edwardc

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   Google rolls out rapid Air Raid Alerts system for Android phones in Ukraine(twitter.com)

   5 points by edwardc 5y ago|0 comments
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   by edwardc 6y ago

   Thanks for the feedback. Yes, I have been imagining the same thing too! Just need to track down a e-ink display for this sort of fun project. Anyone know of any good ones that would make this easy?
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   by edwardc 6y ago

   Yes, there's nothing to prevent very small maps like what you saw - even ones that terminate with a dead-end before a road has been drawn (eg. https://random-roads--edwardcunningh2.repl.co/#1592758760947 ). I considered
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   by edwardc 6y ago

   Good one! Yes, you've hit the bottom there. It is artificially limited to a 1001 x 1001 grid - just to stop it from growing forever (which could get quite slow on lower end devices). In practice I rarely encounter maps that go that far
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   by edwardc 6y ago

   Thanks for the feedback - the minimal look is pleasing to my eye too! I wrote a brief description in this comment: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23592538 Initially I had envisaged something a bit cleverer, but for an
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   by edwardc 6y ago

   Thanks. It's plain JavaScript, rendering with an HTML canvas. I did investigate JS 2D graphics libraries but decided in the end that this was sufficiently simple to not warrant one. It was harder than I expected to get the drag & z
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   by edwardc 6y ago

   Thanks! You can see the code here: https://repl.it/@EdwardCunningh2/Random-Roads It's not especially clever: 1. I define a set of possible moves (eg. straight ahead, left turn, junction, etc). One possible move is
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   by edwardc 6y ago

   Well spotted! I enjoy the large ones (eg. https://random-roads--edwardcunningh2.repl.co/#1589058113269 ) where I imagine the gaps left in the middle to be parks.
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   Show HN: Random Roads(random-roads--edwardcunningh2.repl.co)

   144 points by edwardc 6y ago|50 comments
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    An Investigation of Chrysaor Malware on Android(android-developers.googleblog.com)

    1 points by edwardc 10y ago|0 comments
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    Doppel: Wearable tech concept to set your rhythm(kickstarter.com)

    1 points by edwardc 11y ago|0 comments
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    Are smartphones killing memories?(bbc.co.uk)

    1 points by edwardc 13y ago|0 comments
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    by edwardc 14y ago

    The Scream in Space 'experiment' uses screams uploaded to YouTube as part of a competition last year: http://www.screaminspace.com/ (and since this is HN, https://github.com/cuspaceflight/SpaceScream ).
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    Android CubeSat launched into orbit(bbc.co.uk)

    1 points by edwardc 14y ago|0 comments
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    YouTube videos on Android cubesat to test "in space, no-one can hear you scream"(screaminspace.com)

    9 points by edwardc 14y ago|0 comments