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These notion articles are quite nice imo.

by dddw 5y ago

d3nj4l 5y ago
It's also an amazing hiring ad. Apart from just being a cool and interesting product, stuff like this convinces me that the notion people have their head in the right place. Unfortunately I can't work in the states or I would've applied to them already.
KnobbleMcKnees 5y ago
I adore notion and will unironically shill it for them at any appropriate moment. so, er, yeah. GET NOTION.
- jackdh 5y ago
  I enjoyed notion but stopped using it mainly due to the bad offline functionality (and occasionally getting randomly logged out). Has this been improved yet? (Desktop|IOS App)
  - d3nj4l 5y ago
    No, offline is still almost non-existent.
  - olah_1 5y ago
    You should really look at Anytype[1]. It is basically a better version of Notion[2] that uses IPFS and your social network to back up your data. [1]: https://anytype.io https://anytype.io [2]: because it is offline-first and has things like named relations, so you can connect information in any custom way that you like.
- Hnus 5y ago
  I don't get how people can use notion for personal info or basically anything else if you are not forced to use it at work. Not even considering that your most personal information (journal, health log etc.) you don't share anywhere else twitter, facebook is stored in plaintext somewhere and can be used however they want according to their privacy policy which some nothing-to-hide folks might ok with but that everything you have written can go poof any second is nuts IMHO.
  - nbzso 5y ago
    People want a modern and cool tools with bangs and whistles. They 'have nothing to hide', they trust 'SaaS' as a collective agreement on "advancement' and 'inevitable mandatory future'. Corporations want data and control over UX. I see this as a happy relationship between owners with knowledge and slaves with lack of survival instinct. I can accept some form of work related security risk (Hi, Figma) but in general cannot give my intellectual property and businesses processes on any third party. In my company all the process tools are strictly FOSS and under my control. Personally speaking, tools as Notion cannot hold a candle on my Emacs org-mode workflow. You don't need to reinvent the wheel every 10 years just to feel "cool" and "modern". But hey it's a business, they have happy users and money whats more to ask for? Right?
    - uxcolumbo 5y ago
      > Notion cannot hold a candle on my Emacs org-mode workflow More details on this? Anywhere I can read up on this. I like your principle - not to trust these SaaS tools with your personal data.
      - nbzso 5y ago
        >Org-mode is characterized by a flexible and versatile system with adaptability to different workflows, making it comparable as an Evernote alternative. It is at once simple and complex., which helps it to compete as an Evernote alternative. https://www.slant.co/versus/8769/15790/~org-mode_vs_notion https://www.slant.co/versus/8769/15790/~org-mode_vs_notion There are a thousand reasons to invest in Emacs and org-mode. It is a personal choice. I like the speed and extendability. It is serious investment and requires remapping of ideas and habbits. But the last thing that I will part of are Emacs and Kynesys Advantage.:) Company-wise I choose to use this: https://joplinapp.org/ https://joplinapp.org/ You can always learn about Org-mode: https://www.reddit.com/r/orgmode/ https://www.reddit.com/r/orgmode/
np32 5y ago
Devon Zuegel is a great thinker in a large breath of subjects -> On Urbanism: Her podcast Order without Design [0] where she interviews the Bertaud couple Fields note on Miami [1] (with beautiful pictures) Metamuse interview on cities [2] and a lot more on her blog On tech : She was the PM for Github sponsors (and I believe other open-source friendly projects), great interview of her by the changelog [4] The Pioneer series (of which this interview is an episod), favorites are Louis Pouzing and roundtable about Hamming [5] [0] https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/order-without-design-how-markets-shape-cities/id1509606453 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/order-without-design-h... [1] https://devonzuegel.com/post/field-notes-miami https://devonzuegel.com/post/field-notes-miami [2] https://museapp.com/podcast/33-cities/ https://museapp.com/podcast/33-cities/ [3] https://changelog.com/podcast/370 https://changelog.com/podcast/370 [4] https://www.notion.so/blog/topic/pioneers https://www.notion.so/blog/topic/pioneers

These notion articles are quite nice imo.

by dddw 5y ago

These notion articles are quite nice imo.

It's also an amazing hiring ad. Apart from just being a cool and interesting product, stuff like this convinces me that the notion people have their head in the right place. Unfortunately I can't work in the states or I would've applied to them already.

KnobbleMcKnees 5y ago

I adore notion and will unironically shill it for them at any appropriate moment. so, er, yeah. GET NOTION.

jackdh 5y ago
I enjoyed notion but stopped using it mainly due to the bad offline functionality (and occasionally getting randomly logged out). Has this been improved yet? (Desktop|IOS App)
- d3nj4l 5y ago
  No, offline is still almost non-existent.
- olah_1 5y ago
  You should really look at Anytype[1]. It is basically a better version of Notion[2] that uses IPFS and your social network to back up your data. [1]: https://anytype.io https://anytype.io [2]: because it is offline-first and has things like named relations, so you can connect information in any custom way that you like.
Hnus 5y ago
I don't get how people can use notion for personal info or basically anything else if you are not forced to use it at work. Not even considering that your most personal information (journal, health log etc.) you don't share anywhere else twitter, facebook is stored in plaintext somewhere and can be used however they want according to their privacy policy which some nothing-to-hide folks might ok with but that everything you have written can go poof any second is nuts IMHO.
- nbzso 5y ago
  People want a modern and cool tools with bangs and whistles. They 'have nothing to hide', they trust 'SaaS' as a collective agreement on "advancement' and 'inevitable mandatory future'. Corporations want data and control over UX. I see this as a happy relationship between owners with knowledge and slaves with lack of survival instinct. I can accept some form of work related security risk (Hi, Figma) but in general cannot give my intellectual property and businesses processes on any third party. In my company all the process tools are strictly FOSS and under my control. Personally speaking, tools as Notion cannot hold a candle on my Emacs org-mode workflow. You don't need to reinvent the wheel every 10 years just to feel "cool" and "modern". But hey it's a business, they have happy users and money whats more to ask for? Right?
  - uxcolumbo 5y ago
    > Notion cannot hold a candle on my Emacs org-mode workflow More details on this? Anywhere I can read up on this. I like your principle - not to trust these SaaS tools with your personal data.
    - nbzso 5y ago
      >Org-mode is characterized by a flexible and versatile system with adaptability to different workflows, making it comparable as an Evernote alternative. It is at once simple and complex., which helps it to compete as an Evernote alternative. https://www.slant.co/versus/8769/15790/~org-mode_vs_notion https://www.slant.co/versus/8769/15790/~org-mode_vs_notion There are a thousand reasons to invest in Emacs and org-mode. It is a personal choice. I like the speed and extendability. It is serious investment and requires remapping of ideas and habbits. But the last thing that I will part of are Emacs and Kynesys Advantage.:) Company-wise I choose to use this: https://joplinapp.org/ https://joplinapp.org/ You can always learn about Org-mode: https://www.reddit.com/r/orgmode/ https://www.reddit.com/r/orgmode/

np32 5y ago

Devon Zuegel is a great thinker in a large breath of subjects -> On Urbanism: Her podcast Order without Design [0] where she interviews the Bertaud couple Fields note on Miami [1] (with beautiful pictures) Metamuse interview on cities [2] and a lot more on her blog On tech : She was the PM for Github sponsors (and I believe other open-source friendly projects), great interview of her by the changelog [4] The Pioneer series (of which this interview is an episod), favorites are Louis Pouzing and roundtable about Hamming [5] [0] https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/order-without-design-how-markets-shape-cities/id1509606453 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/order-without-design-h... [1] https://devonzuegel.com/post/field-notes-miami https://devonzuegel.com/post/field-notes-miami [2] https://museapp.com/podcast/33-cities/ https://museapp.com/podcast/33-cities/ [3] https://changelog.com/podcast/370 https://changelog.com/podcast/370 [4] https://www.notion.so/blog/topic/pioneers https://www.notion.so/blog/topic/pioneers