RIP Google Reader

Re:RIP Google Reader by 45ure on Thursday March 25, 2021 @02:59PM (#26584020)

I really hope they don't kill it. Although, I never really recovered from the Red Wedding of Reader. However, I recently convinced myself to use Google Keep; it has a neat implementation of grabbing text from an image and works fairly well.

I realise that I will be training the algorithms, and appending data to the already vast collection. It is a trade-off I am willing to accept. I have generally been using it to grab text from labels for ingredients and other products to create my own notes.

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Re:RIP Google Reader by crucialfelix on Thursday March 25, 2021 @03:55PM (#26584639)

I have a sync script that fetches all my google Keep notes and saves as markdown.

I was using it to sync into Roam for a while, but now I have it syncing into my markdown folder.

My current note taker is iA Writer. On the go markdown authoring, syncs with dropbox.

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Re:RIP Google Reader by 45ure on Thursday March 25, 2021 @04:56PM (#26585259)

Thanks for the tip on iA Writer ─ like the aesthetics, and features. I will definitely give it a shot.

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Re:RIP Google Reader by crucialfelix on Saturday March 27, 2021 @06:18AM (#26601269)

Yes, the aesthetics are great and quite functional too! They have released the fonts for free as well. I use that my VSCode for markdown:

` "[markdown]": { // use the beautiful duospace font when available "editor.fontFamily": "iA Writer Duospace, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe WPC', 'Segoe UI', system-ui, 'Ubuntu', 'Droid Sans', sans-serif, monospace", `

I should mention that I use it on mobile and share article links to it if it's something I want for research. Then on desktop I read and take notes on that same page. It turns reading into a more active process of knowledge acquisition/retention/application.

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