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Dan Kurtz

Binky - A fake social media app that's better than the real thing

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Binky is an infinite feed of random things ("binks") to look at. What will come up next? Cauliflower? Diana Ross? Keep scrolling to find out! It's a social media playground where you can Like, Comment, Re-Bink (whatever that means) and swipe left or right. Everything's private and consequence-free, the way apps should be.

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Dan Kurtz
Maker
Hi folks! Binky is an infinite list of random things to look at. Scroll through the stuff when you want something to scroll through. It sounds dumb, but it's just as compelling as real social media apps, and way less stressful. Use it as a replacement for: * Scrolling through awful news on Twitter * Scrolling past people who are happier than you on Facebook * Swiping through your pages of apps, and then swiping back again, and then putting your phone away * Staring at your phone without turning the screen on * Staring out a window and wishing it were a screen * And more! In addition to a Like button and left/right swiping, Binky includes an innovative anxiety-free commenting system. Just mash the keyboard, and Binky will write a comment for you. So easy! I hope you enjoy it.
Dan Kurtz
Maker
@ltdemian , @charlesthiery , others: If you want an email when the Android version comes out, fill out this form: https://goo.gl/forms/0rp5hCu7iTy...
Adam Kelly
Given the title, I think that this would be a good tool to introduce safe social media practices to younger kids
Rick van Haasteren
This is awesome:-) Really like the comment typing. Just curious: how much time did you guys spend building this? That's it for now, I've got more scrolling to do.
Dan Kurtz
Maker
@rickhaasteren It was about a year and a half from conception to shipping, but that was VERY part-time. It would probably add up to about 3 months of full-time work, and a big chunk of that was curating the bink list and finding images. The code is not complicated, as you can imagine, but I was learning iOS/Swift as I went along, so that made it take longer. Happy Scrolling!
Rick van Haasteren
@incidentist definitely worth it! Makes me realize again what a time waster Social media is.
Dan Kurtz
Maker
@rickhaasteren "Thanks!", he commented after upvoting another comment.
Ryan Hoover
Saw this in The Atlantic. Ridiculous. 😂
Alexander Conroy
Heard a lot about this. It's going viral like right now. I tried it just to register my username...nothing to register lol.
Dan Kurtz
Maker
@geilt Binky's Userless Authentication System (UAS) is a key innovation that streamlines the user experience, and will no doubt lead to Binky eclipsing Facebook and Twitter as the social media experience of choice for the planet Earth.
Greg Wood
@incidentist this is an awesome authentication system
Charles Thiery
@ltdemian Can't find the Android version either. @Dan Kurtz Why did you choose to develop the app on iOS first?
Dan Kurtz
Maker
@charlesthiery @ltdemian I'm an iOS user who wanted to learn Swift, so this is how I learned it. I'm working on the Android version now (in React Native) but it's slow going. Probably a few months out.
Charles Thiery
@incidentist @ltdemian Ok ;) Great, impatient to try it !
Luca Demian
@incidentist @charlesthiery Can't wait to use it :)
joshua
@incidentist @charlesthiery @ltdemian can i ask how you learned Swift? i'm wanting to learn it, but have no clue where to begin (me being somebody with little prior knowledge, only knowing the bare basics of coding) love binky, by the way. i burst out laughing at the realisation of my "commenting"
Dan Kurtz
Maker
@thewrongjoshua @charlesthiery @ltdemian Glad you like it! I learned Swift from a book. Like, a paper one! "iOS Programming" from Big Nerd Ranch: https://www.bignerdranch.com/boo... . HIGHLY recommended. I think it would also be good for a beginner, as long as you already know about things like variables, etc. Good luck!
ronsheridan
Where did my afternoon go? Yet I feel so completely blissful.
Luca Demian
can we expect an android version or nah?
Dov Breuer
Crashing on iOS 11 beta
Dan Kurtz
Maker
@dovbreuer Thanks for the heads up!
Tine
More stuff to scroll through! I'm really trying to cut down on social media, buuuut I might get this.
Dan Kurtz
Maker
@tine_schaer_popp There's nothing social about the media in Binky!
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