Hacker News: svanegmondhttps://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=svanegmondHacker News RSShttps://hnrss.org/hnrss v2.1.1Sat, 31 Oct 2026 17:29:02 +0000<![CDATA[New comment by svanegmond in "How Google determines the names for bodies of water in Google Earth (2008)"]]>There are government managed GIS databases that provide the official names of things. This is the source of truth map makers draw on.

]]>Fri, 30 Oct 2026 12:48:28 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50303161svanegmondhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50303161https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50303161<![CDATA[New comment by svanegmond in "Study: Schoolwide phone bans show no significant impact on mental health"]]>Classroom behaviour is what it’s all about. Schools have turned into an absolute barnyard. A kid checked out of class and watching TikTok should be marked absent. Teachers blame parents but we are not the adults in that particular room.

]]>Fri, 30 Oct 2026 12:42:00 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50303110svanegmondhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50303110https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50303110<![CDATA[New comment by svanegmond in "Binance-hacker-1029 – $5.6B stolen from Binance"]]>Why would it

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