2026-08-28T22:21:20Z https://njump.me Ilya Zverev https://njump.me/npub16s2f50hel32frzawkqk527ufncja0t66x8a64gc4548w9fgc9xeqlkqwec https://cdn.masto.host/enosmtown/accounts/avatars/107/653/510/121/492/932/original/a56ffa90068930d0.jpg https://cdn.masto.host/enosmtown/accounts/avatars/107/653/510/121/492/932/original/a56ffa90068930d0.jpg https://njump.me/nevent1qqs99phct6pmgx3zxcqr6wulp5lw0ecgwltdfapuq66gv48jnapgq2czyr2pfx37l879fyvt46cz63tm3x0zt4a0tgclh24rzkj5ac49rq5myzhscpe In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgv8w2s5cx3x86skjsplrwnuq2mp268rys0ymjqy9vkql2973hxhgxrjaxg'>nevent1q…jaxg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Missing you here! 2026-08-28T22:21:18Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsppuzxp99qnq5g4gn92d4py0azen9wn7hv744z2plz2hrmayr80jqzyr2pfx37l879fyvt46cz63tm3x0zt4a0tgclh24rzkj5ac49rq5my0dmjed In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstyewqs6dtd759wft85lkfs82ee0g0a73cugsgag7dmccfe5w0hns3wcz8j'>nevent1q…cz8j</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Finally, redid the exactly same app but using the new binary format I&#39;ve been working on for the past month and a half.<br/><br/>Loading times are zero, file size is roughly the same when compressed, and I don&#39;t have to write code for deltas because now we use the standard bsdiff.<br/><br/>Four weeks left to sketch an MVP app, set up the backend feed publishing, and do some more research. Idk how I will manage.<br/><br/>(Still thanks to <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1dk0yumc78t4z3rdxuqw5swz96qp3u93ala23awmyaqkc8qghm65spnk0wd" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>NGI Zero open source funding</span> (<span class="italic">npub1dk0…k0wd</span>)</a></span> for sponsoring the work)<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/enosmtown/media_attachments/files/117/146/252/999/643/779/original/afdccd3901d7990c.png"> <br/> 2026-08-23T18:36:20Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2aywn3lz5l37we6d5nzn7ws5hp7sfgy2pf2nkg75k2906yke0n7gzyr2pfx37l879fyvt46cz63tm3x0zt4a0tgclh24rzkj5ac49rq5mys5846h In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0gl68n0d32yz3uhexeyna8duqwplx5whhnwd3s84xgdwx4tku03s8c7n49'>nevent1q…7n49</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>is there a sign list for running *from*? 2026-08-12T19:10:43Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsqnf99wnesufnsx366nenr83n04qs40g2dn4srgza5m2wuvm4edvszyr2pfx37l879fyvt46cz63tm3x0zt4a0tgclh24rzkj5ac49rq5myu8w5d3 <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub14t7lh0l0vs4m5ahfg7d50hm7mkfl7jaf9cghvrfuk4rh638z5tvq8wk3ah" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Volker Krause</span> (<span class="italic">npub14t7…k3ah</span>)</a></span> this might be of interest to you / <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1c64r3wsd7gcaandgccmah2nccnj95dnw9ja8knalhfr4a9egtraqk6jwxh" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Transitous</span> (<span class="italic">npub1c64…jwxh</span>)</a></span> people: I&#39;ve downloaded all the GTFS feeds and run some stats.<br/><br/><a href="https://izv.ee/gtfs/sizes">https://izv.ee/gtfs/sizes</a><br/><br/>(This is a part of my GTFS Proto project funded by <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1dk0yumc78t4z3rdxuqw5swz96qp3u93ala23awmyaqkc8qghm65spnk0wd" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>NGI Zero open source funding</span> (<span class="italic">npub1dk0…k0wd</span>)</a></span> — investigating an alternative file format. Planning to meet you all at the <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub13pyh4g8ssj0p5achc3te9736htfns4ug7y3uvatp6d6ch0ffc77q0p9w0z" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Open Transport 2026</span> (<span class="italic">npub13py…9w0z</span>)</a></span> to discuss the results!) 2026-07-06T08:15:29Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqszpfe6zckwaw7hnl5ek7s5uk8a0y2gy6p45wytepxyt86ljgywm4qzyr2pfx37l879fyvt46cz63tm3x0zt4a0tgclh24rzkj5ac49rq5my2n99j4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8azhgu0vj52elss766gpaysk4qlu6q8hyy3hx8f4r4tgyj7lzd9caztz8m'>nevent1q…tz8m</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>OsmAnd as far as I know parses OSM routes. Which means you&#39;re at the mercy of local mappers, however engaged they might be in your area.<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1t2qahzdg6c3adunnvr04mw0aeevydnrlef2zm8j9xnlmxce5ud4sjln4vh" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Organic Maps</span> (<span class="italic">npub1t2q…n4vh</span>)</a></span> just published a new release with transit information and routing built in, they use public official GTFS feeds but I think skip the schedule data. 2026-07-05T07:48:31Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsgcf0tq5u6aqn44275rhe02sxvkkvkpvvtqv79cpfua9cu0x8phhczyr2pfx37l879fyvt46cz63tm3x0zt4a0tgclh24rzkj5ac49rq5mygclwqg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvhpeeakhxz94sx90xcyd9ytu9gdat7jhdjr83he0hyqaku0ehdgqlwmgm2'>nevent1q…mgm2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I don&#39;t do any routing: the idea is to be offline for simple things, but still use a public API for routing.<br/><br/>Afaik Valhalla does use tiles for routing, albeit not the common MVT ones. For transit routing, an unpacked sqlite database made from the binary provides enough data for routing, but again, I&#39;m not doing that :) 2026-07-05T07:07:18Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqstyewqs6dtd759wft85lkfs82ee0g0a73cugsgag7dmccfe5w0hnszyr2pfx37l879fyvt46cz63tm3x0zt4a0tgclh24rzkj5ac49rq5myafqvg0 Started working on packaging GTFS feeds into something akin to cloud-optimized files (but for phones, so it&#39;s megabytes, not gigabytes). and feel out of my depth :I<br/><br/>On the other hand, GTFS in a protobuf was a success: 5 MB file + 28 MB vector tiles were all it took to make a 100% offline app that shows stops, arrivals for each, and routes for the entire Estonia.<br/><br/>It&#39;s just the initialization (binary → sqlite) took like half a minute, and that&#39;s unacceptable for a consumer app.<br/><br/>Thanks <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1dk0yumc78t4z3rdxuqw5swz96qp3u93ala23awmyaqkc8qghm65spnk0wd" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>NGI Zero open source funding</span> (<span class="italic">npub1dk0…k0wd</span>)</a></span><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/enosmtown/media_attachments/files/116/865/972/249/527/173/original/bc28283902f04432.png"> <br/> 2026-07-05T06:36:40Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsvwffxtl9cm4spjg0ljz3zyql8cza95c66sax02vyprxmhe66a96szyr2pfx37l879fyvt46cz63tm3x0zt4a0tgclh24rzkj5ac49rq5my2utjcl In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszyjd6ma2vcve6rr04n99mv5643xu5gzdy072j7jspnx4ys6sy4mcthd5h5'>nevent1q…d5h5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>To be fair, flights are often chosen not for the fastest or the shortest, but by a multitude of criteria, e.g. not fully booked, not too expensive, with sane luggage options, maybe to a neighbouring cheaper airport, not overnight and with at most one change. Routing for that is practically impossible. 2026-04-26T09:16:15Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsq8ez2kpkh66hdqgj3tjmj250nhp7dk4wekz4sla3xjhu4gwvqkuszyr2pfx37l879fyvt46cz63tm3x0zt4a0tgclh24rzkj5ac49rq5myu7ls0a In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2fulpdmsf72tsj5shxz4m6pfz45avuuw73z9vsrjr5f4y2xmncfcd7xgq4'>nevent1q…xgq4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Tbf I have no idea. I saw it done well in the MicroBlocks talk on FOSDEM, but there the guy used 200 euro academic camera:<br/><br/><a href="https://archive.fosdem.org/2025/schedule/event/fosdem-2025-4304-microblocks-2-0-a-complete-makeover/">https://archive.fosdem.org/2025/schedule/event/fosdem-2025-4304-microblocks-2-0-a-complete-makeover/</a><br/><br/>With a webcam, I had issues:<br/><br/><a href="https://youtu.be/4v-UMTvrugc?t=142">https://youtu.be/4v-UMTvrugc?t=142</a><br/><br/>Two things to solve:<br/><br/>1. Focus. Camera tends to fixate on fingers, on the table, on buttons, but not on the screen. A fixed adjustable focus might work well.<br/><br/>2. Brightness &amp; Contrast. A bright LED screen confuses the camera matrix, and it tries to re-adjust, losing some data. 2026-02-13T14:59:27Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9j3u8r66emg2kcfny6qcreu7hzamk4ns3yp6j4gu7fka9tq0r62gzyr2pfx37l879fyvt46cz63tm3x0zt4a0tgclh24rzkj5ac49rq5mylnm5ke In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdw2l4pjzh0yqk6altqfxmvzxdfdfl7rlfdqyrxm3q0mmzrhrg3gckp8w4c'>nevent1q…8w4c</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I tried doing this on an ESP32 device, but could not find a reliable solution to project the screen. It was all coming out blurry, my webcam could not focus :( 2026-02-13T07:48:43Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsz288ygg0vrq2m02jerfgj2vsrt4cnvkcf0h8w45z7kffhdkfh9qqzyr2pfx37l879fyvt46cz63tm3x0zt4a0tgclh24rzkj5ac49rq5mywxzedr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxdzsn0v70wnnuesvrr53lx9r774qq9dvvazjuz0v2skzu5d9k66qn5wmqv'>nevent1q…wmqv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The take is simple: <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1areh550cp8kqedtuyvesry784upsk930wu2pn5g2eaq486n5l39qdgfcch" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>OpenStreetMap</span> (<span class="italic">npub1are…fcch</span>)</a></span> is not and never has been about the geospatial data. It&#39;s about the community. And the main effect of AI is destroying communities through mistrust and mistakes that are too tedious to fix by hand. Regardless of whether AI makes good data, it does not make a community, and hence does not belong to OSM. 2025-12-15T12:10:14Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsvf2sjkadk5w2an874dhpaj6spske66gxjj8uzqlenj2epkp9687szyr2pfx37l879fyvt46cz63tm3x0zt4a0tgclh24rzkj5ac49rq5myjz4h8d In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdq6djyrz2yjxn4u6rwf5jaygq4zty9fm3pwf8fmhyetc2snal2qg5h9qed'>nevent1q…9qed</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I need two kinds of tools. First, to make a rendering of roads and crudely drawn buildings around. That&#39;s for demonstrating how to rebuild a street to add cycle lanes and wider sidewalks. And trees. Nothing too flashy, but should be understandable and fly-able over in a video. Like the first picture.<br/><br/>Second, I have a photo, and want to add greenery, cycle lanes, walkways, remove cars maybe, though not important. Create before-and-after shots, like the second picture. #gischat<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/enosmtown/media_attachments/files/114/714/397/494/683/471/original/1b860d9306cb1dee.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/enosmtown/media_attachments/files/114/714/397/487/961/436/original/4f53ac343c647d95.jpg"> <br/> 2025-06-20T07:05:32Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsdq6djyrz2yjxn4u6rwf5jaygq4zty9fm3pwf8fmhyetc2snal2qgzyr2pfx37l879fyvt46cz63tm3x0zt4a0tgclh24rzkj5ac49rq5myrkewgf In <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1fdrpydz4n2dpgpy5xhsa6rjg8ytggn82mt0addw6sf93272nhhnqsjlvhs" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Cory Doctorow</span> (<span class="italic">npub1fdr…lvhs</span>)</a></span> &#39;s The Lost Cause there was some software that kids used to show fellow residents a vision of a better future by modelling their streets and their houses. Basically what construction companies do to sell houses, or what road building companies do to sell asphalt. But easier and faster to use.<br/><br/>The question is, do we have anything like that? I&#39;m at a point where I need to show a future of my town to residents, and I want to show them pictures and renderings, not just maps. 2025-06-20T06:59:47Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsxskrt8g46pu6lclv79mxd87l8r8hrxp3jtdgy2nw538jq85ywypgzyr2pfx37l879fyvt46cz63tm3x0zt4a0tgclh24rzkj5ac49rq5mydn7mt4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsp2zxye3386tl3dl9ewf33p7922zf3amqwkalcujfqrtnhq0tgxqgslt2p9'>nevent1q…t2p9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Oh, nice! Seems like a logical step — but alas it doesn&#39;t compile to run in browser, unlike Pico8, which limits the audience a bit. 2025-05-06T19:47:33Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsfra3gydfdnzcua5rfcnd2kaf902m80cakkpnmsy5xgk8s2ngenvqzyr2pfx37l879fyvt46cz63tm3x0zt4a0tgclh24rzkj5ac49rq5mygyztrd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxs9tspp7r9w603arr4dkkh7j3ut9fcm0ml0pef2th5gmexyu36mcz9w0me'>nevent1q…w0me</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Wow this looks incredible, magical even! Hard to believe that&#39;s still Pico8 :) 2025-05-06T16:45:02Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsz44pkwkkxftacpwa2peuhgjd25dzlqfrzwlzgtcrg9p8n0ynddnczyr2pfx37l879fyvt46cz63tm3x0zt4a0tgclh24rzkj5ac49rq5my4th9qg I has been researching <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub15f7r5azevg4qynsz9f9l5hgg8eqhntf2thc58kmf0jw8dref50rq3km7wr" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Framework :fedora: :ubuntu:</span> (<span class="italic">npub15f7…m7wr</span>)</a></span> laptops today as a potential replacement for my Linux-incompatible AMD ThinkPad.<br/><br/>Turns out, AMD issues with Linux are not limited to ThinkPads. Every other topic on their forum is about heat or sleep mode or spontaneous restarts — everything I experience with my current laptop.<br/><br/>I wonder if virtual absence of issues with Intel Framework laptops is because they sell much fewer, or that they just work.<br/><br/>My advice, stay away from AMD with Linux. 2025-02-21T21:23:04Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs0etrhkj2ktp5dulcgg6czvxvptfrpe5s23cjs6knjvgd8e6m0nrqzyr2pfx37l879fyvt46cz63tm3x0zt4a0tgclh24rzkj5ac49rq5myh0wcmt One of <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub19604gk6khnh6sys94f6svltwszus99zj8gsm7p7fncgcnk8h6naqlxq88s" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>QGIS</span> (<span class="italic">npub1960…q88s</span>)</a></span> grant proposals dealt with excessive tile loading from OSM servers. Just checked in 3.40 — and OSM maps look better and load faster indeed.<br/><br/><a href="https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/qgis-psc/2024-November/010348.html">https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/qgis-psc/2024-November/010348.html</a> 2025-02-08T07:42:21Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsgtc3er8nq3qg77r5lggdnzmydjkx4nqe3tt57m42tr393p75g54czyr2pfx37l879fyvt46cz63tm3x0zt4a0tgclh24rzkj5ac49rq5myf0kwry url shorteners lol<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/enosmtown/media_attachments/files/113/955/797/041/970/767/original/c53f90fba39c4931.png"> <br/> 2025-02-06T07:39:01Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsg52u98daahzmsr7nvfz26rm3jjh5rhwjaln55dnr34pcw0lxr70czyr2pfx37l879fyvt46cz63tm3x0zt4a0tgclh24rzkj5ac49rq5myx2cvql TIL big specialized forums have started backdating millions of LLM-generated posts. Now you cannot be sure a reply from 2009 on some forum for physics or maps or flower or drill enthusiasts haven&#39;t been machine-generated and totally wrong.<br/><br/><a href="https://hallofdreams.org/posts/physicsforums/">https://hallofdreams.org/posts/physicsforums/</a><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/enosmtown/media_attachments/files/113/888/357/541/279/672/original/573edff3f9bd80fa.png"> <br/> 2025-01-25T09:49:30Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsgrw650v2ld88zvpz3q7uequ84ycvmqdxhqf5j57a45cg8wk4lcwszyr2pfx37l879fyvt46cz63tm3x0zt4a0tgclh24rzkj5ac49rq5myvzq28t By the way, the current round of <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1dk0yumc78t4z3rdxuqw5swz96qp3u93ala23awmyaqkc8qghm65spnk0wd" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>NGI Zero open source funding</span> (<span class="italic">npub1dk0…k0wd</span>)</a></span> funding applications ends in three days. If anyone plans to submit a proposal for their open source project, I can answer any questions. ilya@zverev.info or anywhere else. 2024-11-28T06:19:21Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9qcz3424n2prfewlgujzpv3ew3tl98dffn2y332juw009sjanwdgzyr2pfx37l879fyvt46cz63tm3x0zt4a0tgclh24rzkj5ac49rq5myvuddy5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst7zwlz44smkmk8fky5exhgazqwcrjajaxph5f09lguje5c9rdvps93v37z'>nevent1q…v37z</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It&#39;s not immediately obvious the &#34;Find out more here&#34; is a link to FSFE. It looks like a header to social networks buttons.<br/><br/>It is possible to maybe make some words in the article (e.g. &#34;write&#34;) link to the same article? 2024-09-13T10:36:34Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9y5vx299n428480k8zxsh477puj459neg0sjt352fm6kc9ejrfmszyr2pfx37l879fyvt46cz63tm3x0zt4a0tgclh24rzkj5ac49rq5myftdq72 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfaec39xz7h042as3n497muj42z37r3e9cmgynjag530zsgdqja9gn2tdyc'>nevent1q…tdyc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m running five days a week! 2024-08-07T13:20:07Z