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SHOW HN2021
43points
14comments
#941of 2,533 in 2021
Top 38%of 2021 by points
How HN took it
CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments
1 positive, 6 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 0 critical, out of 7 comments about the project. Thread score +0.06.
Design: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Neat project and useful for planning
From 2 comments
Really neat project. Relevant to the parent suggestion, you might add some indicators on the slider to show where daytime is.
alanbernstein on HNThis would be really interesting as a planning tool. Have you thought about making the start time selectable?
28mm on HN
Objections
Slider UX is unclear and needs better onboarding
From 2 comments
Good suggestion. I need to improve the UX. And you are correct, the grey overlay is night time.
tppiotrowski on HNThank you. Autoplay would be amazing to prevent bounces from users that don't immediately know what the slider does but I'm a bit worried I will tax the GPU on low-end devices or…
tppiotrowski on HN
Requests
Add a play or autoplay button
From 2 comments
I was waiting for it to animate. Maybe a play button would be nice. Real cool though.
dddw on HNThank you. Autoplay would be amazing to prevent bounces from users that don't immediately know what the slider does but I'm a bit worried I will tax the GPU on low-end devices or…
tppiotrowski on HN
Add daytime indicators on the slider
From 1 comment
Really neat project. Relevant to the parent suggestion, you might add some indicators on the slider to show where daytime is.
alanbernstein on HN
Make start time selectable
From 1 comment
This would be really interesting as a planning tool. Have you thought about making the start time selectable?
28mm on HN
Questions
Where does the terrain elevation data come from and what resolution?
From 1 comment
Where do you get the terrain elevation data? What resolution is it? I've been looking for good elevation data for another project.
carabiner on HN
Alternatives named
Suncalc
From 1 comment
Huh, I didn't realize that a summer sun in the northern hemisphere rises from ENE. https://www.suncalc.org/#/43.7434,-110.7355,12/2021.07.17/12:55/1/3 Incorporating some of the…
Scaevolus on HN