Re:I overslept because iOS 14 disabled my alarm
by andybak on Thursday September 17, 2020 @06:55AM
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> increasingly frustrated messages from him on Slack
I always say to people "if it's urgent then phone me".
Software has too many ways to fail to notify you. I miss text messages because my phone is charging in the other room, I miss Slack notifications because I reinstalled Windows on one machine and relied on the Slack web UI rather than the desktop app. There's so may ways to misconfigure notification services. My phone ringing is hard to ignore.
Also - I forget to act on SMS and WhatApp messages all the time because they conflate "read" with "done". I have a second rule - "if you want me to remember it then email me."
I always say to people "if it's urgent then phone me".
Software has too many ways to fail to notify you. I miss text messages because my phone is charging in the other room, I miss Slack notifications because I reinstalled Windows on one machine and relied on the Slack web UI rather than the desktop app. There's so may ways to misconfigure notification services. My phone ringing is hard to ignore.
Also - I forget to act on SMS and WhatApp messages all the time because they conflate "read" with "done". I have a second rule - "if you want me to remember it then email me."