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Re:Where the Romans Fought (interactive map) on Monday October 26, 2026 @05:34AM (#50241262)
Ctrl+F Play

the second result is the play button that plays the map.

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Re:StreetComplete on iOS is now in public beta on Thursday October 01, 2026 @07:19AM (#49920261)
From the README:

StreetComplete is an easy to use editor of OpenStreetMap data available for Android. It can be used without any OpenStreetMap-specific knowledge. It asks simple questions, with answers directly used to edit and improve OpenStreetMap data. The app is aimed at users who do not know anything about OSM tagging schemes but still want to contribute to OpenStreetMap.

StreetComplete automatically looks for nearby places where a survey is needed and shows them as quest markers on its map. Each of these quests can then be solved on site by answering a simple question. For example, tapping on a marker may show the question "What is the name of this road?", with a text field to answer it. More examples are shown in the screenshots below.

The user's answer is automatically processed and uploaded directly into the OSM database. Edits are done in meaningful changesets using the user's OSM account. Since the app is meant to be used on a survey, it can be used offline and is economic with data usage.

     P=NP, but the margin-right is too narrow. Use Claude Design to hack Figma so you can change the margin and see the whole proof.
Re:Steam Frame starts at $1059 on Monday September 14, 2026 @06:21PM (#49705010)
> 2160 x 2160 LCD (per eye)

The 4K we've all been waiting for - the (2x2)K.

Re:OpenRouter is joining Stripe on Thursday August 20, 2026 @02:18AM (#49371024)
eBay actually ended up making a net gain of approximately $1.4 billion on its total investment in Skype.

Are you perhaps thinking of Microsoft acquiring Skype for $8.5 billion? (a similar amount as the OpenRouter deal)

What was the prompt that was used to generate the prompt?

How many cycles did it take to cover all the bases twice?

Maybe because they dogged it?
Re:GrapheneOS has been ported to Android 17 on Wednesday June 17, 2026 @04:23AM (#48567399)
As the old joke goes: Microsoft is a software company, Apple is a hardware company, Google is an ads company.
Offtopic, but "Twitter. Now that's a name I've not heard in a long time. A long time".
Re:My thoughts after using Clojure for about a month on Thursday June 04, 2026 @04:59AM (#48396026)
Look at the latest babashka release https://github.com/babashka/babashka/releases/tag/v1.12.218

What do you see in Assets? Native executables, specific to an OS + CPU architecture combination, like Linux + AMD 64 or MacOS + AArch 64.

Re:My thoughts after using Clojure for about a month on Wednesday June 03, 2026 @11:30AM (#48385425)
indeed, light-weight means you just add a <script> and you're off to the races.

There's also nbb if you're targeting node https://github.com/babashka/nbb

Re:My thoughts after using Clojure for about a month on Wednesday June 03, 2026 @11:27AM (#48385384)
> babashka (SCI)

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't babashka's "host"... um.. "native", for lack of a better word? It's compiled with Graal VM native, no?

Yes, there is SCI (Small Clojure Interpreter) in the middle, but that's beside the point, no?

https://github.com/babashka/babashka

https://github.com/babashka/sci

Re:I Now Assume That All Ads on Apple News Are Scams on Friday February 06, 2026 @12:17PM (#46915493)
I assume all ads are scams. Cause they are :-)
Re:Xous Operating System on Sunday January 18, 2026 @09:05AM (#46667886)
I fell in love with the metal Dvorak-keyboard Precursor ever since I saw bunnie post about it in 2019 https://xcancel.com/bunniestudios/status/1210540127430336517...

High resolution image: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EMyz0mUXkAIyVMf.jpg?name=orig

Re:Scott Adams has passed away on Tuesday January 13, 2026 @10:55AM (#46602663)
> Republicans will be hunted" if Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election

I don't know how he got there from Biden's literal pitch to donors that "nothing will fundamentally change".

Re:It's hard to justify Tahoe icons on Monday January 05, 2026 @02:06PM (#46503176)
It's a blunt instrument, but this is how I would justify the Tahoe icons:

    .icon {
      text-align: justify;
      display: none;
    }
> An aerial refueler flying so close to Venezuela can't have been there with the best intentions. I don't think that they're too keen on advertising their presence or whereabouts.

Which is precisely why they should avoid flying INTO civilian aircraft.

Imagine if that refueler had stayed away from the JetBlue, we wouldn't be talking about it ;-)

Re:OpenAI declares 'code red' as Google catches up in AI race on Tuesday December 02, 2025 @08:57PM (#46129415)
Stop anthropomorphizing non-human things. They don't like it.
Re:Let go of StackOverflow; communities must take ownership on Saturday November 29, 2025 @07:53PM (#46092412)
I don't remember where I read this, but will tell this story every time ChatGPT is mentioned as a replacement of StackOverflow.

> I asked chatgpt how do I do X. Chatgpt replied with the accepted answer from stack overflow, thus saving me 1 second. In theory. In practice, what Chatgpt did NOT tell me was that the top voted comment on that accepted answer said "Do not do this, doing X in this way creates a security vulnerability of type Y because of Z"

Re:Gemini 3 Pro Preview Live in AI Studio on Wednesday November 19, 2025 @01:15PM (#45982852)
To clarify, the message above is what I got after giving it Google Drive access.
Re:Gemini 3 Pro Preview Live in AI Studio on Tuesday November 18, 2025 @01:47PM (#45970301)
The requested prompt does not exist or you do not have access. If you believe the request is correct, make sure you have first allowed AI Studio access to your Google Drive, and then ask the owner to share the prompt with you.

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