Readit NewsA likely outcome is that they make it unsafe and people do notice.
I thought this was a timeleft kind of deal about pairing for dinner with strangers but it’s barely even that.
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The "Apple Critical Alerts" API is clearly intended as a replacement channel for cellular emergency alerts[0]. (If not a "replacement", then perhaps a "supplemental" option. Redundancy is good when we're talking about whether "911" works).
The "Apple Critical Alert" API policy, restricting who's allowed to call the API, is a good thing. You just do not get performant public notifications if you allow just anybody to broadcast. (Milli)seconds count, people.
I hate Singleton patterns as much as anybody. And I hate when business happens behind closed doors, with limited public access, and restricted opportunity for public comment.
But again, if we're talking about the choice between """ locking down this one special channel, because it's responsible for real-time public safety alerts """ vs. """ asking how many broadcasters can possibly share that channel, before contention and congestion result in human-perceptible delays to alert delivery. """ Then I would opt for the former.
--- [0] You know how your phone will buzz REAL loud if there's like, an Amber Alert or Tsunami or something? That's a feature of the cellular system. To my knowledge, emergency alerts and 911 calls go over a separate dedicated mini-channel, which has gone by various names through POTS/2G/3G/5G and beyond. A.K.A.s: - Public Warning System (PWS) - Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEAs) - CMAS (Commercial Mobile Alert Service)
tetr has been my solo passion project for more than 2 years now ever since I got a craving to expand something like the Note to Self feature I have been using on Signal to an entire ecosystem. It’s not just a barebones chat but a customizable chat UI-based productivity system (at least that is the end goal) with advanced features like scheduling routine messages to be sent to you at a specific interval.
I recently went through a multi-month rewrite moving from Realm to SQLite to prepare for end to end encrypted sync (sadly not ready yet) and adding a handful of quality of life improvements like biweekly routine reminders.
Let me know what you think; it’s only on iOS, iPadOS and Mac (though as a universal app) but I’m looking to expand to Web and Desktop platforms soon and eventually Android so hopefully that’d let more people to test it out!
dang: is HN really the place for competitive marketing crap like this?
I started self-hosting and adopting Matrix for my app recently and most of these raised concerns seem manipulative at best. Thanks for all the work with the project!