The developer of the "Taiwan Earthquake Alert" app is going to study at a university in the United States. Netizens express gratitude: It has become a part of life.
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On April 3rd last year, Hualien experienced a strong earthquake of 7.2 magnitude, accompanied by multiple aftershocks. The iOS app "Taiwan Earthquake Early Warning," created by developer Lin Zi-you, gained attention for its high accuracy. At that time, he was still a high school student and is now studying at the University of Washington in the United States. Recently, due to a surge in users, the app encountered some errors. Lin Zi-you expressed his gratitude on social media for everyone's patience and support, stating that improvements would be made. The app has become an indispensable tool in many people's lives, with netizens thanking it for providing timely information. Meanwhile, another netizen with the same name humorously commented, making light of his own learning situation.
On April 3rd last year, a strong earthquake measuring 7.2 struck Hualien, followed by continuous aftershocks. On the iOS platform, there is an application called "Taiwan Earthquake Alert," which has a very high accuracy rate. The developer, Lin Tzu-yu, was only a high school student at the time and has now started attending a university in the United States.
It is understood that due to the sharp increase in users of the application, the official push notification for "Taiwan Earthquake Alert" stated: "Recently, due to the surge in users, some errors have occurred, and I sincerely apologize. We are currently aware of the related issues and will fix them as soon as possible. This program is only maintained by one high school student, and I hope everyone can be more forgiving and give me some time to improve, thank you!" This has led to widespread attention on Lin Tzu-yu's identity.
Lin Tzu-yu posted on the social media platform for "Taiwan Earthquake Alert," stating that he has applied to schools abroad and did not use any special admissions. When the application became widely known, his university application had already been completed, and he ultimately chose the University of Washington. After this post was revealed, netizens left supportive comments, expressing that "It was because of this that the earthshake WakeUp new command couldn't forward the intensity value," "This alert app has become part of life, everyone around me has it, thank you," etc. Some netizens also mentioned that this app has been very helpful to them, and they made small donations to show their support.
Interestingly, other netizens with the same name, Lin Tzu-yu, commented humorously, saying, "Other Lin Tzu-yus can create an app to get into foreign universities, while I can't even complete a required assignment," and "While other Lin Tzu-yus are making apps, what are you doing?"