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Re:StreetComplete on iOS is now in public beta on Thursday October 01, 2026 @09:17AM (#49921290)
That's when you hit "uh..." and leave a note with details. In an effort to keep things simple on a small screen it doesn't include every possible option. You can read the wiki to find the best way to tag it. https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/
Re:OsmAnd's Faster Offline Navigation on Thursday February 26, 2026 @04:48PM (#47172417)
Settings > Driving > Navigation settings > Route parameters > Allow private access
Re:The Forklift Certified License on Friday September 26, 2025 @02:11AM (#45383267)
FOS = Free and Open Source?
What type of ADHD do you have? Primarily inattentive, hyperactive-impulsive, or combined?
Re:Volkswagen Introduces ID. EVERY1, Its Most Affordable EV on Wednesday March 05, 2025 @08:00PM (#43274876)
The article doesn't say whether it will come to North America. Of the six numbered models, only the ID.4 made it over here. And we got the ID.Buzz minivan. The upcoming ID.1 and ID.2 seem to be launching only in the European market.
I'd heard of gag orders, but I hadn't heard of secret court orders like that. I searched and found this:

https://www.aclu.org/news/national-security/secret-court-opi...

Do you know of other examples?

There's also Mackinaw Island in Michigan, which has banned cars at the end of the 19th century: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mackinac_Island

It only had a population of 583 permanent residents at last count, though. It's mostly a tourist destination.

Thanks for pointing that out, I missed the username change.
Given the twitter account was made in 2017, they would have been eight: https://x.com/hackermondev

And that bug report to Adobe was made when they would have been five years old: https://hackerone.com/daniel?type=user

Re:What Will Enter the Public Domain in 2025? on Monday December 02, 2024 @01:14AM (#42293597)
Let's not forget Opus. Not technically patent-free but it practically is. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opus_(audio_format)#Patent_cla...

Also Vorbis has always been patent free.

Re:Oppose the Patent-Troll-Friendly Prevail Act on Friday November 22, 2024 @04:09AM (#42212290)
According to the "take action" page, it's already gone up for a vote:

> UPDATE: The vote for PREVAIL has been set for Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024

But according to Congress.gov, it was just a committee meeting: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/222...

Re:Pidgin 3.0.0 Experimental 1 Announcement on Friday November 22, 2024 @02:24AM (#42211827)
Signal is open source but they only let the official builds connect to the official Signal servers
Re:Show HN: Tinder, but to Decide What to Eat on Monday November 11, 2024 @06:13PM (#42111276)
Great! Best of luck
Re:Show HN: Tinder, but to Decide What to Eat on Sunday November 03, 2024 @10:25PM (#42038136)
Any plans to extend it to the other 60% of smartphone users?
No, that's Nassau County, New York. Not the entirety of New York. Says it right there in the article you linked. There's also a lawsuit challenging it, also linked at the end of the article.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/federal-lawsuit-challen...

Re:Rockman / Mega Man source code on Wednesday May 22, 2024 @12:32AM (#40437363)
Re:A Slower Speed of Light โ€“ MIT Game Lab on Monday May 13, 2024 @02:00AM (#40340199)
Cool concept, but this game made me start to feel sick by the 5 minute mark when I finished it.
To build, you need permitting. To get a permit, you need permission from the municipality. If the neighbors believe they will be adversely affected by the new building, they may petition the municipality to reject the new building or make them alter the plan, at which point it becomes a political issue, not a private home life issue.
Re:The Rise and Fall of 3M's Floppy Disk on Wednesday April 03, 2024 @04:13AM (#39914773)
They said BD-R. Blu-ray. Not many computers have Blu-ray drives compared to DVD.
Re:The window for great-grandmothers is closing on Thursday March 28, 2024 @01:58AM (#39848174)
They didn't say "Nobody should be allowed to have more than two children". They simply have an opinion that people shouldn't, purposefully, have more than two children. Seems reasonable to me.
Davinci Resolve is on par with Premiere. Quark XPress is a great replacement for InDesign. No need to rely on one company for every type of multimedia software.
I really hope automakers don't start embracing touchscreens even more. Tactile feedback / muscle memory is important for safer operation. At least Mazda seems to get that[1], if only others would get over their minimalism obsession. Would embrace regulations requiring physical controls for most common tasks.

[1]: https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1121372_why-mazda-is-pur...

Re:Gaining kernel code execution on an MTE-enabled Pixel 8 on Tuesday March 19, 2024 @01:21PM (#39758097)
It's been around for 38 years. It's not going anywhere.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pain%20point

Re:Dead Air on the Incident Call on Monday March 18, 2024 @11:07PM (#39752563)
Zoom has breakout rooms
They said tire dust, though, and I don't see an "edited" note there
Re:How dense is your city? on Sunday March 03, 2024 @10:01PM (#39586653)
You've got it: cars ruin cities. And it can be undone. https://slate.com/business/2023/03/paris-car-ban-bikes-cycli...
How about in geosynchronous orbit? So the control facility doesn't have to deal with the fine particles.
Re:How to Quit Your Smartphone on Sunday February 04, 2024 @10:12PM (#39256866)
Pocket full of keys? Sounds like a recipe for pain. Carabiner!
Re:New York City population declined by 5.3% since 2020 on Tuesday December 19, 2023 @02:35PM (#38700402)
Also, that national network for travel needs to include a much higher percentage spent on intercity/regional rail than we currently do.

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