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Save things in notes, then notes have 456 victims now

Why we always store things in random places then we complain we can't find it I started throwing things in notes, and to be honest the search in windows notes is the worst ever, so I ended up building something around that problem dump stuff without having to organize it first, then timed things come back when they matter and the rest stays findable later. I’m trying to find people who already…

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