Thursday, April 30, 2020
Show HN: A device simulator that cycles through many mobile device simulations https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23024722
Wednesday, April 29, 2020
Show HN: Summarize your time availability in seconds https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23026057
Show HN: OpenMorphi – Build SVG animations between 2 emojis (web, desktop only) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23024585
Tuesday, April 28, 2020
Show HN: MonkeyMind – a to-do list your menubar with a global shortcut https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23015872
Show HN: A sound-effect chatroom for meeting engagement https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23015524
Show HN: A Shell for Working Effectively with Multiple Kubernetes Clusters https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23015489
Show HN: Implement a Simple VM in JavaScript https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23014651
Show HN: A simple app to cryptographically time-lock files https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23014010
Show HN: Parallel.so – looking for early stage users https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23013543
Show HN: Open-source toolkit for building your own Facebook https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23014733
Show HN: S3kit – AWS S3 command-line tool for tags/versions/lock management etc. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23013829
Monday, April 27, 2020
Show HN: A web app to search upcoming IPOs https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23002835
Show HN: An open-source, online implementation of the card game Literature https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23002067
Show HN: Play snake by moving your head https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22986561
Show HN: An iPhone app that lets you pick colors and identify PANTONE colors https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22993712
Show HN: Web app to compare various PDF-to-text libraries easily https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22993643
Sunday, April 26, 2020
Show HN: Pure CSS Threadlines for Hacker News https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22990943
Show HN: Convert a number to an approximated text expression https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22985261
Saturday, April 25, 2020
Show HN: Docker.hostip.dev – Access localhost from Docker on Mac, Linux, windows https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22982982
Show HN: I made a dev first signup form for your landing page https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22980406
Friday, April 24, 2020
Show HN: Help Me Decide Please https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22974380
Show HN: AriFramework – Svelte Without Compiling https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22974164
Thursday, April 23, 2020
Show HN: Buzzwork Haikus https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22964612
Show HN: I trained a recurrent neural network to draw dick doodles https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22963873
Show HN: Booste – Run apps in EC2, synced to your own text editor https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22963649
Show HN: Web development – Self-evaluation checklist https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22962230
Show HN: Compare Covid death probabilities to skydiving and other activities https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22962776
Show HN: Lingohackers – new online community for language learners https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22955148
Show HN: Sam Altman on Hard Startups – Summary https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22954856
Show HN: LibreLingo adds major new features https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22953827
Show HN: Host your own minimal file sharing site (now with expiring files) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22953484
Show HN: Open-source lowcode platform now with a tutorial https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22953363
Tuesday, April 21, 2020
Show HN: Lockdown project- Job board to find out who is hiring during COVID19 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22942133
Show HN: Flipper Zero – Tamagotchi for Hackers https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22941733
Show HN: Tiny game made overnight for the 2020 Blender 24hr art competition https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22940287
Show HN: Distributed Caching on Kubernetes with Olric https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22939066
Show HN: if.fail – Share and discover ideas that failed https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22940503
Slow Streets Program to Help With Social Distancing
By
With Muni service temporarily reduced during the COVID-19 health crisis, many San Francisco residents need to walk and take other modes of transportation to make essential trips. However, sometimes it is difficult to maintain 6’ of social distance on many sidewalks, park paths, and bikeways. This can be especially true when passing lines outside grocery stores and other essential services. Because of this, many pedestrians are choosing to walk in the street, exposing themselves to swiftly moving vehicle traffic. The SFMTA is implementing a new program, Slow Streets, to close some streets to through traffic and allow roadways to be used more as a shared space for foot and bicycle traffic.
Throughout the city, corridors have been identified for Phase 1 Slow Streets. Beginning this week, some of these streets will be closed to through vehicle traffic to prioritize walking/biking and to provide more space for social distancing during essential travel by those modes.
What will Slow Streets look like?
Streets will not be closed completely, and local vehicle access is permitted. There will be no changes to parking or driveway access for residents. Slow Streets will not create any legal change in the right of way. People walking/running in the street will not have the right-of-way over motor vehicles but will be allowed to be in the street (as the Calif. Vehicle Code currently permits). The goal is to take advantage of low vehicle numbers on certain travel corridors and allow people to maximize our resources while maintaining social distancing. Slow Streets will be in effect 24/7, given the limited staff resources to deploy/re-deploy equipment daily.
The purpose of Slow Streets is to manage traffic speeds and create a safe network for essential walk and bike travel while transit service levels are reduced. Our agency is committed to giving San Franciscans the necessary space to practice social distancing as they leave their homes for critical needs.
Slow Streets candidates
- Good candidates for a first phase of Slow Streets are shown on the map and in Table 1. These are lower-traffic residential streets that connect neighbors to essential services in the absence of Muni service. They have been vetted for feasibility and exclude Muni routes and major emergency traffic corridors.
- For most Slow Streets, rollout will be incremental and iterative - approximately 8 blocks at a time - and may not initially cover the entire length shown on the map. Careful monitoring will be provided to ensure the transportation benefits of Slow Streets are not undermined by crowding and congregation.
Street | From | To | Muni Routes |
17th Street | Noe | Valencia | 22 Fillmore, 33 Stanyan |
20th Avenue | Lincoln | Ortega | 28 - 19th Ave |
22nd Street | Valencia | Chattanooga | 48 Quintara |
41st Avenue | Lincoln | Vicente | 18 - 46th Ave |
Ellis | Polk | Leavenworth | 27 Bryant, 38 Geary |
Holloway | J Serra | Harold | K Ingleside, 29 Sunset |
Kirkham | Great Highway | 7th Avenue | N Judah |
Phelps | Oakdale | Evans | 23 Monterey, 44 O'Shaughnessy |
Ortega | Great Highway | 14th Avenue | 7 Haight |
Page | Stanyan | Octavia | 7 Haight |
Quesada | Lane | Fitch | 23 Monterey, 44 O'Shaughnessy |
Scott | Eddy | Page | 24 Divisadero |
When will these streets be closed?
Beginning this week, we hope to install 2-3 Slow Streets corridors per week. The first round of Slow Streets implementation will consist of signage and traffic cones. We will continue to monitor the use of Slow Streets to minimize impacts on surrounding streets.
How were the Slow Streets corridors chosen?
The streets were chosen to supplement reduced or suspended Muni routes, while providing bicycle and pedestrian access to essential services. Many of these streets run parallel to other major streets and transit routes. The Slow Streets are intended to provide a network of streets that prioritize walking and biking for essential trips.
Slow Streets are one part of the city’s efforts to reduce sidewalk crowding. Other efforts include removing vehicle parking outside grocery stores and restaurants to create extra pedestrian queueing space and widening sidewalks by removing vehicle parking on select high-pedestrian-traffic corridors. Please visit sfmta.com/COVID19 for the latest agency updates.
Published April 21, 2020 at 08:40AM
https://www.sfmta.com/blog/slow-streets-program-help-social-distancing
Show HN: Outro – Retrospectives, Re-Imagined https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22935234
Show HN: Easy to Understand Software Security Training https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22934996
Show HN: A super-fast user agent string parser (for Python) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22934992
Show HN: My Quarantine Project, The Bell https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22934860
Show HN: Voiceplace – want multiple convos at the same time in video calls? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22934808
Show HN: Pattern.css https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22933697
Show HN: Vayu – Interactive, no-code data science notebook https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22933317
Sunday, April 19, 2020
Show HN: Create and Render 3D models in Go https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22919848
Show HN: Pxy – A Go server that proxies websocket livestreams to RTMP servers https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22919845
Show HN: A programmable tooltip on Mac OS https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22919843
Show HN: Stream your pen/paper, explain remote students super effectively https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22919808
Show HN: Toe Codes – QR codes with the domain in the code pattern https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22919546
Saturday, April 18, 2020
Show HN: Codelift – A “No Code” GUI for Your React App https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22912108
Show HN: Universal Tone Generator – A Generative Music Experience https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22912445
Friday, April 17, 2020
Show HN: Plain Old Recipe: convert online recipes to plain-text https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22904629
Show HN: Infstream – We’re trying to fix video monetization for creators https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22904619
Vision Zero Monthly Highlights
By
Vision Zero SF is the City’s road safety policy that will build safety and livability into our streets, protecting the one million people who move about the City every day.
From education to traffic engineering, from enforcing traffic laws to changing public policy, Vision Zero SF is driving an agenda to change the way we think and act on San Francisco streets.
This month, we’re featuring some improvements to benefit motorcyclists, bicyclists and pedestrians. Here is a list of what we’ve been working on this past month:
- Safe Streets in the Year of the Rat
- Safety Improvements to Page Street
- New Daylighting and Crosswalks
Published April 17, 2020 at 04:33PM
https://www.sfmta.com/blog/vision-zero-monthly-highlights-1
Thursday, April 16, 2020
Show HN: AWS Transcribe and OBS = real-time subtitles https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22895276
Show HN: Play Hearts – Open-source, made with Vue and web sockets https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22894490
Show HN: A poor man's background blurring solution for Windows https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22886918
Wednesday, April 15, 2020
Show HN: Verify JSON using minimal schema https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22885527
Update: Route and Stop Changes
By Bradley Dunn
With a shortage of operators, car cleaners and other key personnel, Muni has implemented significant reductions to Muni service. The COVID19 pandemic has disrupted many parts of everyday life, including transit. As everyone is getting used to our new Muni Core Service Plan, some key routes are continuing to run but are using different stops. And, other changes have been made in response to customer feedback.
As a reminder, during this public health emergency, we are asking San Franciscans to:
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Comply with the shelter-in-place directive
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Only make essential trips
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Use Muni only for those essential trips that can’t be made in other ways
The following changes went in effect on Wednesday, April 8. All of these are in place until further notice with mulit-lingual signs-up at all stops detail the service.
K Ingleside Bus Temporarily Discontinued, T Bus Operating to Castro
The Muni Core Service Plan temporarily suspends K Ingleside service. The T Third Bus will operate service to Castro and Market. For service to the Forest Hill and West Portal neighborhoods, riders should transfer to the L Taraval Bus from Market & Castro. For service to City College, transfer to the 49 Van Ness/Mission at Van Ness and OakHYPERLINK "https://www.sfmta.com/stops/van-ness-ave-oak-st-16821".
L Taraval Bus Stops in Twin Peaks
The L Taraval Bus is making more stops than our standard L Taraval replacement bus. Recognizing that there are fewer choices with our core service plan, stops were added to the L Taraval Bus route to provide more transit service to the Twin Peaks area between West Portal and Castro. Additional Twin Peaks area stops can be found here.
N Judah Bus Temporary Extension in the Haight
The N Judah Bus has added additional stops to fill service gaps along Haight Street. This should be useful to people who usually rely on the 7 Haight/Noriega. These stops are in addition to the usual N Judah Bus replacement service stops. See the N Judah Bus’ additional Haight neighborhood stops here.
8 Bayshore Inbound Reroute to Stockton Street
The 8 Bayshore was rerouted inbound (going north) via Stockton Street between Market and Columbus to serve riders heading towards Chinatown. This should help people who usually ride the 30 or 45. More information about added stops are available here.
9 San Bruno Extension to McLaren Park
Before the pandemic, the 9 San Bruno line terminated at Bayshore and Sunnydale on weekdays. The 9R San Bruno Rapid had carried riders to the Cow Palace and McLaren Park. With our new Core Service Plan discontinuing the 9R, the 9 San Bruno will run its weekend route, proving service to McLaren Park. You can find out more about the changes on the 9 San Bruno Page.
38 Geary and 38 Geary Rapid to 48th Ave & Pt. Lobos
To provide an additional option for riders, the 38R Geary Rapid returned to service to supplement the 38 Geary. The 38R Geary Rapid will serve Rapid stops only, and the 38 Geary will serve all local stops. Both the 38 Geary and 38R Geary Rapid lines will terminate on 48th Avenue at Pt. Lobos, but the 38 will serve Fort Miley Circle near the VA Hospital first before proceeding to the terminal. More info on the 38 Geary page.
49 Van Ness/Mission Extension to Fisherman's Wharf
For those going to Fisherman’s Wharf, the 49 Van Ness/Mission has been extended to serve many of the 47 Van Ness stops in that area. To see where the additional stops are you can look at the 49 Van Ness/Mission page.
44 O'Shaughnessy Temporary Terminal at Forest Hill Station
The 44 O'Shaughnessy is extending farther than originally planned (only to Balboa Park) as part of the COVID-19 Muni Core Service Plan. It now operated between the Bayview and Forest Hill Station. Stops north of Forest Hill Station will not be served. By ending the northern part of the line at Forest Hill Station, we are able to preserve service to Laguna Honda Hospital from the south. To learn more, you can look at the 44 O’Shaughnessy’s page.
Next Steps and Tips for Getting Around
SFMTA staff is monitoring and implementing service changes on a faster timeline than normal to respond to the public health emergency. We have made major efforts to post multilingual signage. Please take note of any SFMTA signage posted at bus stops to inform riders of any recent changes and their effective dates. We are also regularly replenishing signage and taking down outdated signage for thousands of stops throughout the city.
As our customer information systems require time to update accurate stops and route information, you may see inaccuracies in NextBus and headsign displays on buses until system updates are complete. Refer to posted expected frequenices and ask operators to confirm their destination if the headsign on the bus says “Ask Driver for Terminal.”
We understand that our riders have different reactions to these changes. For some, the changes will be less convenient or eliminate service that people rely on. For others, these changes add important connections for taking essential trips. We are trying to balance our service to provide as much essential service as possible given the greater demand for vehicles to support social distancing and our shortage of operators, car cleaners, and other key staff needed to keep the system running. We encourage you to follow our social media channels to get the latest on upcoming service changes. We are all in this together and appreciate your patience during this public health crisis. Thank you!
Published April 15, 2020 at 07:18PM
https://www.sfmta.com/blog/update-route-and-stop-changes