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Re:The Plain Text Project on Tuesday December 03, 2019 @10:17AM (#21692958)
Ah yeah, it would most likely have been the reason we updated our syncing engine in June of 2019. I don't believe you'd experience any of the same issues today.
Re:The Plain Text Project on Monday December 02, 2019 @05:31PM (#21687795)
Do you recall when this was? This kind of feedback is highly unusual for us. Most users love SN precisely for its reliable sync. Our syncing engine underwent large-scale changes in June/July of this year to solve an edge case with opening out-of-date clients. If you experienced any issues after this date with updated clients, I'd be very surprised, but would love to hear more if you can spare a moment.

The only other issue we have heard of precisely one other time has to do with Firefox pinned tabs + some assortment of Firefox browser extensions. To be clear, any reproducible issues with syncing are 100% fixed as quickly as possible.

Lastly, regarding our API for syncing, while our encryption specification is described in plain text detail, you'd have to inspect our source to see how syncing works.

Re:I stopped setting a financial goal for my SaaS on Monday October 14, 2019 @03:53PM (#21252115)
Three years is typically just the tip of the iceberg ;) There's probably at least a decade's worth of failures that lead up to finally having a successful product.
Re:I stopped setting a financial goal for my SaaS on Monday October 14, 2019 @03:33PM (#21251886)
I had a similar experience growing my company (funnily enough, also a note taking app). When I reached the point where I had everything I needed, I had to ask myself, why keep going?

The answer for me was a custom-fitted realization that building a company is to be treated no different than a game. A factory building simulation game, like Factorio. The goal isn't to achieve operational bliss, because that goal is wickedly unattainable (or also extremely attainable, but would mean you'd accomplish that goal by simply just not playing at all). It is instead to grow, build, scale, solve, for no reason other than it being enjoyable to do so. Because playing the game, for problem-solving minded individuals, is a lot more stimulating than not playing it.

I wrote more about my personal experience with this here:

https://listed.to/@mo/2476/play-the-game

Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (October 2019) on Tuesday October 01, 2019 @03:15PM (#21129417)
Standard Notes | Senior Fullstack Developer | Remote, Chicago | Full-time

Standard Notes is looking for our first full stack engineer. This is a high-autonomy job, and you will have a large say in shaping the architecture of the product.

Our technology stack includes:

- JavaScript (web app)

- React Native (mobile app)

- Electron (desktop app wrapping web app)

- Ruby on Rails (servers and website)

- AWS (Linux/MySQL)

JavaScript experience is crucial, and Ruby/Rails experience is optimal.

The salary range for this role is $50k-$65k USD, which makes this an ideal position for Europe and South America based developers. If you have different salary requirements, please mention this in your email.

You'll be working directly with our engineering founder (Mo) to scale and improve our product, and solve interesting problems at the intersection of privacy/security and user-friendly productivity software. This role has the potential to lead quite naturally into a leadership/VP position in a short period of time, with the right candidate.

You can take a look at most of our stack on our GitHub page (github.com/standardnotes). Feel free to browse around, and if working on projects like these sounds like something you'd be into, get in touch! Please send your resume, along with any online profiles (personal site, GitHub, StackOverflow, Twitter, etc), to [email protected].

Re:Show HN: Technical note app that builds a knowledge base on Sunday November 04, 2018 @03:04PM (#18377817)
Standard Notes’ cryptography was audited by a third party security firm: https://listed.standardnotes.org/@sn/821/announcing-our-secu...
Re:Dbxfs – A Dropbox-backed file system on Wednesday October 03, 2018 @10:59PM (#18136795)
If you want to have encryption with Dropbox, we just launched FileSafe at Standard Notes. It encrypts files client side then uploads to Dropbox (or any WebDAV server).

https://listed.standardnotes.org/@sn/2703/encrypt-your-dropb...

Re:Evernote just slashed 54 jobs, or 15 percent of its workforce on Wednesday September 19, 2018 @01:25AM (#18021901)
For an open-source Evernote alternative, feel free to check out Standard Notes. It’s a cross platform notes app with sync and e2e encryption:

https://standardnotes.org

It’s a project I’ve been working on for a couple years, and has made its rounds on HN in the past. Thought I’d share again for anyone seeking alternatives.

For an encrypted and open source alternative to Evernote, feel free to check out Standard Notes: https://standardnotes.org

It focuses on simplicity and longevity, and isn’t backed by VC. You can also self host both the server and the web app.

Re:Ask HN: How do you take notes? on Monday August 20, 2018 @12:47PM (#17801477)
This will link directly to the web app. For more info about Standard Notes, feel free to check out https://standardnotes.org
Re:Ask HN: How do you take notes? on Monday August 20, 2018 @12:46PM (#17801467)
I use and develop Standard Notes. It’s an open source encrypted note taking app available on all platforms:

https://github.com/standardnotes/web

Re:Show HN: Google Drive as a file system on Sunday July 01, 2018 @07:57PM (#17438418)
There's a similar tool someone made for Standard Notes to mount your notes as a filesystem:

https://github.com/tannercollin/standardnotes-fs

You can also check out Standard File, which aims to accomplish something similar (namely, trustless servers for end-to-end encrypted client application). It's currently being used in Standard Notes with great success.

https://standardfile.org

Re:Alternatives to Google Products on Sunday June 10, 2018 @11:01PM (#17281429)
Alternative to Google Keep: Standard Notes.

https://standardnotes.org.

Encrypted, open source, and cross platform :)

Re:Ask HN: Which VPN? on Thursday May 17, 2018 @02:53PM (#17094310)
I created a subjective guide based on my experiences which might be useful to you:

https://vpnreport.org

Re:A more privacy-friendly blog on Tuesday April 24, 2018 @05:07PM (#16916592)
I work on Listed as part of Standard Notes, which is a privacy focused blogging platform focused on authors, and allows authors to receive tips, sell content, and use custom CSS.

More here: https://listed.standardnotes.org

Re:Curated List of Privacy Respecting Services and Software on Saturday April 07, 2018 @01:37PM (#16781712)
Standard Notes for private, encrypted notes :) (Alternative to Evernote I work on) https://standardnotes.org
I use and develop Standard Notes: https://standardnotes.org.

Full encryption + cross-platform.

I use Piwik (now Matomo) for Standard Notes (https://standardnotes.org) and have had no problems with it.

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