NoteToMe
Productivity
note taking
SHOW HN2018
How HN took it
7 positive, 20 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 12 critical, out of 40 comments about the project. Thread score -0.15.
Execution: 1 for, 6 againstIdea: 3 for, 3 againstDesign: 2 for, 1 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 1 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Protocol is simple enough to speak via telnet
From 1 comment
Thanks! One of the goals of Edsu is that it's simple enough that you can "telnet" in and just talk directly to the server like you can with HTTP or SMTP. It can seem like a…
heathjohns on HN
Data ownership and decoupling storage from apps
From 2 comments
This is my first time reading about Edsu, it seems very similar to the Solid Platform in one important aspect: it keeps data in the control of the user, separate from…
daliwali on HNI like the concept of decoupling storage from the editor app. I wish more SAAS providers recognized this as an important product feature. It would allow deployment of hosted…
martin_ky on HN
Objections
Hosted service could still be shut down or centralized
From 2 comments
This assumes that edsu will never betray you. Given the broad meaning of betray used, that seems unlikely. If edsu gets big it will have to pay for all that storage somehow. Like…
gpm on HNEdsu seems to rely on federated services. Email, similarly, unfortunately fell to convenience - GMail, with Google selling your data. The parent brings up a good point, how do we…
marknadal on HN
Sign-up required, contradicting no-server claim
From 1 comment
"Write some text - it'll be here when you get back.... I can promise all this because NoteToMe is an Edsu app. It means I don't have to store your data, you do ...." The same is…
8bitsrule on HN
Save did not work on iOS Safari
From 1 comment
Doesn’t save for me. After signing up and getting edclave address, signing in an granting access, changing the text and reloading doesn’t save. Nor does changing and navigating…
obituary_latte on HN
Does not work in private browsing
From 1 comment
doesnt work with private browsing...
svnpenn on HN
Requests
Add a noscript notice that JavaScript is required
From 1 comment
I know I'm a bit of a broken record, but a <noscript> notice that JS is required is always appreciated rather than a blank page.
larkeith on HN
Offline support and sync for static apps
From 1 comment
I think edsu could be nice for "serverless" apps, eg static web apps. Should make it work offline. And edsu should keep a copy of the data on the client. Then sync once the…
z3t4 on HN
Questions
Is data stored client-side or server-side
From 1 comment
I don't get this, is the data stored client-side or server-side? If it's client-side, why would I need a service provider: https://edclave.com/sign-up/
pakastin on HN
How to migrate data or switch providers
From 1 comment
It's not really clear to me how the data is stored. Is it confined to the Edsu server I use akin to Diaspora and applications connect to it? How do I migrate my data or switch…
Quanttek on HN
Alternatives named
Standard Notes
From 1 comment
how goes it compare to Standard notes
Markoff on HN
Scuttlebutt
From 1 comment
Have you heard of Scuttlebutt? https://www.scuttlebutt.nz/ How does EDSU compare?
blader_johny on HN
Evernote
From 1 comment
Evernote
slantaclaus on HN
Git with grep and plain text notes
From 1 comment
I actually found that using special directory for notes and git and grep is actually convenient. The only thing I'm missing is fuzzy search features of grep, like build on…
gtt on HN
remoteStorage
From 1 comment
From a quick look through remoteStorage, it looks to me like it's is focused on storage (and so appropriately named!), while Edsu is more explicitly a foundation for…
heathjohns on HN