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Magpie – Git-backed Evernote replacement

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Re: Magpie – Git-backed Evernote replacement

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Post by charlesthomas »

snicker wrote: post #10
charlesthomas wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That's a really great idea. I'll have to work on setting that up. edit: here is a demo: http://magpie.sknkwrks.net/

I was editing the note about "farts" trying to add a list of foods that cause excessive flatulence (to test markdown support of lists, of course), but after submitting my edit, I was getting 503 errors for a short period of time. after a few more minutes, things seem fine edit: it seems that someone was able to remove my hard work and valuable information. Given that this is based on git, is there any way to revert o…

This post is getting more traction than I anticipated, and Magpie was not intended to have more than one user at a time.

Re: Magpie – Git-backed Evernote replacement

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Post by laurent123456 »

charlesthomas wrote: post #11
snicker wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I was editing the note about "farts" trying to add a list of foods that cause excessive flatulence (to test markdown support of lists, of course), but after submitting my edit, I was getting 503 errors for a short period of time. after a few more minutes, things seem fine edit: it seems that someone was able to remove my hard work and valuable information. Given that this is based on git, is there any way to revert o…

This post is getting more traction than I anticipated, and Magpie was not intended to have more than one user at a time.

By the way, it looks there's a security issue - it's possible to search and view all the notes without being logged in.

Edit: also it's listing all the files in the .git folder. I guess it should be excluded from the searches.

Re: Magpie – Git-backed Evernote replacement

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Post by ChuckMcM »

drivingmenuts wrote: post #6
orthecreedence wrote: post #4

> I love Evernote, but I no longer trust my data to cloud providers. Give https://turtl.it a shot as well. Aims to solve this very problem: Evernote with data privacy. (Disclaimer, I built it. Disclaimer2: not nearly as advanced as Evernote). That said, Magpie looks really cool.

So, the Magpie creator no longer trusts cloud providers, yet the software stores data on github. You know that record scratch sound? I think I just heard that. Yes, I know one could configure one's own github repo and make it accessible, etc. I know that cloud storage is about as reliable as that shaky cousin who's always borrowing "a few bucks for beer, man." It seems like everyone is attacking the wrong problem. Th…

I think you missed the part where Magpie can put its repo anywhere, (even on your local machine). But to your point about 'fixing the problem', that problem is already addressed, but not packaged particularly well.

There are already enough 'cloud' providers to provide the necessary diversity, and there is already enough crypto to provide the necessary security. What there isn't is an adapter layer that puts those two together in a way that lets folks like the Author build their favorite UI on top of it.

One such architecture might be a git server on a machine at one's home, which uses fuse to create a replicated secure backend across S3, some VPS, Dropbox, and what ever. Giving the git server on the machine a 'file system view' while creating a replicated and encrypted block back end using a variety of cloud providers.

You could do that with a VPS in the cloud as well, but it has some exposure to infrastructure seizure or damage. By hosting it at 'home' you trade some slightly stronger legal protections for the limitations of your home internet connection.

Re: Magpie – Git-backed Evernote replacement

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Post by moonlighter »

If you like a native app (OSX, iOS and Windows), take a look at http://www.notebooksapp.com

It's very clean, allows markdown, and the best feature is that it keeps your content as files on disk, so even if you stop using the app, you still got your content (not hidden away in a database). Plus you can easily use dropbox, rsync or whatever to sync it. It's a really great app.

Re: Magpie – Git-backed Evernote replacement

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Post by orthecreedence »

drivingmenuts wrote: post #6
orthecreedence wrote: post #4

> I love Evernote, but I no longer trust my data to cloud providers. Give https://turtl.it a shot as well. Aims to solve this very problem: Evernote with data privacy. (Disclaimer, I built it. Disclaimer2: not nearly as advanced as Evernote). That said, Magpie looks really cool.

So, the Magpie creator no longer trusts cloud providers, yet the software stores data on github. You know that record scratch sound? I think I just heard that. Yes, I know one could configure one's own github repo and make it accessible, etc. I know that cloud storage is about as reliable as that shaky cousin who's always borrowing "a few bucks for beer, man." It seems like everyone is attacking the wrong problem. Th…

The problem is the client. With a client that does proper encryption, you could store your data on one of the huge TV screens in Times Square and have complete privacy.

A server should just be a dumb, transparent container. Whether it's Github or some custom-made "super secure" server doesn't matter. The real magic happens in the client.

Re: Magpie – Git-backed Evernote replacement

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Post by fonnesbeck »

corbinpage wrote: post #14

It doesn't resolve your fear of cloud providers, but Simplenote ( http://simplenote.com/ ) is an awesome, simple Evernote replacer. Especially is you trust the folks at Automattic!

Simplenote seem to have abandoned Markdown, as it is only arbitrarily implemented in the web app. This makes it less compelling for me.

Re: Magpie – Git-backed Evernote replacement

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Post by devindotcom »

corbinpage wrote: post #14

It doesn't resolve your fear of cloud providers, but Simplenote ( http://simplenote.com/ ) is an awesome, simple Evernote replacer. Especially is you trust the folks at Automattic!

I use simplenote religiously and the new apps are great, but it's not really a replacement for evernote.
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