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brgross commented on Show HN: What country you would hit if you went straight where you're pointing   apps.apple.com/us/app/lea... · Posted by u/brgross
dilap · 4 days ago
This is cool! Immediately upon playing with it I find I want more features :-)

- Ability to toggle ocean traversal off/on

- Ability to see route on a map

- AI generated summary of the trip if I took it -- what things did I see along the way? (Should reference real map data, then make up a story; matching local culture etc.)

brgross · 4 days ago
Love these ideas -- I've also been thinking about an "arcade" mode where you get prompted with a country "in sight" and you have to guess the bearing
brgross commented on Show HN: What country you would hit if you went straight where you're pointing   apps.apple.com/us/app/lea... · Posted by u/brgross
munchler · 4 days ago
I think about this sometimes, so I like the idea, but how do you define “straight” on an oblate spheroid? Great circle, constant direction (e.g. “due east”), or something else?
brgross · 4 days ago
I went with great circles since that feels like the most “natural” straight line on a sphere — the path you’d walk if you just kept going forward without steering. You could define "straight" as a constant compass direction (I think it's called a "rhumb") -- that would look straight on a Mercator map but would actually require regular steering adjustments to maintain the bearing.
brgross commented on Thank HN: The puzzle game I posted here 6 weeks ago got licensed by The Atlantic   theatlantic.com/games/bra... · Posted by u/brgross
brgross · 5 months ago
I posted Bracket City to HN on February 24th and the game went live yesterday on The Atlantic (!)

The game will stay free to play (and not require logging in). Also, I'm still making all the puzzles!

HN provided the first real infusion of players that weren't my mom's friends. So thanks everyone.

FWIW The Atlantic's team is amazing and got this live exactly 2 weeks from when we signed the deal.

This happened quick and I feel very lucky. The HN community of solvers keeps me honest with much helpful technical and editorial feedback. I love it all -- here or at mayor@bracket.city

T[Tom who befriended a volleyball] HN

PS my original post! https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43160542

brgross commented on Show HN: Bracket City – A daily, exploded (?) crossword puzzle   bracket.city... · Posted by u/brgross
flick · 6 months ago
Hey! I was at the last puzzle night (lot's of fun) and everyone at my table loved the game when you came around and showed us the website. I've been playing it a few times a week since!

Congrats!

brgross · 6 months ago
Amazing convergence! Thank you for playing!
brgross commented on Show HN: Bracket City – A daily, exploded (?) crossword puzzle   bracket.city... · Posted by u/brgross
johnfn · 6 months ago
This is very cool. My only complaint is I should be able to go up a level. e.g. I saw "unwelcome in a China shop" and instantly knew it was "bull" but still had to work through a few more clues before I got there.
brgross · 6 months ago
have gone back and forth on this point -- so far I've decided that outer brackets should be a hint that guides on you inner brackets, but that you can't skip any clues

but I hear you!

brgross commented on Show HN: Bracket City – A daily, exploded (?) crossword puzzle   bracket.city... · Posted by u/brgross
showerst · 6 months ago
Fun concept, but there are some really generation specific references here. Smurfs, Brady Bunch, Payphones...
brgross · 6 months ago
fair! I do think today's puzzle betrays my elder millennial status more than most...

u/brgross

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