Comments on: The death cron; Morbidly thinking about speaking from the dead http://almaer.com/blog/the-death-cron-morbidly-thinking-about-speaking-from-the-dead blogging about life, the universe, and everything tech Fri, 25 May 2012 17:57:23 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: ambshah http://almaer.com/blog/the-death-cron-morbidly-thinking-about-speaking-from-the-dead/comment-page-1#comment-40447 ambshah Fri, 27 Feb 2009 09:37:21 +0000 http://almaer.com/blog/the-death-cron-morbidly-thinking-about-speaking-from-the-dead#comment-40447 i was thinking about starting a service on the same lines and googled to find your post. seems like an interesting service where an automatic obituary is also added in life the only thing certain is death. i was thinking about starting a service on the same lines and googled to find your post. seems like an interesting service where an automatic obituary is also added
in life the only thing certain is death.

]]> By: Michael http://almaer.com/blog/the-death-cron-morbidly-thinking-about-speaking-from-the-dead/comment-page-1#comment-40395 Michael Thu, 19 Feb 2009 23:31:02 +0000 http://almaer.com/blog/the-death-cron-morbidly-thinking-about-speaking-from-the-dead#comment-40395 For US taxpayers at least, you could have your service check the Social Security Death Index periodically to see if the person has croaked. They wouldn't even have to entrust you with their SSN, since name, DOB and location can be searched on. But just in case there are two Dion Almaer's in the same area with the same DOB, the service could email and/or SMS you a few times asking you to log in to confirm your continued respiration. The SSDI is only updated some months after death, so if you want faster turnaround time perhaps the service could allow you to set up an Executor Login (not to be confused with an Executioner Login ;D ) to leave with whomever you've designated executor of your estate. Upon login, your death will be confirmed and whatever procedures you've set up will kick in. Of course, the executor should not have the power to view or stop your orders, just get the ball rolling. Maybe it would be simpler to leave behind a Forever-stamped and addressed envelope with an activation order in it, which your executor would drop in the mail to be received by the service within a few days. For US taxpayers at least, you could have your service check the Social Security Death Index periodically to see if the person has croaked. They wouldn’t even have to entrust you with their SSN, since name, DOB and location can be searched on. But just in case there are two Dion Almaer’s in the same area with the same DOB, the service could email and/or SMS you a few times asking you to log in to confirm your continued respiration.

The SSDI is only updated some months after death, so if you want faster turnaround time perhaps the service could allow you to set up an Executor Login (not to be confused with an Executioner Login ;D ) to leave with whomever you’ve designated executor of your estate. Upon login, your death will be confirmed and whatever procedures you’ve set up will kick in. Of course, the executor should not have the power to view or stop your orders, just get the ball rolling. Maybe it would be simpler to leave behind a Forever-stamped and addressed envelope with an activation order in it, which your executor would drop in the mail to be received by the service within a few days.

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]]> By: Iraê http://almaer.com/blog/the-death-cron-morbidly-thinking-about-speaking-from-the-dead/comment-page-1#comment-39936 Iraê Mon, 17 Nov 2008 03:26:49 +0000 http://almaer.com/blog/the-death-cron-morbidly-thinking-about-speaking-from-the-dead#comment-39936 Wow! I already tought of that. But I was wondering something more crazy going on. I was thinking of seting somenting more automatic, without the buttton. No activity for 15 days in all my social sites and e-mail inbox unread count not going down, send me an email asking if I'm dead, wait for 15 days for confirmation that I'm not dead, if no response, I'm dead. And I would send all my passwords to my wife's email too! Wow!

I already tought of that.

But I was wondering something more crazy going on. I was thinking of seting somenting more automatic, without the buttton. No activity for 15 days in all my social sites and e-mail inbox unread count not going down, send me an email asking if I’m dead, wait for 15 days for confirmation that I’m not dead, if no response, I’m dead.

And I would send all my passwords to my wife’s email too!

]]> By: dion http://almaer.com/blog/the-death-cron-morbidly-thinking-about-speaking-from-the-dead/comment-page-1#comment-39891 dion Wed, 12 Nov 2008 05:16:58 +0000 http://almaer.com/blog/the-death-cron-morbidly-thinking-about-speaking-from-the-dead#comment-39891 haha yeah it would be crazy dangerous. But how fun/creepy could it be? "Wow, who bought me this book? Woooooah, Dad did even though he has been dead for 20 years!" haha yeah it would be crazy dangerous. But how fun/creepy could it be?

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]]> By: Bob Lee http://almaer.com/blog/the-death-cron-morbidly-thinking-about-speaking-from-the-dead/comment-page-1#comment-39888 Bob Lee Tue, 11 Nov 2008 18:31:25 +0000 http://almaer.com/blog/the-death-cron-morbidly-thinking-about-speaking-from-the-dead#comment-39888 This is traditionally called a "dead man's switch". :-) This is traditionally called a “dead man’s switch”. :-)

]]> By: Jeff http://almaer.com/blog/the-death-cron-morbidly-thinking-about-speaking-from-the-dead/comment-page-1#comment-39886 Jeff Tue, 11 Nov 2008 13:45:57 +0000 http://almaer.com/blog/the-death-cron-morbidly-thinking-about-speaking-from-the-dead#comment-39886 I've had the same thought, but keep ruling it out for the same reason Michael mentioned. It'd need to have vacation breaks so you can schedule X weeks to be away from a computer, etc. I think you have some good ideas in there, particularly the Amazon idea. One thing I'd add is revealing sensitive data such as account passwords, etc. to specific people upon expiring. I.e. you set it up (over ssl, of course) a person to email with your web2.0 identities and passwords and have a previously agreed upon passkey. So you die and the email goes out and the passkey is now active for them to login, get whatever info, and notify people of your death, last wishes, whatever. While that could be a premium feature, you'd be in even deeper trouble if, as Michael mentioned, you were incorrectly reported dead. Cheers I’ve had the same thought, but keep ruling it out for the same reason Michael mentioned. It’d need to have vacation breaks so you can schedule X weeks to be away from a computer, etc.

I think you have some good ideas in there, particularly the Amazon idea.

One thing I’d add is revealing sensitive data such as account passwords, etc. to specific people upon expiring. I.e. you set it up (over ssl, of course) a person to email with your web2.0 identities and passwords and have a previously agreed upon passkey. So you die and the email goes out and the passkey is now active for them to login, get whatever info, and notify people of your death, last wishes, whatever.

While that could be a premium feature, you’d be in even deeper trouble if, as Michael mentioned, you were incorrectly reported dead.

Cheers

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