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If you are a Street View fan, check out GeoGuessr, a game where you try to guess the location of a Street View. Some pros on YouTube can guess with scary accura

If you are a Street View fan, check out GeoGuessr, a game where you try to guess the location of a Street View. Some pros on YouTube can guess with scary accuracy. https://www.geoguessr.com/ https://www.geoguessr.com/

Aeolun 4y ago
Why does a game like that need an account…
- chronogram 4y ago
  Because it is based on Google Maps so needs to pay for that.
- M3L0NM4N 4y ago
  It didn't used to, but Google 10x'd the API costs for street view.
- DonHopkins 4y ago
  To raise enough money to buy a vowel, and fix the missing "e".
  - wpietri 4y ago
    I happen to know the person who first came up with that when Flickr was looking for a name. He feels bad about it, so I try to keep my teasing down to once every few years.
    - bigiain 4y ago
      If I Venmoed you $10 would you tease him about it this weekend?
      - DonHopkins 4y ago
        Transfr both of us a fivr and we'll badgr and pestr him in tandm!
    - DonHopkins 4y ago
      You mean Nb? I oftn vx that derangd mothr fuckr furthr than he deservs. ;) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11415473 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11415473 >I am looking forward to the day that AP starts replacing the missing penultimate "e"'s in the poorly spelled names of companies that were too cheap to buy the correct domain name, like Flickr and Flattr. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11526636 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11526636 >What really impresses me about Viber is the way they went all out and splurged with an honest to god penultimate "e" before the final "r". Most dot-com companies would have settled for "Vibr", but they went the distance and bought an authentic luxurious vowel, precisely where it was called for, without going overboard and throwing in a sometimes-vowel "y" in place of the "i". Very bold and straightforward spelling, I must say. Color me impressed! >>Viber is an Israeli company, don't be so judgmental of their poor startup spelling skills. >>>No, you misunderstand: I am truly and earnestly impressed by their good spelling, not criticizing any bad grammar. If they'd named it "Vybr," it would have come off like Steve Buscemie holding a skateboard over his shoulder wearing a MUSIC BAND t-shirt, desperately trying to appeal to the youth demographic. >>>>Read that one again with </sarcasm> at the end :) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14489564 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14489564 >The fact that its name is missing the penultimate "e" should have clued people in that it was an over-hyped up sham. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16822776 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16822776 >2004 called. They want their missing penultimate "e" back. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19483596 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19483596 >I dunno -- the name "credder" sounds much more authoritative and trustworthy to me than "spidr", because they didn't leave out the penultimate "e". https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29068627 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29068627 >At least he didn't call it "Canvasr"! The missing-penultimate-e-suffix is so tird, not wird.
      - wpietri 4y ago
        I do indeed. Glad to know more people are aware of his crime against humanity.
- rd 4y ago
  HN users try not to get mad at a for-profit service that has to pay bills out of their control challenge (impossible)
sharkweek 4y ago
I got so addicted to this for 3-4 months that I had to stop. It was so fun especially after I started to get the hang of the game and various nuance of local infrastructure. For those looking to see some pros in action I highly recommend GeoWizard (has a bit of a comedy bent and tends to be regarded as an original pro who relies way less on meta), and Rainbolt, probably one of the single best players when it comes to memory.
- hackernewds 4y ago
  I find it absurd it's even possible to do these. His skills have been used to report kidnappings recently.
  - glandium 4y ago
    Never seen any other geoguesser than Rainbolt, but he blows my mind every time.
stardenburden 4y ago
And also https://geotastic.net https://geotastic.net for a free alternative
- EvanDotPro 4y ago
  +1 for Geotastic. I play regularly with friends — It's very well developed and he shows you how much your play has cost in Google Maps API usage to reference if you choose to (optionally) pay.

Aeolun 4y ago

Why does a game like that need an account…

chronogram 4y ago
Because it is based on Google Maps so needs to pay for that.
M3L0NM4N 4y ago
It didn't used to, but Google 10x'd the API costs for street view.
DonHopkins 4y ago
To raise enough money to buy a vowel, and fix the missing "e".
- wpietri 4y ago
  I happen to know the person who first came up with that when Flickr was looking for a name. He feels bad about it, so I try to keep my teasing down to once every few years.
  - bigiain 4y ago
    If I Venmoed you $10 would you tease him about it this weekend?
    - DonHopkins 4y ago
      Transfr both of us a fivr and we'll badgr and pestr him in tandm!
  - DonHopkins 4y ago
    You mean Nb? I oftn vx that derangd mothr fuckr furthr than he deservs. ;) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11415473 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11415473 >I am looking forward to the day that AP starts replacing the missing penultimate "e"'s in the poorly spelled names of companies that were too cheap to buy the correct domain name, like Flickr and Flattr. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11526636 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11526636 >What really impresses me about Viber is the way they went all out and splurged with an honest to god penultimate "e" before the final "r". Most dot-com companies would have settled for "Vibr", but they went the distance and bought an authentic luxurious vowel, precisely where it was called for, without going overboard and throwing in a sometimes-vowel "y" in place of the "i". Very bold and straightforward spelling, I must say. Color me impressed! >>Viber is an Israeli company, don't be so judgmental of their poor startup spelling skills. >>>No, you misunderstand: I am truly and earnestly impressed by their good spelling, not criticizing any bad grammar. If they'd named it "Vybr," it would have come off like Steve Buscemie holding a skateboard over his shoulder wearing a MUSIC BAND t-shirt, desperately trying to appeal to the youth demographic. >>>>Read that one again with </sarcasm> at the end :) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14489564 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14489564 >The fact that its name is missing the penultimate "e" should have clued people in that it was an over-hyped up sham. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16822776 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16822776 >2004 called. They want their missing penultimate "e" back. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19483596 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19483596 >I dunno -- the name "credder" sounds much more authoritative and trustworthy to me than "spidr", because they didn't leave out the penultimate "e". https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29068627 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29068627 >At least he didn't call it "Canvasr"! The missing-penultimate-e-suffix is so tird, not wird.
    - wpietri 4y ago
      I do indeed. Glad to know more people are aware of his crime against humanity.
rd 4y ago
HN users try not to get mad at a for-profit service that has to pay bills out of their control challenge (impossible)

sharkweek 4y ago

I got so addicted to this for 3-4 months that I had to stop. It was so fun especially after I started to get the hang of the game and various nuance of local infrastructure. For those looking to see some pros in action I highly recommend GeoWizard (has a bit of a comedy bent and tends to be regarded as an original pro who relies way less on meta), and Rainbolt, probably one of the single best players when it comes to memory.

hackernewds 4y ago
I find it absurd it's even possible to do these. His skills have been used to report kidnappings recently.
- glandium 4y ago
  Never seen any other geoguesser than Rainbolt, but he blows my mind every time.

stardenburden 4y ago

And also https://geotastic.net https://geotastic.net for a free alternative

EvanDotPro 4y ago
+1 for Geotastic. I play regularly with friends — It's very well developed and he shows you how much your play has cost in Google Maps API usage to reference if you choose to (optionally) pay.