Re:Show HN: I made a privacy-focused online journal
by muneeb on Friday August 09, 2019 @11:12AM
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The point is global coordination without going through a big company like Facebook.
Take the Dmails app for example, you can email me there on muneeb.id -- this will not be possible with an offline app.
I hear you on the developer focus for Blockstack. We might start a different brand that is consumer-focused. Right now the best page for consumer info is: https://blockstack.org/try-blockstack
Re:Show HN: I made a privacy-focused online journal
by justusthane on Friday August 09, 2019 @12:18PM
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Great, thanks. I'll explore it and try to understand it better! Looking forward to seeing where this goes.
Re:Show HN: I made a privacy-focused online journal
by KevinNTH on Friday August 09, 2019 @10:20AM
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As I said [1] I wanted the journal to be online so I can use the app from the laptop and then from the mobile. I will implement offline sync soon.
Beside, I may want to implement social features in the future. There is so many things that can be done and I'm exploring some possibilities :)
[1] https://twitter.com/pixelwerk/status/1159532787843706881
Re:Show HN: I made a privacy-focused online journal
by justusthane on Friday August 09, 2019 @11:01AM
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Hey Kevin, sorry for the confusion - my question was for Muneeb about Blockstack specifically.
Your journal app looks great. I've created an account and look forward to trying it out!
Edit: And here's a question maybe you can answer for me directly: If the user data is stored in a location of my choice, and the code runs on the client, what's the point of an app being powered by Blockstack rather than just being a local offline app that saves data to iCloud/Dropbox/whatever?
Thanks!