It'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.
So it turned out the spots on the map are actually the available panoramas, and not just a heatmap of the signatures.
Cool idea overall!
tkocmathla 4 hours ago [-]
Cool idea, but of course the very first image I clicked into was a dick.
lukan 3 hours ago [-]
I recently learned that in Bhutan, they are sacred smybols since a long time
Since I know that, I am rather amused every time I see a dick painted anywhere.
eternauta3k 2 hours ago [-]
First thing I saw was a Swastika. It was painted on an ex Nazi building, but still...
SanjayMehta 54 minutes ago [-]
A swastika or a Hakenkreuz?
KellyCriterion 23 minutes ago [-]
Most people do not know about the directional-flip in these signs
mrktsm__ 4 hours ago [-]
Haha yeah, can't have nice things I guess. I'm currently working on automated moderation to catch that stuff faster. In the meantime, Report button exists if you stumble into anything awful.
seweso 38 minutes ago [-]
Why are places marked which have zero strokes? Why is the heatmap activating for places without strokes? Is something going wrong?
mrktsm__ 23 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!
FailMore 5 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__ 5 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!
abrookewood 3 hours ago [-]
A long, long time ago ... there was a browser extension or maybe an iframe, that allowed you to "comment" on public websites. Of course you weren'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.
JimDabell 2 hours ago [-]
There have been several efforts. At one point the W3C were working on a standard protocol for it: https://www.w3.org/annotation/
Teddy_Kord 3 hours ago [-]
Do you remember any details about the name of the software, or the cause of the lawsuits?
I had a similar idea, funny to hear it's been done and ended so badly.
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.
I love it until fine I'll signup and love it again but then no you pay now. My 2 cents is all I have to give.
mrktsm__ 5 hours ago [-]
I hear you on the friction. I’m experimenting with the 'ink' limits right now, also the ink actually regenerates. I think I need to make it more obvious in the UI
sans_souse 4 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
colejhudson 5 hours ago [-]
How are the panoramas chosen? That is, can I select one that isn't currently on the map?
mrktsm__ 5 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'm actively expanding coverage
behehebd 44 minutes ago [-]
Nice but come on paying 3.99 for more ink. You HP?
yukapero 5 hours ago [-]
good work!
this is like Wplace but in 3D
mrktsm__ 5 hours ago [-]
Thanks! That was the main inspiration.
builderhq_io 4 hours ago [-]
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Rendered at 12:05:23 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) with Vercel.
So it turned out the spots on the map are actually the available panoramas, and not just a heatmap of the signatures.
Cool idea overall!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phallus_paintings_in_Bhutan
Since I know that, I am rather amused every time I see a dick painted anywhere.
I had a similar idea, funny to hear it's been done and ended so badly.