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> 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.”

> 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 start using this though. Otherwise it’s just to much of a hassle to add stuff (which means I wouldn’t do it).

paulrchds 4y ago
It's a PWA at the moment so it works quite well on mobile. But proper mobile versions will come in the future.
- intrasight 4y ago
  Why? What does a "proper mobile version" get you?
  - PaulHoule 4y ago
    Yeah, my take is that the hierarchy is web site >> mobile web site >> mobile (cr)app With the modification that if you have a very small phone sometimes the mobile site comes out ahead. To take an example, right when a search has brought you to something you want to read on reddit, reddit distracts you with a popup telling you it is ‘better’ to use the app. Well, once you’ve installed the app they punch you in the face right away because you’ll have a very hard time finding the content that led you to reddit. (What did you think would happen, honestly?) There are some cases where you really need a mobile app but if I have a choice at all I use the web, particularly if it involves viewing content or ordering something.
    - Semaphor 4y ago
      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.
      - PaulHoule 4y ago
        Dedicated backup?
        Semaphor 4y ago
        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. [0]: https://github.com/NeoApplications/Neo-Backup https://github.com/NeoApplications/Neo-Backup
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  - criddell 4y ago
    Less battery, memory, and bandwidth consumption. A Ui that fits the platform. An easy way for your users to pay for the software.
  - paulrchds 4y ago
    Mainly just a better user experience. For now I think I will just use capacitor to package it as an app for the app stores. A lot of people just want to be able to install it from the app store.
jjzhiyuan 4y ago
Try this one? https://cubox.cc/ https://cubox.cc/ I use it everyday and when I want to collect, I just use Command + Shift + X!
- paulrchds 4y ago
  Thanks I will give it a try. Looks good.
dkarl 4y ago
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 to subscribe to news about a topic by clicking a button in an app feels positively dystopian; if I'm not interested enough in a topic to find and follow specific sources, then I'm not interested enough, period. I need an app to help me filter and prune the demands on my attention, not carelessly expand them.
- Normille 4y ago
  >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.
  - jackthetab 4y ago
    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.
  - 4y ago
koonsolo 4y ago
Browser bookmarks are very convenient to add. So why would I use this app instead of just bookmarking pages?

paulrchds 4y ago

It's a PWA at the moment so it works quite well on mobile. But proper mobile versions will come in the future.

intrasight 4y ago
Why? What does a "proper mobile version" get you?
- PaulHoule 4y ago
  Yeah, my take is that the hierarchy is web site >> mobile web site >> mobile (cr)app With the modification that if you have a very small phone sometimes the mobile site comes out ahead. To take an example, right when a search has brought you to something you want to read on reddit, reddit distracts you with a popup telling you it is ‘better’ to use the app. Well, once you’ve installed the app they punch you in the face right away because you’ll have a very hard time finding the content that led you to reddit. (What did you think would happen, honestly?) There are some cases where you really need a mobile app but if I have a choice at all I use the web, particularly if it involves viewing content or ordering something.
  - Semaphor 4y ago
    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.
    - PaulHoule 4y ago
      Dedicated backup?
      - Semaphor 4y ago
        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. [0]: https://github.com/NeoApplications/Neo-Backup https://github.com/NeoApplications/Neo-Backup
- deleted 4y ago
  [deleted]
- criddell 4y ago
  Less battery, memory, and bandwidth consumption. A Ui that fits the platform. An easy way for your users to pay for the software.
- paulrchds 4y ago
  Mainly just a better user experience. For now I think I will just use capacitor to package it as an app for the app stores. A lot of people just want to be able to install it from the app store.

jjzhiyuan 4y ago

Try this one? https://cubox.cc/ https://cubox.cc/ I use it everyday and when I want to collect, I just use Command + Shift + X!

paulrchds 4y ago
Thanks I will give it a try. Looks good.

dkarl 4y ago

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 to subscribe to news about a topic by clicking a button in an app feels positively dystopian; if I'm not interested enough in a topic to find and follow specific sources, then I'm not interested enough, period. I need an app to help me filter and prune the demands on my attention, not carelessly expand them.

Normille 4y ago
>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.
- jackthetab 4y ago
  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.
- 4y ago

koonsolo 4y ago

Browser bookmarks are very convenient to add. So why would I use this app instead of just bookmarking pages?