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Re:Notes apps are where ideas go to die. And that’s good on Wednesday May 31, 2023 @10:41PM (#36147019)
self promo: I made a notes app ;) lawrencehook.com/ws

It's a browser extension that lets you write sticky notes on top of websites.

self-promo, but you might find my extension helpful. https://lawrencehook.com/rys/
I wonder if it makes any sense to ask if complexity and criticality are inextricable?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramsey_theory

> Problems in Ramsey theory typically ask a question of the form: "how big must some structure be to guarantee that a particular property holds?"

Re:Sticky Notes for the Internet on Sunday November 27, 2022 @10:21PM (#33769468)
I appreciate the comment.

In my mind, the sync feature for this app is less about backup and more about maintaining a single instance across multiple computers/browsers.

Re:Sticky Notes for the Internet on Sunday November 27, 2022 @10:19PM (#33769458)
this is fascinating, I was 4 years old haha
Re:Sticky Notes for the Internet on Sunday November 27, 2022 @06:50PM (#33768222)
I don't know. The main hurdle for me is the $99 / year fee that's required
Re:Sticky Notes for the Internet on Sunday November 27, 2022 @05:51PM (#33767854)
FYI extensions don't need a network permission to make network requests.
Re:Sticky Notes for the Internet on Sunday November 27, 2022 @05:34PM (#33767730)
There's an option in Firefox to disable auto-updates for an extension.

Not as easy in Chrome, but there's ways to do it. For example here's one: https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/g/chromium-extensio...

Re:Sticky Notes for the Internet on Sunday November 27, 2022 @05:15PM (#33767570)
an intriguing idea :)
Re:Sticky Notes for the Internet on Sunday November 27, 2022 @05:14PM (#33767559)
I'm a big fan of Streaks!
Re:Sticky Notes for the Internet on Sunday November 27, 2022 @04:01PM (#33766908)
Thank you! And thanks for the feedback
Re:Sticky Notes for the Internet on Sunday November 27, 2022 @04:00PM (#33766898)
There's a way to get Chrome extensions working in Safari. I haven't tried it out though.
Re:Sticky Notes for the Internet on Sunday November 27, 2022 @03:49PM (#33766779)
Thanks for the feedback.

I realize the mobile UX is terrible. It's only designed for desktop, for now.

And yea, the security issue is tough. I'll see if I can reduce the required permissions.

Re:Sticky Notes for the Internet on Sunday November 27, 2022 @03:46PM (#33766749)
Thanks for the comment. It's a valid concern.

Chrome and Firefox have a review team for their extension marketplace, though I believe there are instances of malicious extensions getting through anyway.

And while rather labor intensive, another path toward vetting is examining the source code. I haven't obfuscated it, and Googling for "view extension source code" has many results.

And for what it's worth, I can give an assurance that I'm not a bad actor.

Maybe relevant: https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~rdriley/487/papers/Thompson_1984_Ref...

Re:Sticky Notes for the Internet on Sunday November 27, 2022 @02:47PM (#33766063)
Ah, I misread the Google results. Looks neat, I'll take a look.
Re:Sticky Notes for the Internet on Sunday November 27, 2022 @02:33PM (#33765904)
I'm quite unfamiliar with Web3 so can't say that I do.
Re:Sticky Notes for the Internet on Sunday November 27, 2022 @02:17PM (#33765723)
these are good ideas, thank you
Re:Sticky Notes for the Internet on Sunday November 27, 2022 @02:16PM (#33765717)
Unfortunately Apple has substantially more hoops to jump through in order to publish to the Safari extension store. Maybe in the future.
Re:Sticky Notes for the Internet on Sunday November 27, 2022 @02:13PM (#33765685)
That's a neat idea. Quite ambitious, but agreed it would be cool
Re:Sticky Notes for the Internet on Sunday November 27, 2022 @02:02PM (#33765569)
Thanks for the feedback.

1. I believe extension shortcuts are configurable through the browser settings. Here are some copy/pasted Google results

Chrome: 1. Click the three-dot menu from the browser's top-right corner. 2. From the More tools list, open Extensions. 3. Click the three-line menu from the top-left corner. 4. Select Keyboard shortcuts. 5. Click the Edit icon below the extensions.

Firefox: 1. Click the menu button. click Add-ons and themes and select Extensions. 2. Click the Tools for all add-ons cogwheel. 3. Click Manage Extension Shortcuts in the menu. 4. You will see the shortcut options (if available) for your installed add-ons.

2. That's a good idea. Not sure how I'd implement it. I'll put in on the roadmap :)

Re:Sticky Notes for the Internet on Sunday November 27, 2022 @01:58PM (#33765537)
Say Yes to WebStickies :P
Re:Sticky Notes for the Internet on Sunday November 27, 2022 @01:57PM (#33765527)
That's very cool.
Re:Sticky Notes for the Internet on Sunday November 27, 2022 @01:57PM (#33765516)
Awesome! Thanks for the comment
Re:Sticky Notes for the Internet on Sunday November 27, 2022 @01:49PM (#33765422)
* Just noticed the HOST variable in the extension code is pointing to localhost rather than my server, so login/register isn't going to work for a bit. Updated but it'll take up to an hour to be released. :facepalm:

edit: the fix is released!

Re:Sticky Notes for the Internet on Sunday November 27, 2022 @01:25PM (#33765221)
thank you!
Re:Sticky Notes for the Internet on Sunday November 27, 2022 @01:23PM (#33765195)
Interesting.. I took the color scheme from the Stickies application on MacOS, so hopefully 3M goes after Apple before me :)
Re:Sticky Notes for the Internet on Sunday November 27, 2022 @12:55PM (#33764936)
I made a browser extension that lets you leave notes on websites.

Some features: search by content, add tags, sync, export/import

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