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Re: Show HN: Collected Notes – A note-taking blogging app I made

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Post by alecrosa »

DyslexicAtheist wrote: post #104
alecrosa wrote: post #89

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There’s no business plan. I haven’t found a way to store notes on blogs without putting the notes on the cloud yet. Thanks!

so it's a note taking app that lacks any of the privacy features? Wordpress too lets me safe drafts and leaves it up to me whether I ever publish them. I wouldn't call wordpress a "note taking app". it's not a note-taking app if it sends everything to your servers. And it's a shame there is not a single word on security/privacy: how is data protected at rest? your password hashes salted? what is saved client-side vs…

Clearly not a product for your use case. Wordpress is great! Yes, this started as a hobby to solve my own use case ~3 weeks ago. I think that explains the lack of business growth vision you describe. Need to write down about the concerns you mention, they’re valid and should be communicated more clear on the website, I’ll create a note. Thanks.

Re: Show HN: Collected Notes – A note-taking blogging app I made

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Post by jasonlfunk »

DyslexicAtheist wrote: post #88

ironic that it says "No nonsense" on their landing page but then it stores my thoughts/notes in the cloud. no thanks to another crappy freemium SaaS platform (for sure they have "recurring revenues" on their business plan).

I think you are probably in the minority who think storing things in the cloud is nonsense. Maybe it doesn’t work for you, but it has tons of benefits.

This service might not be for you, but there is no reason to post such a negative comment degrading someone else’s work.

Re: Show HN: Collected Notes – A note-taking blogging app I made

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Post by gitgud »

Pretty nice, I like the simplicity. But his claim seems a bit arrogannt right?

"The simplest, and most powerful note-taking blogging platform ever made"

Doesn't seem to be sarcastic...

On another note, is it just me or is the note-taking app the new ToDo list, a system that all developers eventually build and add to their portfolios...

Re: Show HN: Collected Notes – A note-taking blogging app I made

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Post by epse »

alecrosa wrote: post #33
baby_wipe wrote: post #31

It would be really cool to have an allow-plaintext-only option (and monospaced font). I know it’s probably too late for this, and I’m probably in the minority wanting this, but markdown is too complicated for my note-taking.

Just append .text to any note (.json and .md also work) :)

Wouldn't `.txt` make sense to add as well? As the historical standard extension for plain text

Re: Show HN: Collected Notes – A note-taking blogging app I made

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Post by fouc »

kovek wrote: post #75
jasonpbecker wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Honestly, sounds like micro.blog and how I use it. Most importantly, micro.blog uses Micropub, an existing W3C standard API for blogging which is why things like Drafts, iAWriter, MarsEdit etc can all support it. Don’t get me wrong, this is a very cool project and it looks like you’ve done a great job. I would recommend looking into Micropub support though rather than role your own API. The IndieWeb group has worked…

It would be great if there was a good way to find existing projects that achieve what we seek. Usually, the biggest names are visible, and it's hard to find alternatives that achieve specific ideas.

I suspect we need some sort of search engine that helps push us towards the alternate stuff.

Currently google tends to highlight the big sites/authoritative sources etc, and not the smaller blogs/forums/etc as much.

We basically need some filter against the winners that take all. Block off the top 10-20% sites and only show the long tail.

Re: Show HN: Collected Notes – A note-taking blogging app I made

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Post by alecrosa »

gitgud wrote: post #113

Pretty nice, I like the simplicity. But his claim seems a bit arrogannt right? " The simplest, and most powerful note-taking blogging platform ever made " Doesn't seem to be sarcastic... On another note , is it just me or is the note-taking app the new ToDo list, a system that all developers eventually build and add to their portfolios...

Yeah, I think you’re right. I’ll remove the “ever made” there’s a lot of great stuff out there.

Re: Show HN: Collected Notes – A note-taking blogging app I made

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Post by threatofrain »

alecrosa wrote: post #117
gitgud wrote: post #113

Pretty nice, I like the simplicity. But his claim seems a bit arrogannt right? " The simplest, and most powerful note-taking blogging platform ever made " Doesn't seem to be sarcastic... On another note , is it just me or is the note-taking app the new ToDo list, a system that all developers eventually build and add to their portfolios...

Yeah, I think you’re right. I’ll remove the “ever made” there’s a lot of great stuff out there.

What you're communicating is your exuberance, not the fact that your mom makes the best lasagna in the world.

Re: Show HN: Collected Notes – A note-taking blogging app I made

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Post by alecrosa »

epse wrote: post #114
alecrosa wrote: post #33

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Just append .text to any note (.json and .md also work) :)

Wouldn't `.txt` make sense to add as well? As the historical standard extension for plain text

Yes they both work :) https://collectednotes.com/blog/api.txt
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