mwagstaff
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Comment · 5 months ago
Comment · 7 months ago
With my SRE hat on, dare I ask... could/should this have been picked up in testing?
And then normally there's a nice discussion about how production is very different to the test environment.
Comment · 8 months ago
Can't live without Hammerspoon on Mac.
Can't live without AutoHotkey on Windows.
Thanks to everyone who contributed to both!
Comment · 1 year ago
Unfortunately, I believe it's limited to TfL stations only (e.g. Overground) rather than National Rail.
Oh, and I should have mentioned that I'm also aware of this, but it's not free so automatically outside of my app development budget. :/
https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/developers/online-journey-pla...
Comment · 1 year ago
Very nice! I've also used the Rail Data Marketplace (terrible name) to build an app that uses the live departure board data (https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/traintrack-uk/id6504205950), and it's great the data is freely available.
Whilst HN is on the case, does anyone know of an API (inside Rail Data Marketplace or elsewhere) that acts as a journey planner for UK national rail, i.e. you can input source + destination stations and it will output journey options?
Comment · 1 year ago
As a UK citizen, I'm hoping this is actually a backdoor effort by the US to hack into people's data rather then something our fine folks were pushing for.
Or at the very least, it's a starting point for negotiations around how best to stop bad actors without compromising user security.
Comment · 2 years ago
I have the earlier, smaller model of this, and it works well.
I've backed the new, bigger display, which should be shipping soon.
Comment · 2 years ago
As someone who has worked in London for many years, the difference is amazing. Biking in the city is now enjoyable, and the air quality is (subjectively, even without the data) dramatically better.
There was an incredible resistance to the recently introduced ULEZ (Ultra Low Emissions Zone) expansion, but I'm incredibly grateful for the sake of my children, if nothing else, that it has been pushed through.
Comment · 2 years ago
Are you able to share any data to support that?
Comment · 2 years ago
I bought one of these a few months back. Excellent product, can definitely recommend.
Very simple, but very effective.
Comment · 3 years ago
This is incredibly cool! :)
Hope you don't mind a very small feature request / suggestion... when viewing search results, it would be great if you could include a link to the parent collection for results (e.g. I see an icon I really like in the results, and want to know which collection it came from).
Comment · 3 years ago
Great video, amazing science. This is the sort of project where you wish humanity could put aside its differences and collaborate to get it done, given its potential to fundamentally change the course of civilisation.
Maybe we can put ChatGPT in charge...? :P
Comment · 3 years ago
Maybe I'm missing something, but I don't see where the bill explicitly recommends backdooring encryption?
The relevant paragraphs appear to be as follows, but the guidance looks quite vague...
257. The Government needs to provide more clarity on how providers with encrypted services should comply with the safety duties ahead of the Bill being introduced into Parliament.
258. We recommend that end-to-end encryption should be identifed as a specifc risk factor in risk profles and risk assessments. Providers should be required to identify and address risks arising from the encrypted nature of their services under the Safety by Design requirements.
Source: https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/8206/documents...
Comment · 3 years ago
Slightly off topic, but I was with Three UK for a while. Reception was universally terrible, and trying to use mobile data was a joke.
This was in a small urban centre... called London. Would never, ever touch them again.
Back on topic, it seems that they are not using Bluecoat/Symantec Site review (which I suspect other providers do), which has the domain categorised correctly:
https://sitereview.bluecoat.com/#/lookup-result/https%253A%2...
Comment · 6 years ago
Anyone know if a lifts API exists for the tube and DLR? Can’t find anything obvious on the TfL site.
If anyone wants a free iPhone app to check train times from Kent House (other stations are available, but may not be featured on HN), here's one Claude and I wrote:
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/traintrack-uk/id6504205950