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Ask HN: Mobile App for Emergency Communications?

Posted by w1nter on Thursday March 03, 2022 @03:49PM
from the ask-hn dept.

Can a smartphone be of any use if the internet/cell service goes down?Most messaging apps depend on having an active internet connection. All modern phones have WiFi mesh and Bluetooth/BLE hardware capabilities, but it seems there are very few apps that use them.The existing apps have little overlap across platforms. Bridgeify is the only one that exists on both iOS and Android (although I...

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Re:Show HN: Time travel debugger for web development on Wednesday September 15, 2021 @01:14PM (#28541735)
I'm an engineer at replit and I've been using this to find and fix a bunch of nasty bugs. I love the sense of confidence this gives me. When I have the recording captured — I know for sure I can get to the root cause of the problem.

Replay also makes it easier to jump into a new codebase, I can see how things work.

Re:Programming Idioms on Sunday August 15, 2021 @08:06PM (#28193719)
TIL many programming languages have built-in support for complex types (e.g. 2i in Ruby, 2j in Python) https://programming-idioms.org/idiom/77/complex-number
Re:Todo apps are meant for robots on Monday August 02, 2021 @01:54AM (#28033317)
I think https://momentum.earth/ gets a few things right (no affiliation)
Re:We Still Don’t Get Things Done on Sunday August 01, 2021 @04:47PM (#28029800)
I think this article was very good. It captured the same though process I went through: from trying different apps, to trying to build my own, to realizing it’s all about human condition after all.

I do think, however, that software for TODO lists sucks, and should support humans better https://blog.frantic.im/all/todo-apps-are-meant-for-robots/

Re:Reconsidering the way I explain programming (2020) on Wednesday July 28, 2021 @01:17AM (#27980480)
Author here. After reading the comments I’m afraid my article didn’t communicate the main point clearly. The mental models suggested here are sweet, but:

It’s not about how to explain recursion or programming, it’s about explaining abstract and complex concepts via adopting to the listener’s worldview and letting them experiment to evolve that view.

Re:A side project story: octave.im on Sunday June 27, 2021 @07:24AM (#27650636)
Thanks! It made me wonder at the time: how many SaaS products out there include these ghost users in their metrics and revenue reports? How many users sign up for stuff they don’t use, but still continue paying for it?
Re:Most tech content is bullshit on Sunday June 07, 2020 @12:59PM (#23448716)
What’s more, I think the incentives are not aligned. People who write content nowadays don’t usually have the reader in mind, but instead focus on promoting something (a tech, a tool, or their personal brand): https://angryscript.home.blog/2020/05/08/in-2020-all-content...
Re:Ask HN: What's your quarantine side project? on Thursday May 14, 2020 @02:50AM (#23176245)
A mobile app for the Joking Hazard card game https://jokinghazard.app/ (skip the signup page https://get.jokinghazard.app/start). A fun way to socialise when everyone is staying at home.
Re:Ask HN: What are your favorite developer-efficiency tips? on Saturday May 09, 2020 @02:01AM (#23122659)
I switch between commonly used apps with a single shortcut (e.g. ⌥E opens VSCode, ⌥D opens Chrome). Details http://frantic.im/macos-app-shortcuts

I use a simple TODO file for side projects https://blog.frantic.im/all/todo-file-for-personal-projects/

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