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I told a friend one time, what if there was a web site that had opening hours. He said, you can already see the opening hours of all the stores and stuff on Go

I told a friend one time, what if there was a web site that had opening hours. He said, you can already see the opening hours of all the stores and stuff on Google Maps. I said, no, not a website like that. I mean, the website itself is open 9 to 5 Monday through Friday, and outside of that it’s closed. My friend looked at me and just said, why? Idk, I think it would be neat, I said. My friend didn’t get it. This guy gets it.

Arainach 26d ago
Plenty of these exist. The biggest I'm aware of is B&H Photo Video.
left-struck 26d ago
How does this work with time zones?
- fc417fc802 26d ago
  When you visit my site you are visiting my timezone. Same as if you tried to call me on the phone in the middle of your day but I was asleep during my night.
  - QuantumNomad_ 26d ago
    Exactly :)
  - teiferer 26d ago
    What attracted me to computers as a kid in the 90s was the promise of an always-on, never moody, deterministic machine. That was magic and finally a fixed reliable point in life, forever. Plus, with the internet, suddenly the world came closer, no matter timezone, things are always there. We are already killing the deterministic part with LLMs. I can't trust the machine anymore to do tomorrow what I told it yesterday. Now we also want to remove the always-on aspect? Arbitrarily? Because it's ...cool? I don't get it.
    - sampullman 26d ago
      I remember some people doing this maybe 15 years ago, I think these types of hipster-ish trends recycle every generation or so. I don't see it as harmful, but it's not for me either. My personal stuff goes down when my DDNS script fails or I accidentally trip the breaker, that's enough.
    - andai 26d ago
      > We are already killing the deterministic part with LLMs. I can't trust the machine anymore to do tomorrow what I told it yesterday. The computer was the perfect anti-human! Alas, they keep making it more feminine to appeal to the normies.
  - dalmo3 26d ago
    Why stop there? When you visit my website a notification pops up on my phone and I have to set HTTP response manually. It's also audio-only, because if you called me on the phone you wouldn't see any UI, would you?
teiferer 26d ago
> website itself is open 9 to 5 Monday through Friday, and outside of that it’s closed. So you want people to read your blog at work because when they are off it's closed?
- jalcazar 26d ago
  No, I want them to take time off from work to read the blog. Just as they do when going to the DMV, bank, doctor consultation,etc.
throw-the-towel 26d ago
> My friend didn’t get it. This guy gets it. They laughed at Einstein, but they also laughed at Bozo the Clown.
curtisf 26d ago
I don't need to imagine. This is how government and bank websites work in Japan. It's maddening how frequently online services are closed in the evening and weekends. Example: the government e-tax service's operating hours schedule https://www.e-tax.nta.go.jp/info_center/index.htm https://www.e-tax.nta.go.jp/info_center/index.htm There is a full week of maintenance this month, and it's unavailable after midnight on Mondays and Sundays until 8:30am.
- markburns 26d ago
  The server sits underneath Shintaro's desk, the guy needs a break once in a while.
tgsovlerkhgsel 26d ago
You should interact with government sites more. I'm sure you'll love it when you finally found the time and motivation to do something about the bureaucratic task you've been procrastinating for weeks and then get told that the web site is currently closed. https://dafyddvaughan.uk/blog/2025/why-some-dvla-digital-services-dont-work-at-night/ https://dafyddvaughan.uk/blog/2025/why-some-dvla-digital-ser...

Arainach 26d ago

Plenty of these exist. The biggest I'm aware of is B&H Photo Video.

left-struck 26d ago

How does this work with time zones?

fc417fc802 26d ago
When you visit my site you are visiting my timezone. Same as if you tried to call me on the phone in the middle of your day but I was asleep during my night.
- QuantumNomad_ 26d ago
  Exactly :)
- teiferer 26d ago
  What attracted me to computers as a kid in the 90s was the promise of an always-on, never moody, deterministic machine. That was magic and finally a fixed reliable point in life, forever. Plus, with the internet, suddenly the world came closer, no matter timezone, things are always there. We are already killing the deterministic part with LLMs. I can't trust the machine anymore to do tomorrow what I told it yesterday. Now we also want to remove the always-on aspect? Arbitrarily? Because it's ...cool? I don't get it.
  - sampullman 26d ago
    I remember some people doing this maybe 15 years ago, I think these types of hipster-ish trends recycle every generation or so. I don't see it as harmful, but it's not for me either. My personal stuff goes down when my DDNS script fails or I accidentally trip the breaker, that's enough.
  - andai 26d ago
    > We are already killing the deterministic part with LLMs. I can't trust the machine anymore to do tomorrow what I told it yesterday. The computer was the perfect anti-human! Alas, they keep making it more feminine to appeal to the normies.
- dalmo3 26d ago
  Why stop there? When you visit my website a notification pops up on my phone and I have to set HTTP response manually. It's also audio-only, because if you called me on the phone you wouldn't see any UI, would you?

teiferer 26d ago

> website itself is open 9 to 5 Monday through Friday, and outside of that it’s closed. So you want people to read your blog at work because when they are off it's closed?

jalcazar 26d ago
No, I want them to take time off from work to read the blog. Just as they do when going to the DMV, bank, doctor consultation,etc.

throw-the-towel 26d ago

> My friend didn’t get it. This guy gets it. They laughed at Einstein, but they also laughed at Bozo the Clown.

curtisf 26d ago

I don't need to imagine. This is how government and bank websites work in Japan. It's maddening how frequently online services are closed in the evening and weekends. Example: the government e-tax service's operating hours schedule https://www.e-tax.nta.go.jp/info_center/index.htm https://www.e-tax.nta.go.jp/info_center/index.htm There is a full week of maintenance this month, and it's unavailable after midnight on Mondays and Sundays until 8:30am.

markburns 26d ago
The server sits underneath Shintaro's desk, the guy needs a break once in a while.

tgsovlerkhgsel 26d ago

You should interact with government sites more. I'm sure you'll love it when you finally found the time and motivation to do something about the bureaucratic task you've been procrastinating for weeks and then get told that the web site is currently closed. https://dafyddvaughan.uk/blog/2025/why-some-dvla-digital-services-dont-work-at-night/ https://dafyddvaughan.uk/blog/2025/why-some-dvla-digital-ser...