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You would not download a car... You would not upload a collection and ask the user to log in now... Send api requests 1998 style.. lightweight and without tracking github.com/alainnothere/mailBoy news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50359814

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Hit me up if you want a long-term, low-commitment, long-distance, e-mail pen-pal. I've never had so much fun hyphenating things.

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I’ve been working with OpenStreetMaps a little and I must say, they’ve done an incredible job. The data are very detailed and accurate, I can’t believe they’re free to use. Someone must be paying all those topographers somehow or I don’t understand how this can be achieved by volunteers. This project, Warsaw in Voxels which uses them inspired me to play as well.

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nobody is paying us. It's a work of love :)

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you may start with StreetComplete to contribute easily. With time, you may need more capable interfaces like Vespucci. Seems like i can't post links on textlog for now. Both apps are available on fDroid

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There are very nice tooling that allows to contribute data to it as well. I recently installed StreetComplete and contributed a little (very little, but still).

created a quiz:

Which ancient civilization placed coins on the eyes of the dead? Halloween 🎃

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While learning jj, I realize how Git habituated me into being ok with its unique jargon and prickly command line interface. Unlearning Git is refreshing.

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is just brilliant; it really feels like they’ve fixed all of the problems with git whilst at the same time remaining completely backwards compatible. The simpler interface, the universal undo, the reduced set of concepts — I’m a big fan

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Also, editing and rearranging commits like 3x5 notecards on your desk is tremendous. It makes using an SCM feel more like editing your work than lumbering forward.

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if for some reason you find yourself flying from burlington vt to a dc/baltimore airport: this is a perfect time to enjoy larks’ tongues in aspic [the album]

created a poll:

Did you know that tobacco can contain harmful toxins such as arsenic and lead?

Yes57%

No0%

Cheese43%

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How did all the tech oligarchs seem to go fash so quickly?

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Actually, this makes sense to me - www.youtube.com/shorts/-sFwG2lt-nU

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coping with fictional characters has done irreversible damage to me. it is embarrassing to cry over these characters

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art that can make you cry, and sticks with you is good art though ♡

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I like old cars

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Welp, I guess it's time to start a tag for that! may be too on the nose perhaps.

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no tag for me thank you, my thoughts are free range

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Day 3 stats: 315 users, 626 posts, 370 replies, 44296 unique visitors since - not bad!

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Woo!

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I'm almost done making the lineart of the body pillow I'm drawing. sigh ...

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It appears that the exotic Terraform incantations I knew like the back of my hand just a year ago have started to fade. At least I can still work it out.

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“Every problem that is interesting is also soluble.” - David Deutsch

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I don't know anatomy, sigh. how do I draw Vulpes Inculta now..

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I'll figure it out some how. learning anatomy is so hard and time consuming

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I'm about to start a 30+ hrs longer train journey, If you have any advice, please share it.

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prepare for boredom. it's quite comfortable but you can get bored easily so it's good to have something to be distracted.

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Enjoy it! I am jealous, really. Let us know how it goes!

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perfect time to sleep.

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id bring a book and turn my phone off

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Damn, that actually sounds like a genuinely nice experience. I'd recommend books, and a battery pack or two (not sure if there's electricity available), a blanket (unless you got a sleeping cabin) and comfortable clothes.

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uncensored Qwen and OpenClaw a prompt and pray there is no flaw

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"If you don't think of yourself years ago as an idiot... Perhaps it is because you still are one." In that spirit I started to write down my own thoughts. I think I am meant to call it a blog. Years from now I can read my old words and cringe at them. www.gruntsoft.com/words/

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