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   by typpo 8y ago

   Thanks - it was hidden by media query because I couldn't fit it. Just made a change to show the address input on mobile and hide other various controls.
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   by typpo 8y ago

   Thanks. I removed the spot lighting on Earth - accidentally left that code from when I had a specular map. Also increased ambient light on the night side based on feedback below.
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   by typpo 8y ago

   Hi HN, I built this by adapting GPlates ( https://www.gplates.org ), an academic project providing desktop software for geologists to investigate plate tectonic data. I'm amazed that geologists collected enough data to actua
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   Show HN: Plot modern addresses on Earth 240M years ago(dinosaurpictures.org)

   384 points by typpo 8y ago|59 comments
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   by typpo 8y ago

   I spend a lot of time in Ethiopia for my company. In many parts of Addis Ababa, the entire skyline is under construction - you can't look up anywhere without seeing a new building in progress. The sound of hammers is ubiquitous. You
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   by typpo 8y ago

   If anyone is interested in playing with GAIA data, I created a simple interactive visualization using WebGL. Here's the source: https://github.com/typpo/gaia
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   by typpo 9y ago

   I hacked together something similar (not CLI) at https://www.fbexporter.com/
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   by typpo 9y ago

   One project that I really enjoyed working on this year is https://www.meteorshowers.org/ . It's a webgl visualization of NASA meteoroid data. Open source here: https://github.com/typpo/showers I a
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   by typpo 9y ago

   I built http://www.asterank.com/ and still maintain it after its acquisition by Planetary Resources. It is open source and its code has been used in a surprising number of space-related projects. If you're interested
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    Why safeguarding civilization should be our biggest priority(80000hours.org)

    2 points by typpo 9y ago|0 comments
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    by typpo 9y ago

    Sr. Software Engineer, PM | Zenysis (YC W16) | SF, NYC | Onsite, Fulltime Zenysis is building a data analysis product for governments of developing countries. Our current projects focus on healthcare and affect over 100 million people. In t
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    by typpo 9y ago

    This is correct. Visual inspection can't verify glasses, but it can identify clearly fake ones. Being able to see a house light through these glasses is a bad sign IMO.
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    by typpo 9y ago

    Here's a link to the item: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N9T9CZL The seller that sold me the glasses is no longer listed. The only remaining seller is the actual manufacturer.
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    by typpo 9y ago

    I ordered the top-rated eclipse glasses on Amazon a few months ago and they were counterfeit. If you put them on during daytime you can see indirect sunlight and even my kitchen light. They were shipped from China despite having "Made
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    by typpo 9y ago

    I built this using three.js/webgl with data from NASA CAMS ( http://cams.seti.org/ ). Just updated it with meteoroid data from last year. It's open source: https://github.com/typpo/showers
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    Show HN: Perseids meteor shower from space(meteorshowers.org)

    6 points by typpo 9y ago|2 comments
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    by typpo 9y ago

    Thanks! The data is publicly available at http://cams.seti.org/
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    by typpo 9y ago

    I built this 3d visualization of the upcoming Perseids meteor shower! https://www.meteorshowers.org/view/Perseids
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    by typpo 9y ago

    Software Engineer | Zenysis (YC W16) | SF, NYC | Onsite, Fulltime Zenysis is building a data analysis product for governments of developing countries. Our current projects focus on healthcare and affect over 100 million people. In the past
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    Zenysis (YC W16) is hiring engineers for global health and humanitarian crises

    1 points by typpo 10y ago
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    by typpo 10y ago

    Software Engineer, Designer | Zenysis (YC W16) | SF | Onsite, Fulltime Zenysis is building a data analysis product for governments of developing countries. Our current projects focus on healthcare and affect over 100 million people. In 2016
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    Building a better way for people to call Congress(ianww.com)

    1 points by typpo 10y ago|0 comments
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    Zenysis (YC W16) is hiring engineers for global health and humanitarian crises

    1 points by typpo 10y ago
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    by typpo 10y ago

    If anyone's interested in seeing the orbits of Comet Swift-Tuttle and its debris that forms the Perseid meteor shower, I made a webgl visualization here showing all the moving parts: http://www.ianww.com/meteor-showers
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    by typpo 10y ago

    Software Engineer | Zenysis (YC W16) | SF | Onsite Zenysis helps governments and international organizations analyze large amounts of data for insights that save lives. Developing countries use our product to deliver emergency aid to millio
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    by typpo 10y ago

    I don't anymore - haven't updated some of my profiles yet as I've been focused on other things. I'll do that now :)
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    by typpo 10y ago

    AdDetector ( http://www.ianww.com/ad-detector/ ) - Browser extension that flags news articles with corporate sponsors. My best Show HN with 200+ upvotes. About 16,000 installs. Asked by my company to discontinue it a
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    by typpo 10y ago

    Software Engineer | Zenysis (YC W16) | SF | Onsite Zenysis helps governments and international organizations analyze large amounts of data for insights that save lives. Developing countries use our product to deliver emergency aid to millio
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    Zenysis is hiring engineers for global health and humanitarian crises

    1 points by typpo 10y ago
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    Show HN: Call your senators & representatives with one number (1-844-USA-0234)(ianww.com)

    8 points by typpo 10y ago|3 comments