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SHOW HN2020
478points
93comments
#56of 3,028 in 2020
Top 2%of 2020 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
16 positive, 10 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 4 critical, out of 32 comments about the project. Thread score +0.36.
Idea: 13 for, 2 againstPrivacy: 1 for, 2 againstDesign: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Thought-provoking and useful approach to personal data
From 3 comments
My version of this is called Dogsheep, and involves building tools that suck my data from various sources into SQLite databases so I can query it all using Datasette.…
simonw on HNFantastic job with this! Feels like I've stumbled upon a [vastly more productive] clone of myself. The best way I can describe this type of thinking is a very strong, overriding…
rl3 on HNThis is amazing. I am putting as much as i can into my TODO+archive database (see https://github.com/andrey-utkin/taskdb/wiki/Live-demo#workout-dashboard ), and it is pretty neat…
andrey_utkin on HN
Objections
Privacy concerns about aggregating personal data
From 2 comments
I am of two minds about it. First off, there is something deeply satisfying about seeing your stuff properly categorized and easily accessible when needed so I definitely…
A4ET8a8uTh0 on HNAh I see what you mean. Yeah, absolutely, an aggergate system would enable such behaviours. I guess it comes down to a personal level of paranoia. And to the old question "Is…
karlicoss on HN
Requests
Contributions of third-party modules such as Spotify and Trakt
From 2 comments
This has been on my development todo list for a year! What are your thoughts about allowing others to contribute new modules? I'm interested in a my.spotify and a my.film.traktv
samanator on HNI don't mind merging new modules at the moment, so would be happy if you try it out and contribute! But it's also possible to use your module without merging in the upstream HPI…
karlicoss on HN
Questions
Whether the project can integrate with Solid-style data infrastructure
From 2 comments
I think you should check this project form Tim Berners Lee: https://solid.mit.edu/
adrienchauvet on HNHey, thanks. I'm listing it as once of the links, and I tried using it, but I kind of struggled to see if it can integrate with the existing infrastructure.
karlicoss on HN
Alternatives named
Dogsheep
From 1 comment
My version of this is called Dogsheep, and involves building tools that suck my data from various sources into SQLite databases so I can query it all using Datasette.…
simonw on HN
Intake
From 1 comment
Very cool! Intake [0] is another package that might help here. It organizes a set of data sources into (1) plugins that actually connect to the data source and map the data to…
edraferi on HN