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Re:The Mythical Non-Roboticist: Wouldn't it be great if ever... by blt on Monday June 10, 2024 @11:20PM (#40641921)
No, I want to set an alarm at 6:30 am because I know I need to be at work early at 8am tomorrow. The alarm time is not derived from the current time in any way. "8 hours from now" is helping me verify that I didn't mess up the day or am/pm.

If I used timers I would have to carefully subtract the desired wake up time from the current time. It's not the same at all.

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Re:The Mythical Non-Roboticist: Wouldn't it be great if ever... by bigiain on Tuesday June 11, 2024 @12:02AM (#40642191)
Ahh right. I somehow missed the implication of the work "confirmation" there. Sorry for jumping to conclusions...
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Re:The Mythical Non-Roboticist: Wouldn't it be great if ever... by fragmede on Tuesday June 11, 2024 @01:40AM (#40642800)
fwiw, you can ask Siri to set a timer to go off at 8 am and it'll do the math for you. but then it's a timer not an alarm, for better or worse.
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