Posts by kepano@mastodon.social
(DIR) Post #AasVqjWnyhj5A7zFa4 by kepano@mastodon.social
2023-08-24T16:55:53Z
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The plan for Obsidian is to never grow beyond 10-12 people, never take VC funding, never collect personal data or analytics.Continue building with the assumption that software is ephemeral, files matter more than apps. Use formats that are open and durable.See our manifesto:https://obsidian.md/about
(DIR) Post #AasVqleg4PDBl7gZ84 by kepano@mastodon.social
2023-08-24T16:56:37Z
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From a traditional business perspective the Obsidian approach has many downsides:we can only focus on 1-2 things at a time, we can't build lots of stuff in parallel like a bigger company canwe have to cover our costs, we can't subsidize pricing — charging a fair price is a disadvantage in the marketwe have no lock-in, our users can leave at any time easily
(DIR) Post #AasVqolAWjBdO7kIAC by kepano@mastodon.social
2023-08-24T16:56:47Z
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we have less freedom to build fancy features that rely on unencrypted private data (like cloud-based AI) or more sophisticated non-portable data formatswe have limited metrics to inform product decisions, we have to learn directly from what users sayusers have the freedom to significantly modify the app via plugins, more things can go wrong or feel less cohesive... I would not recommend this approach to every business, but these are the tradeoffs we choose knowingly.
(DIR) Post #AasVqq53cGgpU63gno by kepano@mastodon.social
2023-08-24T16:57:10Z
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A principle is only useful if you can legitimately take the opposite side.Otherwise it's simply an aspiration that everyone else is also shooting for.
(DIR) Post #AatMy4KkJjQFHrjHXs by kepano@mastodon.social
2023-10-17T15:25:34Z
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the checklist version of the #Obsidian manifesto:1. free for personal use2. interoperable local plain text files3. no telemetry4. E2E encryption5. flexible API for desktop and mobile6. actively maintained/patched7. no VC funding
(DIR) Post #AatMy7nDSKyi124Yq0 by kepano@mastodon.social
2023-10-17T15:25:55Z
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I wish more apps would adopt these principles, it's important for long term resiliency to have a diversity of options
(DIR) Post #AbRHJ2zhnQY78ZGYng by kepano@mastodon.social
2023-11-03T19:15:41Z
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GitHub is down. I guess that means it's time do some writing in #Obsidian. Local-first.
(DIR) Post #Ak82lj4uyaiDLFlDua by kepano@mastodon.social
2024-07-20T16:53:49Z
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we were hiking when we came across the most bountiful plum tree, with hundreds of the juiciest, sweetest, freshly fallen plums all around it, so we carried what we could in our hats and pockets and hands, and then feasted, made juice, torte, and basked in the glory of being alive
(DIR) Post #AlTeBlEdP41pz4FzZg by kepano@mastodon.social
2024-08-28T18:04:59Z
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On September 9th, Notion will delete the data of all Russian users due to new U.S. sanctions.This is why "file over app" is essential — you should not be subject to the whims of platforms and governments. Be sovereign of your own data.
(DIR) Post #AlTeBnBAAwRM0seFRQ by kepano@mastodon.social
2024-08-28T18:17:27Z
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File over apphttps://stephango.com/file-over-app
(DIR) Post #AoCwZ5R3XHt9buL8rI by kepano@mastodon.social
2024-11-19T15:32:37Z
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Here's what I'm working on next for #Obsidian Web Clipper.Shameless ask — if you've been enjoying the extension, give it a review wherever you downloaded it. It really keeps me going 💜
(DIR) Post #AuMXFp7NsZGT1UnbCC by kepano@mastodon.social
2025-05-22T19:56:22Z
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@wjmaggos Give Obsidian Web Clipper a try — it's open source (MIT) and works with any app that supports Markdownhttps://mastodon.social/@kepano/114553164915046938
(DIR) Post #AuMaoOdSdHMut1yoG8 by kepano@mastodon.social
2025-05-22T20:36:17Z
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@wjmaggos depends what you're feeding the content into, but since the content is just markdown you should be able to hook that up, yes
(DIR) Post #Auokc3UKbLuXsaBdjM by kepano@mastodon.social
2025-06-04T23:20:45Z
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OpenAI is now required by court order to preserve all ChatGPT logs including "temporary chats" and API requests that would have been deleted if I understand this correctly, it means data retention policies for apps that use OpenAI API simply cannot be honored
(DIR) Post #Auokc89xEXaAMpgwAC by kepano@mastodon.social
2025-06-04T23:26:08Z
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more detail about the court order compelling OpenAI to preserve user logs:https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/06/openai-says-court-forcing-it-to-save-all-chatgpt-logs-is-a-privacy-nightmare/
(DIR) Post #AyOW2L4TcEUEqax768 by kepano@mastodon.social
2025-09-18T14:56:51Z
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Today in ransomware, Slack increases pricing by $195k with a week's notice for a non-profit that teaches teenagers how to code.
(DIR) Post #AyOW2Q1TCq3KCiaHbc by kepano@mastodon.social
2025-09-18T14:56:52Z
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https://skyfall.dev/posts/slack
(DIR) Post #AztX5Vu4s5inVjDkIa by kepano@mastodon.social
2025-11-03T22:08:47Z
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When you email issues to Obsidian Entertainment (the video game company) their AI support hallucinates and tells you to email Obsidian (the note-taking company) instead.The perils of trusting an LLM with your customer support.
(DIR) Post #B3DbpGJ84RTiAdX8sa by kepano@mastodon.social
2026-02-11T17:24:18Z
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@publicvoit @jarango FWIW there's a pandoc support for converting Obsidian Markdown to other formats. I added it a while ago but it hasn't been merged yet:https://github.com/jgm/pandoc/pull/11135
(DIR) Post #B3DbqNsHQFatvdVgkS by kepano@mastodon.social
2026-02-11T17:24:35Z
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@publicvoit @jarango FWIW there's pandoc support for converting Obsidian Markdown to other formats. I added it a while ago but it hasn't been merged yet:https://github.com/jgm/pandoc/pull/11135