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SHOW HN2014
78points
78comments
#383of 2,272 in 2014
Top 17%of 2014 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
6 positive, 21 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 18 critical, out of 47 comments about the project. Thread score -0.22.
Execution: 0 for, 6 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 6 againstIdea: 5 for, 1 againstDesign: 0 for, 3 againstPerformance: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Useful idea for finding old pages
From 3 comments
It would be useful for pulling back pages that have fallen off the internet and are not in the wayback machine. Thats a use case I have hit a few times. I even started backing up…
boyter on HNI am going to wait for the local version for this one. I am working on a project that needs the full browsing history including content. You might have read read it here on HN[1]…
ibrad on HNIf this doesn't repeat websites and categorizes them in a neat manner it would be amazing. My obsessive bookmarking led me to throw this up: http://goo.gl/WNw5OG I look forward…
eglover on HN
Local version would be welcome
From 3 comments
I am going to wait for the local version for this one. I am working on a project that needs the full browsing history including content. You might have read read it here on HN[1]…
ibrad on HNAs an Opera user, there has been many times where the in-page content searching has helped me find stuff. When I'm in different browsers, that loses its usefulness. I'll…
soundoflight on HNIs each user's index stored somewhere in their browser or on your servers? It would probably ease peoples' minds if they knew their history was stored locally, but I can see the…
vertak on HN
Objections
Sending browsing history to servers is a privacy risk
From 5 comments
I love this idea. Chrome's history is insufficient; I swear, it often doesn't record sites I've visited. But.. I'm not ready to trust an unknown process sending my entire…
sgibat on HNWhy server side indexing and not use something like lunarjs[1] from the beginning? Like the Idea of fulltext search on history, but I'm not going to send my full history to some…
smoe on HNI was just looking for such indexer this exact evening. Unfortunately, logon via Twitter fails with 500 error bar flashing at the site's top and logon via FB fails with "App Not…
drdaeman on HNTo be blunt, this project will never gain traction because not enough people are willing to store their browsing history somewhere outside of their control. The back button issue…
someone5555 on HNhmmm, privacy?
KhalilK on HN
Back button is broken
From 2 comments
Two issues with your landing page 1. major - Breaks back button 2. minor(nitpick) - If I click on the green "notify me" button and then "cancel" on the prompt dialog instead of…
ark15 on HNYour site breaks the back button (Chrome 35 OS X Mavericks)
jgh on HN
Chrome-only extension, no Firefox support
From 2 comments
I may be blind, but you don't seem to inform the user that the addon is currently Chrome-only before he has suscribed. It's misleading.
saint-loup on HNnot available on Firefox. Can't use it.
minusSeven on HN
Social login fails
From 2 comments
I was just looking for such indexer this exact evening. Unfortunately, logon via Twitter fails with 500 error bar flashing at the site's top and logon via FB fails with "App Not…
drdaeman on HNTwitter login still not working
volent on HN
Requests
Local or self-hosted version
From 3 comments
I was just looking for such indexer this exact evening. Unfortunately, logon via Twitter fails with 500 error bar flashing at the site's top and logon via FB fails with "App Not…
drdaeman on HNI am going to wait for the local version for this one. I am working on a project that needs the full browsing history including content. You might have read read it here on HN[1]…
ibrad on HNMost people would be okay with plaintext content sitting on your server and even publicly accessible by anyone. But this is HN, and we wouldn't use even an AES-512-encrypted…
devcpp on HN
Firefox support
From 2 comments
when is firefox support planned?
serf on HNnot available on Firefox. Can't use it.
minusSeven on HN
Encryption so the developer cannot read content
From 1 comment
None taken! I looked at lunarjs (and a few other options) but felt that the more sophisticated features of ElasticSearch were worth it (at least to me). I'm curious, would you be…
flippyhead on HN
Questions
Which browsers are supported
From 1 comment
What browsers does it work with? Where's your privacy policy?
mooism2 on HN
Where is the privacy policy
From 1 comment
What browsers does it work with? Where's your privacy policy?
mooism2 on HN
How AJAX content is handled
From 1 comment
Moreover, how does this work with sites that make use of ajax content? It'd be frustrating to assume that it's recording just fine, only to later find that patches of your…
bradbeattie on HN
Alternatives named
Chrome history search
From 2 comments
I don't understand, what is the advantage over using Chrome's history menu?
mappum on HNVisited pages only seems to include the sites you visit immediately after doing a google search. It does not include pages found through normal browsing.
mixologic on HN
Evernote web clipper
From 1 comment
Cool. I've definitely had a desire for something like this in the past. It's mostly been filled by Evernote and its web clipper now. Any time I have a vague inkling that I might…
tempestn on HN
AllSeeingEye local indexer
From 1 comment
For people that want something like this but locally: https://github.com/idibidiart/AllSeeingEye
Jonovono on HN
Purplerails
From 1 comment
Shameless plug: https://www.purplerails.com/ (1) Saves an exact copy of the page also. (2) Indexes the text. (3) Encrypted (search occurs on your computer). Been in beta for a…
purplerails on HN