Textile
Productivity
photo organization
SHOW HN2018
How HN took it
6 positive, 29 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 10 critical, out of 45 comments about the project. Thread score -0.14.
Execution: 0 for, 6 againstIdea: 4 for, 0 againstPrivacy: 1 for, 2 againstPerformance: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Runs in browser so data is not uploaded
From 2 comments
That was the first thing I looked for. Cool that it runs in browser instead of uploading all of my data to their server.
sachleen on HNThe way it works, is that all the Javascript code runs in your browser, that way, there's need for any data to leave your computer... safe and spy-free!
carsonfarmer on HN
Useful tool for data portability away from Facebook
From 2 comments
Things like this are what might actually turn the trending #deletefacebook statements into actions. Maybe. While it's nice that 'alternative Facebooks' are gaining visibility,…
headsoup on HNIf a social network wants to take over for Facebook, an “import your data from your Facebook export” tool would be a killer growth hack. Also, there’s really no reason Facebook…
chatmasta on HN
Objections
Drag and drop fails on large exports and some browsers
From 3 comments
I tried in latest versions of FF and CH and it does not work (on Windows10). When I drag the ZIP archive to the area it does not do anything. Do all people just try on MAC or why…
forcer on HNMy export from Facebook is 5.5GB - for large zipfiles like mine, the UI doesn't do anything when you drop the file onto the event listener.
s0l1dsnak3123 on HNYes this is a known 'issue': https://github.com/textileio/textile-facebook/issues/2. Unfortunately, some browsers don't like large files being dragged-and-dropped like this. The…
carsonfarmer on HN
Waitlist signup email not received
From 2 comments
Please also check your waitlist signup form processing -- I've tried it multiple times, but haven't received an email yet. (Yes, I've checked I've typed it correctly, and it's…
timb07 on HNI just tried again, but still no email. Don't your metrics on sign-up rate show a problem? Or is it just isolated to me somehow?
timb07 on HN
Exported photos lose EXIF metadata
From 1 comment
Does it fix Facebook's removal of exif/metadata from images?
ucaetano on HN
Requests
Preserve EXIF and metadata in exported photos
From 2 comments
Does it fix Facebook's removal of exif/metadata from images?
ucaetano on HNOh no! I saw that FB put the metadata into the html but didn't realize they ALSO removed them from the images. I'll look into what's possible!
andrewxhill on HN
Export other data types such as groups and login lists
From 2 comments
Things like this are what might actually turn the trending #deletefacebook statements into actions. Maybe. While it's nice that 'alternative Facebooks' are gaining visibility,…
headsoup on HNheck yeah! thanks for the comment. we're down to do nice exports of some of the other data types. we'll look into it for sure.
andrewxhill on HN
Fix drag and drop for large zip files
From 1 comment
My export from Facebook is 5.5GB - for large zipfiles like mine, the UI doesn't do anything when you drop the file onto the event listener.
s0l1dsnak3123 on HN
Questions
Does it work with Facebook export mime type x-zip-compressed
From 1 comment
I'm getting all my zip archives with x-zip-compressed MIME type. Any way to convert it to application/zip or make it work with x-zip-compressed?
s_clemens on HN
How to keep IPFS content available without pinning
From 1 comment
I thought IPFS required someone to pin/host the content in order for it to stay alive. So if it's private how many people are likely to host it? Or am I missing a detail?
wybiral on HN
Alternatives named
fb-photo-fetch (EXIF-preserving exporter)
From 2 comments
I made one with EXIF https://github.com/mohsen1/fb-photo-fetch
mohsen1 on HNI made one a few years ago that support EXIF and correct dates https://github.com/mohsen1/fb-photo-fetch
mohsen1 on HN
fbexporter.com
From 2 comments
There's also https://www.fbexporter.com/, which uses the Facebook API to get the metadata and put it back in the EXIF data, but unfortunately it will only export photos you are…
michaelrkn on HNI hacked together something similar (not CLI) at https://www.fbexporter.com/
typpo on HN
fb-photo-meta browser extension
From 1 comment
You can scrape it from the original photo page. I made an extension that does that: https://github.com/tantalor/fb-photo-meta
tantalor on HN