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Re:The other British invasion: how UK lingo conquered the US on Friday October 04, 2024 @10:07PM (#41747199)

I’ve never met a fellow Brit who would say ‘dump’ instead of ‘tip’ in this context.

I also call my discount-loving fellow Brit friend ‘coupon boy’ rather than ‘voucher boy’!

Re:Jake Seliger has died on Friday August 09, 2024 @07:09PM (#41206129)

So sorry for your loss, and grateful for Jake’s writings about his journey - tough but invaluable reading.

Show HN: Interactive Solar Eclipse Simulator

Posted by stephenjt on Monday March 25, 2024 @02:15PM
from the show-hn dept.

https://demo.radiantdrift.com

This is a demo site showing an interactive general purpose solar eclipse simulator.With two solar eclipses in 2023/24, I added eclipse calculations and maps to my photography planning app last year. After getting the basics in place I built this simulator.It tries to give a reasonable photo realistic view of any eclipse by showing phenomena such as the diamond ring, the corona and chromosphere,...

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