I use it to collect articles for my newsletter. Any alternatives? (Free, Browser extension, API)
Raindrop: https://raindrop.io/
Thanks!
Mozilla to shut down Pocket and Fakespot
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Re: Mozilla to shut down Pocket and Fakespot
#532It's a shame to hear Pocket is shutting down.
Adding another option to the mix, I'd like to share my open-source project, "ato de yomu" (which means "read it later" in Japanese).
https://atodeyomu.morishin.me/
You can save web pages to read later, track your reading history, and share your lists—or keep them private. It supports adding pages via the website, iOS Share Sheet, Chrome Extension, API call and etc.
It's open-source: https://github.com/morishin/atodeyomu.morishin.me
I previously shared it on HN here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41649998
Hope some of you find it a useful alternative!
Re: Mozilla to shut down Pocket and Fakespot
#533Re: Mozilla to shut down Pocket and Fakespot
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#535Earlier quoted context omitted.
I'm curious what the governance structure of Mozilla is that keeps things this way. People have been upset for quite a while at the direction Mozilla is going in, yet there seems to be no coalition to oust the current leadership. Is this impossible for some reason?
The leadership has been ousted. > This includes major growth in our Boards, with 40% new Board members since we began our efforts to evolve and grow back in 2022. We’ve also been bringing in new executive talent, including a new MoFo Executive Director and a Managing Partner for Mozilla Ventures. By the end of the year, we hope to have new, permanent CEOs for both MoCo and Mozilla.ai... With these changes, Mitchell B…
Surman same problematic "leadership" type.
Re: Mozilla to shut down Pocket and Fakespot
#536There are so many great non-browser read-it-later bookmarking solutions these days. There open-source self hosted solutions as well as many free/paid hosted solutions with generous free plans, with some pretty advanced paid features.
Pocket has stagnated for a decade except for a poorly thought through UX redesign.
The paid plan has almost nothing to offer except ereader integration, and there is a handful of others that offer that these days.
Re: Mozilla to shut down Pocket and Fakespot
#537I was a user for so long that I was on it before it even rebranded as Pocket. I finally gave up on it last year, mostly due to frustration with the terrible 2023 redesign of the mobile app. When Mozilla made the unfathomable decision to become an internet advertising company, I figured it was just a matter of time before they had to put Pocket out to pasture. A product that's designed to strip ads from content for re…
I have another theory, actually. I'm also a very old user, since the first days of the service, and I don't know how many saves I have it inside (will see when my export arrives). The latest iteration's search was abysmal , and I normally refrain from using strong words. It failed to find exact matches from titles, the words or excerpts I know that exist in the article I'm searching for, and as a result, it became a…
What was the theory!!! I had to read your comment twice looking for it, only to realize that there was no theory in there!
Re: Mozilla to shut down Pocket and Fakespot
#538Everytime people talked about Mozilla or Firefox the main complaint was Pocket. Everytime. Yet most people here are sad to see it go. What gives?
People tend to be more vocal about negative things in their life than positive things. I think it really boils down to that.
Re: Mozilla to shut down Pocket and Fakespot
#539Earlier quoted context omitted.
People who are happy about something have no reason to post. You're talking about two entirely different groups of people even though they're all on HN.
That's not true, I sing the praises of things that bring me value all the time. I am, arguably, getting pretty close to "shill" category for some of them. However, I think that behavior should get a pass if the things being shilled are actually FOSS and not just "change from one company to the other"
In my experience people are more likely to complain about things that annoy them than those things which make their lives easier. However, nowhere in that statement will you find "everyone" is more likely to complain, just that the probabilities are much higher for complaining about a thing rather than advocating for a different thing.
Re: Mozilla to shut down Pocket and Fakespot
#540I migrated all my pocket saves to a self-hosted Karakeep (previously Hoarder) instance a few months ago. No issues with the import and I’ve been happy with using it thus far.