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44 points walrussama | 3 comments | 08 Dec 25 11:37 UTC | HN request time: 0.006s | 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.
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munro ◴[08 Dec 25 12:30 UTC] No.46191496[source]▶
just use a calendar event, it's more robust, and gives you the same feeling of 'oh yea...'
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dmd ◴[08 Dec 25 13:19 UTC] No.46191882[source]▶
Exactly. I give services like this - generally coded as someone's first "wow I know PHP now!" or the modern equivalent - approximately 5 years shelf life, at best.

Whereas I have notes-to-future-me on my calendar that I put there 30 years ago.

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1. netsharc ◴[08 Dec 25 14:02 UTC] No.46192312[source]▶
What calendar system have you been using for 30 years, that's survived that long?

I think I sent one of those "mails to the future" in the 90's, asking 2002 me how I am. I don't think it ever arrived, or the free email domain I was using ceased operating.

Sheesh, anyone old enough to remember the services offering a free email address with a choice of maybe 50 domains in a dropdown?

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2. dmd ◴[08 Dec 25 14:07 UTC] No.46192355[source]▶
Not the same one all that time, but I've always exported/imported when I have changed.

For the same reason, I have every email I've ever sent or received, going back to my 1988 FIDOnet account.

3. KomoD ◴[08 Dec 25 16:02 UTC] No.46193867[source]▶
> Sheesh, anyone old enough to remember the services offering a free email address with a choice of maybe 50 domains in a dropdown?

Mail.com is still around and offers a lot of domains, though I think the amount of domains has reduced over the years.