Author's Note

the person behind the notebook

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Hey, I'm Maro.

I'm a developer who values open source and builds things that matter. This site is my backlog — a public journal of projects, learnings, and ideas that I'll ship… eventually.

I believe in building in the open, sharing what I learn, and creating tools that help people. Most of my work lives on GitHub where anyone can use, fork, or improve it.

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Journal

things I wrote down before I forget

Building 2maro.io

How I built a retro notebook-themed blog with Astro, CSS skeuomorphism, and zero design frameworks.

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Hello World, Again

Why I'm building a personal site in 2026 — and why it looks like a notebook from 2004.

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My Open Source Stack

The tools and workflows I use daily — from Obsidian to Claude Code to Astro.

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Workshop

things I'll ship… 2maro

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Youspaper

Transform YouTube videos into actionable Obsidian notes with AI-powered analysis.

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Translate Web Cartoons

AI-powered webtoon translation that preserves the original artwork while swapping text.

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Renters United

Full-stack rental marketplace connecting tenants and landlords with Stripe payments.

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