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Picking, comparing, and abandoning software.

Thu · Oct 15 daily · 1 min Too many skills hide the one you need Issue #54 · 15 Oct 2026 Wed · Oct 7 daily · 1 min Obsidian on a work laptop you can't install anything on Issue #46 · 7 Oct 2026 Tue · Oct 6 daily · 1 min Use it while it's free, and use it for everything Issue #45 · 6 Oct 2026 Fri · Oct 2 daily · 1 min What happens to the CMS when you can just describe the page? Issue #41 · 2 Oct 2026 Tue · Sep 22 daily · 1 min Bouncing between tools for a year is a strategy, not a failure Issue #31 · 22 Sep 2026 Wed · Sep 9 daily · 1 min Gemma 4 inside Obsidian — no server, no API key, no separate process Issue #18 · 9 Sep 2026 Tue · Sep 1 daily · 1 min AI as the competent junior Issue #09 · 31 Aug 2026 Fri · Aug 28 daily · 1 min The efficiency trap and the backlog that proves it Issue #06 · 28 Aug 2026 Wed · Aug 26 daily · 1 min If You Need AI to Use a Tool, the Tool Is Probably Over-Engineered Issue #04 · 26 Aug 2026 Sun · Aug 23 daily · 1 min [FD#01] Formula Daily — Aug 23 My tasks and notes live in multiple good apps that have never once answered 'what does a specific month look like' I

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