@un1c0rnioz: Lost my phone at the office and spent 30 minutes turning the place over. Find My was disabled by MDM. Out of ideas, I a…
Ben Zhang
@un1c0rnioz
Lost my phone at the office and spent 30 minutes turning the place over. Find My was disabled by MDM.
Out of ideas, I asked Claude how I could find it. It suggested tracking the Bluetooth signal strength, then wrote me a meter in about a minute.
I walked around watching the number climb. Found it.
Apparently you can just make the tool you need now.
Code: http://github.com/ben-z/findphone
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IPB Bercanda @IPBbercanda
what intressting that you can set your bluetooth as a radar also. So the bluetooth device that you lost can be located precisely
Ben Zhang @un1c0rnioz
Super cool! Open source?
idkmybffjill? @napsterbater
So, how did you know the BT MAC address of your phone? Especially considering Apple rotates them.
Ben Zhang @un1c0rnioz
Already paired
Ryan Lackey @octal
Dumb mdm config imo.
Ben Zhang @un1c0rnioz
The worst :(
Johnathan Severasse @JSeverasse
We're at the beginning of bespoke personal software for all.
Ben Zhang @un1c0rnioz
Yes! JIT software is real
Joe & The Douchebag @JoeAndTheDouche
Or just use your Apple Watch to track it. It even points in the direction of your phone.
Ben Zhang @un1c0rnioz
Wish I had one T_T
Call For The Truth Seeker @SumolaIdowu
So how did the Claude-built meter know to track your specific Bluetooth signal and not any other devices Bluetooth signal? Something’s not adding up in your context.
PokemonCatcherAsh420 @Ash420Catcher
this is part of what people don't understand about agentic ai. they dont see new software in their everyday lives yet and think it doesn't work yet. in reality we already replaced a lot of software engineers with ai and also people are making custom ai applications for themselves
asdf @asdf1219840
your face when you realize you could have just used a web app of whatsapp or similar, to ping your own phone.
....or, outright borrow a phone and call yourself, in literally 10 seconds.
EYkii @EYkii
「需要什么就现场做一个工具」这个体感比再安利一个 App 真。本地 agent 值钱的地方往往在这，不是聊天框多聪明。
Mustiii @GharebJalebi
This has always been true, i found my moms button phone with my unsimed phone, using bluetooth and how long it took to open a folder. back in 2007.
when i was 8. the tools can always be made. its the ingenuity you need
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