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Re: Show HN: Wildex – Pokémon Go for real wildlife

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Post by cindyllm »

deadbabe wrote: post #33
blorenz wrote: post #25

You have a snow leopard in your app screenshots. The Chinese woman just made the latest news cycles about being mauled by attempting to get a selfie with one. I hope those who use your app will ensure they are taking photos from a very safe distance.

The second photo is a tiger lunging at the camera ready to kill the user.

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Re: Show HN: Wildex – Pokémon Go for real wildlife

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Post by vunderba »

appplication wrote: post #37
swyx wrote: post #34

Earlier quoted context omitted.

(semi serious) are there any ways to distinguish photos from being taken up close with no barrier vs behind plexiglass in a zoo?

I don’t think you’d want to solve for plexiglass since not all zoos have that but you could just cluster sightings and if you have 1000 sightings in a very particular location it wouldn’t be hard to identify.

Zoos (and similar places that house animals) are generally pretty large. You could probably just use openstreet data to check where the player is.

Re: Show HN: Wildex – Pokémon Go for real wildlife

#45

Post by AnujNayyar »

wrboyce wrote: post #41

I really don’t understand silent mode on the iPhone (and I’ve used iPhones since the OG!) but your app is one of those that ignores it. Either obeying silent mode or having an option to disable the, admittedly pleasant, sounds would be very welcome.

Good shout! thank you

Re: Show HN: Wildex – Pokémon Go for real wildlife

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Post by helterskelter »

SunshineTheCat wrote: post #24
gnatman wrote: post #20

It appears the Wildex user in your 2nd screenshot is about to get mauled to death.

Wait, so you're saying going up to catch a mountain lion for my collection when I'm out on a hike is a bad idea...

If this app gets popular you know somebody is going to be heading to the woods with their smartphone and a 5 gallon bucket full of bacon grease to lure in a griz.

Re: Show HN: Wildex – Pokémon Go for real wildlife

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Post by whackernews »

29athrowaway wrote: post #46

Gamifying encounters with wildlife... an idea that disrupts ecosystems. Leave wildlife alone.

Taking pictures of, let’s face it, mostly plants is pretty low impact compared to other things that are much more widely accepted. For example having a cat. Let’s maybe stop keeping apex predators as pets that decimate the local ecosystem first and then we can talk about people outside on their phones taking pictures.
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