Re^2: using Skype

Calling your mother every day at 9 o'clock and being called by your son every day at 9 o'clock will become very tiresome and annoying on the long run. For the caller it is a duty, which may be impossible to accomplish given personal conditions and schedule; for the callee, it can lead to a debt of gratitude knowing that every single time there's somebody over there doing the check. IMHO calls to one's mother should not be those of type alarm call, i.e. call personally if you've got something to say.

There's enough concern visible by the OP in wanting to implement such a dead-man-button, and I'd guess that it is based on mutual consent, otherwise it just doesn't make sense: then it would be better to just delegate the job to the other number - which might have been discussed also, but have turned out as not feasible.

perl -le'print map{pack c,($-++?1:13)+ord}split//,ESEL'

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Re^3: using Skype by louhevly (Novice) on Apr 29, 2017 at 21:02 UTC
@shmem: The point of the dead-man-button is to allow her to live independently while assuring that she won't lie unconscious for more than 12 hours after a stroke or an incapacitating fall. She's more than willing to pick up the phone every day at 9am and 9pm if it means not having to go into assisted living.	[reply]
Re^4: using Skype by shmem (Chancellor) on Apr 29, 2017 at 21:26 UTC
She's more than willing to pick up the phone every day at 9am and 9pm if it means not having to go into assisted living. This is exactly what I've read from your original posting and wanted that to emerge ;-) Can't help more since I don't have and don't use skype. Sorry about that. perl -le'print map{pack c,($-++?1:13)+ord}split//,ESEL'	[reply]