From: alexpdp7 <alex@pdp7.net>
Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2025 07:07:40 +0000 (+0200)
Subject: Add external metadata
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Add external metadata
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diff --git a/IDEAS.org b/IDEAS.org
index 571b6dd..424660d 100644
--- a/IDEAS.org
+++ b/IDEAS.org
@@ -134,6 +134,11 @@ Vivaldi's "spatial navigation" supposedly does this, but chokes on D+.
 
 - Shows only messages from people who have not seen more episodes than you
 
+** External metadata
+
+- A separate foo.x file that you keep next to foo.mp4 with the metadata (movie name, IMDB id, season, episode, etc.)
+- Makes things reliable and separate from opaque media databases
+
 * Next generation Linux distributions
 ** Userland WASM Linux distro