The Boring Everything App

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Malleable software: Restoring user agency in a world of locked-down apps

This messaging app I built for, and with, my family, it won’t change unless we want it to change. There will be no sudden redesign, no flood of ads, no pivot to chase a userbase inscrutable to us. It might go away at some point, but that will be our decision. What is this feeling? Independence? Security? Sovereignty?

Robin Sloan • An App Can Be a Home-Cooked Meal

Jason Fried ideas:

1) The "Scratch-off Ad" app idea

• Full-screen ad you scratch off with your finger

• Blow into mic to clear "dust"

• Chance to win prizes/coupons

• Global, once-a-day experience

• Can build with a small team

• Would print if you nail virality

2) "Shower Door Sketch" app concept

• Simulates drawing on steamy shower glass

• Ephemeral