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I think the main differences are that blatta is:

- aimed more at bug reporting/user feedback, not chat/sales

- easier to set up (open page > click button > copy/paste link), no signup step required

- relatively lightweight (currently 23kb minified, but I'm considering hand-rolling the JS/CSS to reduce this even further)

1. I hadn't considered that use case because I think of blatta as a very basic (and non-interactive) version of those tools, and so didn't think anyone would use them together. Maybe the bug reporting functionality could be complementary to those tools though, I'll have a look to make sure they play nice.

Sensitive infrormation is definitely something I should consider. I'll mention it as a warning in the instructions for now.

2. Very good idea, and should be pretty easy to implement. It may also enable the recording of some extra app/device info for bugs (e.g. which app page the user was on), if desired, depending on how much info I can stuff into the URL.

Thank you very much for the feedback.

Author here. After developing several small side projects as a hobby, I've noticed that getting user feedback is a bit more complicated then I'd like. Talking to colleagues, I know I'm not the only one having this issue.

So, for my current side project, I've made a very basic site which lets you integrate basic feedback/bug reporting functionality into your web app in seconds.

No accounts, just browse to the page, click a button and copy/paste two lines of code to the pages where you want to collect feedback. Oh, and don't forget to bookmark the URL, otherwise you'll have a hard time actually reading the feedback.

Free to use. Please let me know what you think.

I started using plain to do lists in org-mode, then tried using GTD (Getting Things Done), but ultimately ended up building a webapp which combines elements of both and which I can access from all my devices:

https://soliloquy.cc/manana/

It's pretty basic, but it's the right balance for me. Feel free to try it out.

P.S. I also built it because I wanted to learn ClojureScript, and I can say it's been a very positive experience.

Thanks for the feedback, jrnl looks quite useful.

I find the -from and -until arguments particularly interesting, I think I'll add support for that in the search field.

I'm seeing a small spike in traffic, but nothing serious at the moment. The website works for me -- could you please try again?

I put together a small web app to quickly take notes. The goal was to make it as painless as possible to just open the page and start writing. I've been using it for my needs but thought it might be useful for other people too.

WebSockets ensure that updates get propagated to all devices looking at the page. I'll consider adding accounts if people are interested.

Any feedback is appreciated!

I've been happily using ad blockers for years, so every time I get to use someone else's computer I am reminded of what a horrible place the web has become.

On the other hand, I'd like to support creators as well, so I've created a web site that allows readers to make payments easily. It's like scroll, quid, patreon, etc. but I've tried to reduce friction even further by only going with a HN-style sign up form (email/pass) and charging readers only once they've reached a minimum account balance:

https://www.propup.net

My initial impression is that most people will just continue blocking ads everywhere, because it's the easiest and safest thing to do, and I'm not even sure I disagree with that approach.

Any feedback is appreciated.

I'm seeing more and more articles about online ads popping up. I also use an ad blocker (unlock origin on mobile, umatrix on desktop) for all my browsing just to make it bearable.

But I also see a lot of people saying they'd like to contribute to the sites they visit frequently. I built a proof of concept website to let everyone do just that:

https://www.propup.net

There are several similar concepts (Mozilla with Scroll, quid, even patreon et al), but I think mine reduces friction because signing up is as easy as on HN. Oh, and there's absolutely no tracking or selling of information to third parties.

Any feedback is welcome.

What about all the projects being posted lately (quid, Mozilla with scroll, brave Browser, etc)?

I think the friction of getting started, both as creator and as contributor is still too high. I created a proof of concept site about this as well (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20448087), but I don't think that's an ideal solution either, just maybe a little easier to get started. Any feedback is welcome, of course.

Author here. I grew tired of ads and started using an ad blocker a while ago. Looking at the comments on ad related posts here, I'm pretty sure I'm not alone.

There are however a few sites I'd like to support, while not putting up with ads and tracking, so I set up this website. While there are other sites doing this (Patreon, Quid, Mozilla's partnership will Scroll), I think this service is different because there's as little friction as possible to get started (initial registration is like HN's, just an e-mail and password).

It's just an experiment at the moment, and the chicken and egg problem is of course an issue, but I'd appreciate any feedback. Thank you for your time.