I self host using Debian on a 2010 macbook pro with a core 2 duo in it. It works well.

Yeah this is a stupid headline.

Was very confused reading this at first because I thought it was talking about UNATCO and I was like “they know it’s from deus ex right?”

Yeah, it’s a uniquely fucked up situation that in 99.9% of cases apps can only send a notification through Google’s or apple’s servers and there’s no alternative available like using UnifiedPush or annihilating battery life.