I eventually set it to compare against a church roster. It emailed the leadership on matches and they'd follow up to see if it was the same person.
Sometimes they got notified earlier than they would have otherwise. But there were a few matches every year that would have flown under the radar (snowbirds or less active). It allowed leaders to make assistance and support available to the family.
Sorry for misunderstanding. I could definitely sell it to local probate attorneys. I haven't because my coding is too weak for any kind of finished product. And because the data source is obit scraping, which isn't the best base upon which to build.
Given the audience on hacker news it's not even the worst thing people here do for cash because it's only one or so victim at a time instead of hyperscale. Old school artisan crime.
How about some not-stupid-shit for a change?
It has a mix of big and tiny projects, you may like some of them.
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