dlipovetsky
Re:Building FireStriker: Why I'm Making Civic Tech Free
on Friday March 27, 2026 @04:02PM (#47547511)
The author might like knowing about a similar effort targeting Automated License Plate Readers (ALPR), that was discussed here a few months ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46290916.
It relies on automated scraping + human confirmation. Louis Rossman describes how it works in https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W420BOqga_s
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on Wednesday March 11, 2026 @12:38AM (#47331789)
You're right. I hadn't come across other coverage of this, but I should have thought twice before submitting this one. Sorry!
I now see at least one article with more depth: https://sfstandard.com/2026/03/09/california-billionaire-tax...
Re:Superiority of flu vaccines that generate "mucosal immunity"
on Saturday January 24, 2026 @01:49AM (#46741607)
The article title is "A Flu Vaccine That Actually Works," but I think that title is linkbait, so I've changed it. The article itself is worth a read.
The world is one bad decision away from a silicon Ice Age
Re:Ask HN: Best way to learn robotics with a 10 year old?
on Thursday July 25, 2024 @11:36PM (#41075576)
I found this overview on the microblocks site linked by the parent comment:
https://wiki.microblocks.fun/en/boards/supported. The list includes the micro:bit, which I can recommend from experience, but the rest also look like good choices.