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The £5 coffee that tells a story of global economic turmoil

bbc.co.uk
2 points·by l3x·2 months ago·0 comments

(How) do computer maps make money?

placing.technology
1 points·by l3x·last year·0 comments

The 'freaky and unpleasant' world when video games leak into the physical realm

bbc.com
29 points·by l3x·last year·53 comments

Wrist watch modelled on Apollo DSKY computer

apollo-instruments.com
21 points·by l3x·2 years ago·1 comments

A Syllabus for Generalists

syllabusproject.org
2 points·by l3x·2 years ago·0 comments

Scrolljacking 101

nngroup.com
2 points·by l3x·3 years ago·1 comments

Cities with their own psychological disorders

atlasobscura.com
150 points·by l3x·3 years ago·118 comments

The “LadyGrab” program was meant to protect women drivers. It backfired

restofworld.org
3 points·by l3x·3 years ago·1 comments

What's your type? See how fonts change the way you read and write

washingtonpost.com
1 points·by l3x·3 years ago·0 comments

NYC Subwaysheds

subwaysheds.com
266 points·by l3x·3 years ago·113 comments

Apache Baremaps: online maps toolkit

baremaps.apache.org
213 points·by l3x·3 years ago·43 comments

Keep a Changelog

keepachangelog.com
2 points·by l3x·3 years ago·1 comments

Red Cross challenged Fornite and COD gamers to not commit war crimes

kotaku.com
5 points·by l3x·3 years ago·0 comments

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l3x
·12 months ago·discuss
I tried to submit a less click bait title but the content is less hyperbolic

> A media company demanded a license fee for an Open Graph image used on my twitter archive. I gave in and paid it, but what does that mean for open graph images and copyright?
l3x
·last year·discuss
Recent article on him in the London Review of Books, exploring his rightward turn as he grew older:

https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v47/n05/tony-wood/why-did-he...
l3x
·last year·discuss
Relevant given a lot of the discussion here: Why some DVLA services don't work at night

https://dafyddvaughan.uk/blog/2025/why-some-dvla-digital-ser...

(they were frontends to old systems that were based on assumptions of when data would be submitted)
l3x
·2 years ago·discuss
Similar (official):

- lite.cnn.com

- text.npr.org

Unofficial:

- 68k.news

- skinnyguardian.xyz

... I'm sure there are plenty more!
l3x
·2 years ago·discuss
From the FAQs on GitHub [1]

> What about PMTiles?

> I would have loved to use PMTiles; they are a brilliant idea!

> Unfortunately, making range requests in 80 GB files just doesn't work in production. It is fine for files smaller than 500 MB, but it has terrible latency and caching issues for full planet datasets.

> If PMTiles implements splitting to <10 MB files, it can be a valid alternative to running servers.

[1] https://github.com/hyperknot/openfreemap
l3x
·2 years ago·discuss
Not s important if it's markdown or wysiwyg in the interface (although an intelligent mix like the obsidian editor would be nice)

The main thing is to have markdown as the output format and if I copy text from the editor that it pastes in markdown
l3x
·2 years ago·discuss
Anyone know of a collaborative markdown editor? Like a Google Doc but where everyone can write in markdown?
l3x
·2 years ago·discuss
Related - a previous HN thread about Sweden Sans [1] that links to:

  * Finlandica font for Finland [2]
  * Public Sans for USA public sector [3]
  * Mariane and Spectral for France [4]
... among others!

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36775398

[2] https://toolbox.finland.fi/brand-identity-and-guidelines/fin...

[3] https://public-sans.digital.gov/

[4] https://www.systeme-de-design.gouv.fr/elements-d-interface/f...
l3x
·2 years ago·discuss
I expect this was too comply with guidance on reporting on suicide [1]

> Avoid reporting methods of suicide

> Don’t refer to a specific site or location as popular or known for suicides

[1] https://www.samaritans.org/about-samaritans/media-guidelines...
l3x
·2 years ago·discuss
I love that the guy who invented it had his ashes put into one when he was cremated

https://qz.com/618734/italys-coffee-pot-king-was-buried-in-t...
l3x
·3 years ago·discuss
I expect it's more to do with how poorly insulated most UK homes are
l3x
·3 years ago·discuss
David Mitchell's book Cloud Atlas might fit I think. There was a film made of it in 2012. The children's book Charlie Cook's Favourite Book has the same premise.

You might also find things in Jorge Luis Borges' short stories (although I can't think of any specifically off the top of my head).

The film Inception has a recursive theme to it.

And there is a popular sci-fi book called Recursion, but I've not read it so not sure how much it fits the actual idea of Recursion!
l3x
·3 years ago·discuss
Graham Greene's The Quiet American has a similar feel. About an American spy in Vietnam.

Edit: Also, Mick Heron's Slow Horses series, based on a group of outcaste MI5 spies in London. (The first book was made into a TV series on Apple TV).
l3x
·3 years ago·discuss
Awesome Tapes from Africa [0]is a well known one. There's also a tape archive of Somali music that resulted in this CD compilation [1] although I forget the name of the actual archive site.

[0] https://awesometapes.com/

[1] https://ostinatorecords.bandcamp.com/album/sweet-as-broken-d...