[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":501},["ShallowReactive",2],{"project-38772382":3},{"id":4,"name":5,"line":6,"line_source":7,"title":8,"url":9,"domain":10,"maker":11,"posted_at":12,"year":13,"points":14,"comments":15,"rank_in_year":16,"shown_in_year":17,"top":18,"tier":19,"category":20,"subcategory":21,"format":22,"keywords":23,"reception":27,"sentiment":28,"stance_mix":29,"scored_comments":34,"aspects":35,"strip":45,"post_text":46,"what":47,"said":67,"maker_in_thread":218,"shape":230,"grid":235,"attempts":464,"same_week":465,"maker_shows":32,"maker_hidden":493,"reader_version":494,"card":495},"38772382","Whataaabout.com","unique activity ideas for the holiday break","title","Show HN: Whataaabout.com – unique activity ideas for the holiday break","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.whataaabout.com\u002F","whataaabout.com","erkjs",1703603588,2023,235,93,215,3109,7,"notable","consumer_social","activity ideas","web_app",[21,24,25,26],"things to do","holiday break","new experiences","debated",-0.141,{"positive":30,"neutral":31,"mixed":32,"critical":33},12,5,1,17,35,{"pricing":36,"idea":39,"execution":41,"design":42,"performance":44},{"positive":37,"critical":38},0,3,{"positive":31,"critical":40},6,{"positive":37,"critical":38},{"positive":31,"critical":43},4,{"positive":37,"critical":32},[32,37,31,32,37,37,37,32,37,32,32,31,31,38,38,32,37,31,37,32,32,32,37,37,32,38,31,38,31,38,32,32,37,37,31,31,43,32,32,31],"Hi HN, I’ve been working on whataaabout.com with a friend, while learning to code. It's a fun little website for those short on time but seeking new experiences.  It started from a question, \"when was the last time you did an experience you had never done before?\". As human beings we need some degree of novelty, to expose ourselves to the unfamiliar and keep learning throughout our lives. So to add a spark to my daily routine and keep novelty coming my way, I started collecting ideas of interesting and unusual activities I’d like to try out sooner or later.  The main selection criteria is thin",{"problem":48,"audience":54,"pricing":58,"motivation":59,"time_to_build":58,"stack":63,"openness":64,"stage":65,"team_size":66},{"value":49,"source":50,"evidence":51},"Finding unusual, short, unfamiliar activities to try during free time","maker",[52],{"id":53},"post",{"value":55,"source":50,"evidence":56},"People short on time who want new experiences",[57],{"id":53},null,{"value":60,"source":50,"evidence":61},"Add novelty to daily routine; built while learning to code",[62],{"id":53},[],"unknown","launched","team",{"praise":68,"objections":100,"requests":148,"questions":192,"alternatives":197},[69,85],{"value":70,"source":71,"evidence":72},"Showing one activity at a time encourages decisive action","commenter",[73,77,81],{"id":74,"by":75,"text":76},"38775540","arunan","I kinda like that it shows only one activity at a time. If one doesn't like it, they can always spin for a new one. Makes it better than the typical, google seo farmed lists.…",{"id":78,"by":79,"text":80},"38778232","singhrac","I agree, I like being forced to make a decision on an activity sequentially. Prevents optimization, which is a common way to spin around doing nothing.",{"id":82,"by":83,"text":84},"38780900","gala8y","I feel the same way, it's good you are presented with one option and can process it in depth. Let's. Slow. Down.",{"value":86,"source":71,"evidence":87},"Ideas are good and unusual",[88,92,96],{"id":89,"by":90,"text":91},"38773515","kevinwang","I looked at a bunch of the ideas, they were all pretty good!",{"id":93,"by":94,"text":95},"38775046","hn_user82179","I adore this! It already has neat ideas that never would've occurred to me, and indoor\u002Foutdoor or active\u002Fsedentary are the options I'd prefer to turn on\u002Foff when deciding what to…",{"id":97,"by":98,"text":99},"38777408","nxobject","I love this! People here like to think that the time for small quirky and lean webpages is gone - well, this is it here and now.",[101,112,127,138],{"value":102,"source":71,"evidence":103},"Some activities labelled low cost or free are not free or cheap",[104,108],{"id":105,"by":106,"text":107},"38773601","eterm","Some things I noticed: The list is fairly short (70 activities total). Once filtered it would be easier to simply display all matching activities. Many of the \"Low\" cost…",{"id":109,"by":110,"text":111},"38779042","bacheaul","Having bought basic archery gear for 3 people in the last year, unless you're talking about a toy longbow, $20 is not going to get you anywhere. Even buying the absolute…",{"value":113,"source":71,"evidence":114},"CBD and space cake suggestions are inappropriate or illegal in places",[115,119,123],{"id":116,"by":117,"text":118},"38773588","eluketronic","The first suggestion that appeared for me was “Trying CBD”. Is that really a “unique activity idea for the holiday break”?",{"id":120,"by":121,"text":122},"38775559","throwup238","I'd remove \"Try CBD\" and \"Space Cake\" once you've got more options. The latter is still illegal in many places and for the former is just gauche.",{"id":124,"by":125,"text":126},"38776355","o0-0o","This list includes taking drugs? Do you think it should have an age acceptance for terms and conditions?",{"value":128,"source":71,"evidence":129},"Filters act as OR and repeat activities appear",[130,134],{"id":131,"by":132,"text":133},"38785048","mkopinsky","The issue may be that your filters act as ORs whereas someone might interpret them as ANDs. If I filter for Social+Kids and Culinary, the CBD\u002Fspace cake ones come up.",{"id":135,"by":136,"text":137},"38777765","bonsn","Really cool can definitely use something like this, thanks! Even more activities would be great. Suggestions: - Perhaps a way to view all activities? or activities within the…",{"value":139,"source":71,"evidence":140},"AI-generated stock images feel fake",[141,145],{"id":142,"by":143,"text":144},"38776011","hn_throwaway_99","Perhaps this is a bit \"old man yells at cloud\", and this is not particularly directed at you (as I see it all over the Internet these days) but I've grown to despise the use of…",{"id":146,"by":143,"text":147},"38776228","> And on the other side because I think a more aspirational look will push you more than a strictly realistic one. If I see the muscled guy bouldering I think how I could become,…",[149,158,173,184],{"value":150,"source":71,"evidence":151},"Add more activities",[152,156,157],{"id":153,"by":154,"text":155},"38774871","sentientslug","Not so sure about this. I like the idea but for my chosen filter combo (which would be a relatively common one) there seem to only be three activities?",{"id":135,"by":136,"text":137},{"id":93,"by":94,"text":95},{"value":159,"source":71,"evidence":160},"Permalinks and shareable filter state",[161,165,169],{"id":162,"by":163,"text":164},"38773352","knowknowledge","Is there any way to get a permanent link? If I wanted to share an idea with friends, how would I do that?",{"id":166,"by":167,"text":168},"38778884","burlesona","I would definitely make permalinks to each activity and make the “surprise me” button navigate so you can hit back. This is pretty neat! I think it’s actually nice that the list…",{"id":170,"by":171,"text":172},"38790478","docmars","Suggestion: move your filter selections into URL state so people can share what they've specified.",{"value":174,"source":71,"evidence":175},"Reset filters button and working back button",[176,180],{"id":177,"by":178,"text":179},"38773760","y-curious","Suggestion: reset filters button",{"id":181,"by":182,"text":183},"38776613","glennonymous","A couple of thoughts: I’m unable to go back with my browser’s ’Back’ key. not being able to revisit an activity reduces the site’s usefulness. Also, I’d recommend adding a…",{"value":185,"source":71,"evidence":186},"Let users suggest activities",[187,191],{"id":188,"by":189,"text":190},"38776095","praveen9920","Perhaps adding a page for users to suggest things would improve location specific stuff.",{"id":181,"by":182,"text":183},[193],{"value":194,"source":71,"evidence":195},"How to get a permanent link to an activity",[196],{"id":162,"by":163,"text":164},[198,205,212],{"value":199,"source":71,"evidence":200},"Board Game Arena for free online board games",[201],{"id":202,"by":203,"text":204},"38776851","tuukkah","And Board Game Arena has many more online board games (non-premium) for free.",{"value":206,"source":71,"evidence":207},"Print-and-play board games on BoardGameGeek",[208],{"id":209,"by":210,"text":211},"38779401","bongobingo1","> a board game night as Free activities! https:\u002F\u002Fboardgamegeek.com\u002Fboardgamecategory\u002F1120\u002Fprint-play & https:\u002F\u002Fboardgamegeek.com\u002Fforum\u002F974620\u002Fbgg\u002Fdesign-contests BGGs site is…",{"value":213,"source":71,"evidence":214},"Pexels and Pixabay for realistic stock photos",[215],{"id":216,"by":143,"text":217},"38776156","Not saying they aren't staged, but I still think reality is still a better option, e.g.: https:\u002F\u002Fwww.pexels.com\u002Fsearch\u002Fbouldering\u002F…",{"comments":219,"answered":40,"key":220},22,[221,224,227],{"id":222,"text":223},"38773702","Thanks for the feedback! It is short yes, mostly because I didn't want to spend more time on it before showing it to somebody. If the feedback is positive I'll add more. About…",{"id":225,"text":226},"38774795","I appreciate it!",{"id":228,"text":229},"38775898","Seriously or are you trolling? 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