CFP — File > Protocol > App: How a Note‑Taking Habit Became a Voice I Own

A conference talk proposal by Julien Calixte. Working draft.

For years I was the child in the room — agreeing with everyone, able to counter no one. So I started taking notes, and slowly my voice counted. This is the story of how a 5‑year, 800‑note private garden became a public voice I own — 52 notes and counting, published to the AT Protocol instead of a platform.

Abstract

We all keep notes; far fewer publish them — because going public usually means renting your voice from a platform that owns your content, your identity, and your audience. I'll tell the story of turning a five‑year, 800‑note habit into a public blog I own, on the AT Protocol. The thesis is a hierarchy: File > Protocol > App. Your files outlive apps (Steph Ango); a protocol turns them into a social filesystem (Dan Abramov); the app is just a lens.

Proposal

Document	What's in it
Abstract & titles	Title options and the long (detailed) abstract
Outline & format	Timed talk outline, lightning variant, A/V & logistics
Architecture	The File > Protocol > App system diagram
Themes & influences	The ideas and people credited on stage
Audience & takeaways	Why now, who it's for, what they leave with
Submission kit	Speaker bio, supporting material, tailoring checklist

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Built on File > Protocol > App — own your files, share them over a protocol, read them through any app. Self‑hosted on Coolify + Gitea, GitHub as a push mirror.