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

bbc.co.uk
2 points·by l3x·2 ay önce·0 comments

(How) do computer maps make money?

placing.technology
1 points·by l3x·geçen yıl·0 comments

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

bbc.com
29 points·by l3x·geçen yıl·53 comments

Wrist watch modelled on Apollo DSKY computer

apollo-instruments.com
21 points·by l3x·2 yıl önce·1 comments

A Syllabus for Generalists

syllabusproject.org
2 points·by l3x·2 yıl önce·0 comments

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l3x
·12 ay önce·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
·geçen yıl·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
·geçen yıl·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 yıl önce·discuss
Similar (official):

- lite.cnn.com

- text.npr.org

Unofficial:

- 68k.news

- skinnyguardian.xyz

... I'm sure there are plenty more!
l3x
·2 yıl önce·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 yıl önce·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 yıl önce·discuss
Anyone know of a collaborative markdown editor? Like a Google Doc but where everyone can write in markdown?
l3x
·2 yıl önce·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 yıl önce·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 yıl önce·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 yıl önce·discuss
I expect it's more to do with how poorly insulated most UK homes are
l3x
·3 yıl önce·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!