Ask HN: Does anybody still use bookmarking services?

Re:Ask HN: Does anybody still use bookmarking services? by benrapscallion on Thursday June 23, 2022 @10:32AM (#31849627)

As a paying customer, I would not recommend pinboard. Just look at some recent discussions on HN. It has been abandonware for years now.

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Re:Ask HN: Does anybody still use bookmarking services? by laveer on Thursday June 23, 2022 @12:20PM (#31851288)

I switched from Pinboard to Raindrop after not getting a response to pinboard support emails. I hope Pinboard’s creator is okay.

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Re:Ask HN: Does anybody still use bookmarking services? by tsp on Thursday June 23, 2022 @04:07PM (#31854511)

Same for me. Got an answer to my support requests months later. I left long time ago (to Raindrop).

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Re:Ask HN: Does anybody still use bookmarking services? by sleepyhead on Thursday June 23, 2022 @12:27PM (#31851419)

Probably busy tweeting

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Re:Ask HN: Does anybody still use bookmarking services? by mortenjorck on Thursday June 23, 2022 @01:24PM (#31852345)

His last tweet is from December, declaring he’d spend a year off Twitter. He’s made it halfway so far!

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Re:Ask HN: Does anybody still use bookmarking services? by notatoad on Thursday June 23, 2022 @07:06PM (#31856204)

he needed a year off twitter. he was fun to follow for a while, but it was sad to watch the tweets turn so angry and defensive.

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Re:Ask HN: Does anybody still use bookmarking services? by benrapscallion on Thursday June 23, 2022 @12:23PM (#31851344)

Likewise. I switched to Raindrop.io.

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Re:Ask HN: Does anybody still use bookmarking services? by mikestew on Thursday June 23, 2022 @03:22PM (#31854001)

It has been abandonware for years now

I pay to keep the servers running, not so I can have something new and shiny every month. If it somehow quits doing what pinboard does, then I'll look at alternatives.

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Re:Ask HN: Does anybody still use bookmarking services? by benrapscallion on Thursday June 23, 2022 @03:23PM (#31854017)

Well, the archiving hasn’t been working.

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Re:Ask HN: Does anybody still use bookmarking services? by incanus77 on Thursday June 23, 2022 @12:26PM (#31851406)

Paying customer ~4 years here (prior use for years). Happy with it. Use it for extensive private bookmarking.

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Re:Ask HN: Does anybody still use bookmarking services? by rglullis on Thursday June 23, 2022 @12:20PM (#31851287)

Is it failing for you? Would you switch to some other alternative?

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Re:Ask HN: Does anybody still use bookmarking services? by santoshalper on Thursday June 23, 2022 @03:05PM (#31853772)

Exactly, I hate the idea that software has to be constantly updated. That's how we end up with so many bloated messes that started out simple (cough dropbox cough). Pinboard is simple, and for my needs at least, perfect. If he kept it in maintenance mode forever, I'd be fine with that.

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Re:Ask HN: Does anybody still use bookmarking services? by warmwaffles on Thursday June 23, 2022 @04:21PM (#31854666)

Ah yes, this is why Hackernews is now abandonware. /s

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Re:Ask HN: Does anybody still use bookmarking services? by benrapscallion on Friday July 01, 2022 @09:57PM (#31955355)

HN has a full time maintainer @dang. And HN hasn’t started failing at its basic tasks like posting or commenting.

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Re:Ask HN: Does anybody still use bookmarking services? by the_only_law on Friday July 01, 2022 @09:59PM (#31955364)

The comment you're replying to was sarcasm (note the /s).

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Re:Ask HN: Does anybody still use bookmarking services? by paulcole on Thursday June 23, 2022 @02:13PM (#31853048)

Part of it is definitely that Pinboard as a service (feels to be at least) is in "maintenance mode" with minimal support. But what new features does a bookmarking service need?

Part of it is also that tech bros are upset that Maciej didn't go full-coinbase and is instead pretty active socially/politically.

I'm happy to keep using it and paying for it. Works fine for my needs.

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Re:Ask HN: Does anybody still use bookmarking services? by benrapscallion on Friday July 01, 2022 @09:59PM (#31955362)

I am not a techbro (not from a tech field) and I don’t want new features, only that the ones it has not stop working. Especially when I am paying for it.

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