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sl0wikon Map of all the buildings in the world

For sure not all buildings. My first query was "Costa del Este, Juan Díaz, Distrito de Panamá, Panamá Province, Panama" and no coverage. This region is packed with high rises.

sl0wikon Email addresses are not good 'permanent' identifiers for accounts

Perhaps identity should be a form of graph including accounts you had over period of time instead of single input.

sl0wikon Google Earth 3D Models Now Available as Open Standard (GlTF)

It looks like Aerial View API is working only in US. With any address outside US I'm getting "Address not supported".

sl0wikon Ask HN: How are you dealing with the M1/ARM migration?

We had the same issue and ended up using remote docker.

Pros: - Setup is very simple. - It can run dozens of containers without overloading local machine. - Its stable. - SSL is working.

Cons: - I got issues with web sockets support. - Some times I get file conflicts.

I actually got ready solution for running remote docker with Mac but It need a bit of work. If someone would like to support project some front-end work, and a bit of docker/nginx work, please get in touch.

sl0wikon Beta release of PHP 7.2 in the Google App Engine standard environment

For those not familiar with benefits, it's mainly about scaling from zero to heavy traffic fast. If for example, you are running CRM behind call center with crazy traffic during TV ads, and no traffic on weekend your infrastructure can scale from 0 to multiple instances instantly.

sl0wikon Ask HN: What are best tools for web scraping?

I had great experience with www.apify.com.