macedotavares

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   by macedotavares 6y ago

   http://fuckyeahmarkdown.com by nvAlt's Brett Terpstra is very cool. It provides an API that you can use to convert almost any webpage to markdown. Then, it's only a matter of linking to that file. Again, Alfred can do
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   by macedotavares 6y ago

   Funny you should mention Hook. When I first heard about it, I made another Alfred workflow (called Rabbit Holes) that allowed me to gather related files, notes and bookmarks under a particular subject. It relied on unique id numbers for eac
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   by macedotavares 6y ago

   Thanks! If the URL shortener has an API, maybe you could write a script that keeps a record of every URL passing through it, and then run curl on those records with a cronjob or something. I’m guessing you use a plain text editor for your n
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   by macedotavares 6y ago

   True! Actually, I was able to recover some of my lost bookmarks using the Internet Archive. That made me love it even more, eventually leading to my choice of the Wayback Machine.
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   by macedotavares 6y ago

   I didn’t think of that. Thanks for suggesting an alternative. I’ll check it out.
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   by macedotavares 6y ago

   Hey! Following the advice dang left in the comments, here’s the backstory for this workflow: I've been taking plain text notes on my computer for almost 20 years. I’ve been keeping bookmarks for longer than that. A few months ago, I su
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   by macedotavares 6y ago

   Thanks, voz! As long as that other platform has some API that supports link sharing, it shouldn’t be too difficult. What would you like to use?
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   by macedotavares 6y ago

   Thanks for the advice, dang. I’ve just posted the backstory. A bit long, though. I hope it’s not overkill.
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   by macedotavares 6y ago

   Thanks, smoyer. See you around!
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    by macedotavares 6y ago

    Indeed I am. I've just created my HN account in order to post this. I'll do as you suggest. Thank you for the heads-up. Cheers!
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    Show HN: Glass Dome — an Alfred workflow to fight link rot in markdown notes(github.com)

    82 points by macedotavares 6y ago|23 comments