Electric Tables
Productivity
personal databases
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How HN took it
10 positive, 13 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 2 critical, out of 26 comments about the project. Thread score +0.23.
Idea: 8 for, 1 againstExecution: 1 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Useful bookmarking and research concept
From 3 comments
This is genius and scratches a bookmarking itch I've had for ages. I hope you'll press on with this and continue its development. Its pretty close to a state where I would pay…
howmayiannoyyou on HNThis is a really cool concept. A lot of my "web foraging" (love that expression) or data foraging really is exactly what he's mentioning here. Also made me think of a related…
ydant on HNNice! Way better than the system I currently use called "Never Close Any Tabs"
progre on HN
Bookmarklet approach is interesting
From 2 comments
I love this idea, especially the bookmarklet aspect of it. I'm interested to see where it goes. I use a couple of bookmarklets, and they're really, really handy: - One…
akpa1 on HNthis looks dope, can’t wait to try it out. thnx for sharing
greenie_beans on HN
Objections
Bookmarklet blocked by content security policies on some sites
From 2 comments
> Note, because of technical reasons (content security policies) some sites (e.g. Twitter, Airbnb) will add to Electric Tables, but in a new tab instead of using a pop-up and it…
rektide on HNWould really like this to rate restaurants (for my own remembrance) I order from on Uber Eats, Doordash, etc. Alas, the bookmarklet doesn't work with my first port of call, Uber…
jnsie on HN
Cannot run locally or query with SQL
From 2 comments
I would love this even more if I could install it and run it locally, so I can use sql or similar on it too
whoomp12342 on HNTo make it run locally, will need a small server so that it can be addressed at localhost:<port> I'm thinking about forking it to my github and adding a simple js server. Thoughts?
gardenfelder on HN
Requests
Run locally or integrate with Google Sheets
From 3 comments
I would love this even more if I could install it and run it locally, so I can use sql or similar on it too
whoomp12342 on HNThis is one of those really simple ideas that's really exciting - making me think of a lot of "what-ifs". Thank you for sharing. I'd love for this level of functionality - but…
ydant on HNSeems neat. I'm not sure whether I like or dislike that its not just dumping into excel or google sheets. As a high concept, the idea of quick and personalized scraping of web…
jayd16 on HN
Sharing and collaboration on tables
From 3 comments
This is genius and scratches a bookmarking itch I've had for ages. I hope you'll press on with this and continue its development. Its pretty close to a state where I would pay…
howmayiannoyyou on HNNice! It would perfectly fit my use-case if it supports the following flow: 1. Person A makes a research and collects and ranks a set of products 2. When done, person A sends to…
dmoura on HNSome use cases that I'm already using it for even in the limited state: * Making topic-focused lists of articles. e.g. researching a particular topic just grab a bunch of URLs…
topcat31 on HN
Browser extension version
From 1 comment
This is one of those really simple ideas that's really exciting - making me think of a lot of "what-ifs". Thank you for sharing. I'd love for this level of functionality - but…
ydant on HN
Questions
How does it compare to Wildcard
From 2 comments
Related idea: Wildcard [0] It would be cool to have a shared community repository of site adapters, in the spirit of adversarial interoperability [1]. It's probably the most…
karlicoss on HNThere's a huge amount of conceptual similarity between Wildcard and Electric Tables. I think I like (from the videos) the table approach of Wildcard a bit better, but it looks…
ydant on HN
Alternatives named
Wildcard
From 2 comments
Related idea: Wildcard [0] It would be cool to have a shared community repository of site adapters, in the spirit of adversarial interoperability [1]. It's probably the most…
karlicoss on HNThere's a huge amount of conceptual similarity between Wildcard and Electric Tables. I think I like (from the videos) the table approach of Wildcard a bit better, but it looks…
ydant on HN
Zotero
From 1 comment
Well, I use Zotero for this exact purpose. It covers exactly this, but stores everything in a SQLite file, so it is much more accessible
mynameismon on HN
Microsoft Edge Collections
From 1 comment
There's some interesting overlaps here too with Edge's "Collections", which I mention because isn't listed in the comparison list but may still be a useful comparison. Does a lot…
WorldMaker on HN
BrainTool
From 1 comment
This is a really cool concept. A lot of my "web foraging" (love that expression) or data foraging really is exactly what he's mentioning here. Also made me think of a related…
ydant on HN