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Re:Show HN: Alert Ferret - Let people know when to check up ... by borplk on Thursday October 24, 2013 @09:13AM (#6605031)
DMSAAS

Dead Man's Switch As a Service

Cool!

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Re:Show HN: Alert Ferret - Let people know when to check up ... by ZeroMinx on Thursday October 24, 2013 @09:19AM (#6605060)
This could hopefully prevent the death part!

As a snowboarder, this could be very useful to let people know if I'm not back from the mountain.

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Re:Show HN: Alert Ferret - Let people know when to check up ... by wiggly on Thursday October 24, 2013 @09:24AM (#6605091)
As a snowboarder who has spent a lot of time alone on the mountain I agree :D
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Re:Show HN: Alert Ferret - Let people know when to check up ... by wiggly on Thursday October 24, 2013 @09:14AM (#6605035)
Yes, indeed, if I can get enough interest then an external API is a big chunk of work I want to add.
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