PoG would make a good movie or TV show. Imagine Denis V putting Dune level effort into a movie adaptation of it. UoW would easily translate to TV and unlike most Culture novels, wouldn't require that much CG budget.
Looks like Obsidian's sync is $8/mo and is a bit messy to sync otherwise, if sharing between Android and Windows. Not a fan of that at all. Joplin sync just works.
To counter your anecdotal evidence, I have nearly been hit several times because cars can turn right on red. I have had the cycle lane or sidewalk blocked because of it. And any time I'm wanting to cross, I'm fearing a car will show up and hit me before I'm out of the way.
The day doesn't have to exist in a month. It can be its own day at the end/beginning of the year.