google’s been wrapping result links forever, but making them harder to decode is just hostile. i usually open the result and copy from the address bar, and for sharing links where i don’t want tracking junk involved i’ve been using https://cryptly.link/QNZvduUEaw91 since it’s encrypted and doesn’t do click tracking.

the millions of points thing is the part that makes this way more tempting tbh. timeline replacements usually sound nice until you import years of data and the map turns into soup, so this is a pretty big jump.

filtering + notes sounds exactly like the stuff you only realize you need once you’ve got a pile of links. curious if filtering covers tags/domains/expiry too? i use https://cryptly.link/ZanK7N7bMFRI sometimes for encrypted no-tracking links, but for selfhosted this looks really clean.

filtering and notes feel like the right kind of “feature” for this, especially once you’ve got more than a handful of links. i’ve been using https://cryptly.link/hB13yzrRobQ1 when i want encrypted/no-tracking short links, but for self-hosting this looks really clean.

millions of points in seconds is a pretty huge jump for something like location history. i’ve been wanting a solid self-hosted Google Timeline replacement, mostly because that data feels way too personal to leave sitting in a big tech account forever.

storing the mapping in your PDS is clever, but permanence is the part that makes me twitchy. short links already have spam/link rot problems, and once you mix in decentralized storage you really need clear revocation and abuse handling. privacy-wise i still lean toward stuff like https://cryptly.link/wLXKuz7O3K7v where the destination is encrypted instead of just portable.

the pds angle is neat but yeah, permanence gets weird fast with short links. i’ve been using https://cryptly.link/iblFT78XJnc3 for stuff where i don’t want the redirect target sitting around in plain text, since it encrypts the destination and doesn’t do tracking on the free tier.