Nightchamber
Consumer and social
slow social network
SHOW HN2015
73points
41comments
#362of 2,565 in 2015
Top 15%of 2015 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
4 positive, 6 neutral or asking, 4 mixed, 5 critical, out of 19 comments about the project. Thread score -0.09.
Idea: 4 for, 2 againstDesign: 0 for, 1 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Reaction against Twitter; one post per day makes it count
From 1 comment
I actually really like this as a reaction against Twitter. You only get one thing to say per day, so you want to make it count. And I don't want another site to visit 50 times…
sciguy77 on HN
Novel, artistic way to follow people by what they say
From 2 comments
You could actually convert this into some kind of social network. Just enable people to follow each other in some sense, i.e. their messages appear in your feed with higher…
sz4kerto on HNNovel. I like it. Has me thinking about a 'slow' messaging app: basically email but in daily digest format. E-mail, but with the latency of physical mail. You may reply at your…
alexhawdon on HN
Objections
Random posts lack context and would be worthless; little reason to return
From 2 comments
I'm confused about why a person would want to use this? If I only get a random "tweet" every 24 hours that lacks context, I don't see myself coming back often. Two suggestions:…
tenpoundhammer on HNNeat exploration of a solution - but I wouldn't consider this a complete product - more of a test of auth-less logins for a randomized guest book. There is a lot more that would…
Xeoncross on HN
Not a complete product yet
From 1 comment
Neat exploration of a solution - but I wouldn't consider this a complete product - more of a test of auth-less logins for a randomized guest book. There is a lot more that would…
Xeoncross on HN
Site lacked HTTPS
From 1 comment
> Don't share your identity with anyone else. Maybe implement HTTPS then?
Splendor on HN
Requests
Upvoting or liking thoughts to surface good ones
From 3 comments
I'm confused about why a person would want to use this? If I only get a random "tweet" every 24 hours that lacks context, I don't see myself coming back often. Two suggestions:…
tenpoundhammer on HNI can't see it becoming a product as in "makes money" or "attracts investors" without compromising the slow-web spirit. Social sites traditionally thrive on compulsive…
skymt on HNHow about restrict the upvoting too? You're only allowed to upvote/recommend a single post per day :)
kylestlb on HN
Follow other users so their posts appear more often
From 1 comment
You could actually convert this into some kind of social network. Just enable people to follow each other in some sense, i.e. their messages appear in your feed with higher…
sz4kerto on HN
Support longer-form posts
From 2 comments
I like this. I think a good length for a 'daily' one-shot update might be a bit longer than a tweet though. The layout makes it look like you're expecting tweets right now. Have…
vessenes on HNInteresting idea. Appears that whitespace is not preserved by the editor though; another vote for supporting medium-to-long-form posts.
heuermh on HN
Configurable frequency or reading more than once a day
From 2 comments
I'm confused about why a person would want to use this? If I only get a random "tweet" every 24 hours that lacks context, I don't see myself coming back often. Two suggestions:…
tenpoundhammer on HNI like the idea of only being able to post once a day, but I think the solution would be more fun if you could read as much you want.
tenpoundhammer on HN
Questions
Why would someone use this?
From 1 comment
I'm confused about why a person would want to use this? If I only get a random "tweet" every 24 hours that lacks context, I don't see myself coming back often. Two suggestions:…
tenpoundhammer on HN
What would a fully fleshed-out product look like?
From 1 comment
Thanks for the comment, and I agree, it's very bare-bones right now. In an ideal world, what would a product like this look like when fully fleshed-out?
s_kilk on HN
Alternatives named
Twitter
From 1 comment
I actually really like this as a reaction against Twitter. You only get one thing to say per day, so you want to make it count. And I don't want another site to visit 50 times…
sciguy77 on HN
PostSecret
From 1 comment
I like the idea of a random, or semi-random, feed of content that the user has no real control over. You don't get to build yourself an echo-chamber. It's actually mostly…
s_kilk on HN
Voat
From 1 comment
Some subreddits of the reddit fork voat.co do this
spencerflem on HN