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  • The kitchens are an issue, and the larger point about profits is spot on.

    We desperately need more affordable high-density housing in the US. Unfortunately these places are often miserable to live in. Noisy, cramped, and cheaply made.

    They don’t have to be miserable. There are designs, and construction materials and methods that work better.

    Working class people deserve more.



  • A-fucking-men.

    Been bitching about this for years to deaf ears.

    Old enough to remember when folks took pride in how few lines of code they could write to get something done. Not unreadably dense undocumented code. Just lean, clean, and efficient.

    There’s still a place for large complex software, but 99% of business apps that just move text strings, datetime values, and decimals around from point A to point B aren’t that place.





  • I’m sort of the opposite. I liked Joplin but found myself needing the features of Obsidian. I do know what you mean about Obsidian getting in the way. While it’s easy to start using it, there is a bit of a learning curve to using it well. And it can be a little quirky-annoying at times.

    I think that’s one reason there are so many software offerings in this space. There’s a wide range of preferences when it comes to features vs simplicity.

    For me, Obsidian is just about perfect without any extensions, but I’m also glad it is extensible if you need them. The configurability and customization, while using standard markup, and keeping the vault storage sizes small were the major pros for me.

    Some other products I’ve tried in this space were just too much for me. Huge save files, overdone UXs, and proprietary formats. Joplin and Obsidian were both a breath of fresh air when I found them.