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Notes from the workshop.

Decisions, trade-offs, and the occasional apology. Written by the people who build the thing.

  1. 05

    Placeholder: a tour of the post template

    A sample post that uses every piece of the blog's template, so you can see how each one looks before writing a real post. Delete it once it has served its purpose.

    placeholderdesign2 min read

  2. 04

    Placeholder: release notes, version 0.2

    A sample of a shorter, routine post, the kind that announces a release. Delete it before launch.

    placeholderreleases1 min read

  3. 03

    What zero-knowledge actually costs you

    End-to-end encryption is not free. Here is the bill, itemized, so you can decide whether it is worth paying.

    encryptiondecisions1 min read

  4. 02

    Why there is a device limit, and why it is 9999

    The honest version — what the limit stops, what it does not, and how to move to a new computer without emailing us.

    licensing1 min read

  5. 01

    On typing into a machine that does not want anything

    Notes on designing an editor that has no engagement metrics, no assistant, and no opinion about your sentence.

    design1 min read

Now, the only thing stopping you is writer's block.

The demo is the full app. It just can't save your work.