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Rosano

Rosano

https://rosano.ca

How I build a digital project archive

In the spirit of 'document and share', here are some considerations for how I assemble an online collection of projects I've made since 2012. Why bother doing this? It's easy to forget what happened, and hard to re-create experiences as time passes. Files can

#031: Strolling format • Berlin arrival reflections • Don't Stop

Welcome to the thirty-first ceremony of Ephemerata: reflections, observations, and life at the edge. I’m doing this to stimulate discussion around what I find interesting, and also to share things before they disappear into the void of my journal. CONTENTS 1. Berlin arrival reflections 2. Strolling format 3. Events

#030: Berlin • transcendence of twerking • I'M DEAD

Welcome to the thirtieth ceremony of Ephemerata: reflections, observations, and life at the edge. I’m doing this to stimulate discussion around what I find interesting, and also to share things before they disappear into the void of my journal. CONTENTS 1. Strolling pace 2. Berlin 3. Transcendence of twerking

#029: hyperspeed • musical note-taking • technology as parent

Welcome to the twenty-ninth ceremony of Ephemerata: reflections, observations, and life at the edge. I’m doing this to stimulate discussion around what I find interesting, and also to share things before they disappear into the void of my journal. CONTENTS 1. Hyperspeed 2. Musical note-taking 3. Technology as parent

Applying note-taking reflexes to making music

I have been satisfied with various versions of my productivity trinity since the late 2000s: developing reflexes to note things down as they occur, put them where I'm likely to encounter them again, and deal with them at the appropriate moment; this served me well for to-dos, writing,

#028: Strolling podcast launch • hear • musical potluck

Welcome to the twenty-eighth ceremony of Ephemerata: reflections, observations, and life at the edge. I’m doing this to stimulate discussion around what I find interesting, and also to share things before they disappear into the void of my journal. CONTENTS 1. Strolling 2. Apps disappearing soon 3. Asides 4.

#027: what we want • bird truth • Reunion

Welcome to the twenty-seventh ceremony of Ephemerata: reflections, observations, and life at the edge. I’m doing this to stimulate discussion around what I find interesting, and also to share things before they disappear into the void of my journal. Thanks to Mark Segger for becoming a backer this week

What we want

When it isn't possible to both make money and do something meaningful, I've always opted for the latter. This is my attempt to understand why. In 2021, I went through several periods of self-questioning, not feeling positive or certain about the path I had chosen. Although

#026: secular churches • 2021 recap • miraculous cake

Welcome to the twenty-sixth ceremony of Ephemerata: reflections, observations, and life at the edge. I’m doing this to stimulate discussion around what I find interesting, and also to share things before they disappear into the void of my journal. Thanks to Boris Mann for becoming a backer this week

2021

After mentioning in my last birthday reflection how I wanted to avoid doing an end-of-year recap, I've decided to do an end-of-year recap… Ever since reading the Pinboard anniversary posts, I felt the urge to make one—the charts and odd commentary, uh, inspire me. So this will