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nicoboo

144 karma · joined January 7, 2015

Maps Expert and Software Architect. Microsoft MVP on Maps, Spatial and Development (2010-2018)
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nicoboo··on Show HN: I replaced a $120k bowling center system with $1,600 in ESP32s
Excellent approach to an interesting issue... I hope you will share more information about everything around here! And good luck!
nicoboo··on Spherical Snake
Good game concept and implementation. Run smoothly even on phone.

Extend the capability to include timer, boost of speed and even levels with enemies.. I would love to also try having a kind of multi level support for moves.. Like 3 layers to explore the 3d navigation with layers of ground for moves.

Awesome experiments that could easily become viral! :)

nicoboo··on Widespread power outage in Spain and Portugal
I remember the talk and thought about it when I saw the news.

No conspiracy or whatever, just thinking about the complex system which is also vulnerable for some parts.

nicoboo··on GeoDeep's AI Detection on Maxar's Satellite Imagery
Super interesting article and results shared by the Author, as always!

Quite surprised by the overall processing results especially on general detection of features.

nicoboo··on Global EV Charging Points with Open Charge Map
Really precise blog post with useful case, as usual with the author. Love his writing, findings and technical details.
nicoboo··on Ask HN: What are you using to parse PDFs for RAG?
I've experimented with GCP's Stack using Agent Builder and relying on Gemini Pro 1.5.

I also experimented with pretty large of various files (around 6000 video games full notices) where I used OCR parsing in a similar configuration with mixed results due to the visual complexity of the original content.

nicoboo··on How the Devteam Conquered the iPhone
Well written and highly detailed description, as always with Fabien's work.

I remember seeing the investigation on this iPhone protection back at the time, what a journey it has been since this work.

Also, I hope someone can provide more information about that minus 0x400 shift before data write so it would be completely explained.

nicoboo··on Using PostgreSQL for military geoanalytics tasks
Out of the selected topic, the technical context is amazingly well written and the analysis is strong.

PostGIS usage and optimizations are well detailed and I really liked the various options exploration and index explanation and implementation by samples.

Thanks a lot for sharing.

nicoboo··on The Early History of the Channel Tunnel
Really interesting article, with lots of knowledge and illustrations.

Thanks to the author and to the person sharing it. I really enjoyed this reading today.

nicoboo··on The Early History of the Channel Tunnel
I worked for Eurotunnel/Getlink, actual operator of the tunnel(s), as a software architect between 2012 and 2020.

I can tell several fossils were displayed in the main office building both in France and in UK.

I remember a big ammonite, like 90 cm wide at least, displayed on the French Terminal, main office building with a sign next to it explaining the context of the discovery.

nicoboo··on New nuclear deflection simulations advance planetary defense against asteroids
We all have the biggest movie in mind and we know the unfortunate situation our heroe is facing right now, makes us all doomed.

More seriously, interestingly, those analysis would require early detection and therefore investments on such approach, which might not be always the case. The article was interesting and I hope we won't be prototyping soon.

nicoboo··on Don’t starve, Diablo – Parallax 7
Really good and interesting article! Keep going and sharing!
nicoboo··on Fighting API bots with Cloudflare's invisible turnstile
466 vs transparently slow the response (exponential throttling)? To avoid having auto reconnecting behavior? Maybe both.
nicoboo··on Fighting API bots with Cloudflare's invisible turnstile
Really interesting article and details, we are in similar cases, I would definitely consider such implementation and we'll also look at alternatives to Cloudflare.

Thanks you Troy for writing and sharing your experience.

nicoboo··on Taking jigsaw puzzles to infinity and beyond
The two creators are amazing and they also share their progress, doubts and projects on Twitter.

Truly inspiring work and good spirit!

nicoboo··on Game Engine Black Book: Doom [pdf]
Fabien's articles are always really detailed and interesting.

Truly appreciated. 'Continue comme ça Fabien'!

nicoboo··on Show HN: Countle
Nice implementation and animations.

I've used summle.net for a couple of months.

Few ideas from their implementation: - achievements, badges and stats - hints when your stuck - 3 levels (for kids, normal, extreme) - quick erase all - % of overall resolution from other user - best solution (in N moves VS your K moves)

Few other ideas: - dark mode - practice mode (more user retention, just like quordle)

Enjoy your code and your project, I'll try to add it to my daily puzzles.

nicoboo··on Soldat: a 2D (side-view) multiplayer action game
Something around 15 years ago, we've been playing a lot with some friends. Simple, much more dynamic than Worms...

Glad to see that this great game has gone open-source.

nicoboo··on Show HN: I made a site where you practice typing by retyping entire novels
I've tried and like it.

Few comments to improve your work: French language has a space before and after '?' or '!'.

Also, normally, there are also other accent on uppercase letter, for example I had 'A la serre, le croc et l'ongle.' in 'Le livre de la Jungle', the first A should be 'À'.

Chart for progression in WPM or correctness, tips to improve, audio feedback activation if error in typing...

Keep going, it's a good idea!

nicoboo··on Show HN: Skynet Simulator
Awesome and well, simply, done. I enjoyed it @mr-ron! In that time of confinement, I had a great time trying it.
nicoboo··on How Crash Bandicoot hacked the original Playstation [video]
Really interesting video and great way to present with animations and awesome explanations.
nicoboo··on Apple’s New Map, Expansion #7: Final Parts of the Continental U.S.
Always a wonderful work by Justin.
nicoboo··on We Stood Up to a Patent Troll and Won
I went back to the blog article to read about Garrett. Pretty awesome attitude in this case!
nicoboo··on Road Tripping Around Europe in a Tesla Is Less Fun Than You’d Think
You cut a part of my sentence but still. "Panning a bit" in remote areas where you know that even Fuel Stations are hard to find.
nicoboo··on Road Tripping Around Europe in a Tesla Is Less Fun Than You’d Think
In the Tesla, you have the time required till your next step on a long trip.

So, you don't charge until you're fully loaded at 100% but if you're following the instructions, you'll get at your next stop with around 20% left for best charging conditions. You even get the info on your mobile as a notification so you can know you can go back on the road.

I really mean it's a pleasure to drive.

nicoboo··on Road Tripping Around Europe in a Tesla Is Less Fun Than You’d Think
If she would have followed the beta-trip planning navigation on-board, then I'm sure she would have made it with ease. I already made that trip a few times and it's simple with a Tesla.
nicoboo··on Road Tripping Around Europe in a Tesla Is Less Fun Than You’d Think
The funny thing is, I made the trip from Lille, France (near where I live) to Poznan in Poland, a few stops required all along and no problem - more than 2000km on a few days.

In the summer, in France, Lille to Alps then Ardeche and no problem.

Same for my past vacations here in the South of France (Ardeche, France), around 1000 km long trip and same for getting back here.

I've been using my Tesla (TS85D) since Nov2015, and the only time I had a short stress was while I went seeing Elon Musk in Paris because there were hundred of Teslas in the same area.

So, frankly, I respect the author of this article, but I think if you're following what is displayed on board and adding a little logical thinking and planning a bit your trip in some remote areas (Britany for example) (with OpenChargeMap or ChargeMap applications among others), then it's all good.

nicoboo··on Farewell, Google Maps
You're right about the Street View feature that is currently a true key diferenciator that has not a lot of competition in terms of availability and coverage.

Though, Mapillary is quite interesting but their pricing model is not really comparable to Google's one: https://www.mapillary.com/pricing

nicoboo··on Ask HN: What is the best AI powered product demo you have experienced?
I recently found this one, Deepomatic: https://www.deepomatic.com/

Nice background videos showing some demonstrations of video analysis and detection for safety or other application.

nicoboo··on Show HN: Launched my first app where people hum songs for others to guess
Awesome, we all had this idea but here, as an app, it's just great thoughts put in action ^^
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