alt Hacker NewsI 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.
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> 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?
> My friend didn’t get it. This guy gets it.
They laughed at Einstein, but they also laughed at Bozo the Clown.
Plenty of these exist. The biggest I'm aware of is B&H Photo Video.
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
There is a full week of maintenance this month, and it's unavailable after midnight on Mondays and Sundays until 8:30am.