Now - Diego Dotta

Hello, thanks for your interest in what I am doing now.

Last update:

Nov 19, 2025
- I still feel that tingling in my fingers, itching to write more.
  - This is my seventh “/now” update, and I’m absolutely in love with this concept. It reduces a lot my need for publishing stuff on social media. I’m doing this once a month. I think that’s a good pace.
- Work
  - I spent the last few weeks working on tiny games that run in the URL bar, strongly inspired by the book Game Poems. I can’t really call this work; I had so much fun.
  - I’m resurrecting the alarm research. I think there’s something there. More soon.
  - I paused for a bit Air Fiesta, I think it is a game that is still far from being engaging and fun. But I looooooooved working on it, working with maps sdks is so cool. Check posts related to that.
  - Still working a bit on Smart Keys, but the project is profitable and basically runs on auto-pilot.
  - Still helping Prospera Mental Health and Youper with tech challenges.
- Volunteering
  - Sustainable Walnut Creek: We had amazing events this year so far, Earth Month, Exploration Station at the Library, and Community Forums.
- Learning
  - Not learning anything new outside of tech. 🙁 I’ve paused my efforts to learn Korean for now. Hangul is so, so beautiful. And also quite hard. I already gave up on this goal for this year. But I feel I’ll return soon. Thank you, Ryan Estrada for these mnemonic drawings.
- Relaxing
  - Saturdays you can find me having a delicious Omega at Rooted Poets Corner, at the beautiful PH Library.
  - Trying to read less news and use social media less. Reading more and more books.
  - We’ve been taking care of our friends’ pets a lot. We spent the last 10 months looking after other people’s pets all over the Bay Area. I was missing so bad my dog in Brazil that we decided to pet sit around bay area using TrustedHouseSitters, this is so cool, we can meet amazing people, pets and also new cities.
- Exercise
  - I’m not cycling anymore because I sold my bike :(, but I’m running and doing more indoor exercises guided by Pabllo Vittar. I set a goal for myself to exercise every day. Daily exercise is non-negotiable. It’s like brushing my teeth, maybe even more important. ‘NON-NEGOTIABLE, do you hear me, Dieguito?’

What is this? 🧐

A “now page” is a quick snapshot of what I’m currently focused on—what’s driving my attention and energy right now, it’s like the last page of my journal. Inspired by Derek Sivers, it’s a way to share my priorities in the moment. I aim to keep it fresh, updating it regularly as my focus shifts and evolves.