Hacker News new | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit login

Interesting! This was kind of my software engineering II project back in college a decade ago. I wrote it in PHP. You configured all sorts of different actions that would occur if you failed to check in every once in a while (there were lots of ways to kick the deadman switch down the road. A simple phone app, you could text message a number with anything, you could send an email..)

The idea was that you could configure "I loved you and never told you!" emails to out, cancel your electricity / gas, ask people to return your videotapes, send your top secret dossier to journalists, and give access to sekret treasure maps if you get eaten by a bear while on a hike.

I never had the moxy to make it public, but I always liked the idea. I wish you the best of luck!




Thank you so much!!

The version you built (dead man's switch + triggered workflows) is what I envision for a phase 2 if this goes anywhere. :)




Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: