Ask HN: What happened to Pinboard (June 22)? Should I switch to Raindrop?

#1

Post by tsg » Tue, Jun 14, 2022, 12:23 PM UTC

We've had two threads about Pinboard in the last few months:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31183419

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30628375

My own situation is unchanged: paid archiving accounts aren't archiving, and one of them isn't functioning at all (can't even view the bookmarks for individual tags), and I haven't had a reply to the many emails I've sent Maciej.

Looking around for alternatives, Raindrop.io looks good, but there was this negative experience:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24792652

I also just found this detailed comparison of the two sites which is not hugely encouraging about either (although most of the negatives about either are not relevant to my use case):

https://dsalo.info/pinboard-vs-raindrop-two-bookmark-apps-enter/

I'm inclined to try shifting to Raindrop, but I'm curious as to what other people are doing.

Re: Ask HN: What happened to Pinboard (June 22)? Should I switch to Raindrop?

#2

Post by __d » Tue, Jun 14, 2022, 12:28 PM UTC

There's also https://larder.io/

Re: Ask HN: What happened to Pinboard (June 22)? Should I switch to Raindrop?

#3

Post by tsg » Tue, Jun 14, 2022, 12:38 PM UTC

__d wrote: post #2

There's also https://larder.io/

Thanks - I guess it doesn't look likely to get archiving, though, for those (like me) who would like that:

https://changemap.co/hellocode/larder/task/1717-full-page-ar...

Re: Ask HN: What happened to Pinboard (June 22)? Should I switch to Raindrop?

#4

Post by warrenm » Tue, Jun 14, 2022, 1:04 PM UTC

I never understood pinboard, or del.icio.us, or any of the other "social bookmark" tools out there

Can someone explain better than wikipedia the draw to them?

Re: Ask HN: What happened to Pinboard (June 22)? Should I switch to Raindrop?

#5

Post by aworks » Tue, Jun 14, 2022, 2:15 PM UTC

Former del.icio.us and pinboard user here. I've been using raindrop.io for three months. I like it so far although I no longer use tagging.

Re: Ask HN: What happened to Pinboard (June 22)? Should I switch to Raindrop?

#6

Post by tsg » Tue, Jun 14, 2022, 2:31 PM UTC

aworks wrote: post #5

Former del.icio.us and pinboard user here. I've been using raindrop.io for three months. I like it so far although I no longer use tagging.

Thanks! I gave up on tagging some time ago, too (decent search is more important for me).

Re: Ask HN: What happened to Pinboard (June 22)? Should I switch to Raindrop?

#7

Post by tconfrey » Tue, Jun 14, 2022, 2:39 PM UTC

Kind of a different take, check out https://braintool.org . Chromium only RN and no archiving, but you own your own data in plain text (org-mode format). Freemium, source-available and private. Its optimized for fast filing and retrieval with search and keyboard controls.

Re: Ask HN: What happened to Pinboard (June 22)? Should I switch to Raindrop?

#8

Post by runjake » Tue, Jun 14, 2022, 2:57 PM UTC

If you're not getting what you're paying for, stop paying -- and then request/demand a refund for the affected time-frame.

Pinboard is a one-man shop and maybe that one-man has some personal life issues of some sort to deal with. Adjust your expectations accordingly, going into the future.

If a service you want to use is a one-man shop, adjust your expectations accordingly.

(Please in no way take this as excuse-making for idlewords, but rather as a rule of thumb.)

PS: Who runs Raindrop.io? It looks like a one-man shop, but I cannot find who that person is.

Edit: Looks like this fellow runs Raindrop:

https://github.com/exentrich

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rustem-mussabekov-33172612/

Re: Ask HN: What happened to Pinboard (June 22)? Should I switch to Raindrop?

#9

Post by tsg » Tue, Jun 14, 2022, 3:54 PM UTC

runjake wrote: post #8

If you're not getting what you're paying for, stop paying -- and then request/demand a refund for the affected time-frame. Pinboard is a one-man shop and maybe that one-man has some personal life issues of some sort to deal with. Adjust your expectations accordingly, going into the future. If a service you want to use is a one-man shop, adjust your expectations accordingly. (Please in no way take this as excuse-makin…

Thanks - good suggestion - I'll try asking for a refund and see where it gets me...

Re: Ask HN: What happened to Pinboard (June 22)? Should I switch to Raindrop?

#10

Post by runjake » Tue, Jun 14, 2022, 4:17 PM UTC

tsg wrote: post #9

runjake wrote: post #8

If you're not getting what you're paying for, stop paying -- and then request/demand a refund for the affected time-frame. Pinboard is a one-man shop and maybe that one-man has some personal life issues of some sort to deal with. Adjust your expectations accordingly, going into the future. If a service you want to use is a one-man shop, adjust your expectations accordingly. (Please in no way take this as excuse-makin…

Thanks - good suggestion - I'll try asking for a refund and see where it gets me...

It may not get you anywhere in the short term, but it will sit in Maciej's queue.

If more people join the unsubscribe party, it will likely increase his chances of addressing your/their issues.

I'll keep my sub going for now, I don't use archiving and Pinboard works for what I use it for.

I figure he is taking a family emergency or mental health break. It looks like he disappeared back in April.