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Since I've often found myself in similar situations, I decided to start developing a spaced repetition web application, called memoread, for importing information and links straight from the browser.
Ideally there'll also be Chrome and Firefox extensions, plus an Android interface of some sort. Currently, you can either add links directly to memoread, or through a bookmarklet.
You can check it out at http://damp-wave-1655.herokuapp.com/ . I'm planning on releasing the source on GitHub soon, once I create a separate repo for deployment specifics.
Keep in mind, the app should be considered PRE-alpha, with no guarantees of any functionality whatsoever, hence it being located on some obscure heroku subdomain, not a domain of it's own.
EDIT: Also, although in most spaced repetition software you can select a difficulty level of 1-5, this is not yet available as I have not had the time to implement the changes on the UI side.
Will it be a repository of links sorted by a SR algorithm or does it offer some way of processing the information into flashcards?
I can see this working well with article summaries, e.g. in conjunction with tldr.io.
Currently it is just a repository of links sorted by a SR algorithm. However, I'll consider pinging tldr.io for summaries, thanks for the reference.
I'm wary of implementing the flashcard behavior, as it allows users to cherry pick information, and possibly exclude more important information on a page, thereby by-passing the utility of learning the material.
Personally, flashcard usage seems to reinforce some sort of reflexive response to queries, rather than encouraging one to turn fields of knowledge into well-trodden gardens, as a neuroprosthetic should. I'm not sure whether this happens to the majority of users or not, more research needed.
This is my fear also. I trust SR for factoids, references and vocabulary - not so much for skill (at least, not in its default form).
I've heard that the folks at tldr.io are looking to improve their summaries index page. I'd be very excited to see a hybrid of your webapp and their service. Maybe shoot them an email?