<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>devlog on fdarma</title><link>https://fdarma.com/tags/devlog/index.xml</link><description>Recent content tagged devlog on fdarma</description><generator>Astro</generator><language>en-US</language><managingEditor>arroganttramps@gmail.com (fdarma)</managingEditor><webMaster>arroganttramps@gmail.com (fdarma)</webMaster><copyright>fdarma</copyright><lastBuildDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://fdarma.com/tags/devlog/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><item><title>notes on note taking</title><link>https://fdarma.com/blog/notes-on-note-taking/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>arroganttramps@gmail.com (fdarma)</author><guid>https://fdarma.com/blog/notes-on-note-taking/</guid><description>a growing spec of things I want from a note taking tool and why it matters</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZFlobeagHA">If a person forgets an idea that they love, it's a horror...</a></p>
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<p><strong>my notes are</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>chaotic: <a href="https://karpathy.bearblog.dev/the-append-and-review-note/">one big</a> <a href="https://jeffhuang.com/productivity_text_file/"><s>.txt</s>  .md file</a></li>
<li>ephemeral: like temp storage things written down are unfinished</li>
<li>boring: no backticks, colours, tags, views, formulas, comments, ai, etc.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>what I use</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>.md:
<ul>
<li>because I can take it anywhere</li>
<li>because I want to render code blocks and images</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="http://sheets.google.com">sheets.google.com</a>:
<ul>
<li>because 100 columns on markdown is jank as</li>
<li>because tables are easy to reason about</li>
<li>because I need to share it with someone else</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>what I want with a note taking tool</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>minimal: the ideal state is <a href="https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2001/10/24/user-interface-design-for-programmers/">zero decisions</a></li>
<li>responsive: must not be fiddly, jank, or clunky</li>
<li>malleable: like handing someone else a piece of paper or <a href="https://hyperclay.com/">an orange</a></li>
<li>centralised: why two tool when one tool do trick</li>
<li>accessible: to view it on the go</li>
<li>portable: so that I have an escape plan</li>
<li>resourceful: if it costs nothing to run then I never need to close it</li>
<li>local: I'm offline sometimes</li>
</ul>
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