Brandon liu bsky.app/profile/bdon.org

working on @protomaps

[Brandon liu bsky.app/profile/bdon.org @bdon]

https://t.co/joqzgEfYN7

[Brandon liu bsky.app/profile/bdon.org @bdon]

https://t.co/joqzgEfYN7

[Brandon liu bsky.app/profile/bdon.org @bdon]

meticulously unfollowing as I find bsky/masto handles

[Brandon liu bsky.app/profile/bdon.org @bdon]

@hyperknot @1ec5 the output of font-maker is visually better, see https://t.co/Ygh7XUf8j1

it avoids the bitmap conversion step between curves and SDFs; not really in the font-maker code itself, it just uses the original mapbox C++ implementation

[Brandon liu bsky.app/profile/bdon.org @bdon]

current list length of "falsehoods programmers believe about maps":

25

[Thor 雷神 ⚡️ @thorwebdev]

I'm excited to announce that @HackerHouseTW is coming to Kaohsiung in December! 🇹🇼✨

We'll be hosting a meetup with local and international speakers on Monday Dec 9th!

Hear from @shortdiv, @bdon, @marksbirch, @ivanleomk and more! 👇 https://t.co/efmcA7SV3k

[Brandon liu bsky.app/profile/bdon.org @bdon]

Who’s around Seattle next week?

[kepano @kepano]

Thoughts on Omnivore shutting down:

Many people enjoyed Omnivore because it was free, but being free was part of its demise.

As an independent app maker, you must have a way to generate revenue or your product will die. As a user you must demand a way to pay makers for the products you love. See my essay: "Quality software deserves your hard‑earned cash"

I didn't personally use Omnivore, but it seems like many Obsidian users loved it. Now the app is being shut down with only a couple of weeks to export your data.

While this is abrupt, it isn't surprising. When a startup runs out of resources, the end is always more sudden than you expect. The dream of making it work persists until the very last moment.

A subset of people will find refuge in Omnivore's open source code, but the vast majority of users are not technical enough to compile/host/run a service like this.

In the end I keep coming back to the ephemerality of software. We have to appreciate that apps like Omnivore are being attempted. The apps that become self-sustaining will last longer than those that don't, but none will last forever.

[Brandon liu bsky.app/profile/bdon.org @bdon]

B2B SaaS is the 2nd best Californian recurring revenue model, the 1st is Drybar

[Brandon liu bsky.app/profile/bdon.org @bdon]

@newgeographer2 DM!

[Grant Huang @yanchen00]

Apple map just recently added Thai 🇹🇭 trains and MRTs routes into the map!!!
I hope Malaysia 🇲🇾 and Turkey🇹🇷 can be available soon.

[Brandon liu bsky.app/profile/bdon.org @bdon]

why does Google Maps have a detailed indoor map of every Souplantation, all of which have been closed for 4+ years?

[Brandon liu bsky.app/profile/bdon.org @bdon]

new @protomaps project milestone unlocked: there are two presentations mentioning PMTiles at the same conference simultaneously

[Brandon liu bsky.app/profile/bdon.org @bdon]

@MaxLenormand I'm talking about the intro which suggests the package was designed for analyzing animal habitats and the locations of ancient ceramic wares, those applications are much more exciting than whatever I'm going to use it for

[Brandon liu bsky.app/profile/bdon.org @bdon]

heading to #nacis2024 in tacoma next week!

[Brandon liu bsky.app/profile/bdon.org @bdon]

@_EricHu imo only marginally more scary if using something like https://t.co/LKm4dxMJV9 with an opinionated build system

[Brandon liu bsky.app/profile/bdon.org @bdon]

seeking cofounders for new micronation that happens to have the initials “IO”

[Brandon liu bsky.app/profile/bdon.org @bdon]

which happens first?

- major web property commissions their own cartography
- major web property commissions their own font