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17 positive, 50 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 13 critical, out of 82 comments about the project. Thread score +0.05.

Idea: 8 for, 3 againstDesign: 5 for, 2 againstExecution: 0 for, 2 againstPricing: 0 for, 2 against

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What HN said

What people liked

  • Funny and useful as a parody of corporate planning jargon

    From 3 comments
    • This is fun. Seems like you got several comments here trying to "improve" it's "usefulness". I like it as is, a piece of art on how corporate speak is unrealistically obtuse.
      plumbees on HN
    • This is really useful! I know the thing was made ironically, but this is unironically useful. How do I add it as a widget next to my calendar on my iPhone, Mac and PC?
      wodenokoto on HN
    • I did not expect that. I expected this to be about promises and sales and contracts. So it actually made me laugh.
      drewcoo on HN
  • Useful for tracking week numbers and quarters

    From 2 comments
    • This is really useful! I know the thing was made ironically, but this is unironically useful. How do I add it as a widget next to my calendar on my iPhone, Mac and PC?
      wodenokoto on HN
    • every week I search at least once “which week is it” — kudos :)
      TheSmoke on HN

Objections

  • Doesn't handle fiscal years or offset financial calendars

    From 3 comments
    • We have a P0 to add calendar 445/ 544/ 454. This critical oversight is causing us to lose sales, as our sales folks never know when those companies fiscal year ends, and end up…
      nzealand on HN
    • Our Fiscal Year starts in October but one of a subsidiaries start in March which means we're often in different fiscal years. Make sure to account for that. We need to translate…
      dudus on HN
    • Can you add calendar week and fiscal year start
      sarabande on HN
  • Week count appears off compared to calendar apps

    From 1 comment
    • A funny idea but I think it is wrong(?) The site suggests it is "7 weeks into 2025" but as of today (Feb 25th, 2025) we are in week 9 (according to MS Outlook calendar at work)
      itcrowd on HN
  • Site blocked by corporate firewalls

    From 3 comments
    • > CloudFlare Content Blocked > This has been blocked due to the DNS Default Deny [CONTENT CATEGORIES] rule I'm seriously considering reporting the site, as blocked in error.
      eurekin on HN
    • .watch is blocked by my corporate firewall. please use .com
      siva7 on HN
    • First time I've encountered a site blocked by the work firewall, funnily enough.
      gideonparanoid on HN

Requests

  • Add business days or working days left

    From 4 comments
    • Could be useful to have the number of working days left in the quarter (even an approximation of 5/7 would do).
      ggambetta on HN
    • You could add how many "selling days" are left in the quarter (mon-fri minus holidays).
      claytoncorreia on HN
    • What about business days? Are you going to leave me at mere the "calendar days" like a Plebe
      Giorgi on HN
    • Calendar days are meaningless in corporate. Better state workdays (or best of both worlds: mention # of calendar days and # of actual workdays)
      mindcrash on HN
  • Add fiscal year and offset calendar support

    From 3 comments
    • Our corpo year starts May 1. Please add an offset functionality to your free solution immediately, as it has now become a core component of our operation, or we will be forced to…
      lokimedes on HN
    • Our corpo year starts May 1. Please add an offset functionality to your free solution immediately, as it has now become a core component of our operation, or we will be forced to…
      lokimedes on HN
    • We have a P0 to add calendar 445/ 544/ 454. This critical oversight is causing us to lose sales, as our sales folks never know when those companies fiscal year ends, and end up…
      nzealand on HN
  • Add time zones and holidays

    From 2 comments
    • What I would add to this (perhaps below the fold): 1. The current time in a few major cities around the world (NYC, SFO, London, CET, Mumbai and Beijing come to mind), with an…
      miki123211 on HN
    • This calendar is what we work after A useful addition would be to show weekdays/weekends with a localization option for holidays (Here in Sweden we have 5 days off this Q2)
      Snoddas on HN

Questions

  • When do weeks start and how are partial weeks handled?

    From 2 comments
    • I really like this. As easy as it is to be cynical about corporate-speak, I find that it's sometimes actually useful (except for the whole touching base and circling back…
      mattas on HN
    • What type of week numbers is this? US? There are multiple different numbering systems for week numbers: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Week#Numbering
      silvestrov on HN

Alternatives named

  • vecka.nu

    From 2 comments
    • I prefer the Swedish site vecka.nu (meaning week.now)
      mongol on HN
    • We learned in school to use week numbers in Sweden. I never realized the rest of the world didn't use it. There is even this notorious website here called vecka.nu that just…
      INTPenis on HN
  • solarcalendar.earth

    From 1 comment
    • I like it! I recently got quite interested into different ways of looking at the "seasonality" of the year, financial quarters are definitely also a way to look at it. I really…
      fhennig on HN
  • clockish.co.uk

    From 1 comment
    • I like this, I built something far less accurate... https://clockish.co.uk/
      phlillip on HN

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