Dev Spends 3 Weeks Building a Texting App Slower Than Email
pritisinghhhh · x · 2026-08-13
A developer spent three weeks building a texting app that is intentionally slower than email. Messages travel at 'pigeon speed'—taking 22 hours to go from LA to NYC—and sometimes the bird 'dies', causing the message to be lost. This bizarre and creative demo caught the attention of the tech community.
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