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The Venus Network Charm

A small browser charm that surfaces one saved contact or image each visit, and closes after a week.

What it is

To practise a bounded charm on a real social surface.

Build a bookmark or a small page that shows one saved contact or image each time it opens, chosen from a short list. Use Venus and Air. The charm expires after seven days.

How to do it

Choose seven contacts or images and write why each is there.
Build a page that draws one on load, seeded by the date.
Add a visible line: 'this charm closes on {{date}}'.
Each visit, send one message or make one connection.
On the seventh day, remove the page and write the close.
Record which connections were real.

What you need

A short list of contacts or images
A bookmarklet or a local page
A seeded draw
A seven-day expiry
A close note

A worked example

The charm surfaces a former collaborator on the third day. A message is sent; a call follows. The charm closes on the seventh day with a note.

How you know it worked

After seven days, count the conversations that continued. If none, the charm was a slot machine; close it and rethink the surface.

Variations

Use a physical card deck instead of a page.
Make the draw weekly rather than daily.
Use a shared page for a group and close it together.

Code sketch

This is a sketch, not a runnable program. It names the shape of the automation; the definitions are yours.

const list = ['A','B','C','D','E','F','G'];
const pick = list[hash(new Date().toISOString().slice(0,10)) % list.length];
document.querySelector('#charm').textContent = pick;

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