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Re: Show HN: Kobble – Notes app that saves directly to GitHub

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Post by philliphaydon »

hk__2 wrote: post #48
philliphaydon wrote: post #34

I registered localnotes.io or something a couple of years ago to make a notes app (just a side list of note files and then a markdown editor) that would persist to local storage and could be synced to private gists and images would store as base64 encoded files under that gist. I got a proof of concept working but was too lazy to integrate with GitHub and canned it. Working on something more fun now and learning vue.…

Note that you can store images and other binary files in gists; no need to base64-encode them. Gist are git repos too and can be cloned and commit/pushed to.

Didn't know that. Awesome.

Re: Show HN: Kobble – Notes app that saves directly to GitHub

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Post by ohyeshedid »

kobble wrote: post #30
mikejmoffitt wrote: post #29

Earlier quoted context omitted.

YouTube users do not organize videos into channels. Channels are delivery mechanisms. Users organize them with Playlists, which is intuitive for the content.

Fair enough. We merged the channel/playlist concept.

..but, but, it doesn't really apply to the expectations of a note app. You're a light text editor that cloud saves to Github; why are you trying to push a new vernacular that doesn't logically apply here?

I don't manage projects with a notes app. I don't create tracks with a notes app. I don't create channels with a notes app. I don't create playlists with a notes app.

It's pretty and functional; play to your strengths instead of trying to create new brand vernacular.

Re: Show HN: Kobble – Notes app that saves directly to GitHub

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Post by ohyeshedid »

kobble wrote: post #32
pvg wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

But these terms make some amount of intuitive sense on YouTube or Spotify. I don't have to know anything about YouTube or Spotify other than they deal with video clips and music to have a decent idea what a 'track', 'video', 'channel', 'playlist' might mean. These terms don't translate that well to 'notes', though.

Kobble can be used for much more than just notes. You organize 'tracks', which are more like projects. Tracks can contain notes, but also more meaningful content. Anything you can create with markdown (plus links, etc.)

So, uh, why are you introducing it as a notes app?

You've got a good start to something; take two steps back, consume and digest the feedback you're getting, then use it to better your approach.

Re: Show HN: Kobble – Notes app that saves directly to GitHub

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Post by dvfjsdhgfv »

kobble wrote: post #35
matt4077 wrote: post #6

> Kobble is the only app available where you own all of your data. What? I find that highly unlikely. In what way do I not "own" the texts I write in–for example–Apple's Notes.app? And what is even meant by "own"? Even for something like Facebook, I'm pretty sure that I still own the copyright for texts I write in their app.

By 'own', we mean that no data is stored on our servers. The goal is privacy and to protect your data.

> You own all of your data. Kobble stores all data on Github

You really don't see that the above is an oxymoron?

Re: Show HN: Kobble – Notes app that saves directly to GitHub

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Post by BlackjackCF »

insomniacity wrote: post #4

What does this have over Standard Notes? https://standardnotes.org/

Oh my god, thank you. This is something I've been looking for as a replacement to Quiver.

I love Quiver, but it no longer cuts it since I've migrated to Linux.

Re: Show HN: Kobble – Notes app that saves directly to GitHub

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Post by duiker101 »

ronilan wrote: post #44
always_good wrote: post #36

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think a Show HN is the one time it's bad form to shamelessly plug your own product.

But your username says otherwise ;) More seriously - Why so? I think that: 1. It's on topic. 2. It's a project not a product. I ain't sellin anything. 3. There is no thunder to steal. Usually, more comments, more votes, more rain for the show. 4. Shameless has to be shameless. 5. It adds to the discussion. See, it just did...

It's like going to the inauguration of some new shop giving out flyers for your own competing shop. It's just bad taste.

Re: Show HN: Kobble – Notes app that saves directly to GitHub

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Post by killjoywashere »

kobble wrote: post #30
mikejmoffitt wrote: post #29

Earlier quoted context omitted.

YouTube users do not organize videos into channels. Channels are delivery mechanisms. Users organize them with Playlists, which is intuitive for the content.

Fair enough. We merged the channel/playlist concept.

how about "notebook"?
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