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   Toward an Archive of Everyday Urban Observations(medium.com)

   1 points by kappasan 9mo ago|0 comments
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   Ninja Codes: Neurally Generated Fiducial Markers for Stealthy 6-DoF Tracking(wikitopia.city)

   2 points by kappasan 1y ago|0 comments
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   by kappasan 1y ago

   Still working on dédédé [1] - it's a simple web-based platform to share the "good, bad, and why"s of urban spaces. We're slowly adding functionalities and crushing bugs, an iOS app is in the pipeline too! [1] https:&#x2
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   by kappasan 1y ago

   Thanks so much, and super cool newsletter btw! Not directly involved with for Cities, but they're friends of friends and we should have a chance to meet them very soon.
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   by kappasan 1y ago

   Did a Show HN about a month ago, but we're hard at work building dédédé [1] - it's a not-for-profit website that invites people to casually share the "good, bad, and why"s of urban spaces. [1] https://dedede.d
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   by kappasan 1y ago

   Haven't been to Chongqing in a while, but the vertical nature of the city is fascinating [1]. It's like they layered multiple cities on top of each other! Curious how that affects social interactions in daily life. [1] https:&#x2
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   by kappasan 1y ago

   We have something similar here in Kyoto! But we're Japan so there's an actual anime [1] and a character relationship chart [2], both straight from the city government. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OInuZFHeQ
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   by kappasan 1y ago

   Speaking of computational knitting, I recently learned about "solid knitting" [1] which is awesome. https://www.cs.cmu.edu/news/2024/solid-knitting
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   by kappasan 1y ago

   A big Jacobs fan here, but I remember reading her book (The Death and Life of...) and also about Robert Moses and thinking "hmm both sides have a point" so she'd probably hate me if she was still alive. I personally think she
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    by kappasan 1y ago

    Tangential but the name is a pun - "kezuroukai" translates to "shall we shave?" in Japanese, but "kai" can also mean something like "gathering" or "community".
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    by kappasan 2y ago

    So like Gossip's Cafe? https://gossips.cafe
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    by kappasan 2y ago

    Thanks so much for checking out the website! I hear machiya are quickly disappearing in Kyoto (often turned into generic apartments) so it's great to hear your friend is keeping the old city alive.
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    by kappasan 2y ago

    Cool photos! My workplace is an old machiya [1] in Kyoto that's more than a hundred years old, so I kinda live like the people in these photos (not really of course - no konbini back then). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki
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    by kappasan 2y ago

    I wonder if it's possible to design a new formal language (something like lojban [1], with a grammar strictly based on formal logic) but with better UX so that it can be used by regular folks like me? Maybe combine something like Attem
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    by kappasan 2y ago

    I remember in junior high, we kept a pack of much smaller and cuter planarians [1] for a science class. We cut them up into pieces (sorry worms!) and they really do regenerate! Fascinating creatures. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org&
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    by kappasan 2y ago

    We just did a Show HN last week [1], but we're building dédédé ( https://dedede.de/en ), a place to share the "good, bad, and why"s of urban spaces. Please check it out if you hadn't already! [1] https:&#
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    by kappasan 2y ago

    I guess you're referring to this one? https://dedede.de/en/posts/CimzQqTYi4 FWIW that's a post I made myself - the German embassy in Tokyo put up a series of posters explaining some German words, and tha
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    by kappasan 2y ago

    I agree that is very true. We'll see if there are free (or very cheap) solutions we could use.
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    by kappasan 2y ago

    Thanks so much, we'll look into it!
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    by kappasan 2y ago

    OP here - just to let you know the signup form asks for an email address, but we're just using it as the user ID so a non-working address works fine. EDIT: apart from one minor inconvenience, you won't be able to reset your passwo
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    by kappasan 2y ago

    Huh I vaguely remember hearing that term somewhere... will read up on it, thanks!
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    by kappasan 2y ago

    Thanks, would love to see posts from outside Japan!
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    by kappasan 2y ago

    Perhaps it's just that data visualization has simply matured, and the field has converged on a narrow set of designs that are proven to work? The earlier, "experimental" examples given by the author are indeed beautiful, but
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    by kappasan 2y ago

    Great reference but I wonder what the criteria for inclusion is here?
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    by kappasan 2y ago

    Wow nice collection! Reminds me of the early days of the web. Kinda throws away everything we've learned about accessibility but I guess that's beside the point.
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    Show HN: A website for sharing the "Good, Bad, and Why"s of urban spaces(dedede.de)

    89 points by kappasan 2y ago|20 comments