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Adrian-ChatLocl

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About Adrian-ChatLocl

Software Engineer with 10 years of experience.

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    Comment #46561919

    I don't know if vibe coding is the solution to all problems. There's a lot that it can't solve, which means it's up to humans to develop the applications. Maybe you just need to fi…

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    Comment #46559617

    Nice. It's definitely a similar concept, just no geofences.

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    Comment #46559551

    This is a completely different idea though.

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    Comment #46558340

    I thought this comment thread was about location spoofing, but if we're talking about abuse on the platform, I do have a "report" button for each chat message. After 2 - 3 reports,…

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    Comment #46558304

    I could do that. Have additional information about the area based on the perimeter.

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    Comment #46558275

    Only for neighborhoods. What if you want to connect with people in a park?

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    Comment #46550040

    Still probably a lot better than Windows.

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    Comment #46549449

    I'm not sure if the concept is really for a single user. It's more like you get to connect with people within geographically-defined perimeters.

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    Comment #46549419

    Interesting. I've never seen this app before. Ya, still not completely the same concept though. It's using proximity.

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    Comment #46549401

    That seems a little excessive for an app like this. The only way I know of that users can fake their location is with a rooted device. I check for rooted devices in the app though …

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    Comment #46547461

    I also built the entire user-based infrastructure from ground up in Java. That includes account settings, sign up, forgot and reset password, and verification codes with multiple s…

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    Comment #46547401

    It started with an idea to allow users to connect within polygon geofences anywhere on earth. Getting this system to work on Android with all the backend code takes a lot of time. …

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    Comment #46547344

    Relative links that didn't get added in the comment: - LinkedIn story: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/scl/fi/trobts37gp4gr1qk9ch... - LocalVideo: https://play.google.com/store/a…

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    Show HN: A geofence-based social network app 6 years in development

    My name is Adrian. I'm a Software Engineer and I spent 6 years developing a perimeter-based geofence-based social media app. What it does: - Allows you to load a custom perimeter a…