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cvarjas··on Iran Protest Death Toll Could Top 30k, According to Local Health Officials
Great to see more offline map projects. Is this any different than Organic Maps currently? The about page indicated this project is a continuation of Organic Maps due to issues with that project, not sure if there are new features or if it will be the main project going forward.
cvarjas··on Show HN: isometric.nyc – giant isometric pixel art map of NYC
Amazing map! Where is the rest of Staten Island?
cvarjas··on All Clothing Is Handmade (2022)
Le Laboureur work shirts can be under $150 at some stores. They are a different style though and have been difficult to find in stock online.

I only recently ordered some so have no direct experience. The durability of the fabric and quality of construction are substantial from everything I've read.

cvarjas··on Show HN: My 70 year old grandma is learning to code and made a word game
It might not be sorted intentionally as part of the challenge of the game.
cvarjas··on Our biggest ever river catch?
It's worth asking to use a bag you've brought. I do that all the time and businesses don't mind at all. Many are actually surprised and think it's a great idea.

For less planned purchases, I find it pretty easy to keep a bag in backpacks, jackets, etc. for ad hoc purchases (or carrying anything generally) to forgo one time use bags. The ones I use for everything are lightweight and foldable, and can easily fit in a pocket.

cvarjas··on A cartographer drew a freehand map of North America (2019)
In my seventh grade history/social sciences class two of our main projects were to draw physical maps (no political borders) of Africa and North America. They were drawn on blank paper a few feet in each direction, and students would generally draw a faint grid to help with accuracy.

We were graded on the number of physical features included, and how accurately the coasts, rivers, mountains, etc. were drawn.

I wonder if anyone still teaches with similar projects. It was a great way to learn in detail about the surface of the Earth.

cvarjas··on Spain will introduce free train travel
The Silver Service / Palmetto route mostly follows I-95 from NYC to Florida. [1]

There's also the Auto Train route from DC to Orlando which will transport passengers and their vehicles. [2]

1. https://www.amtrak.com/routes/silver-service-palmetto-train.... 2. https://www.amtrak.com/routes/auto-train.html

cvarjas··on Remote Work and WFH companies hiring now
https://weworkremotely.com/
cvarjas··on Full Disk Images of Earth from GOES-17
Clickwin
cvarjas··on Novel reaction could spark alternate approach to ammonia production
Source article: http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.1700336
cvarjas··on The First-Ever Banner Ad on the Web
http://thefirstbannerad.com/
cvarjas··on Me and SVG
Perhaps http://snapsvg.io/ could work for your use case?
cvarjas··on Ask HN: What is the biggest untapped opportunity for startups?
I was under the impression that cargo capacity is currently expanding. Maersk is taking delivery of 11 new ships within the next year and a half: http://theloadstar.co.uk/maersk-refines-fleet-second-generat...
cvarjas··on The 5K Awards (2000)
Original site, yet there are many dead links: http://www.the5k.org/
cvarjas··on Google Invisible reCAPTCHA
Beta signup: https://www.google.com/recaptcha/intro/comingsoon/invisibleb...
cvarjas··on Quantifying the evolution of individual scientific impact
PDF available from one of the authors: http://www.dashunwang.com/pdf/Sinatra2016-Science.pdf
cvarjas··on Show HN: I'm a self-taught developer and this is my first app
Just tried out the app. Interesting and important goal for the app with an effective clear and simple design. Great work!

Edit: After using the app a bit more, there are a few interface changes that could improve the app. Is there any place to contact you about this? The app store didn't have any contact information.

cvarjas··on Ask HN: What simple tools or products are you most proud of making?
I made sortable NMR chemical shift data tables for impurities to improve access to this information for chemists and students: http://nmrs.io/
cvarjas··on Planet Found in Habitable Zone Around Nearest Star
Two submitted articles on the habitability of Proxima Centauri b: http://www.ice.cat/personal/iribas/Proxima_b/publications.ht...
cvarjas··on A Map Showing Every Cargo Ship
https://www.shipmap.org/
cvarjas··on Google Wants to Solve Robotic Grasping by Letting Robots Learn for Themselves
I've come across some curiosity driven skill acquisition research for robots that is similar to this. Below is a link to one of the articles and more related articles can be found from this author.

https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&h...

cvarjas··on The story behind China's 'Minecraft' military camouflage
Agreed, mainly just some history of digital camo. Camopedia [1] has similar information, and it looks like China has been using these patterns since 2007.

[1] http://camopedia.org/index.php?title=Digital_patterns

cvarjas··on Why huge gains in drug discovery tech have led to longer drug development times
Great article. I'll be sharing this with some colleagues that work in drug discovery.
cvarjas··on What the diamond industry is really selling
You might find this article by Chris Harris a few years ago interesting. It describes the journalism environment of Ferrari back then. I believe he was banned from driving their cars for three years due to this article.

http://jalopnik.com/5760248/how-ferrari-spins

cvarjas··on Show HN: The Top Fives – now with Dark Mode
Any chance of changing links to not open new tabs? This makes use of the site difficult on mobile by constantly needing to close windows.
cvarjas··on Safari Crashing for Both iOS and Mac Users, Fixes Identified
Clearing history and website data resolved this problem as well. However all open tabs will be closed.
cvarjas··on The 40,000-Mile Volcano
Nice, same thought process here.
cvarjas··on The 40,000-Mile Volcano
> Why do journalists do this?

I agree, this doesn't really help convey the size of the number. It assumes readers know the circumference of the Moon, when the size relative to Earth would be more useful.

cvarjas··on A neuroscientist had his brain scanned for a year and a half
I agree with the researchers that expanding the sample size should help support whether this effect is substantive. They don't comment on any mechanism of action, and gadolinium contrast agents can be detrimental without an MRI exam.
cvarjas··on A neuroscientist had his brain scanned for a year and a half
This might be possible but I don't think the effect is significant. Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy is used extensively to analyze molecular structure and monitor reactions. NMR instruments commonly have about 7-14 tesla magnets.
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