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Day 5, 6, and 7: Krakow, Warsaw, and Kaunas.

The next two days were busy ones. First stop was Katawice. Here we stopped at a Lego store to get my passport stamped and pick up a few toys. I love some of the large display models and am putting photos up here for my daughter who got me started on Lego. I hope I will not bore you with the photos. Ready for Halloween We didn't manage any puzzle shops as they were all closed for the day by the time we arrived. Who shuts their doors at 3 pm on a Saturday when they should be open for me to shop? 😂 Can you spot our car in this sea of campers. I guess we are the poor folk now. Slumming it I think

Notes from Puzzle Palace · EN

The Era of the Voxel Map Has Arrived

It seems astonishing to me now that only a fortnight has passed since I climbed to the roof of Maps Mania Tower and proclaimed to the world that the Age of the Pixel Map had begun. And yet here I stand before you today, bearing the sad news of its demise and announcing, with no little ceremony, that The Era of the Voxel Map Has Arrived . Two weeks ago, I observed that "One notable limitation shared by most of these pixelated maps is their single, fixed perspective." My proposed solution was to create a pixel map offering four distinct viewpoints: North, South, East and West. But I should have

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Show HN: Warsaw in voxels – An interactive 3D map of the city centre

Explore central Warsaw in voxels - slightly inspired by Minecraft, and MagicaVoxel. You can change the date, time of day and weather, explore the city, or click on a pedestrian to control them (here a bit of inspiration from Dungeon Keeper). Works best on desktop, but I tried to make it usable on mobile too. The initial load can take a while. It's based on several open datasets, including: - OpenStreetMap ( https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=6/52.02/19.14 ) - buildings, streets, sidewalks, tram tracks, etc - GUGiK / Geoportal ( https://www.geoportal.gov.pl/ ) - LiDAR for building heights and t

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