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New policy from #Atlassian:

Unless you opt out by August 17th 2026, data from Jira and Confluence will automatically be used for AI training. Some data cannot be opted out at all on some plans.


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I can't go back to the regular YouTube UI after this ๐Ÿ˜…

Obsidian Reader now makes the transcript interactive so you can scrub, highlight, auto-scroll. It feels so nice.

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New in #Obsidian Reader:

- Themes and typography settings
- Highlighting
- Save options

Also added a beautiful new reading experience for deeply nested comments on Reddit and Hacker News.

Available with Obsidian Web Clipper 1.3 on all browsers.

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I have been working on #Obsidian Reader for over a year. I didn't want to share it until I felt it was good enough. It's finally there.

Consistent formatting for any article. Outline, syntax highlighting, nice footnotes, adjustable typography.

Runs locally. Just rules, no AI.

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Defuddle now has a website!

This means you can use Defuddle anywhere to get the main content of a page in Markdown format.

You can simply add "defuddle.md" before any URL, use it via curl, Skills, CLI, or add it to your app via NPM.

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If you're enjoying #Obsidian 1.11 consider giving us a review on the App Store or Google Play.

As a small team you have no idea how much motivation it gives us to keep improving the app ๐Ÿฅฐ
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give me one TINY thing you want fixed or improved in #Obsidian โ€” the smaller the better, I'm going on a paper cuts rampage
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What do I mean when I say everything in #Obsidian should feel instantaneous?

No more than 0.1 seconds.

The target was established in 1968 by Robert Miller and well described in 1993 by Jakob Nielsen here:

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Performance is design, and every millisecond counts.

Every update in 2025 trimmed Obsidian's load speed. This is quite complex given the number of different configurations and operating systems Obsidian supports.

We employed many different solutions to speed up Obsidian across various syncing methods, operating systems, plugins, vault sizes, etc.
Getting into Obsidian should be instantaneous regardless of vault size. It's absolutely necessary so that ideas can flow without friction.

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Is there a word to describe Obsidian's business model? Revenue primarily comes from optional paid services that have free alternatives.

"Freemium" isn't quite right because freemium apps typically paywall features, or have usage-based pricing. Obsidian doesn't do that, all the app features are free and there's no usage limit.
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Mobaphile · 34w
Awesome. That's the word I use. Haha.