Rosano / Blog

Sometimes the author says it better, sometimes I can, but the focus is on what's meaningful for me.

less metadata, more feeling I'm grateful to have fallen asleep most days of my life; I could probably count on two hands the number of times I didn't.

If it was guaranteed to feel good, I wouldn't be open to whatever happens.

stay updated, scale big, or you'll get taken out.

less on social media, more in places I control After bringing home lyrics and Vibrations, I've moved over 150 music recommendations from Tumblr to my journal.

feels good to improve so much without a big 'redesign'.

friendly email addresses for bots I thought it would be fun to share a special public email address to feed hungry bots: sayhi@rosano.ca Anything sent there gets instantly reported as spam.

one surname is not "where you're from". various families represented as a 'cosmos' I've been interested to understand my family history for some years now.

Everything still works great and I've never stopped using them. 👋 Heads up: they're off the App Store yet again as of April 2026.

a notepad you can't edit I made a small web app called memo to quickly jot down points, framing it as "a notepad you can't edit".

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

No computing after lunch.

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

Shifting 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.

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. 👋 Heads up: if you're more interested in solutions, read durable data.

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

My projects won't save a life or end that destruction 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 🎯 I capture notes frequently and prefer to avoid looking at apps, notifications, or any distractions along the way: here's the shortest path to typing into some kind of note-taking app.

Would it make sense to point Google Docs at your Twitter likes?

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

Every interoperable app becomes a super-app. 👋 Heads up: if you're looking for the shorter, less technical version, read pointing at the wrong thing.

Embed an RSS feed on any website with a few lines of code. feedbox is an embed for previewing RSS feeds.

No writing?

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'.

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 I just had a fun conversation with Boris about note-taking, the overwhelm of tools, and future possibilities.

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

time section 00:00 Introduction 01:26 Starting from scratch 03:33 Trying it out 04:08 Conclusion Recipe Name Flashcards from translations Callback const source = document.querySelector('textarea[aria-label="Source text"]').value.split('\n'); const pronoun…

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

I'm making a QR code generator and scanner that works offline: no accounts ✅ no popups ✅ no customization ✅ works offline ✅ download as SVG or PNG ✅ scan via camera or files ✅ rounded corners ✅ It's designed to be a simple, pain-free way to quickly create…

Me, you, and us in software.

This is about a collection of songs I love to sing and why I'm publishing them online.

Sometimes the best thing you can do for an idea is to not touch it for a while, giving it a chance to simmer or ferment.

Year two of my experiment in creating sustainable income as an independent creator.

Avoiding employment was not an explicit choice I made: it's just how things ended up as I followed my passions.

I thought it would be easy to start a 'yearly tradition' at thirty-three, but I've changed more since then than in previous years.

In the spirit of 'document and share', here are some considerations for how I assemble an online collection of projects I've made since 2012.

i've been less and less online since coming to berlin in march, and recently shared why in Strolling episode 0080. haven't had enough time to write that i haven't had enough time. so much has changed in the last five months and i look forward to see where…