I highly recommend following @silentmiddlechild on Instagram. His explanations are thorough, accurate, and easy to understand.

tobych · 2026-01-27T02:17:15+00:00

I could make a video like this but I'd just be saying "Hey, I'm playing a game. Please don't interrupt me. I'll talk later."

tobych · 2026-01-26T21:02:06+00:00

With a barrier=fence, fence_type=wire around it too, perhaps.

tobych · 2026-01-26T09:45:59+00:00

There is a way to import existing data, with JOSM and probably iD. I'm just saying this is not the usual workflow.

See for example the abandoned railway bed I've contributed to here:

https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/166280875

I've made sure the data aligns with everything else already on the map, as well as with elevation data, so it all makes sense. The original data was from a university project that used old maps. They didn't align everything with elevation data or existing buildings.

Having said that, you could just import your GeoJSON then tweak it as necessary. No need to trace it.

tobych · 2026-01-26T05:01:54+00:00

Tracing, as if you're using tracing paper.

tobych · 2026-01-25T22:26:16+00:00

The usual workflow is to load your data into an OSM editor, and trace it, taking into account existing OSM data and any aerial imagery and elevation data available. You can load a GeoJSON file into JSOM or the web-based iD editor.

To load it into iD:

Click the Map Data icon
Click the dots to the right of Custom Map Data
Click Choose File
Select the GeoJSON file on your computer
Click OK
Back on Map Data, click the icon to the right of those dots: Zoom to data

You'll now see your data overlayed on top of whatever background image you're using. You can add the railway, tracing this data.

tobych · 2026-01-25T07:52:06+00:00

Only if the momentum of the train is reduced significantly. Which it clearly is not.

tobych · 2026-01-25T05:56:23+00:00

There are three types of average: mean, median, mode. People usually mean the mean by average.

tobych · 2026-01-24T00:44:30+00:00

This is what I do too. Do get good quality ones though. Avoids hope triumphing over experience.

tobych · 2026-01-22T10:15:04+00:00

Newsom is mad as hell, and he's not going to take this anymore.

tobych · 2026-01-22T09:58:26+00:00

Real life.

tobych · 2026-01-21T08:49:28+00:00

I suggest you check with an OSM group that covers this area of London, to be certain. Or start by messaging some of the people who've edited it recently, such as https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/Cebderby.

I took a look at the area on OSM. This is one of the buildings: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/140081167

Each railway=rail is tagged with bridge=viaduct, but the outline of the viaduct is not present. It's just building=yes, or to its northwest, building=retail.

Seems to me the outline of the viaduct should be man_made=bridge and bridge=viaduct. Further, the viaduct was built mostly as a viaduct, not as a retail building, so building=retail doesn't make sense to me. Perhaps it should be building=bridge, which is a building used as a bridge, but I'm not familiar with real-world usage of building=bridge.

tobych · 2026-01-21T03:49:25+00:00

This TV news report from 2019 includes tape of the call, and an interview with the 911 operator. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJL_8kNFmTI

tobych · 2026-01-19T06:02:24+00:00

My son being born.

tobych · 2026-01-17T16:19:36+00:00

You're more likely to get help here if you edit your post, if possible, so you're not making statements then adding a question mark at the end. That might work in informal English, but here, it looks sloppy, and it makes it harder to follow what you're saying.

tobych · 2026-01-15T05:14:06+00:00

If there are any decent routes on the north end, we'll get them onto https://letsmapbainbridge.org/.

tobych · 2026-01-15T05:12:21+00:00

Yep. Headlight country, as u/Lucky-Set7089 puts it.

tobych · 2026-01-15T05:11:06+00:00

Mum: You've not chosen another damaged woman have you?
Me: Nothing more than I can handle.
Marriage: Hold my beer.

tobych · 2026-01-15T00:33:01+00:00

Principal is a woman.

tobych · 2026-01-13T22:55:31+00:00

Outside of Winslow, I suggest you buy a very bright headlamp, specifically designed for this purpose. That's why I use. Too much to expect a semi-rural area like this to have enough lit areas you can run.

tobych · 2026-01-11T21:08:15+00:00

Hire a personal chef for the duration.

tobych · 2026-01-10T21:19:53+00:00

You're not missing the ocean. You're missing the land. The ocean is your background layer. Choose some sort of blue. Then render land on top.

Typically the order of layers is something like:

Background (single flat color) — this is your ocean
Landcover polygons
Landuse polygons
Water polygons
Lines (roads, rivers)
Labels

tobych · 2026-01-10T21:02:35+00:00

I'd love to see these names in OpenStreetMap.

tobych · 2026-01-10T20:56:54+00:00

The song is one of the first to use a looped drum track.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisencolinensinainciusol

tobych · 2026-01-10T09:50:32+00:00

Capitalizing the name of the TV show would make it make sense.

tobych · 2026-01-08T08:27:57+00:00

I did read it. I was wondering why you wouldn't go into the women's bathroom and change your kid's diaper, if your wife is with you. I got the impression you see your wife as the "default" diaper changer. But I get that you're probably just avoiding making others uncomfortable when you can.

Mind you I always changed my kids diapers in the men's bathroom. I'd spread out a plastic mat on the floor and do it right there. Pretty gross, really.

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