It's been ________ since I __________.

February 12, 2019 3:40 PM

Time Since Launch is a web site that allows you to commemorate THIS moment in time, when this moment in time marks a significant moment in your life. Use it when you've gotten married, given birth, quit smoking, stopped eating sugar, made a conscious effort to push hate from your heart, or decided from this very second to fill every moment of your life with purpose. It'll provide you with a unique URL to visit in the future to see how many days | hours | minutes | seconds have passed since your moment. Want something more permanent and decorative to mark the occasion? The creators sell a single-use physical version to hang on your wall as a constant reminder.
posted by dobbs (16 comments total)

This is cool. Easy joke #1
posted by chavenet at 3:59 PM on February 12, 2019 [6 favorites]

A neat site, but when looking around the shop where the physical version is sold, one sees such things as a $70 minimalist key chain and a wheelbarrow for you TV coming in at $950. It's... sure something.
posted by wellifyouinsist at 4:18 PM on February 12, 2019 [1 favorite]

Easy joke #2
posted by Greg_Ace at 4:27 PM on February 12, 2019 [6 favorites]

Easy joke #4
posted by glonous keming at 5:10 PM on February 12, 2019 [8 favorites]

Easiest joke
posted by oneswellfoop at 5:25 PM on February 12, 2019 [4 favorites]

Orange Dot

$6

A 2" diameter adhesive orange patch.
posted by betweenthebars at 5:52 PM on February 12, 2019 [2 favorites]

From the physical version page:
- "This timepiece is built to count for 2,738 years."
- "Time Since Launch will outlive you."
- "A 20+ year battery life."

I'm afraid if I keep scrolling eventually they'll admit there's a 50% chance it will break during delivery.
posted by Mr.Encyclopedia at 5:53 PM on February 12, 2019 [9 favorites]

I think they're asking for trouble: this is humans on the internet.
posted by howfar at 6:09 PM on February 12, 2019 [2 favorites]

Ahhhhh Lobster font, my old frienemy!
posted by limeonaire at 6:27 PM on February 12, 2019

This is dumb
posted by Mr.Encyclopedia at 6:32 PM on February 12, 2019 [1 favorite]

I'm afraid if I keep scrolling eventually they'll admit there's a 50% chance it will break during delivery.

I think you're joking, but if not: that's not likely. They ship in custom-fitted Otterbox-like containers. Mine arrived today and they're a gorgeous piece of work. (Then again, I have a weak spot for unusual time-keeping devices. I also have a Durr, and it's among my favorite possessions.)
posted by dobbs at 6:50 PM on February 12, 2019 [2 favorites]

"Son, I want you to have this timepiece. It has very special meaning to your mother and I, and I think it might have some meaning to you, too. In fact, it's just about as old as you are. We hope you can pass it to your children someday. Anyway, here's the URL."
posted by RobotVoodooPower at 7:01 PM on February 12, 2019 [6 favorites]

The phrase "permanent URL" just made me realize I haven't thought of the word "oxymoron" in what seems like years. Did it go out of vogue?
posted by solarion at 10:00 PM on February 12, 2019

No, it was elected president.
posted by chavenet at 11:25 PM on February 12, 2019 [3 favorites]

The first thing I thought of
posted by cottoncandybeard at 6:00 AM on February 13, 2019

This is me, posting to the wrong thread. Carry on.
posted by fiercecupcake at 8:22 AM on February 13, 2019