Re:Ask HN: What non-work task have you automated?
by justboxing on Wednesday October 11, 2017 @04:42PM
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This is awesome. You should turn this into a sevice or App -- call it DivorceBot or CustodyBot or FatherTime ?
Considering that close to a MILLION Americans get divorced every year, at a 50% rate i.e. half of marriages are ending up in divorce in the US.
Source: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/marriage_divorce_tables.htm
Re:Ask HN: What non-work task have you automated?
by crazysim on Wednesday October 11, 2017 @06:10PM
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I saw on a reddit discussion that this has already become a service some courts use. I can't remember the name and it might not have been even mentioned ("PM me") but it exists already.
Re:Ask HN: What non-work task have you automated?
by 0x445442 on Wednesday October 11, 2017 @09:35PM
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Nicely done! Amazing how slanted family court is that one has to go to such measure to subvert such deceit.
May you and your children be blessed.
Re:Ask HN: What non-work task have you automated?
by threeaccents on Wednesday October 11, 2017 @04:44PM
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Did you have to prove your system was logging real data?
Re:Ask HN: What non-work task have you automated?
by aoeuasdf1 on Wednesday October 11, 2017 @04:58PM
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You might be able to use https://opentimestamps.org/ to provide evidence over time (i.e. proving it wasn't fabricated all at once).
Still, that doesn't prove that the individual points weren't fabricated at the time.
Re:Ask HN: What non-work task have you automated?
by riku_iki on Wednesday October 11, 2017 @05:13PM
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Another question is if this will be admissible in the court.
Re:Ask HN: What non-work task have you automated?
by kobeya on Wednesday October 11, 2017 @06:10PM
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There isn't a blanket reason why it wouldn't be. In a particular case it's up to the judge, and the judge's decision probably depends on the quality of the experts that can be found to explain it.
Re:Ask HN: What non-work task have you automated?
by weaksauce on Wednesday October 11, 2017 @09:11PM
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I am not a lawyer but it would seem if you attest to the fact that it is reliable data it would be admissible. Lying under oath and fabricating evidence is still against the law.
Re:Ask HN: What non-work task have you automated?
by humanrebar on Wednesday October 11, 2017 @11:24PM
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> To disprove her allegations I wasn't involved in the kids school and activities...
There don't seem to be any criminal charges here.
Re:Ask HN: What non-work task have you automated?
by throwanem on Thursday October 12, 2017 @12:16AM
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That doesn't mean you don't get sworn.
Re:Ask HN: What non-work task have you automated?
by briandear on Thursday October 12, 2017 @07:19AM
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Blockchain?
Re:Ask HN: What non-work task have you automated?
by quickthrower2 on Thursday October 12, 2017 @02:33PM
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"I was on Mars on 13/10/2017"
Still a lie, even in the blockchain
Re:Ask HN: What non-work task have you automated?
by nl on Thursday October 12, 2017 @03:10AM
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The SMS part would mean you could in theory subpoena the telco for proof of that part if it came down to it.
Re:Ask HN: What non-work task have you automated?
by fleitz on Wednesday October 11, 2017 @06:47PM
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They accept paper logs as well. Infact many judges just order paper logs
Re:Ask HN: What non-work task have you automated?
by rrggrr on Wednesday October 11, 2017 @08:57PM
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It was enough for the GAL to make a positive recommendation, and that seemed to be what the Court was after (the recommendation).
Re:Ask HN: What non-work task have you automated?
by rokhayakebe on Wednesday October 11, 2017 @05:32PM
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What is your email address,rrggrr? Or rather would you email me if you do not want to make it public? See my update email address in my profile.
2. She also wouldn't answer the door when during kids pick-up. The same app texted her when I was outside.
3. To disprove her allegations I wasn't involved in the kids school and activities I used Android's Locale app to trigger geofenced log entries.
4. Python and Matplotlib came in quite handy automating timeline generation from PDF docs. Never got that one quite perfect though.
I'm not sure I could have prevailed in getting more time with my kids without the time savings automation gave me. I've seen other fathers stopped cold in Court who were less prepared.