This is fun. In europe we have jodel which has a big userbase. The quality of discussion varies from location and it's fun to listen in what the locals are talking about.
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#32Not sure what it is supposed to do, but currently it does:
- Ask for location access
- When granted ask for a user name
- When given a username show:
? in range
Error: undefindRe: Show HN: Camp Fire – chat with people within a radius
#33Not sure what it is supposed to do, but currently it does: - Ask for location access - When granted ask for a user name - When given a username show: ? in range Error: undefind
I ran into this problem too, I just refreshed and it would eventually connect. Not sure what exactly is breaking.
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#34I think the concept is neat, and this could be a worthwhile mode for some chat apps. I would get rid of the cute range names though and just tell users how many km this reaches.
I remember there was a project exactly like this in nReduce (a communal online incubator which sadly died quickly), a few years back.
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#35Looks neat! I like that you show how many are in range. Here's some suggestions, take them for what they are worth.
- Fix the layout on iOS Safari.
- Show the location of all current users (with opt out) on a globe. Users can see where the activity is and who is chatting where.
- Consider adding ignore to squelch certain users.
- Show past messages for your area.
- Add voice messages and autoplay (with opt out)
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#36Re: Show HN: Camp Fire – chat with people within a radius
#37I have experience with VHF radio emulation, so I wanted to ask what formula you're using for ranging?
I've found the haversine formula to be a robust compromise between accuracy and computational complexity, where on a typical day, I'm doing 5000-200000 haversine calculations a second.
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#38I have experience with VHF radio emulation, so I wanted to ask what formula you're using for ranging? I've found the haversine formula to be a robust compromise between accuracy and computational complexity, where on a typical day, I'm doing 5000-200000 haversine calculations a second.
Yup, using Haversine.
Re: Show HN: Camp Fire – chat with people within a radius
#39Looks neat! I like that you show how many are in range. Here's some suggestions, take them for what they are worth. - Fix the layout on iOS Safari. - Show the location of all current users (with opt out) on a globe. Users can see where the activity is and who is chatting where. - Consider adding ignore to squelch certain users. - Show past messages for your area. - Add voice messages and autoplay (with opt out)
But first make the location by IP so you don't have to turn on browser geo-location.
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#40With the advent of wifi on airplanes, I made a similar thing called "flight roulette". Inspiration was from chat roulette except instead of matching you to people randomly it would you to people directly below you on the ground as you flew over.