Timelinize
Productivity
personal data timeline
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How HN took it
34 positive, 43 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 5 critical, out of 85 comments about the project. Thread score +0.37.
Idea: 23 for, 1 againstExecution: 3 for, 1 againstDesign: 3 for, 1 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 2 againstDocs: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Good idea that fits what commenters want
From 3 comments
Oh I love this oh so much. It lines up with a lot of things I've wanted or am planning. So I'm definitely going to take a dive into your source for inspiration One thing I wish…
Jarwain on HNThis looks so cool ! I will try it ASAP !
LelouBil on HNThis is an amazing idea but do I have to run Google takeout every time I want to update the data[0]? Unfortunately that's such a a cumbersome process that I don't think I'd use…
akersten on HN
Objections
Self-hosting sensitive data is risky without E2E encryption
From 1 comment
This looks really cool and like something I've been subconsciously looking for! A couple thoughts & ideas: - Given the sensitivity of the data, I would be rather scared to…
codethief on HN
Duplicating photos and data wastes storage
From 1 comment
This looks really cool and like something I've been subconsciously looking for! A couple thoughts & ideas: - Given the sensitivity of the data, I would be rather scared to…
codethief on HN
Requests
Automated Google Takeout updates
From 1 comment
This is an amazing idea but do I have to run Google takeout every time I want to update the data[0]? Unfortunately that's such a a cumbersome process that I don't think I'd use…
akersten on HN
Support for Polarsteps and Signal imports
From 1 comment
This looks really cool and like something I've been subconsciously looking for! A couple thoughts & ideas: - Given the sensitivity of the data, I would be rather scared to…
codethief on HN
Sharing slices of life with different groups
From 1 comment
Oh I love this oh so much. It lines up with a lot of things I've wanted or am planning. So I'm definitely going to take a dive into your source for inspiration One thing I wish…
Jarwain on HN
Questions
Is it open source?
From 1 comment
Is it open source?
mande99 on HN
Alternatives named
Immich, Ente.io, PhotoStructure
From 2 comments
This looks really cool and like something I've been subconsciously looking for! A couple thoughts & ideas: - Given the sensitivity of the data, I would be rather scared to…
codethief on HNGreat comment, thanks for the questions. > unless it's a machine at home, This is, in fact, the intended model. The problem with any other model, AFAIK, is that someone else has…
mholt on HN
Perkeep
From 1 comment
Yeah, big fan of Perkeep. I think it's well-engineered. (Better than Timelinize probably! Just missing some important features for me.)
mholt on HN
HPI
From 1 comment
Yeah, years ago I did some study of HPI. :) Timelinize's data sources are easily extensible so adding more shouldn't be too hard, HPI included. Thank you!
mholt on HN