The Archivist Moth Codes

Why a Plaintext Habit Tracker

There are approximately one thousand habit-tracking apps. Most of them want you to sign up, subscribe, sync to a server, and engage with a streak counter for gamification. Some of them are genuinely well-made. I've enjoyed more than a few in the past. But all of them store your data somewhere you cannot easily review it and use elsewhere.

May 28, 2026

May 28, 2026


A Physical Key for an Intangible OS

I've always liked the idea of a bootable USB to house an install of Linux that I could just... bring to a random computer somewhere, start it up, and work on files on the go. Unfortunately people start to give you funny looks if you use an unrecognized OS on their machine at the library or a computer lab. So I find them rather hard to find use cases for.

May 28, 2026

May 28, 2026