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Re:Show HN: I saw this mind-blowing experiment, so I made a ... by placebo on Saturday November 25, 2023 @02:16PM (#38415783)
made something similar 14 years ago...

https://youtu.be/bEwsuWNxdno

domain isn't mine anymore...

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Re:Show HN: I saw this mind-blowing experiment, so I made a ... by whenlambo on Saturday November 25, 2023 @04:10PM (#38416694)
What API allowed that back then?
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Re:Show HN: I saw this mind-blowing experiment, so I made a ... by placebo on Saturday November 25, 2023 @04:24PM (#38416803)
It was an API I developed using ActiveX on Microsoft's Internet explorer and NPAPI on other browsers
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Re:Show HN: I saw this mind-blowing experiment, so I made a ... by worldsayshi on Saturday November 25, 2023 @07:31PM (#38418153)
I don't see what is technically new about this? What API has been missing to do this?

Tcp and window.screenTop and screenLeft should get you there right? Hmm, yeah, 2008 is a long time ago though..

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Re:Show HN: I saw this mind-blowing experiment, so I made a ... by HatchedLake721 on Saturday November 25, 2023 @03:07PM (#38416254)
Oh wow, from December 2008.

Here's to no one trying to patent it now!

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