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44 points walrussama | 4 comments | 08 Dec 25 11:37 UTC | HN request time: 0.003s | source

I had an issue where I would journal stuff, and then never look at what I wrote. So I thought it'll be cool to schedule something that will get sent to you at a later time (like a time capsule). Also, was inspired by futureme, where you can send yourself letters that'll arrive in the future.
1. yakkomajuri ◴[08 Dec 25 13:24 UTC] No.46191945[source]▶
I think Futureme "letters" are actually emails, no? Or at least they do both. I've sent my future self emails via Futureme (and they called it a "letter" on the email). Nevertheless, this is still cool, congrats OP!

I highly recommend people try this exercise. I got an email this year which I sent myself five years ago. It was tiny, and still mind-blowing.

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2. yakkomajuri ◴[08 Dec 25 13:27 UTC] No.46191975[source]▶
Ah also note that the one thing that would put me off from using this service is actually trusting that you'll (you as in Resurf) still be around 10 years from now to deliver the email.
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3. walrussama ◴[08 Dec 25 13:38 UTC] No.46192077[source]▶
Yeah great point... It's kind of a catch-22, in that resurf has to be around for a long time, for people to think it will be around for a longer time still, haha.

Right now though, I set the maximum date in the future as one year from now, so should be able to guarantee that at least.

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4. yakkomajuri ◴[08 Dec 25 13:41 UTC] No.46192101{3}[source]▶
It is indeed!