11 comments

  • seweso18 minutes ago
    Why are places marked which have zero strokes? Why is the heatmap activating for places without strokes? Is something going wrong?
    • mrktsm__3 minutes ago
      Yeah, I see that does seem confusing. The heatmap currently shows all available locations, not just ones with strokes. I need to think through the UX more like trying to balance showing coverage with making it obvious where actual drawings are. Thanks for the feedback!
  • qezz1 hour ago
    It&#x27;s not very obvious which places are available for drawing. At first I thought it pulls Google street view, so I just zoomed in to some place I visited recently, but there was nothing.<p>So it turned out the spots on the map are actually the available panoramas, and not just a heatmap of the signatures.<p>Cool idea overall!
  • tkocmathla3 hours ago
    Cool idea, but of course the very first image I clicked into was a dick.
    • lukan2 hours ago
      I recently learned that in Bhutan, they are sacred smybols since a long time<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Phallus_paintings_in_Bhutan" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Phallus_paintings_in_Bhutan</a><p>Since I know that, I am rather amused every time I see a dick painted anywhere.
    • eternauta3k1 hour ago
      First thing I saw was a Swastika. It was painted on an ex Nazi building, but still...
      • SanjayMehta34 minutes ago
        A swastika or a Hakenkreuz?
        • KellyCriterion3 minutes ago
          Most people do not know about the directional-flip in these signs
    • mrktsm__3 hours ago
      Haha yeah, can&#x27;t have nice things I guess. I&#x27;m currently working on automated moderation to catch that stuff faster. In the meantime, Report button exists if you stumble into anything awful.
  • doctorhandshake2 hours ago
    It is my belief that a time may come when we can all ‘write’ on, or link information to, any person, place, or thing, based on a melange of semantic anchors, and in that world there will be fewer secrets and more experts.
    • pcthrowaway2 hours ago
      I used this one called &quot;Gooey&quot; in 1999 that let you have a realtime chat with people on the same page as you: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.cnet.com&#x2F;tech&#x2F;services-and-software&#x2F;maker-of-gooey-chat-finds-buyer&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.cnet.com&#x2F;tech&#x2F;services-and-software&#x2F;maker-of-goo...</a>
  • abrookewood3 hours ago
    A long, long time ago ... there was a browser extension or maybe an iframe, that allowed you to &quot;comment&quot; on public websites. Of course you weren&#x27;t really commenting on the actual website, just some form of overlay. Anyway, it quickly devolved into lawsuits and rude comments if I recall correctly.
    • JimDabell1 hour ago
      There have been several efforts. At one point the W3C were working on a standard protocol for it: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.w3.org&#x2F;annotation&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.w3.org&#x2F;annotation&#x2F;</a>
    • Teddy_Kord3 hours ago
      Do you remember any details about the name of the software, or the cause of the lawsuits?<p>I had a similar idea, funny to hear it&#x27;s been done and ended so badly.
      • chromakode2 hours ago
        I don&#x27;t recall any lawsuits, but whytheluckystiff made one 20 years ago. <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;ruby-talk.ruby-lang.narkive.com&#x2F;buiXXTZh&#x2F;what-is-hoodwink-d" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;ruby-talk.ruby-lang.narkive.com&#x2F;buiXXTZh&#x2F;what-is-hoo...</a>
      • gamesieve1 hour ago
        Don&#x27;t know if it matches with the lawsuits, but could&#x27;ve been Third Voice (1999-2001).
      • rtwk2 hours ago
        I believe it was <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;web.hypothes.is&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;web.hypothes.is&#x2F;</a>
  • FailMore4 hours ago
    Good fun thanks! Found a cute cat in Buenos Aires. It seems you have quite a lot of activity already, is that all from HN in the last two hours or from something else before this?
    • mrktsm__4 hours ago
      Mostly from HN in the last 2 hours, yeah. Had some early users before but nothing like this spike. Glad you found the cat drawing!
  • sans_souse4 hours ago
    I love it until fine I&#x27;ll signup and love it again but then no you pay now. My 2 cents is all I have to give.
    • mrktsm__4 hours ago
      I hear you on the friction. I’m experimenting with the &#x27;ink&#x27; limits right now, also the ink actually regenerates. I think I need to make it more obvious in the UI
      • sans_souse3 hours ago
        I was definitely finding it fun, responsive etc. Started to do a Simpsons-esque tag in Boston but ran out of credit. Hope to see more leeway keep up the good work
  • behehebd24 minutes ago
    Nice but come on paying 3.99 for more ink. You HP?
  • colejhudson4 hours ago
    How are the panoramas chosen? That is, can I select one that isn&#x27;t currently on the map?
    • mrktsm__4 hours ago
      About 2,000 locations so far. Mapillary has a lot of imagery but finding the 360 panoramas is trickier since they are a lot rarer. I&#x27;m actively expanding coverage
  • yukapero4 hours ago
    good work! this is like Wplace but in 3D
    • mrktsm__4 hours ago
      Thanks! That was the main inspiration.
  • builderhq_io3 hours ago
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