Hibou
Productivity
spaced repetition reading
SHOW HN2015
How HN took it
4 positive, 7 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 5 critical, out of 17 comments about the project. Thread score -0.08.
Idea: 2 for, 1 againstDesign: 0 for, 2 againstExecution: 0 for, 2 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Well designed and easy to use
From 1 comment
When I get home you'll be getting another 5 star review. I saw the algorithm you use on the About page which was my only question. Being familiar with SRS, I'm already trusting…
Nadya on HN
Interesting idea that fills a need for reviewing saved reading
From 2 comments
My first thoughts was "Slander / Abuse". I'm going to go with the naming wasn't meant to be in Japanese (or Chinese), but thought you might want to be aware of that. :) This is…
Nadya on HNHm, very interesting idea. The extension seems to be a buggy. Or, maybe I'm not supposed to use the Firefox addon they have since the founder writes here that this is a Chrome…
diggan on HN
Objections
Firefox extension is buggy or unsupported
From 2 comments
Hm, very interesting idea. The extension seems to be a buggy. Or, maybe I'm not supposed to use the Firefox addon they have since the founder writes here that this is a Chrome…
diggan on HNThis was originally a Firefox extension, and it is still available if you visit the above page on Firefox, but as pointed out in another comment, it's a bit buggy and I'm not…
willlma on HN
Highlighter cannot be disabled without refreshing the page
From 1 comment
When I get home you'll be getting another 5 star review. I saw the algorithm you use on the About page which was my only question. Being familiar with SRS, I'm already trusting…
Nadya on HN
No quiz or active recall, only review
From 1 comment
Do you have a way to quiz the user? If it's just review instead of attempted recall, it's not near as effective.
DennisP on HN
Name is awkward in Japanese or Chinese
From 1 comment
My first thoughts was "Slander / Abuse". I'm going to go with the naming wasn't meant to be in Japanese (or Chinese), but thought you might want to be aware of that. :) This is…
Nadya on HN
Requests
Cloze deletion support
From 2 comments
Nice work. Any plans for creating notes with cloze deletions? I have been looking for a lightweight implementation of an incremental reading system as described at…
rcy on HNBelow the pencil for note taking have a ? or lightbulb that allows the user to enter a question? Since I think users creating their own cloze tests or prompts would be…
Nadya on HN
Firefox extension
From 2 comments
Very interesting. Are you planning to do a firefox extension too ?
petra on HNHm, very interesting idea. The extension seems to be a buggy. Or, maybe I'm not supposed to use the Firefox addon they have since the founder writes here that this is a Chrome…
diggan on HN
Android app with offline access
From 1 comment
This is awesome! Loved it. I'd love it even more if there was an android app with offline access.
alisson on HN
Questions
What does logging in provide
From 1 comment
When I get home you'll be getting another 5 star review. I saw the algorithm you use on the About page which was my only question. Being familiar with SRS, I'm already trusting…
Nadya on HN
Why is it called incremental reading or lightweight
From 1 comment
What do you mean by lightweight? I also think incremental reading seems useful.
capisce on HN
Alternatives named
Memory Hole (idea from Techzing episode)
From 2 comments
This was the first thing that I thought of. Jason calls the idea "Memory Hole", which is both a much better and much worse name than "Hibou".
phrasemix on HNJason here! I totally agree - the name "Memory Hole" doesn't really make any sense at all given what it means -https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memory_hole But something about it…
jayro on HN