I used to bookmark the pages I’d like to read in the future, but I’m loosing track of them. Sometimes I even forget about them. So how do you organize or postpone the links you want to visit later? Is pocket a good solution?

    • qoheniac@lemmy.ml
      2·
      4 years ago

      This. Alternatively, I send them to myself through XMPP and then forget about them.

      • acidwash jeans@lemmy.ml
        1·
        4 years ago

        I do that too! I have a channel in IRC called #acdw-bookmarks that I’ve /away’d from so much the original links are lost waay far back in the scrollback, lol.

        Oh and I email myself lists of links. And I write myself notes. It’s ridiculous. I should make a webpage for myself that I can send links to that just collects 'em and shows everyone all the shit I don’t read.

  • Dessalines@lemmy.ml
    9·
    4 years ago

    A browser window with 900 pinned articles I’ll get around to reading by the end of the year.

  • IngrownMink4@lemmy.ml
    8·
    4 years ago

    You could try something like Wallabag. I used Pocket for a long time to support Firefox, but I recently switched to open source self-hosted alternatives.

    • NixBits@lemmy.ml
      4·
      4 years ago

      I tried self hosting Wallabag on a Pi Model 3B+ but doesn’t seem like they support ARM 32 bits. maybe they’ve changed that. I’m eager for archiving my stuff in it.

  • barraguesh@lemmy.ml
    7·
    4 years ago

    I use pocket, it’s pretty great for this case and to discover similar interests, you just need a Firefox account and it’s already integrated.

  • ihaphleas@lemmy.ml
    6·
    4 years ago

    Leave the tab open. Sometimes I’ll write it on cryptpad if I need to share it between computers

      • ihaphleas@lemmy.ml
        2·
        4 years ago

        Oh, I know, I don’t particularly like it, and browsers don’t let go of the memory, but that’s what I do.

  • madeindjs@lemmy.ml
    6·
    4 years ago

    I use a plain text file.

    I use to put all meaningful links into tmp.md. On android, I use “share” feature of Firefox to Markor app. The link is autogenerated and I have only to add some notes to myself. Here an example.

    - [duck duck go](https://duckduckgo.com/), an interessing browser #privacy

    when I have some time, I read it and reorganize these links into more specific files like privacy.md.

    When thematic grow, I can consolidate this to build an intrrssing text, post or idea.

    • Adda@lemmy.ml
      5·
      4 years ago

      That’s actually a great use of Markor, I’d say. And it saves a lot of time too, when you want to operate on a strictly text file approach. Auto-generation of links seems to really fit the needs here.

  • Adda@lemmy.ml
    5·
    4 years ago

    I have been using xBrowserSync browser extension and Android app for this exact purpose for a while. It is originally meant for syncing bookmarks and I sync bookmarks with it too (even though it is a bit fidgety with some browsers — having problems with theirs bookmarks hierarchy (it can read it just fine, only the sync is a bit problematic), so I don’t sync the bookmarks with browser bookmarks usually, only having it as a separate bookmarks backup), it mainly serves as a FOSS Pocket alternative to me. Using tags and optional bookmark’s (link’s/tab’s) description, one can quickly search for required articles. The search is not perfect from what I have noticed, but it has never failed to show me the required bookmark after a few attempts. And there are plenty of free public instances to use if you don’t want to self-host. Should be private and secure. Using it for now, and I am quite content with what I get.

    PS: Be careful not to erase all your bookmarks with it accidentally (read the instructions and backup your bookmarks first preferably).

    • marcosg@lemmy.ml
      2·
      4 years ago

      I used it too a lot, and it’s an amazing extension that can sync between devices and different browsers.

    • ghost_laptop@lemmy.ml
      8·
      4 years ago

      I’m too stupid to self host and too poor to pay for wallabag. : (

      This is what someone from Mozilla said in Pocket’s Matrix room:

      For your question about open source, that is still a goal for Pocket and since the acquisition, we’ve open sourced some parts of our platform, including our extensions and some build tools. This is something that remains important to us, but it does take time as it requires code review, auditing, etc.

        • koavf@lemmy.ml
          5·
          4 years ago

          The only path left for Mozilla employees (those faithful idealists who haven’t left) is to fork Mozilla as a workers coop (no execs, no difference in pay, full operational transparency)

          A co-op can have executives (voted on by the workers) and differences in pay (as part of a pay schedule, voted on by the workers).

          Don’t know if still the case, but for example Mozilla employees couldn’t (according to contract) tell anyone about their paycheck.

          This is heinous.

          Is that how FLOSS should be developed?

          Yes, all businesses should be worker-owned.

  • sseneca@lemmy.ml
    5·
    4 years ago

    I use floccus and Nextcloud Bookmarks. It’s like Pocket but everything is self-hosted, free/libre software, and private.

  • disrooter@lemmy.ml
    51·
    4 years ago

    I send the link to myself on Telegram, I can even set a timer and receive a notification later. Using hashtags you can easily organize every message. You can also pin some messages to the top of the chat and the global search is super fast.