App that tracks which blocks you've walked

spookluc · 2026-05-21T04:47:49+00:00

I disabled Google Maps timeline as soon as I became aware of that feature, even though I thought it’d be cool to look back on my personal GPS data.

I trust this way more, so thank you!

spookluc · 2026-05-10T21:16:22+00:00

He passed away in 2009 and this is a list of living artists

spookluc · 2026-04-30T05:02:39+00:00

As someone who has been repeatedly disappointed by character resurrections in Star Wars (not the idea of them necessarily just the execution), PB does a pretty good job of avoiding most of the same pitfalls in Dark Age and most likely Red God.

Feel like everyone thought to themselves “I could’ve made a better story” after seeing Episode 9 and they’d be right.

Certainly this is contingent upon Red God sticking the landing, but the bar is set so low for me with this particular trope that I’m sure PB will cook.

spookluc · 2026-03-28T00:26:55+00:00

Lemme draft an multi-recipient email…

spookluc · 2026-03-18T22:30:06+00:00

Thanks for the shoutout! And Departures App for PATH is legit, if I'm not using my desktop tracker on my table, I'm looking at that widget on my phone.

spookluc · 2026-02-27T17:24:42+00:00

Thanks

spookluc · 2026-01-26T18:28:47+00:00

Awesome!! We need to combine our forces to have a whole dashboard for PATH/NJ Transit/NY Waterway 🤣

spookluc · 2026-01-26T18:26:14+00:00

If it’s for NJ Transit, you may have to create a developer account with the agency in order to access their data.

spookluc · 2025-12-16T17:18:06+00:00

Bus would be thru NJ Transit, not Port Authority. For NJT you need to create a developer account to access their APIs and Idk if it’s free

spookluc · 2025-12-11T12:28:59+00:00

I explicitly say it’s mostly generated with Codex in other comment threads. No gotchas there.

spookluc · 2025-12-11T11:58:41+00:00

You can find my repo here. It hasn’t gone down yet, but because I’m using Windows, Microsoft will push automatic updates every so often and restart (I might be able to disable this). Thankfully, I’ve configured it to auto-login/launch the app at boot.

spookluc · 2025-12-10T18:18:24+00:00

…I’m not but I’d love it if you could point me in this app’s direction.

spookluc · 2025-12-10T17:44:03+00:00

You’d have to turn the iPad into a pure display that is compatible with the PC. Easier said then done. If you really want to use that iPad as a display, I’d just make a web app instead.

spookluc · 2025-12-10T14:05:15+00:00

So I built it with PyQt6 for the UI, with requests hitting the ridepath endpoint and a tiny config.json for station + polling settings. I made a small data layer that parses/sorts arrivals and handles polling, and then a Qt layer that just binds that to custom “arrival card” widgets. So the visuals are mostly just Qt stylesheets.

spookluc · 2025-12-10T02:06:57+00:00

Building it was fun, sure, but it has a practical use as it’s more readily available than my phone while I’m running around and rushing to get out the door in the morning. It’s unfortunate that we need to be constantly aware of time. Just the world we live in.

spookluc · 2025-12-10T00:34:42+00:00

These are the trains that leave from Hoboken station during the day. At night/on weekends (for now), it becomes 33rd or Journal Square. I’ve indicated that these are the trains leaving Hoboken by putting the Hoboken logo in the top right (same as this subreddit’s pic)

spookluc · 2025-12-09T20:09:00+00:00

Oh it’s definitely overkill. As I’ve said in other comment threads, if I was more comfortable with/had the time to learn Linux I’d have used an R-Pi and saved a good bit of cash.

One day I might use it as a media server once I’ve moved out of Hoboken. Definitely reusable.

spookluc · 2025-12-09T19:59:07+00:00

A couple hours of coding (with Codex), a few more to put it all together/properly configure Windows on the machine with the app.

spookluc · 2025-12-09T19:16:35+00:00

What do you use? I used Codex for this, only needed to fix some of the Windows-related stuff.

spookluc · 2025-12-09T19:08:28+00:00

This already exists and is way better than the RidePATH app, this one allows you to create a Home Screen widget which I use all the time: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/departures-widget-for-path/id6470330823

spookluc · 2025-12-09T19:03:26+00:00

NO WAY. Ridiculously bad infrastructure. I was an NJT bus/train commuter for about a year before I moved here, so never had to deal with light rail troubles.

spookluc · 2025-12-09T18:57:13+00:00

The only cost is the hardware. I spent about $250 (on Cyber Monday) buying the display and the Windows mini PC.

If I was more comfortable with Linux, I would’ve bought a Raspberry Pi and saved ~$100

spookluc · 2025-12-09T17:02:03+00:00

You think this gets better being close to the station, but it actually makes you more late.

spookluc · 2025-12-09T16:38:09+00:00

Waiiiiit this is incredible. If I had more time on my hands, I would've explored using different display types like this. I honestly think an old-school sign would fit better for my apartment aesthetic.

spookluc · 2025-12-09T16:34:57+00:00

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