Commenters discussed LiveWorld, a globe that plots 24/7 YouTube live cameras. The builder, harisingh1612, explained he made it solo in two weeks, described the stack (Laravel, websockets, Postgres, MapLibre) and discovery approach (YouTube API plus scraping), and said it currently lists roughly 641-652 cams across about 60 countries with a target ceiling of 2-3k embeddable streams. Several users praised the idea and specific feeds (sea otters was singled out), appreciated the no-login/no-ads approach, and offered to submit additional links or lists of streams to improve coverage.
Other commenters raised practical complaints: geolocation errors (examples cited include cams placed in the wrong state or hemisphere), missing cameras (notably in Australia and specific sites like Summit at Snoqualmie), stacked pins that block access, and an awkward submission form requiring manual lat/lon lookup. Mobile UX was criticized for skipping a preview popover and jumping straight to a camera page, and Firefox’s tracking protection reportedly broke the map. The creator acknowledged “every” was aspirational, promised UX fixes (mobile tap behavior) and quick approvals for submissions, and asked people to drop URLs or use the submit button to help fill gaps.
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