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Andrew Leland<p>Before that I was jamming with a <a href="https://mas.to/tags/plaintext" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plaintext</span></a> workflow using markdown, coteditor + terminal.app (zsh) + <a href="https://mas.to/tags/pandoc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pandoc</span></a> after getting red-pilled by <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@patric" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>patric</span></a></span>. (2/8)</p>
Álvaro R.<p>📣 <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/Markdown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Markdown</span></a> is coming to <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/Journelly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Journelly</span></a> </p><p>Join the beta! <a href="https://xenodium.com/markdown-is-coming-to-journelly" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">xenodium.com/markdown-is-comin</span><span class="invisible">g-to-journelly</span></a></p><p><a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/plaintext" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plaintext</span></a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/orgmode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>orgmode</span></a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/emacs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>emacs</span></a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/vim" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vim</span></a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/swift" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>swift</span></a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/swiftui" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>swiftui</span></a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/ios" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ios</span></a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/iphone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>iphone</span></a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/journelly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journelly</span></a></p>
Ellane<p>Over or under rated: Moleskine, Obsidian Sync, Markdown, Vim, Pizza? <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://lazybear.social/@hyde" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>hyde</span></a></span> 's Over Under series has another episode to check out.</p><p>Read it on my blog <a href="https://ellanew.com/2025-06-13-moleskine-obsidian-sync-markdown-vim-pizza" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ellanew.com/2025-06-13-moleski</span><span class="invisible">ne-obsidian-sync-markdown-vim-pizza</span></a><br>or Hyde's (includes his take on those 5 things) <a href="https://lazybea.rs/ovr-022/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">lazybea.rs/ovr-022/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://pkm.social/tags/moleskine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>moleskine</span></a> <a href="https://pkm.social/tags/markdown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>markdown</span></a> <a href="https://pkm.social/tags/obsidian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>obsidian</span></a> <a href="https://pkm.social/tags/vim" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vim</span></a> <a href="https://pkm.social/tags/pizza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pizza</span></a> <a href="https://pkm.social/tags/analog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>analog</span></a> <a href="https://pkm.social/tags/plainText" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plainText</span></a></p>
Álvaro R.<p>I've been making some progress in bringing <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/Markdown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Markdown</span></a> support to <a href="https://journelly.com" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">journelly.com</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>I'll soon have the first builds with <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/Markdown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Markdown</span></a> support available via the beta group.</p><p>Interested in joining the TestFlight beta? Reach out (details at <a href="https://journelly.com" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">journelly.com</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>)</p><p><a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/plaintext" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plaintext</span></a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/orgmode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>orgmode</span></a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/emacs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>emacs</span></a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/vim" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vim</span></a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/swift" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>swift</span></a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/swiftui" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>swiftui</span></a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/ios" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ios</span></a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/iphone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>iphone</span></a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/journelly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journelly</span></a></p>
Hyde 📷 🖋 :debian:<p><a href="https://lazybear.social/tags/OverUnder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OverUnder</span></a> 022 with <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://pkm.social/@ellane" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ellane</span></a></span> !</p><p> Her opinions on:</p><p>- <a href="https://lazybear.social/tags/Moleskine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Moleskine</span></a><br>- <a href="https://lazybear.social/tags/Obsidian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Obsidian</span></a> Sync <br>- <a href="https://lazybear.social/tags/Markdown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Markdown</span></a><br>- <a href="https://lazybear.social/tags/Vim" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vim</span></a><br>- <a href="https://lazybear.social/tags/Pizza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pizza</span></a></p><p> <a href="https://lazybear.social/tags/blog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blog</span></a> <a href="https://lazybear.social/tags/fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fediverse</span></a> <a href="https://lazybear.social/tags/mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://lazybear.social/tags/notebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>notebook</span></a> <a href="https://lazybear.social/tags/ink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ink</span></a> <a href="https://lazybear.social/tags/fountainPen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fountainPen</span></a> <a href="https://lazybear.social/tags/Plaintext" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Plaintext</span></a> <a href="https://lazybear.social/tags/pkm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pkm</span></a> <a href="https://lazybear.social/tags/notes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>notes</span></a> </p><p> <a href="https://lazybear.social/tags/100DaysToOffload" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>100DaysToOffload</span></a> : 063/100</p><p><a href="https://lazybea.rs/ovr-022" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">lazybea.rs/ovr-022</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Blue Ghost<p>Sourcehut created a plain text email guide.</p><p>CONTENTS<br>Recommended email clients for plain text users.<br>How to set up plain text with other email clients.<br>Etiquette recommendations for plain text emails.<br>Why is plain text better than HTML?<br>Recommendations for software which sends emails.</p><p>Website: <a href="https://useplaintext.email" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">useplaintext.email</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PlainText" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlainText</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Email" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Email</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PlainTextEmail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlainTextEmail</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Privacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/InfoSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InfoSec</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/CyberSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CyberSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ClawsMail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClawsMail</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/KMail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KMail</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Thunderbird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Thunderbird</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Roundcube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Roundcube</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Evolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Evolution</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Fastmail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fastmail</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/UsePlainTextEmail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UsePlainTextEmail</span></a></p>
Álvaro R.<p><a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/Journelly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Journelly</span></a> 1.1 is now available on the App Store</p><p>Now available in 11 languages, delivering the first round of feature requests and bug fixes.</p><p>Check out the release blog post: <a href="https://lmno.lol/alvaro/journelly-1-1-released" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lmno.lol/alvaro/journelly-1-1-</span><span class="invisible">released</span></a></p><p><a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/plaintext" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plaintext</span></a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/notes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>notes</span></a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/journaling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journaling</span></a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/ios" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ios</span></a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/swift" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>swift</span></a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/swiftui" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>swiftui</span></a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/macos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>macos</span></a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/iphone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>iphone</span></a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/indiedev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>indiedev</span></a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/orgmode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>orgmode</span></a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/emacs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>emacs</span></a></p>
Álvaro R.<p>I'm ocasionally asked if <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/Journelly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Journelly</span></a> would ever come to <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/Android" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Android</span></a>. I'm open to the idea.</p><p>👉 Please register your interest by emailing: journelly + android @ xenodium.com</p><p>If you haven't heard about Journelly, here's a blog post <a href="https://xenodium.com/journelly-like-tweeting-but-for-your-eyes-only" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">xenodium.com/journelly-like-tw</span><span class="invisible">eeting-but-for-your-eyes-only</span></a></p><p>Please boost for visibility</p><p><a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/plaintext" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plaintext</span></a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/orgmode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>orgmode</span></a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/emacs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>emacs</span></a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/vim" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vim</span></a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/java" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>java</span></a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/kotlin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kotlin</span></a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/iphone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>iphone</span></a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/markdown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>markdown</span></a></p>
AI6YR Ben<p>OOPS</p><p>Wired: The Company Behind the Signal Clone Mike Waltz Used Has Direct Access to User Chats</p><p>A new analysis of TM Signal’s source code appears to show that the app sends users’ message logs in plaintext. At least one top Trump administration official used the app.</p><p><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/tm-signal-telemessage-plaintext-message-archive/?utm_source=nl&amp;utm_brand=wired&amp;utm_mailing=WIR_Daily_050725&amp;utm_campaign=aud-dev&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=WIR_Daily_050725&amp;bxid=67a55b07e0b7ef5c690d6cda&amp;cndid=86140256&amp;hasha=7213f5fc65db9d9e956ca66e659c1114&amp;hashc=7d14e354e23b1d1b8a5f8095df3a496f14420a0f662aa69dcbdbd4c05c69f5f1&amp;esrc=MARTECH_ORDERFORM&amp;utm_term=WIR_Daily_Active" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wired.com/story/tm-signal-tele</span><span class="invisible">message-plaintext-message-archive/?utm_source=nl&amp;utm_brand=wired&amp;utm_mailing=WIR_Daily_050725&amp;utm_campaign=aud-dev&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=WIR_Daily_050725&amp;bxid=67a55b07e0b7ef5c690d6cda&amp;cndid=86140256&amp;hasha=7213f5fc65db9d9e956ca66e659c1114&amp;hashc=7d14e354e23b1d1b8a5f8095df3a496f14420a0f662aa69dcbdbd4c05c69f5f1&amp;esrc=MARTECH_ORDERFORM&amp;utm_term=WIR_Daily_Active</span></a></p><p><a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cybersecurity</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/plaintext" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plaintext</span></a></p>
PrivacyDigest<p>The <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Signal</span></a> Clone Mike <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Waltz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Waltz</span></a> Was Caught Using Has Direct Access to User Chats</p><p>A new analysis of TM Signal's source code appears to show that the app sends users' message logs in <a href="https://mas.to/tags/plaintext" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plaintext</span></a>. At least one top <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> administration official used the app.<br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/tmsignal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tmsignal</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/tm-signal-telemessage-plaintext-message-archive/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wired.com/story/tm-signal-tele</span><span class="invisible">message-plaintext-message-archive/</span></a></p>
Álvaro R.<p>🙏 My iOS app made it to the App Store, please help me get the word out and boost 🚀</p><p>Journelly: like tweeting but for your eyes only (offline / powered by plain text)</p><p><a href="https://lmno.lol/alvaro/journelly-like-tweeting-but-for-your-eyes-only" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lmno.lol/alvaro/journelly-like</span><span class="invisible">-tweeting-but-for-your-eyes-only</span></a></p><p><a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/plaintext" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plaintext</span></a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/orgmode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>orgmode</span></a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/emacs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>emacs</span></a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/vim" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vim</span></a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/swift" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>swift</span></a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/swiftui" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>swiftui</span></a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/ios" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ios</span></a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/iphone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>iphone</span></a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/journelly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journelly</span></a></p>
Tim Chase<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fed.bajsicki.com/@phil" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>phil</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.scot/@simon_brooke" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>simon_brooke</span></a></span> </p><p>And all that plain-text plays nicely with compression, with git (or whatever VCS you prefer), and with pretty much everything in the Unix toolbox. </p><p>Sigh…<a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/plaintext" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plaintext</span></a> 🥰</p>
Phil<p><span>Factors:<br>1. Accessibility. Not everyone has really fast (or stable) internet.<br>2. Environmental. There's no reason to use more computing power than necessary for the task at hand. It's wasteful. Very few people </span><i>need</i><span> the fancy features advanced text editors introduce. <br>3. Interoperability. Text files I write and send are readable *everywhere.* Try loading up Google Docs on a 1024x768 screen with a 256MB RAM Pentium 3. You'll be lucky if Google Docs even loads.<br>4. Privacy. A text file is easy to protect. GPG is the most straightforward. It remains small, and there's no way middle-men can read it. Google Docs? Google has root and they're not encrypted from them. So, good luck.<br>5. Account requirements. Text files require no accounts anywhere. All you need it an Internet connection and a DNS server that'll point your computer the right way. SaaS requires that you also have up-to-date software, a powerful computer, and that you register an account with them to access files shared with you.<br>6. Storage space. A text file takes kilobytes. A .docx file takes megabytes. My daily journal, which granted has some meta-data but </span><i>is</i> still plain text, is nearing on 580kb after <i>three years</i><span> of diligent, detailed journaling. I can't help but doubt that Word would even open a .docx file that large if formatted natively. (Thousands of headings, links, timestamps, etc.)<br>6. Feature-set. Plain text lets you do enough for 99% of all tasks. Yes, it's not as pretty, but within the bounds of putting characters into a file, you have complete freedom. Proprietary services, on the other hand, have a very very rich feature-set, most of which is irrelevant for 99% of users. The drawback of this is that every user is forced to load these rarely-used functions onto their own computer when the applications load up. That's wasteful, and likely cost the world hundreds of millions in unnecessary energy expenditure already.<br><br>TL;DR: Use plain text unless you absolutely positively can't help it. It's seriously better in every way.<br><br></span><a href="https://fed.bajsicki.com/tags/plaintext" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#plaintext</a> <a href="https://fed.bajsicki.com/tags/emacs" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#emacs</a> <a href="https://fed.bajsicki.com/tags/txt" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#txt</a> <a href="https://fed.bajsicki.com/tags/notepad" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#notepad</a> <a href="https://fed.bajsicki.com/tags/bloat" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bloat</a> <a href="https://fed.bajsicki.com/tags/bloatware" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bloatware</a> <a href="https://fed.bajsicki.com/tags/saas" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#saas</a> <a href="https://fed.bajsicki.com/tags/googledocs" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#googledocs</a> <a href="https://fed.bajsicki.com/tags/msword" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#msword</a> <a href="https://fed.bajsicki.com/tags/microsoftword" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#microsoftword</a> <a href="https://fed.bajsicki.com/tags/rant" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rant</a><span><br><br>RE: </span><a href="https://fed.bajsicki.com/notes/a6uy06mot0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://fed.bajsicki.com/notes/a6uy06mot0</a></p>
Ellane<p>This week I wrote about why the open-est of open formats isn't the one for me. Turns out there are some strong opinions on the longevity/convenience spectrum! I appreciate all of them and feel grateful for respectful disagreements.</p><p>Markdown cops some flack (slang: receives some criticism) but that's not putting me off. </p><p><a href="https://pkm.social/tags/Markdown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Markdown</span></a> <a href="https://pkm.social/tags/plainText" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plainText</span></a> <a href="https://pkm.social/tags/orgmode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>orgmode</span></a> <a href="https://pkm.social/tags/emacs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>emacs</span></a> <a href="https://pkm.social/tags/html" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>html</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://union.place/@feralthoughts" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>feralthoughts</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://graz.social/@publicvoit" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>publicvoit</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://c.im/@hbowie" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>hbowie</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@reichenstein" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>reichenstein</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://ellanew.com/ptpl/151-2025-04-07-why-the-openest-of-open-formats-isn't-for-me" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ellanew.com/ptpl/151-2025-04-0</span><span class="invisible">7-why-the-openest-of-open-formats-isn't-for-me</span></a></p>
Álvaro R.<p>Irreal’s initial thoughts on Journelly: “As for Journelly itself, I like it. A lot.” ❤️🤩</p><p><a href="https://irreal.org/blog/?p=12894" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">irreal.org/blog/?p=12894</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/orgmode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>orgmode</span></a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/org" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>org</span></a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/plaintext" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plaintext</span></a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/journaling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journaling</span></a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/microblogging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>microblogging</span></a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/emacs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>emacs</span></a></p>
Santiago<p>which one? <a href="https://mastodon.uy/tags/gopher" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gopher</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.uy/tags/gemini" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gemini</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.uy/tags/plaintext" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plaintext</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.uy/tags/textoplano" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>textoplano</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.uy/tags/lowtech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lowtech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.uy/tags/solarpunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solarpunk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.uy/tags/retropunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retropunk</span></a></p>
Nyan Max<p>Os dejo un articulillo sobre, El poder del texto plano en Spanish and English. <br><a href="https://maxxcan.flounder.online/gemlog/2025-03-03-el-poder-del-texto-plano.gmi" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">maxxcan.flounder.online/gemlog</span><span class="invisible">/2025-03-03-el-poder-del-texto-plano.gmi</span></a></p><p>Espero que os guste. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/emacs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>emacs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/plaintext" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plaintext</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@hispaemacs" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>hispaemacs</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.sachachua.com/@sacha" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>sacha</span></a></span></p>
Hacker Public Radio<p>New Episode: hpr4312 :: What Is The Indie Archive?</p><p>The Indie Archive is a archival solution for indie producers.</p><p>Hosted by hairylarry on Tuesday, 2025-02-11 is flagged as Clean and is released under a CC-BY-SA license.</p><p>Tags: <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/PlainText" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlainText</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/archival" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>archival</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/programming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>programming</span></a></p><p>Today on the <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/HackerPublicRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HackerPublicRadio</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Community" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Community</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Podcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Podcast</span></a>​</p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/HPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HPR</span></a> ❤️ <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/CreativeCommons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CreativeCommons</span></a></p><p><a href="https://hackerpublicradio.org/eps/hpr4312/index.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackerpublicradio.org/eps/hpr4</span><span class="invisible">312/index.html</span></a></p>
Frederik Elwert<p>Wollte privat mal in den <a href="https://fedihum.org/tags/Notensatz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Notensatz</span></a> reinschnuppern. Grafischer Editor oder <a href="https://fedihum.org/tags/Lilypond" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lilypond</span></a>? Bin dann erst etwas davor zurückgeschreckt, jetzt langwierig eine neue Syntax zu lernen, und habe <a href="https://fedihum.org/tags/MuseScore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MuseScore</span></a> installiert. Auf den ersten Blick sehr schick. Dann hatte ich aber doch die ganze Zeit das Handbuch mit den Tastaturshortcuts offen, und irgendwann hat das Programm unwiederbringlich einen Achteltakt verschluckt. Am Ende also doch lieber <a href="https://fedihum.org/tags/Plaintext" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Plaintext</span></a>, <a href="https://fedihum.org/tags/Frescobaldi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Frescobaldi</span></a> installiert, happy.</p>
Paraplegic Racehorse<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://woof.tech/@Frisk" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Frisk</span></a></span> <br>Plaintext is king.<br>- No unintended metadata.<br>- No distracting formatting toolbar.<br>1. Write first.<br>2. Edit later.<br>3. Layout last.</p><p><a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/plaintext" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plaintext</span></a></p>