adamlynch

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   by adamlynch 5y ago

   Fascinating, thanks! I knew of memory palaces but I hadn't considered taxi drivers! Can't wait to tell my dad someone on the internet said he's a genius :P
2. 92.▲
   by adamlynch 5y ago

   If they have exactly the same name then you should've gotten points. If so, please give me an example and I'll fix it. If it was "Roxbury St" versus "Roxbury Ave", then you're just unlucky sorry
3. 93.▲
   by adamlynch 5y ago

   Thanks for the feedback! Will look into it
4. 94.▲
   by adamlynch 5y ago

   Yeah. Someone did ask today to be able to increase the circle's radius for cases like this
5. 95.▲
   by adamlynch 5y ago

   Maybe. It uses the geolocation information Cloudflare provides. In general, it isn't extremely accurate and it doesn't always return the same location, so this doesn't surprise me too much. If it consistently works in one and
6. 96.▲
   by adamlynch 5y ago

   Thanks for the feedback! Will look into it
7. 97.▲
   by adamlynch 5y ago

   Thanks for explaining!
8. 98.▲
   by adamlynch 5y ago

   I wasn't aware of it, thanks. I didn't use Mapbox originally but I had to switch after the OSM no-streets tiles were discontinued. I'll look into it! https://github.com/adam-lynch/back-of-your-hand/i
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   by adamlynch 5y ago

   Thanks. It's a third-party server-side API I use so it would be just based on your ID address I think. You can go here to see where it thinks you are: https://cloudflare-pages-geolocation.pages.dev . However, this can change
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    by adamlynch 5y ago

    So is the goal is to mark the route you would take? Sounds interesting. Semi-related, it could show you two pins and ask you how long it would take to drive between them at a given time of day. It would compare your guess to Google Maps or
11. 101.▲
    by adamlynch 5y ago

    Great to hear! Thanks for the feedback. An alternative might be to make the circle draggable
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    by adamlynch 5y ago

    It must not have been able to detect where you are located. You can zoom out and click/tap the map to choose the location. And it'll remember that location next time. It defaults to Ireland in this case because I'm Irish.
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    by adamlynch 5y ago

    I'll look into this. Since I wrote that initially, the no-streets OSM map was discontinued so I switched to Mapbox & Maptiler. But I do use two full layers (one custom one without street names) rather than doing what you suggest. H
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    by adamlynch 5y ago

    Glad to hear it! My older family members love it the most. Maybe because they didn't grow up with Google Maps
15. 105.▲
    by adamlynch 5y ago

    Oh yeah, I forgot about that. Thanks, I was worried something was broken
16. 106.▲
    by adamlynch 5y ago

    If you could give me an example, I'll look into it. I ran into issues like this with a strange streets (described here https://adamlynch.com/back-of-your-hand/#the-lioscarrig-driv... ), so I consider any two street
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    by adamlynch 5y ago

    Great feedback, thanks. I also considered factoring in street length for difficulty modes. My dad has gotten a perfect score a couple of times. Cork isn't huge but that's still very difficult. He's a human map
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    by adamlynch 5y ago

    Hey Patrick, there are buttons to zoom in & out in the top right of the map. You can then click/tap on any town / anywhere on the map to set the location. And it'll remember that location next time. (You can also click an
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    by adamlynch 5y ago

    I kinda wish the opposite of hypersearch existed. Let me explain. I set up multiple browser profiles recently; work and personal. For work, I need Google. I'm a software engineer and I find that alternatives just aren't good enoug
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    by adamlynch 5y ago

    Hi HN, I made Back Of Your Hand, a map-based game where you're given random street names and you have to locate them on the map. You can play solo or compete with friends on other devices. I made it for my dad as a Christmas present. I
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