What else like this is out there?
On my first iMac, the Photo Booth app served a similar purpose – a collection of ad hoc portraits taken on average half a year apart, documenting me getting older.
1. kottke.org/18/05/old-memo…
2. pxlnv.com/linklog/uis-th…
The design of the delete function – even details like this – can heavily influence how long the data sticks around. For (in this case) better or (in other cases) worse.
…and many wonderful examples inside. “I occasionally get a spam from a dead account formerly owned by someone who broke my heart to pieces. It tiny-kills me all over again.”
metafilter.com/174152/UIs-tha…
“Oh, one of the biggies for me is Google Hangouts, still cheerfully reminding me that long lost friends are offline.”
“My Netflix viewing history is interesting to look through. I can tell when I was sick and/or depressed.”
Here’s a funny one: