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Re: Show HN: A tool to help you remember shit you are interested in

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Post by samuba »

paulrchds wrote: post #118
samuba wrote: post #107

This looks super useful to me. Trying it out right now. Is there a way to have my own tags/collections I can mark notes with? For example I have books that I want to bookmark because I plan of reading them. And there are books I love and want them in another list. I would also like to share the latter with friends when they ask me if I can recommend a good book on a specific topic. For movies I already use public imd…

I am working on added tagging. Right now I would tag by just linking to a page called "Reading List" or "Favourite books". But I think regular nested tags are more intuitive for people so I will be adding at some point.

Nice! Any plans for a feature like sharing a particular tag/list?

Re: Show HN: A tool to help you remember shit you are interested in

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Post by Normille »

dkarl wrote: post #77
JustinVx wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> But I just don't understand what I would use it for. Isn’t that clearly stated in the name of the post: It “helps you remember shit you are interested in.” Personally I run into interesting things all the time, and it seems great to be able to have a place to store them so I don’t forget about them. That’s clear value to me. I’m honestly a bit puzzled how you don’t see value. For me, I would need an app in order to…

What confused me about "remember shit that you are interested in" is that I use several different kinds of apps for that already. Google, Pocket, a note-taking app, a list app. Heck, Anki fits the description as well. I watched the short video and it reminded me the way I used to use bookmarks in the browser, organizing big discouraging lists of things that I thought I should follow up on but rarely did. The option t…

  >Personally I run into interesting things all the time, and it seems great to be able to have a place to store them so I don’t forget about them.
>I use several different kinds of apps for that already. Google, Pocket, a note-taking app, a list app. Heck, Anki fits the description as well.

I've found an unexpected use case here for Telegram. I have Telegram open all the time in the background on all my computers and mobile devices. It has a 'Saved Messages' feature, which shows up in your contacts list like another conversation. Whenever I come across 'stuff' [or is 'shit' the cool word?] I want to remember it's really easy to just copy a link... or image/video URL... or some text I'm interested in... or scribble down an idea I've had and send/share it to 'Saved Messages' in Telegram.

Then, when I've got time to catch up and digest. I just open the 'Saved Messages' conversation in Telegram and there's all my stuff... er... 'shit' including; web previews, photos, embedded videos, etc. And it's there, instantly synced across all my devices. I also find myself using this as a really quick method of sending files between mobile devices and desktop/laptops. For me Telegram syncs instantly and 100% reliably --which is more than I've ever found Google Drive and its ilk to be capable of.

Re: Show HN: A tool to help you remember shit you are interested in

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Post by d--b »

My 2 cents:

1. The space is fairly crowded, you'll be competing with Notion, Bear, Obsidian, Evernote to name a few. These guys are big.

2. The statement: "tool to help you remember things you're interested in" is too narrow / too weak. Obsidian has "a second brain for you, forever" which I find a lot more appealing (and broader).

3. Focus on your differentiators: the automated data capture and news feed is AWESOME. This is your sales point. Something like "Your personal automated newsroom". What you're selling is a Bloomberg terminal for your own stuff. You could sell to companies to "get notified of your competitors' products"

4. Since things are stored locally, drop the "sign in" part. You'll get a lot more people on board if they only have to install an app. Get people to sign in to allow cloud backup / syncing.

5. This looks like good stuff!

Re: Show HN: A tool to help you remember shit you are interested in

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Post by paulrchds »

samuba wrote: post #121
paulrchds wrote: post #118

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I am working on added tagging. Right now I would tag by just linking to a page called "Reading List" or "Favourite books". But I think regular nested tags are more intuitive for people so I will be adding at some point.

Nice! Any plans for a feature like sharing a particular tag/list?

I have its definitely something that I am thinking about but not on the roadmap yet. If I get enough requests for it, Ill probably prioritise it more.

Re: Show HN: A tool to help you remember shit you are interested in

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Post by gitgud »

heavytea21475 wrote: post #6

This seems really well built. It's fast and responsive. It looks nice. But I just don't understand what I would use it for. It seems like the idea is to build a database of people, movies, Wikipedia articles and such and then be able to find them via search/links. But I'm not at all sold on why I need this in my life. Is there a way to make the value clearer? Am I just not in the target audience? Who is going to see…

> Gmail: Fast email with 2 GB storage.

My 2c: Storage and speed are nowhere near as important as spam blocking... Which Gmail is superior at, and the primary reason for it's choice

Re: Show HN: A tool to help you remember shit you are interested in

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Post by paulrchds »

d--b wrote: post #123

My 2 cents: 1. The space is fairly crowded, you'll be competing with Notion, Bear, Obsidian, Evernote to name a few. These guys are big. 2. The statement: "tool to help you remember things you're interested in" is too narrow / too weak. Obsidian has "a second brain for you, forever" which I find a lot more appealing (and broader). 3. Focus on your differentiators: the automated data capture and news feed is AWESOME.…

1. Yeah it is, but Recall is not trying to replace those apps as the features are quite unique. So I thinks it's possible for them to co-exist. 2. I have been testing a few different statements. Its quite touch to get something concise that also explains it well. Obsidians slogan is really great. 3. Good advice. Thanks 4. Yeah, I have come to this conclusion too. A lot of people don't want to sign up just to try it. 5. Thank you :)

Re: Show HN: A tool to help you remember shit you are interested in

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Post by paulrchds »

HellsMaddy wrote: post #64

This is super cool. I just tried it out by looking into a few health/medical topics. So far, I’ve only tried the “internal” experience of “create note with search”, “expanding” and clicking on links – I haven’t tried saving links from my normal web browsing. It’s a nice alternative to using Wikipedia for quickly researching a topic, the benefit being that it gives me bullet points so I’m not overloaded with informati…

Yeah for now the data sources are a bit limited. I combine data from a few place but its mainly wikipedia/data. I am working on a browser extension that will let you save from any page.

Re: Show HN: A tool to help you remember shit you are interested in

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Post by paulrchds »

yrgulation wrote: post #94

> I am facing the inevitable question of whether to continue with the project. No need to figure it out immediately. Here are some ideas that spring to mind: - Should automatically or manually ingest bookmarks - Should be able to integrate with macos notes somehow - Should be able to integrate with email providers - this is bordering on insanity but casual users might like it. Bonus points if you respect privacy and…

Thanks for the tips !
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