> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://broddin.be/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Tech Time: šŸ‘‹ Notion, hello Obsidian - URL: https://broddin.be/tech-time--f0-9f-91-8b-notion-hello-obsidian/ - Published: 2022-10-18T16:00:00.000Z - Updated: 2026-07-19T19:04:32.000Z - Author: Tim Broddin - Tags: linkdump, #wordpress, #Import 2024-02-03 13:15, #broddin, #Migrated-1784487752640, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-19 19:02 Hi folks, Another week, another update. I feel **exhausted** today because last night was the first night ever my girlfriend wasnā€™t home, so I had to take care of our three children. I was so stressed about having a bad night (because of children who couldnā€™t sleep) that I ended up having a terrible night. And the three girls? They slept like little **angels** šŸ˜‡. Iā€™m renaming this newsletter to **Tech time**, as itā€™s starting to become more than just a link dump. And it brings back some nice memories of when I did [something similar](https://medium.com/creativelab/tech-time-van-tim-shortcuts-gekke-elon-musk-en-zingende-ai-a087e8994e09?ref=broddin.be) for the [VRT Creative Lab](https://vrtcreativelab.be/?ref=broddin.be) ā¤ļø. ## Markdown, and everything is stored locally in text files. It has tons of nice features like backlinks, tags, and itā€™s extensible with community plugins. Best of all: itā€™s **free**. They offer a paid syncing feature, but you can just as well sync your files through Git, Dropbox or iCloud. ## The Webā€™s Next Transition Thereā€™s a lot of exciting stuff happening in web development land. After the move from **multi-page applications** to **single page applications**, it seems like weā€™re moving back to ā€¦ well, something in between. Or as Kent C. Dodds names it: **Progressively Enhanced Single Page Apps** (PESPAā€™s). His interesting read ends with a long advertisement for his previous employer, **Remix**, but you can see this move ā€“ and other alternative approaches ā€“ happening in plenty of frameworks. ![](https://broddin.be/content/images/wordpress/2022/10/card.png?ssl=1) ![](https://epicweb.dev/favicon.ico) ## Deno is here to stay Deno, the JavaScript runtime, built by the creator of NodeJS, is looking more and **more promising** every time I take a look at it. Deno and the future of backend development ## DALL-E 2 ā¤ļø Microsoft Microsoft is incorporating the DALL-E 2 image generation AI into a new tool, called **Microsoft Designer**. Looking for a photo to put in your brochure? Just type what you want, and itā€™ll generate a photo that does not exist. ![](https://broddin.be/content/images/wordpress/2022/10/designer-share.png?ssl=1) ![](https://broddin.be/content/images/wordpress/2022/10/favicon-16.png?ssl=1) ## The Metaverse of 1995 Back in 1995, one of the big new browser features was **VRML**. It was a markup language, like HTML, but for the big shiny thing back in the day: VR. The metaverse 25 years before Meta tried to reinvent it. ![](https://broddin.be/content/images/wordpress/2022/10/vrml_hero_3.jpg?ssl=1) ![](https://broddin.be/content/images/wordpress/2022/10/img_634eba7bd7a9e.) ## High-profile failures An interesting Twitter thread about **ignoring flaws**: ## Now Playing Iā€™m enjoying the new album by The 1975 called **Being Funny In a Foreign Language a lot**! The 1975 - Looking For Somebody To Love (Official Live Performance) | Vevo ## Even more links? ???? ### Coding [RFC: First class support for promises and async/await by acdlite Ā· Pull Request #229 Ā· reactjs/rfcs](https://github.com/reactjs/rfcs/pull/229?ref=broddin.be) Adds first class support for reading the result of a JavaScript Promise using Suspense: ### Tech [Codeberg a GitHub Alternative From Europe](https://ruky.me/2022/10/17/codeberg-a-github-alternative-from-europe/?ref=broddin.be) Recently I started migrating my note-taking from Notion to Obsidian. Obsidian does not offer free syncing between devices and you will hā€¦ [Kanye West agrees to buy ā€˜uncancellableā€™ platform](https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-63285698?ref=broddin.be) Ye ā€œwill never have to fear being removed from social media againā€, Parler boss George Farmer posts. [Turn your article into a cover image](https://www.stockai.com/tools/article-to-featured-image?ref=producthunt) Simply paste your article and our AI photographer will create a featured image for you, instantly. [ā–¶ļø Bun? Deno? Node.js? Creating your own JavaScript Runtime using V8, Libuv and more](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ynNDmp7hBdo&feature=share&ref=broddin.be) Have you ever thought about how Node.js was built back in 2009? [Tech Notes: retrowin32, a win32 emulator](https://neugierig.org/software/blog/2022/10/retrowin32.html?ref=broddin.be) [Upcoming features in Spark 3](https://sparkmailapp.com/help/general/upcoming-features-in-spark-3?utm%5Femail-source=newsletter&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Femail-audience=mac%5Fexist&utm%5Femail%5Fid=announcement&utm%5Femail-campaign=newsletter%5Femail%5Fmac%5Fexist%5Fannouncement%5Fspark3launch%5Foct2022&ref=broddin.be) There are some great things the Spark 2 version can do that Spark 3 cannot yet do. We are eager to add them to the new Spark version in See you next week!