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		nikolayasdf123 10 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Show HN: Meet.hn – Meet the Hacker News community ... given so many problems with city names. maybe just avoid them entirely? use lat/lon and closest clusters on them map. people will figure out themselves which city that is

sirobg 10 months ago [–]

That's sort of what I ended up doing!

Now there is a search box to find the location you want (not just cities) and then I create URLs like this one: https://meet.hn/city/48.8588897,2.3200410217200766/Paris

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