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

bbc.co.uk
2 points·by l3x·2 maanden geleden·0 comments

(How) do computer maps make money?

placing.technology
1 points·by l3x·vorig jaar·0 comments

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

bbc.com
29 points·by l3x·vorig jaar·53 comments

Wrist watch modelled on Apollo DSKY computer

apollo-instruments.com
21 points·by l3x·2 jaar geleden·1 comments

A Syllabus for Generalists

syllabusproject.org
2 points·by l3x·2 jaar geleden·0 comments

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l3x
·12 maanden geleden·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
·vorig jaar·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
·vorig jaar·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 jaar geleden·discuss
Similar (official):

- lite.cnn.com

- text.npr.org

Unofficial:

- 68k.news

- skinnyguardian.xyz

... I'm sure there are plenty more!
l3x
·2 jaar geleden·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 jaar geleden·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 jaar geleden·discuss
Anyone know of a collaborative markdown editor? Like a Google Doc but where everyone can write in markdown?
l3x
·2 jaar geleden·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 jaar geleden·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 jaar geleden·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...