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Bristol web developer creates bot to help people get lateral flow tests
Dave McNally’s program sends out alerts on Twitter for when LFTs are available to order in UK
If you’ve tried to order lateral flow tests online in recent days, you’ve probably encountered the message: “Sorry, there are no more home delivery slots for these tests right now.” Unless, that is, you’re Dave McNally or one of his 16.3k Twitter followers.
In late December, he wrote a software application that would rapidly fill out the form to the point where it became clear if any tests were in stock – and then share that information via the Twitter account UK @LFT_alert.
Read the original article at The Guardian