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Comment on Apple announces Macbook Neo, a new budget Mac in ~tech
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Comment on Bookmark management for non-technical people? in ~tech
hydravion Link ParentSo it's more about how we show the data to the user than how it's structured? I think that what you're describing amounts to being able to display your folders in a sort of grid. I think that you...So it's more about how we show the data to the user than how it's structured? I think that what you're describing amounts to being able to display your folders in a sort of grid.
I think that you could achieve something similar with a split-screen feature where each screen shows a different part of the tree (e.g. the folders of your start page). You'd be able to display each folder in a different screen and recreate your start page, but also to open subfolders in these folders or navigate up and down the trees. It would be more powerful in a sense, but maybe lose in terms of simplicity.
I think that I could also offer a simple grid view (separate from the tree view) where we simply choose folders to display and drag & drop them wherever we want them to be. I'm thinking that I could also offer a graph view à la Obsidian to allow for more complex structures to emerge. So the user would be able to switch between the grid, tree, and graph views depending on what they're currently trying to achieve.
By the way, is there anything that you would need from your tab/bookmark manager that start.me (or other solutions you've tried) does not provide? Do you have a dream solution that would make your life easier, but you haven't found anything on the market that fully matches what you need?
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Comment on Bookmark management for non-technical people? in ~tech
hydravion Link ParentI see. Would you say that you could use folders for that purpose? Is there a specific pain point that folders do not handle well here? I'm guessing that you could simply have a main folder and a...I see. Would you say that you could use folders for that purpose? Is there a specific pain point that folders do not handle well here? I'm guessing that you could simply have a main folder and a misc folder and that would work well?
I'm asking because I'm trying to understand if there's something that folders don't cover well here, if that's the case, I could use your feedback to improve my tab manager.
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Comment on Bookmark management for non-technical people? in ~tech
hydravion Link ParentIt's okay, no worries :) It's true that I only officially support Chrome for now but I intend to support other browsers in the future, including Firefox. I am focusing on Chrome only for now as I...Unfortunately, I don’t actually think I’m in your target demographic
It's okay, no worries :) It's true that I only officially support Chrome for now but I intend to support other browsers in the future, including Firefox. I am focusing on Chrome only for now as I am the only person working on the app and building it ended up being a lot of work. If I start getting some revenue and can hire other developers, I'd love to support other browsers too. There's a link in the waitlist to share which browsers you would like me to support by the way.
For the note taking, I definitely agree, it's a planned feature. I'd like to eventually offer extensive note-taking capabilities.
E.g. [link] discovered via [other related bookmark], saved on yyyy-mm-dd, Internet Archive version as a related link, etc. etc.
If I understand correctly, you'd like to be able to reference a link using [link] like one can reference a node in Obsidian using [[node]] ? In any case, I'd love to develop what you need at some point. A core value of my company is that we should always listen to our users.
As a user, I find it frustrating when companies do not listen to their users and implement their feature requests. If you have a great need for a specific feature and the company does not listen, then you're either stuck with your problem, or you have to invest a lot of energy into building your own software. This is kind of how I ended up building my own tab manager to be honest.
The upside is that even though I've lost thousands of hours of my life to this project, if it happens to be commercially successful, it will end up being a net positive for me overall, so that's cool.
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Comment on Bookmark management for non-technical people? in ~tech
hydravion Link ParentQuick note: my tab manager works in tandem with the browser, if that's what you'd like. The tabs and bookmarks are synced in the browser as you browse. Also, why did it help to use pages instead...So, I put all my bookmarks into it and now use that site as my bookmark manager, rather than keeping them in Firefox directly. It's essentially a replacement, rather than working in tandem.
Quick note: my tab manager works in tandem with the browser, if that's what you'd like. The tabs and bookmarks are synced in the browser as you browse.
Also, why did it help to use pages instead of folders to separate the different "spaces" for your bookmarks?
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Comment on Bookmark management for non-technical people? in ~tech
hydravion Link ParentI intend to add split-screen to my tab manager at some point, so you should be able to work with different folders at a time.I intend to add split-screen to my tab manager at some point, so you should be able to work with different folders at a time.
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Comment on Bookmark management for non-technical people? in ~tech
hydravion (edited )Link ParentI used to have issues with that as well, so I ended up spending the past few years building a new tab and bookmark management solution, which I plan on releasing in a month or two hopefully. It's...I used to have issues with that as well, so I ended up spending the past few years building a new tab and bookmark management solution, which I plan on releasing in a month or two hopefully.
It's basically an outliner but for tabs and bookmarks. You get nested folders, drag and drop, filters, tags, search, etc.
Main strengths:
- divide & conquer (break down complex tasks into simple ones with as many levels of nested folders as you need, focus on a single task at once by showing only a given folder at a time)
- up-to-date folders (tabs and bookmarks are synchronized constantly, so you get only one up-to-date version of your bookmarks instead of multiple snapshots of the same research session: you don't save your bookmarks at the end of the day and end up with multiple folders with duplicates, you just have an up-to-date version of your folders with your latest bookmarks, a single snapshot over multiple ones so to speak).
- less friction (save a tab in one click, save all your tabs and close your browser in one click, etc.)
I'm happy to take any kind of feedback. Please let me know what you guys actually need and I'd love to build it for you.
I'm actually looking for early users to try the beta version before the official launch, so if anyone wants early access, send me a DM with a Gmail email address (it has to be Gmail) and I'll add you to the private beta for Chrome. Otherwise you can also subscribe to the waiting list to get an email at launch.
Check it out here.
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Comment on What's something you're "in too deep" on? in ~talk
hydravion Link ParentInteresting, it does sound complicated. I wonder if it would be worth the trouble.Interesting, it does sound complicated. I wonder if it would be worth the trouble.
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Comment on Feeling weird about my career with respect to AI in ~life
hydravion Link ParentYour point about meaningful work being automated away reminded me of the second point I made in a thread I posted here on Tildes about two years ago. The more directly relevant counterargument I...Your point about meaningful work being automated away reminded me of the second point I made in a thread I posted here on Tildes about two years ago. The more directly relevant counterargument I got in response:
Why live this life if the development of civilization will eventually lead to a life devoid of fulfilment and happiness?
This is not possible, because we'd either have the meaningful work of improving our situation (making ourselves fulfilled and happy), or we would be fulfilled and happy, even if there was no work left.The rest of the discussion might not be directly relevant, but you might find some arguments tangentially helpful.
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Comment on What's something you're "in too deep" on? in ~talk
hydravion (edited )Link ParentWhy don't you strike a deal with the copyright holders and sell this as a service? I wouldn't be surprised if tons of people wanted to relive their childhood through this experience and it'd be...Why don't you strike a deal with the copyright holders and sell this as a service?
I wouldn't be surprised if tons of people wanted to relive their childhood through this experience and it'd be something pretty original to show friends stopping by at your house. If they like it so much that they get it for themselves and end up showing their friends in turn it could even grow viral without any paid marketing.
It would be so funny if you ended up retiring within the next five years because of what was initially a niche, time-consuming hobby.
Then you'd really have a lot of time for niche, time-consuming hobbies haha
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Comment on What's something you're "in too deep" on? in ~talk
hydravion Link ParentI see! Programming is definitely a good way to find remote work opportunities and maybe even get into the digital nomad lifestyle if that's your thing. Good luck on your journeyI see! Programming is definitely a good way to find remote work opportunities and maybe even get into the digital nomad lifestyle if that's your thing. Good luck on your journey
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Comment on What's something you're "in too deep" on? in ~talk
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Comment on What's something you're "in too deep" on? in ~talk
hydravion Link ParentThanks! It's just a browser extension for now, not a browser of its own.Thanks! It's just a browser extension for now, not a browser of its own.
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Comment on What's something you're "in too deep" on? in ~talk
hydravion Link ParentI already had some programming knowledge, I was studying computer science at uni before dropping out after a year and a half, but I didn't know any Javascript or Typescript for example. The...I already had some programming knowledge, I was studying computer science at uni before dropping out after a year and a half, but I didn't know any Javascript or Typescript for example.
The project now uses Javascript/Typescript, React w/Redux, Next.js, Postgres (Supabase), Effect TS, so the time spent learning things inflated the total number of hours.
Then, there's all the non-technical aspects as well, such as working with a designer to create nice illustrations and videos, and other things, which also contributed to the tally. -
Comment on What's something you're "in too deep" on? in ~talk
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Comment on What's something you're "in too deep" on? in ~talk
hydravion Link ParentI'd like to launch in a few weeks so it's not yet available publicly but you can have a look at it here. Happy to take any kind of feedback! (Even if only on the concept since it's not yet available)I'd like to launch in a few weeks so it's not yet available publicly but you can have a look at it here. Happy to take any kind of feedback! (Even if only on the concept since it's not yet available)
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Comment on What's something you're "in too deep" on? in ~talk
hydravion Link ParentJust pretend you have some memory issues hey! aren't you my new neighbor by any chance? let me introduce you to my wife!Just pretend you have some memory issues
hey! aren't you my new neighbor by any chance? let me introduce you to my wife!
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Comment on What's something you're "in too deep" on? in ~talk
hydravion LinkI've spent about 3582 hours learning how to build an app, building the actual app, and trying to turn it into a business. So, if we value my time at, let's say, a lower-range $40/h, then I'm...I've spent about 3582 hours learning how to build an app, building the actual app, and trying to turn it into a business. So, if we value my time at, let's say, a lower-range $40/h, then I'm $143'280 deep into it 💀
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Comment on Not-so-humble brag: What are you proud of that you don't normally get to talk about? in ~talk
hydravion Link Parenthaha fair enough, happy to take any kind of feedback!haha fair enough, happy to take any kind of feedback!
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Comment on Not-so-humble brag: What are you proud of that you don't normally get to talk about? in ~talk
hydravion Link Parenthaha thank you! The last two days were a bit intense to be honest. There was something causing issues with my website now, right before launch. For those who like technicalities: the issue was...haha thank you! The last two days were a bit intense to be honest. There was something causing issues with my website now, right before launch.
For those who like technicalities: the issue was that OpenNext (which I am using to host the Next.js website on Cloudflare) was dropping some headers on some outbound requests the website was making, which caused Supabase to reject calls to their endpoint (the header with the key was missing). I was able to work around this by monkey-patching
globalThis.fetchand readding the headers I needed right before the call.I spent like 30 hours over two days debugging this, it was intense. I need to ask the OpenNext maintainers what's causing this issue with the headers. There must be some bug that needs to be fixed, unless there's an issue on my end with my setup. Not too sure.
Glad to see interest btw :)
You might want to have a look at TidyBee (I built it).
The problem is that you're not saving your tabs as bookmarks (or going through your saved bookmarks) because there's too much friction. It feels like too much work, so people don't do it. With my app, you don't have to save your tabs, the app automatically saves your tabs as bookmarks as you browse (it continuously synchronizes your tabs and bookmarks). If you close a tab normally, it deletes the associated bookmark (so there's no clutter). If you close it from the app, it saves it.
What this buys you is that there's virtually zero friction to saving your tabs now. It's basically one click.
So instead of keeping tabs around because you might revisit them soon, you can just close the folder that contains them in a single click (they're already saved as bookmarks), and when you need them again later, you can just reopen them.
On top of that, the app shows you both your tabs and bookmarks in a tree with folders (or just your tabs, or just your bookmarks; you can use filters). So instead of having to open your browser's bookmark manager to go through them, you can just see your existing bookmarks in the app, alongside your tabs.
You can see that the line between the two concepts becomes kind of blurry. You can organize your tabs in folders as if they were bookmarks. You can easily close a tab or open a bookmark. You just switch between the two.
So with the app, you are likely to re-engage your tabs/bookmarks, but you can still save your tabs as bookmarks when you don't need them right now. And with almost zero friction, you'll actually do it.
Going back to your example, you could have a structure like this in the app. If you want to save and close all tabs related to
Self-Hosted Photos(or even toProjects), it's just one click. Also, if you want to focus on a specific project, you can "zoom into" a folder of the tree and show only that folder, instead of the entire tree. This is super helpful to focus on a single task at a time. The entire tree would become overwhelming over time, but since you're only showing the part that's currently relevant, it's manageable. This lets you break down big tasks into small ones (an entire project into sub-tasks, sub-sub-tasks etc.).