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Alfie Coleman
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this got me so excited I started making a local-first visual bookmarking app the other day. I don’t know if that’s a thing anyone wants, but I know it’s something I want and that's enough for me!
August 7, 2025 at 4:54 PM
imagining a future where more commercial software looks like this: malleable systems, designed to fit into and work with other systems

open formats make it possible, lack of profit makes it unlikely to become the status quo
August 7, 2025 at 4:54 PM
obsidian is a trellis on your garden, it gives structure, reach, form, but everything it supports still grows from your soil, and when you stop using it, the garden's still there.
August 7, 2025 at 4:54 PM
this got me so excited I started making a local-first visual bookmarking app the other day. I don’t know if that’s a thing anyone wants, but I know it’s something I want and that's enough for me!
August 7, 2025 at 3:38 PM

imagining a future where more commercial software looks like this: malleable systems, designed to fit into and work with other systems

open formats make it possible, lack of profit makes it unlikely to become the status quo
August 7, 2025 at 3:38 PM
obsidian is a trellis on your garden, it gives structure, reach, form, but everything it supports still grows from your soil, and when you stop using it, the garden's still there.
August 7, 2025 at 3:38 PM