Code to wake me up after I ruined my mobile (only source of internet)
Dev tools
alarm script
SHOW HN2017
Code to wake me up after I ruined my mobile (only source of internet)
Code to wake me up after I ruined my mobile (only source of internet)
news.ycombinator.com7points
11comments
#2,030of 2,242 in 2017
Top 91%of 2017 by points
How HN took it
QuietFewer than 5 comments about the project
0 positive, 0 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 4 critical, out of 4 comments about the project.
Idea: 0 for, 4 against
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What HN said
Objections
Use a standard alarm clock or the built-in Calendar app instead
From 4 comments
Your Mac literally has an app for that called Calendar.
ezekg on HNThe most elegant solution is just to buy an alarm clock or watch. They're cheap to buy (you may even be able to get a second hand one for free depending on where you lived), and…
ZenoArrow on HN"Look ma, no code!" Use a traditional alarm clock. For instance, I use one of those cheap Ikea alarms[1]. This means that, even when your phone is working, you don't have to have…
btschaegg on HNlike the other guys said, 1) use a alarm clock, 2) there's a freaking calendar app builtin. but if you really need to "code" for whatever reason. The core logic is trivially…
iakie on HN
Water damage was avoidable with common sense
From 2 comments
Having a decent IDE would basically solve the "no internet" problem, as it'll have code hints for the standard library of your language(s). Having common sense would have…
stephenr on HNI didn't say accidents never happen to me. I said, having common sense (ie not using a sensitive piece of electronics while literally sitting in a bathtub full of water) would…
stephenr on HN
Questions
Can the damaged phone be repaired?
From 1 comment
The most elegant solution is just to buy an alarm clock or watch. They're cheap to buy (you may even be able to get a second hand one for free depending on where you lived), and…
ZenoArrow on HN
Alternatives named
Built-in macOS Calendar app alarm
From 1 comment
Your Mac literally has an app for that called Calendar.
ezekg on HN
Cheap mechanical or IKEA alarm clock
From 2 comments
"Look ma, no code!" Use a traditional alarm clock. For instance, I use one of those cheap Ikea alarms[1]. This means that, even when your phone is working, you don't have to have…
btschaegg on HNThe most elegant solution is just to buy an alarm clock or watch. They're cheap to buy (you may even be able to get a second hand one for free depending on where you lived), and…
ZenoArrow on HN
Terminal sleep and say command loop
From 1 comment
like the other guys said, 1) use a alarm clock, 2) there's a freaking calendar app builtin. but if you really need to "code" for whatever reason. The core logic is trivially…
iakie on HN