tlhunter

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   by tlhunter 5y ago

   Don't macOS laptops do this by default?
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   by tlhunter 5y ago

   I've been using the OneModel beta for a couple months now, watching as it matures. Personally, I'm a huge draw.io fan, and I use the desktop app for many things. While draw.io is great for many types of diagrams it's certainl
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   by tlhunter 5y ago

   That same plugin has bitten me in the past as well. I used it to display full screen interstitial ads. Despite the author raking in cash from users the plugin was rather broken when I used it. The biggest shortcoming is that it wouldn'
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   by tlhunter 5y ago

   > The site was created in 2006 with little knowledge of security, so passwords were stored in md5() hashes without salt Read as: In the last fifteen years we couldn't be bothered to fix our glaring security hole.
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   by tlhunter 5y ago

   > Infrastructure engineers generally care most about [...] never, ever, losing data. Does MySQL still silently truncate varchar columns when the inserted text is too long?
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   by tlhunter 5y ago

   I use Countly for all my websites and mobile apps, self hosted: https://github.com/Countly
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   by tlhunter 5y ago

   If it were released as a major semver change then that would be borderline acceptable. Anything less is malicious.
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   by tlhunter 5y ago

   You're right, there are some similarities! The biggest visual difference is the lack of a map on Jodel. The dynamic message size is something we've been considering adding as well. Maybe they calculate it based on neighboring mess
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   by tlhunter 5y ago

   Oh yeah, it's pretty bad. We'll throw in media queries at some point to make it a large map with a list of messages beside it. Radar Chat is almost entirely useless on desktop since it's rare that they have high resolution GP
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    by tlhunter 5y ago

    Once I get some revenue I'll purchase a subscription to a geoip service. That said, we can only really use it to show a vague position for the user. Since everything is so precise (some message can only be seen if you're within 10
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    by tlhunter 5y ago

    Threaded replies is actually the biggest feature on our roadmap! I do love the idea of "hidden messages", invisible communities that only a few will ever see.
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    by tlhunter 5y ago

    The internet certainly isn't what it used to be.
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    by tlhunter 5y ago

    I like your monetization strategy and how it combats spam!
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    by tlhunter 5y ago

    My friend mentioned YikYak as a potential competitor to me several months ago. I tried to install their app but I think they had taken it down for a few months. Fast forward and YikYak does have some similarities. The main differences are t
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    by tlhunter 5y ago

    Just imagine spraying virtual graffiti on a building!
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    by tlhunter 5y ago

    I also limit the Longitude to +85 / -85, so there's even a technical limitation around your area!
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    by tlhunter 5y ago

    Firefox is my main browser! What issues are you having? If you've disabled geolocation access then Radar Chat is basically dead in the water.
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    by tlhunter 5y ago

    I'll add a button to messages to flag/report them in the upcoming weeks. For individual channels the goal is to allow administrators to moderate them, kinda like with Reddit. For global channels it'll probably end up being me
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    by tlhunter 5y ago

    It actually wasn't until about 4 years in to working on this that someone told me "it's basically social media". Certainly that wasn't my goal when I set out! My early customers have channels that only administrator
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    by tlhunter 5y ago

    Just looked it up, "עמוד ענן" seems pretty cool for trail hikes! I do hope people use Radar Chat for hiking as well. They could put down markers for trail heads and stuff. But, the biggest differentiator with Radar Chat is that th
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    by tlhunter 5y ago

    Absolutely, geo-spoofing is going to be one of the biggest enemies for this product. I will say though that my early customers are giving away prizes that are only useful to locals, like coupons to offline stores, so I'm hoping that&#x
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    by tlhunter 5y ago

    That's great ;) I was only able to find a few direct competitors in my searches. They were mostly shut down with their apps no longer in the app stores.
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    by tlhunter 5y ago

    I'm glad you noticed! The idea behind the inverse radius and duration relationship was that each specific message might only be seen by, say, 100 people. Certainly hoping this reduces spammy messages.
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    by tlhunter 5y ago

    Radar Chat allows users to leave digital messages that are attached to physical world locations. Most messages can only be seen if you're physically close to them which can be used to make scavenger hunts. My first customers non-profit
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    Show HN: Radar Chat – Geolocation based communication(app.radar.chat)

    64 points by tlhunter 5y ago|49 comments
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    by tlhunter 5y ago

    Is that PWA button fair to use? Been looking for something like that which matches the ubiquitous Android and iOS buttons.
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    by tlhunter 5y ago

    I tried Elementary for a week recently but just couldn't make it stick. The Calendar app doesn't work with Google Calendar as a backend; or, at least not with a ton of hacks, which is what one chooses Elementary to avoid. Overall
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    by tlhunter 5y ago

    This really only works if you avoid native modules. I'm not sure why the author didn't mention native modules as it's a pretty big deal in this context.
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    by tlhunter 5y ago

    See Lights Out: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lights_Out_(game)
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    by tlhunter 5y ago

    I could have sworn this started years ago, albeit with different messaging.