This kind of looks like it is replicating DevonThink but with less functionality unfortunately. I hate to be a downer about it but you’d probably have a lot of work on your hands to catch up to that software although it is only available on Mac so there might be a market for Windows and Linux people for something similar.
Show HN: A tool to help you remember shit you are interested in
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Re: Show HN: A tool to help you remember shit you are interested in
#162Earlier quoted context omitted.
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…
I do the same thing using Obsidian and their Sync service, except I just save the file to disk and the magic happens. Very handy.
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#163I'd like a feature that reminds me of a particular piece of information at a logarithmic cadence so I can commit it to memory better by being reminded a few times within a few weeks/months, but then a nudge 6 months down the line, etc.
I built a tool to address that problem with Anki as the back-end[1], Idea being an always-on spaced repetition system can help us review the cards asynchronously.
It has been a huge quality of life improvement for me after I started using it, But I guess Anki and the HW requirements creates friction for a decent adoption of this system.
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I find apps almost always preferable. Not only do I get dedicated backup, the apps are usually better for mobile UX. Of course, that excludes crappy apps like Reddit’s, in those cases there are often 3rd-party-apps.
Dedicated backup?
I run a nightly backup (via neobackup [0], requires root) on my phone that backups all APKs and data. With a webapp, I’m at the mercy of the app itself or firefox storage data with no granularity at all.
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#165Looking at the comments, I think it’s worth bringing this to the discussion:
There are many different “brain types” (apologies if that’s an established term already, I’m using it generally). We know the different types of learners (auditory, visual, kinaesthetic), and we’re just starting to realize the wide range of the different internal senses (aphantasia has now branched significantly and we’re (for example) finding people with nothing but a monotone inner monologue, or people who can easily visualize a 3D shape but can’t use their “mind’s ear” to hear, and many many more.)
Personally, I am a kinaesthetic learner/thinker with object permanence issues and one of the challenges in my life has been keeping track of things. In interviewing people I’ve found that this combination is not very common in the population, but is there. One of the strengths of his combo is “feeling” the connections between things. Like Graph database vs SQL.
This tool strikes me as being written by someone who struggles with similar challenges, whether they have the same combination of mental traits or not.
- “What was the movie with that really meaningful theme? I think it would help communicate what I’m trying to communicate..”
- “I’m at a restaurant. Did I like this compelling menu item the last time I had it or am I going to be re-disappointed?”
- “Friend asked me for book recommendations. What books have changed me for the better and why?”
- “What breakthroughs have happened in (branch of science)? Yes I could read papers, but which ones have I already read?”. I have an example on this one, though I can’t tell you why I remember it clearly: When it came out way back in the day I read one of the first articles about connecting organic material to silicon (Scientific American I think). Over the years that led to OLED technology and I think the whole journey (and it’s offshoots) are pretty cool.
- “Who have I met who would be interested in ______?” / “... who I can ask for good advice about this problem?”
For many these are trivial questions, but for people like me they can be as challenging as climbing a mountain.
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#166Earlier quoted context omitted.
Yeah, Saved Messages is that unexpected feature for me too. I also use it to easily send photos from my phone to my laptop. It makes it convenient because Telegram is right at the top in the Share options, and it’s async, so I can send something now and use it whenever.
can Telegram send the full quality photo file? I recently realised that Signal does not, and couldn't see a way to do so.
It can. There's a check box on the telegram desktop to disable compression and on mobile you can send the image as a "file" attachment as opposed to an "image attachment".
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#167Ahh this is great. Well done.
Re: Show HN: A tool to help you remember shit you are interested in
#168Looking at the comments, I think it’s worth bringing this to the discussion: There are many different “brain types” (apologies if that’s an established term already, I’m using it generally). We know the different types of learners (auditory, visual, kinaesthetic), and we’re just starting to realize the wide range of the different internal senses (aphantasia has now branched significantly and we’re (for example) findi…
I am like this. I even had that restaurant example a few weeks ago. I ended up ordering something different - or so I thought. When it came I remembered it was what I had enjoyed previously :)
My problem with an app like this is that it is a huge investment before it pays off. And will it pay off? Will I check an app while out for dinner? Some people might but I definitely wouldn't.
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If it were easy to export your data to markdown or sync with other apps, would that ease your concerns?
Other concerned potential user here. Absolutely, yes. Particularly exporting markdown.
Yea, I would second this as an answer.
Being able to export a snapshot would be ideal.
Re: Show HN: A tool to help you remember shit you are interested in
#170Looking at the comments, I think it’s worth bringing this to the discussion: There are many different “brain types” (apologies if that’s an established term already, I’m using it generally). We know the different types of learners (auditory, visual, kinaesthetic), and we’re just starting to realize the wide range of the different internal senses (aphantasia has now branched significantly and we’re (for example) findi…
I am like this. I even had that restaurant example a few weeks ago. I ended up ordering something different - or so I thought. When it came I remembered it was what I had enjoyed previously :) My problem with an app like this is that it is a huge investment before it pays off. And will it pay off? Will I check an app while out for dinner? Some people might but I definitely wouldn't.
I’m not sure if it needs a huge investment. Does a system like this get better as you invest? 100%. But if it’s contextual it might have such low friction that you barely notice using it. Like you add a note “Curry 8/10”, and that note gets automatically added to the restaurant (since that’s where you were when you made the note). Next time you go (or plan to go), it would pop up your previous experiences without needing extra taps.
Restaurants are more complicated because of the social view of checking your phone while out with people, but I think a similar place where it shines is the grocery store. The number of times I bought the same flavour of listerine that I can’t stand is upsetting.