43 CEST

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 16:38:45 CEST

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 20:25:30 CEST

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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 13:14:35 CEST

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/

2026-04-10 11:24:40 CEST

stay updated, scale big, or you'll get taken out.
off the App Store yet again

2026-04-09 10:14:10 CEST

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

2026-04-07 16:44:30 CEST

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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 16:44:15 CEST

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 12:59:31 CET

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 08:51:23 CET

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 10:48:51 CET

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

2026-03-05 07:16:39 CET

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

2026-03-05 07:14:08 CET

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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 17:25:44 CET

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

2026-03-01 11:10:41 CET

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

2026-02-27 08:10:57 CET

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

2026-02-27 08:08:20 CET

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

2026-02-26 14:26:39 CET

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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 06:57:57 CET

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

2026-02-07 09:52:17 CET

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 05:51:55 CET

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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 20:40:48 CET

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 09:04:37 CET

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

2026-01-23 08:30:27 CET

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

2026-01-22 14:54:56 CET

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

2026-01-17 06:39:57 CET

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

2026-01-13 11:42:01 CET

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

2026-01-13 10:13:07 CET

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 19:27:26 CET

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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 08:34:40 CET

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 12:29:13 CET

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 23:38:02 CET

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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 23:28:34 CET

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

2025-12-12 06:16:09 CET

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 10:15:38 CET

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 12:11:16 CET

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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 12:17:34 CET

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

2025-11-14 19:11:55 CET

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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 14:08:53 CEST

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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

2025-10-21 00:41:10 CEST

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you see what i mean 🤓

2025-10-15 13:40:56 CEST

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 12:35:51 CEST

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

2025-10-10 20:05:27 CEST

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 11:50:05 CEST

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

2025-10-06 16:45:59 CEST

a bridge goes both ways

2025-10-02 09:57:02 CEST

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

2025-10-01 11:12:43 CEST

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 19:29:44 CEST

nobody can take away your files

2025-09-26 15:11:42 CEST

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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

2025-09-26 13:34:31 CEST

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you mean any (their*) relay or a kosmos relay?

2025-09-26 11:14:58 CEST

I just need to allow them to flow by themselves. Enough motivation will create the kind of atmosphere that everything goes smoothly.
(with Mauricio Jimenez Motta)
https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/115/269/801/731/406/623/original/b8c9b7b6b3a99a95.mp4

2025-09-26 09:21:03 CEST

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another protocol 😭 although i like the flexibilty of being transport agnostic. i still think about some kind of complementary remoteStorage sync mode over wifi / bluetooth

2025-09-25 10:44:56 CEST

Keep moving. Go for a walk. Stay connected and someone will come talk to you.
(with Mauricio Jimenez Motta)
https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/115/263/969/000/273/118/original/b54f79bd1dafd9f8.mp4

2025-09-24 11:34:26 CEST

One person unable to explain, another unable to understand.
(with Mauricio Jimenez Motta)
https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/115/258/457/812/031/766/original/02685a16290bd085.mp4

2025-09-23 15:35:20 CEST

atproto, nostr, webxdc, solid, remotestorage, and 'dapps' each have a different focus and data flow
but i can't help but see them as collections of "web apps"
and think it'd be possible and cool to give each web app the combined user base of the others

2025-09-23 14:20:41 CEST

@npub1rau…dees thanks for the zap! i was trying to understand how this works here. did you send it by clicking anything on my nostr profile or was it from a wallet directly?

2025-09-23 11:26:13 CEST

Help them learn faster and skip unnecessary steps.
(with Mauricio Jimenez Motta)
https://npub1mzxyx0e56ye094r03lq08d8z3wah6yfx982tegwtlsx6guv9z5qqzj3ktm.blossom.band/3a55e6875b59f011c595d46b677f8f30b9900ebf73989fa6346a9d36b79c8b11.mp4

2025-09-22 12:10:13 CEST

The first time I visited Berlin, the area I stayed in gave me this feeling of calm and coziness such that I'd want to come back. I see more layers now after spending time in other neighbourhoods, but nice to connect with an old feeling by revisiting this moment.
My time there definitely gave me an appreciation for public spaces, as they aren't so common in other places I've visited. And yeah, public sofas… Why not?
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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.
Full collection at https://rosano.ca/aural
#aural
https://npub1mzxyx0e56ye094r03lq08d8z3wah6yfx982tegwtlsx6guv9z5qqzj3ktm.blossom.band/af31aef8da9f02ce30c819ab8b5e22d2e98c6a5f5df321b9070d44fc33d2cac3.mp4

2025-09-19 12:04:54 CEST

"I touched the phone for some specific reason an hour ago and didn't do that yet."
(with Heddi Ried)
https://npub1mzxyx0e56ye094r03lq08d8z3wah6yfx982tegwtlsx6guv9z5qqzj3ktm.blossom.band/49bd21fedc4906c45b06ace189d0e81eba9892dc3de0dd12447f067254bf9232.mp4

2025-09-14 12:50:50 CEST

starting to share quarterly updates on projects, writing, music, reads, and life via email; first edition now out.
> I've shifted from "I should take less space" to "I'd like to connect regularly with people who want more".
https://rosano.ca/blog/introducing-occasion/
https://npub1mzxyx0e56ye094r03lq08d8z3wah6yfx982tegwtlsx6guv9z5qqzj3ktm.blossom.band/88946c24e7ab6b955ec7800b6407ab66d471d5ed7f368596fba520a4a2852b79.gif

2025-09-13 22:04:46 CEST

please send me avocados
https://rosano.ca/gift
https://npub1mzxyx0e56ye094r03lq08d8z3wah6yfx982tegwtlsx6guv9z5qqzj3ktm.blossom.band/a6794109e854a1b7fa4f2ef3680b01f8f25d6fcb8155fcbebfbd4256231845b8.png

2025-09-11 18:11:27 CEST

i started a /now page,
but i think it might be for myself more than other people,
as i like the cadence of documenting where i'm at now and then.
still, be welcome to know if you're curious 👋🏼
https://rosano.ca/now

2025-09-10 09:41:52 CEST

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They know a version of you that, five years down the line, no one can meet.
(with Nathan Hewitt)
https://strolling.rosano.ca/tag/nathan-hewitt
https://npub1mzxyx0e56ye094r03lq08d8z3wah6yfx982tegwtlsx6guv9z5qqzj3ktm.blossom.band/5b2cf36d2b79f6448318a2a5ccbea5d724925066623af1c99db488431ea68083.mp4

2025-09-09 08:56:54 CEST

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"There's no negative side effects to this, except maybe you have too many sweets."
(with Nathan Hewitt)
https://strolling.rosano.ca/tag/nathan-hewitt
https://npub1mzxyx0e56ye094r03lq08d8z3wah6yfx982tegwtlsx6guv9z5qqzj3ktm.blossom.band/d7bcba344f7d32ff1cea9e1f9c7467e33313e63a938ec02d3867f8464c8caf7f.mp4

2025-09-08 19:36:38 CEST

the hard thing about starting a habit is often unclarity on how to integrate, more so than the action itself.

2025-09-08 12:03:39 CEST

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"Hours of my life were being pulled into this thing that did not serve me."
(with Nathan Hewitt)
https://strolling.rosano.ca/tag/nathan-hewitt
https://npub1mzxyx0e56ye094r03lq08d8z3wah6yfx982tegwtlsx6guv9z5qqzj3ktm.blossom.band/e110e18d1f86a3a307288f76f8cfbb5f1ebc3f99707a6531f0e536eb4b66eaa8.mp4

2025-09-05 10:00:27 CEST

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People we know are complex and complicated, but somehow those we don't are simple.
(with Nathan Hewitt)
https://strolling.rosano.ca/tag/nathan-hewitt
https://npub1mzxyx0e56ye094r03lq08d8z3wah6yfx982tegwtlsx6guv9z5qqzj3ktm.blossom.band/f1625916d4612eed9ea86fbbf30c00f3dcaa04ffc8e505563bd546eea238623e.mp4

2025-09-04 11:38:17 CEST

How do you make sense of changing someone's life through a random encounter?
https://strolling.rosano.ca/tag/nathan-hewitt
https://npub1mzxyx0e56ye094r03lq08d8z3wah6yfx982tegwtlsx6guv9z5qqzj3ktm.blossom.band/e3ff13a8ae5fcb797186e59e2d809e220b4f10ed3eaf7791d341c60ab0f787fd.mp4

2025-09-03 15:58:47 CEST

Your food can bring people together.
https://strolling.rosano.ca/tag/nathan-hewitt/
https://npub1mzxyx0e56ye094r03lq08d8z3wah6yfx982tegwtlsx6guv9z5qqzj3ktm.blossom.band/5e2070a1173d735d17481161c9fc97eeb127c73cab8a8cafd57c70e0fafc8374.mp4

2025-09-01 12:04:29 CEST

I feel powerful, as if I can tackle anything. I can get answers by simply reading. I can just look at the code.
https://rosano.ca/blog/dont-fear-the-docs/

2025-08-30 11:25:07 CEST

"having a platform profile is like living in a single-room apartment, whereas having your own site is a castle with unlimited rooms."

2025-08-12 15:53:23 CEST

scrolling all my music on one page. how does it feel?
https://rosano.ca/vibrations
https://video.nostr.build/24b1fdf31861344ef45702ee8d538321f3525e78ae3b8174f4848481622e0077.mp4

2025-08-10 08:06:12 CEST

i learn from everyone, but the teacher is myself

2025-08-07 23:19:19 CEST

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not sure if it's equally helpful for people who know nostr already versus not, but @npub1dcl…r7qw's recent video about AT Protocol has a structure that could work for nostr https://spectra.video/w/1FRNBf5MZ23NGFh5knt1fh?start=4m16s

2025-08-07 10:35:07 CEST

grouping these together:
- military's "never give a command that won't be obeyed"
- teacher anti-pattern of "instructions that the student can't follow"
- basic-minded "using a foreign language to feel superior with someone who doesn't know it"
related to communication fails creating a false sense of authority and effectiveness. somehow everyone loses, but the speaker doesn't know.

2025-08-05 17:02:14 CEST

i continue to be blown away by local community centers all over the world and how they offer so much that isn't legible or relevant to technological systems – the underrated potential of not needing platforms to care for or live with your neighbours.

2025-04-06 10:32:14 CEST

a kenyan woman got out of her rickshaw as i walked past, looked at me and spoke in english, "hi jesus!"

2025-02-15 07:28:08 CET

like a paywall requires money to access, a nerdwall requires technical knowhow

2025-01-30 05:44:41 CET

psa to please help your friends setup tech alternatives as a social event: switch together so everyone transitions successfully with known contacts on the new platform. lone profiles leave momentum on the table.

2025-01-16 05:10:08 CET

from observing what you see to observing how you watch

2025-01-14 13:59:10 CET

when heading somewhere people ask "have everything you'll need?" and as a backpacker i respond "this is everything i have".

2024-11-21 10:25:00 CET

whichever side you take, someone profits from the merch

2024-11-15 12:22:02 CET

when does it make sense to focus on not liking someone's approach versus accepting and appreciating diverse ways?

2024-05-13 10:45:06 CEST

attachment to a specific strategy is not strategic

2024-04-19 14:29:44 CEST

"in it, but not *of* it"