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stevage

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    Comment #49253703

    Pretty amazing. One of those great sites that is just "wow, I would never have thought of trying to build that". And I'm glad you did.

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    Comment #49253694

    Before you do that, check whether you'd be violating the ToS by caching tiles. I'm guessing, yes.

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    Comment #49231495

    Ha, keep reading. https://daringfireball.net/2026/08/retraction_app_store_reje...

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    Comment #49176988

    > The point of centering an element horizontally is to make sure that the content you’re viewing is directly in front of you. That's an awfully big assumption. For starters, you're…

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    Comment #49043043

    You're missing everything else I said in my comment.

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    Comment #49002183

    Hmm, I can't see any. Just cases. Maybe they don't ship to Australia.

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    Comment #49000556

    Are there any off the shelf e-readers which support this firmware? This site seems to be for people who want to solder together their own e-reader from components. Also, it does a …

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    Comment #48986198

    I often have this experience with blog posts on HN. They do all the background, and once they get to the juicy bit, it ends.

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    Comment #48967904

    That's a super interesting device. Definitely pondering ordering one.

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    Comment #48963333

    Is GoPro not manufactured in China?

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    Comment #48942025

    I'm fascinated that I have never heard of this, even though I did use IRC during that early 2000s era.

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    Comment #48914558

    Wow, those are pretty cursed. Differences between browsers, and between mobile platforms, after all these years.

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    Comment #48914469

    Yeah I was considering buying tickets for something recently, then discovered the only option is to install an app just to buy the damn ticket. No. Damn. Way.

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    Comment #48914453

    Ah, blocking all videos on Facebook is such a good idea. Can you share your script?

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    Comment #48867116

    >It can see WiFi through walls I don't understand what this is trying to say. Everyone who has ever used wi-fi knows that it works through walls. You try to connect to a wi-fi in a…

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    Comment #48816598

    > Good map data is kinda useless if it can't be retrieved, and trying to work around it by panning around and manually saving a hundred or so favorites really kinda sucks. There ar…

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    Comment #48813154

    True, although I do also have a lot of problems with Google Maps. Particularly, when I search for a small town 100km away, and instead it brings up a medium sized down in the USA. …

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    Comment #48812094

    > Our business today is not healthy. We are operating at margins that are 3-10x lower than comparable platform and publishing businesses. We Oof. We're making money, but we want to…

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    Comment #48802872

    Interesting post. I was a bit confused why they were seeking to build rapport with their users. These people pay a few bucks a month. What's the upside to a close, cosy relationshi…

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    Comment #48802606

    Oh, good, glad that's solved then.

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    Comment #48798849

    You literally just explained the value.

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    Comment #48798802

    It's slightly funny that the post says firmly that they aren't doing any form of real time engagement with the community anymore, then ends by announcing an AMA date and time.

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    Comment #48794848

    > And in all cases, if you produce the fuel using renewables then the CO2 output is trivially brought near zero. But...they don't.

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    Comment #48784982

    These are the weirdest criticisms. It seems totally normal to me for engineers to be bad at explaining their project to a lay audience. Whereas that's the kind of thing that LLMs a…