jsax

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   by jsax 2mo ago

   Thanks for taking a look!
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   by jsax 2mo ago

   It’s a good question. Initially, the URL was lat/long values, and then I did try place names. I ended up with the short code approach to minimise API calls to downstream services. The short code in the URL is generated at search time,
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   by jsax 2mo ago

   I’ve had a few pieces of feedback for plain text, and it’s definitely something I’ll look at adding. OOI, would you expect the output to include a single days weather (like the site does now), multiple, or options for both?
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   by jsax 2mo ago

   Thanks! I’ve also got a long list of additional data I’d like to see, such as sunrise / sunset times and astrological activity like upcoming meteor showers etc. I’m starting to think about dedicated sub pages that cover these use cases
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   by jsax 2mo ago

   It uses open-meteo.com. Their forecast API returns data from around 30 different models depending on location, and typically uses Met Office data in the UK. I don’t force to only Met Office though, as they don’t give data for everything sho
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   by jsax 2mo ago

   I love this idea. The brolly logo at the top of the page is also a unicode character, so this fits well.
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   by jsax 2mo ago

   Interesting, I’d have naively assumed that’d be cached after first load by Chrome. Definitely one to investigate further.
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   by jsax 2mo ago

   Sorry about this, and thank you for the heads up. The site runs as a PocketBase instance on a small 512mb DigitalOcean droplet in their London DC, and is getting more load than usual at the moment. I’ll take a look though at whether there’s
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   by jsax 2mo ago

   I’ll definitely look at adding this in, along with potential the wet bulb temperature. Thanks for the feedback!
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    by jsax 2mo ago

    That’s frustrating, thank you for the feedback. I’ll take a look at improving the search and potentially switching out the API provider. I currently use open-meteo as I was already using it for the weather forecast (it has a great weather A
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    by jsax 2mo ago

    Great suggestion, thank you. I’ll definitely keep that in mind as an improvement. There’s been some other feedback that it’d be good if there was a ‘true’ plain text only mode, and this ties in well.
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    by jsax 2mo ago

    Thanks for the feedback! I agree, it’s definitely something to work on as it takes up a considerable amount of vertical space. I found the precipitation chart challenging as you need to present both the forecasted precipitation, and the pot
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    Show HN: Brolly, a plain-text weather forecast site(brolly.sh)

    228 points by jsax 2mo ago|84 comments
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    by jsax 9mo ago

    This is pretty cool. This functionality is called ‘break back’ in a lot of enterprise modelling software. See [IBM TM1]( https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/cognos-planning/10.2.1?topic=bre... ) and [Anaplan]( https:&#
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    Monzo Competitor Loot Enters Administration(moneywise.co.uk)

    4 points by jsax 7y ago|0 comments
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    by jsax 8y ago

    York, UK currently has 1Gb coverage across about a 1/4 of the city, with the rest being connected in the next year I believe. Only £25 ($32) a month.