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by jiveturkey 1611 days ago
Not sure why you'd need or want a dedicated app for that? keep a paper notebook, or use a general purpose app ("notes", "word", etc) that is going to be around forever and be far more accessible? Using any app like this is a guarantee that the data will be lost down the road.
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Yeah, that could absolutely be said for basically any website or app idea. And I totally get it. But there's sometimes a nice feeling to officially see your accomplishments logged somewhere. I focused on the ease-of-use -- click on the room, click one of the things in the room (that it already knows about from past interactions), and then click what you did to that thing (again, knowing what you've done to it in the past). It was a fun challenge.

In terms of data portability, one of the next features I'm working on is letting everyone easily download all of their data -- as JSON, XLSX, and CSV. Then you can leave whenever you choose.

Yes, but please read a little deeper into my comment. This should be more generalized. Tagged data with timestamps. Add a 'remind me' or 'frequency to check this' and you might have a thing. As it is now, I wouldn't even test it. If you want it to be a thing, it has to be better than a spreadsheet ...

I'd argue that you have to incorporate the calendar more usefully.

I love that someone downvoted my valid opinion! lol