undefined | Better HN

0 pointsmetalliqaz7y ago0 comments

He never figured out how to use bookmarks.

0 comments

I have about 20k bookmarks.

Do you ever use any of them or get back to them? I used to do that too on a smaller scale but realized after a while that I don't really need them to find things as the browsers address bar is usually enough and worst case I can fall back to a web search.

I never really had a case where I couldn't find something again that I would've found through my bookmarks as these are usually not tagged well or there's not enough information in the URL / title of the bookmark to have a big surface area for a fuzzy search.

It took me a while to realize that but I noticed that it's very refreshing to keep less things around and try to hoard them (bookmarks, browser tabs, downloaded movies, shows, music) like I did in the past. After observing it for a while I realized that it never happened that I couldn't find something again or re-download if necessary.

superkuh7y ago

I use my bookmarks constantly and I have a well structured folder hierarchy so I don't run into the problems you describe. There is no downside to having lots of bookmarks. It isn't the same as a physical space in which the 'clutter' or 'less is more' ideologies may have merit.

1 more reply

megous7y ago

URL bar search uses bookmarks, and they also make search useful even after clearing your history.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse

0 comments

superkuh7y ago

I have about 20k bookmarks.

dewey7y ago

superkuh7y ago

1 more reply

megous7y ago

URL bar search uses bookmarks, and they also make search useful even after clearing your history.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse