I agree about text files, and avoid markdown myself. I've started writing my own system, which can also double as forum, groupware, or blog, and it's all based

I agree about text files, and avoid markdown myself. I've started writing my own system, which can also double as forum, groupware, or blog, and it's all based around textfiles. I try to architect in such a way that, even armed with just `cat`, I could still read my notes.