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Show HN: Seven39, a social media app that is only open for 3 hours every evening

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735 points mklyons | 5 comments | 11 Mar 25 01:05 UTC | HN request time: 0.687s | source

I built this site as a quick test if a time boxed social media experience feels better than an endless one. So far I've just been using it with friends and it feels nice, but it seems like it is time to bring it to a larger audience.

Let me know what you think! It is just based on EST for now, sorry.

1. xnx ◴[11 Mar 25 02:12 UTC] No.43328461[source]▶
I'm not sure about the time window, but I am experimenting with an offline once-a-day digest version of Instagram. Might deliver it by email.
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2. bloomingkales ◴[11 Mar 25 02:15 UTC] No.43328487[source]▶
The time window makes it an event. I think this is a sleeper hit. Believe it or not, there is a market for creating eventful lives (especially remote ones).
3. leonhard ◴[11 Mar 25 02:46 UTC] No.43328666[source]▶
do you have a repo or some starting points already? Would love something like that but always found it too annoying to figure out how to scrape it properly. (I’d especially like story summaries.)
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4. ddejohn ◴[11 Mar 25 03:08 UTC] No.43328787[source]▶
> I'm not sure about the time window

To me it just sounds like popping down to the pub for a couple pints. I love the idea.

5. xnx ◴[11 Mar 25 03:37 UTC] No.43328927[source]▶
This is what does all the work: https://instaloader.github.io/ (not my code)