If you could choose one piece of software you wanted to exist, something that just does one simple thing and which right now you can't find (because eg. everything is bogged down in subscription or enshittification nonsense), what would it be? 
@mynameistillian What would that entail for you?
@joepie91 i don't know, i am not a scientist that specializes in understanding how my adhd works. in fact i never even got in therapy for my adhd because it's near impossible to get diagnosed as an adult here, and there are no meds. i just wish someone helped me
@mynameistillian Right, let me ask it differently: can you name a notes app you've tried (any!) and describe what made it not work for you? It doesn't have to be a complete or perfectly accurate description, I'm basically just asking for a rant :P
@joepie91 most note apps don't work for me because they are a) not easy to use and overwhelming when it comes to ui and trinkets, thus making it harder for me to even try, b) don't remind me of my tasks or don't give me the push to finish them i need, rendering them useless, c) rely on stable routine which is often unavailable in my case, as my parents control large amounts of my time
@mynameistillian So this isn't *exactly* a notes app, but out of curiosity, can you give this ancient relic of mine a try and see what it does for you? http://todo.cryto.net/list
@joepie91 like i can file a whole lot of tasks but i forget to check the app once i am done w one of them and then the whole day is derailed
and even when i do remember i just don't know how to force myself to do what i need but can't be assed to do
@joepie91 a good monorepo scale issue tracker which does not assume you live on github
@raito Hmm, what does 'monorepo scale' mean here?
@joepie91 something like google monorail, i.e. bugs are not necessarily attached to a repo, but there's a mechanism to categorize as components, etc.
(think: what would you do if you were designing a issue tracker only for nixpkgs)
@joepie91 @mynameistillian A minor hobby of mine is designing abstract board games (think chess, go, reversi, Stratego). I'd kill for a program that allows prototyping grid-based games. Yes, there's PlayingCards and other sites but they're clunky and do not support custom piece images and board sizes or shapes.
Ideally I want something like the Lichess or chess.com analysis board where you can shape the board and then put custom pngs or svgs as pieces then snap them to any square.
@joepie91 @mynameistillian Yes I know of Tabletop Simulator. 3D models raise the floor for prototyping by a lot and the UI is obviously clunkier for it. So yes I want 2D TTSim without physics. Preferably standalone program that also has an Android version.
@maxthefox @mynameistillian To clarify, would this mean strictly a static design thing (so essentially an image/tilemap editor but geared towards board game layouts) or would there also be some kind of interactivity/playability to it for playtesting?
@joepie91 @mynameistillian You'd be able to move pieces around like in https://lichess.org/editor but rules wouldn't be enforced obviously. Maybe there'd be LAN support for playtesting but it'd have to be a honor system.
@joepie91 i want an adhd notes app that actually helps me get shit done