{"id":11083,"date":"2026-08-14T12:22:31","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T12:22:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/?p=11083"},"modified":"2026-08-14T12:22:32","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T12:22:32","slug":"virtual-pigeons-deliver-messages-in-new-messenger-app","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/?p=11083","title":{"rendered":"Virtual Pigeons deliver messages in new messenger app"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

One new mobile app deliberately aims to slow down digital communication. Carrier Pidge, developed by Noah Iarrobino, an iOS developer, offers a satirical, modern interpretation of the classic communication method using virtual carrier pigeons travelling in real GPS-based time and distances.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s how Carrier Pidge works:<\/strong> Each text is bundled on a virtual pigeon\u2019s legs; the app calculates distance and uses its speed for the delivery time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pigeons have a base speed of 110mph; though it gets a 25% random fluctuation which corresponds to simulated wind or tired birds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Distances are measured by GPS using the same tech that allows you to track and share locations: texting a friend across town takes seconds, texting across the United States takes around 22 hours and sending messages internationally could take days. Once a message is sent, the sender can track their bird\u2019s progress live on a map.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The stakes are incredibly high too:<\/strong> Each of Carrier Pidge\u2019s virtual pigeons has a 0.2% chance of dying mid-flight. If a bird fails their journey, then so does the text message, completely disappearing into the digital ether, forcing the sender to start again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But wait, there is more<\/strong>\u2026 The app comes complete with its own designated birds, your contacts list will be your \u2018Flock\u2019 and your conversations take place in an \u2018Aviary\u2019 of sorted messages, with the chats in a parchment-style design like historical letters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Developer Iarrobino described the app as his latest side-project and estimated that he had made it within three weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Designed to be an impractical, humorous experience, Carrier Pidge taps into a cultural trend of \u2018slow social media\u2019 where people choose to disconnect from the need for constant immediacy and the pressures to deliver information without delay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apple \u2018trains\u2019 its own AI model for China market<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The risk of losing a pigeon, and the anticipation that comes with watching it journey, can make texts seem like they come with serious stakes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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