original post by Apollo's dev: https://tedd.it/r/apolloapp/comments/144f6xm/_/
noodlejetski
joined 2 years ago
it's OSM's weather app
no, it's a third party app that uses OpenWeatherMap weather data. OpenStreetMap and OpenWeatherMap aren't affiliated in any way.
yeah, me neither. I'm yet to figure out whether it's actually better better, or "we companies say it's better" better, heh.
they were also going to ban sponsorship overlays, but backpedaled on it the next day.
downforacross has them available for free, I was just looking for something more convenient. I've just found a script that scrapes the puzzles and converts them to .puz, so perhaps someone else out there is maintaining a downloadable collection somewhere.
edit: of course there's collection of the ones that NYT used to publish in that format https://tedd.it/r/DHExchange/comments/p1tzor/_/
there's another layer of difficulty when you're not from the US, as it often requires you to know stuff from US history and culture that you don't learn and know about abroad. like tHE FUCK KIND OF A THREE LETTER ORG DID NIXON CREATE, WATERGATE IS LONGER THAN THREE LETTERS
I do NY Times crosswords. quite challenging as an ESL, but very satisfying. so far I've only been able to solve Monday or Tuesday ones, and I still use the "check puzzle" helper to see how many words I got wrong when I'm stuck, but I don't have to look up stuff online anymore!
is there a source for NY Times ones? I'm currently using https://downforacross.com/ which is pretty good on both mobile and desktop, but I'd like something that doesn't require constant internet connection, and this one freaks out when you're in spotty area and disconnect for a second.
I grumbled a bit but upgraded to the 3€ one in the end. I can afford spending a little bit extra, and they definitely deserve it.
nice, the splash screen bug is no more! it was super annoying.
i'm sure it's going to be a civilized discussion that's worth reading