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Oh, I would never trust actual will-type stuff to it, that's for sure. But I certainly don't want a 'I died, sorry!' message going out to my mailing lists prem

Oh, I would never trust actual will-type stuff to it, that's for sure. But I certainly don't want a 'I died, sorry!' message going out to my mailing lists prematurely, either.

dgunn 15y ago
We're doing a similar service so we've looked into it a bit. We found that as long as it isn't contested, nearly anything counts as a will. If your will is likely to stir things up among the beneficiaries though, you should definitely get a lawyer.
- jarrett 15y ago
  That depends where you are. See, for example: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holographic_will http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holographic_will
  - dgunn 15y ago
    Your right. But holographic wills will simply be carried out by the survivors unless there's a reason to involve a third party like a lawyer. That's why in almost all cases, will do not need to be official.
notatoad 15y ago
putting a "i died, sorry!" message on any sort of automated system would be colossally stupid (unless you plan to kill yourself, i guess). just have it send out a message saying something like "this is an automated message: i have been unreachable by email for the last 52 days. maybe something is wrong - give me a call"
- StavrosK 15y ago
  The email that gets sent out has a disclaimer above it anyway: <user email> has set up a Dead Man's Switch to notify you if they were unreachable, and we haven't seen them in a while, so we must assume the worst. If you need something, please email us at support@deadmansswitch.net.
  - losvedir 15y ago
    The "we haven't seen them in a while, so we must assume the worst" almost sounds a bit too cavalier or insensitive to me. If someone does set this up and really does die, the email could be hitting grieving relatives / friends, etc. In addition, an email sent by that person is likely to be very disorienting. I think I'd rather receive a more direct message about what exactly is happening. "So and so set up a Dead Man's Switch to notify you if they do not respond to us for a certain period of time. That period of time has now elapsed. If you need something..."
    - StavrosK 15y ago
      Good idea, when I made this I didn't think anyone would actually die, so the wording is a bit flippant. I'll change it to be more sensitive, thanks.

Oh, I would never trust actual will-type stuff to it, that's for sure. But I certainly don't want a 'I died, sorry!' message going out to my mailing lists prematurely, either.

dgunn 15y ago

We're doing a similar service so we've looked into it a bit. We found that as long as it isn't contested, nearly anything counts as a will. If your will is likely to stir things up among the beneficiaries though, you should definitely get a lawyer.

jarrett 15y ago
That depends where you are. See, for example: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holographic_will http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holographic_will
- dgunn 15y ago
  Your right. But holographic wills will simply be carried out by the survivors unless there's a reason to involve a third party like a lawyer. That's why in almost all cases, will do not need to be official.

notatoad 15y ago

putting a "i died, sorry!" message on any sort of automated system would be colossally stupid (unless you plan to kill yourself, i guess). just have it send out a message saying something like "this is an automated message: i have been unreachable by email for the last 52 days. maybe something is wrong - give me a call"

StavrosK 15y ago
The email that gets sent out has a disclaimer above it anyway: <user email> has set up a Dead Man's Switch to notify you if they were unreachable, and we haven't seen them in a while, so we must assume the worst. If you need something, please email us at support@deadmansswitch.net.
- losvedir 15y ago
  The "we haven't seen them in a while, so we must assume the worst" almost sounds a bit too cavalier or insensitive to me. If someone does set this up and really does die, the email could be hitting grieving relatives / friends, etc. In addition, an email sent by that person is likely to be very disorienting. I think I'd rather receive a more direct message about what exactly is happening. "So and so set up a Dead Man's Switch to notify you if they do not respond to us for a certain period of time. That period of time has now elapsed. If you need something..."
  - StavrosK 15y ago
    Good idea, when I made this I didn't think anyone would actually die, so the wording is a bit flippant. I'll change it to be more sensitive, thanks.