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ChristianKl comments on Open thread, June 20 - June 26, 2016 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: ChristianKl 21 June 2016 09:42:38AM 0 points [-]

I wouldn't use an app like that without the app being able to export data.

Comment author: SquirrelInHell 21 June 2016 10:22:05AM *  3 points [-]

I wouldn't use an app like that without the app being able to export data.

But it does in fact have this option.

(Admittedly, the format of data is not documented, but it's just plaintext K=V.)

Comment author: WalterL 21 June 2016 12:43:42PM 0 points [-]

Export data....why? Like, what other device are you going to load this data on? You've got your task tracker on your phone...and its records go where else?

I mean, more features = more good, but I'm just curious about the use case here.

Comment author: ChristianKl 21 June 2016 01:39:10PM *  0 points [-]

I carry my phone around a lot. I might lose my phone or it might get stolen.

I also don't want to be locked into a single application. Especially when testing a new software. I want to keep my data and not be bound to a single service.

For introspection/QS purposes it's also good to have the data in a way where I can analyse it further. For example I log all calls and all pomodoros I do to a Google calendar. Otherwise most of my data goes to Evernote.