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The "but" is that I will almost certainly outlive this service. I don't remember the name, but there was something similar, though a bit more built up and polis
by tempestn 3y ago
The "but" is that I will almost certainly outlive this service. I don't remember the name, but there was something similar, though a bit more built up and polished, a few years back. Seems like a good idea, so I set it up. A year or two later, it was gone. Thankfully, I'm not.
I love the idea of something like this - even better if it included some digital housekeeping, deleting what I'd rather delete, and sending what I'd like to share - but I think I'll have to build and maintain it for myself if I want it to last.
- oliviabenson 3y agoProbably, but this service has been around for over a decade so it has at least proven that it has some longevity — plus the creator is an HN user and this concern comes up every time the service is discussed, so maybe it’ll outlive us all because of the universe’s desire to prove a bunch of cynical nerds wrong.
- xg15 3y agoMaybe some HNers should arrange to make this thread a yearly event where we regularly check if the service is still alive.
- ndr 3y agoThe tool itself could use a Dead Tool's Switch.
- 627467 3y agoI'm torn: the pricing is very good for a service that is meant - in spirit - to last a lifetime. but it also seems unrealisticaly cheap. a subscription seems more sustainable.
- Cthulhu_ 3y ago> I will almost certainly outlive this service. You hope ;). You can't predict some things, so it's good practice to prepare for the worst and hope for the best. That said, the old fashioned alternative is to set up a will with a notary.
- tempestn 3y agoI have a will, as should everyone, but I wouldn't call it an alternative to a service like this.
- ryandrake 3y agoHumanity in general, and the Internet in particular, is pretty bad at creating things that will outlive their founders/users. Ideally, you could just found some site, set it in motion, and just never touch it again, and it will humm along for all of eternity. Unfortunately, things require maintenance or they could fall over next time your VM reboots, and things require payment or the service disappears. Some infrastructure your automation relies on could change out from under you. Your host or domain registrar might make surprise changes to your service. If you're self-hosting, there are a different set of failure modes: Your ISP can take you down, your physical site could lose power, your hardware could fail. I really don't trust anything to actually outlive me.