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  v9v
  https://restroomarchive.com/r/2026-08-29-grand-army-plaza-au...> has a countdown timer above warning visitors that the door will auto-open in x amount of time.A toilet that has a door with a countdown seems like the most stress-inducing thing ever.
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  computerfriend
  Does anyone have a recommendation for an open source photogrammetry application for Android?
• ziofill
  George Costanza would be proud
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  keiferski
  Public bathrooms are such an interesting public services issue. In some places it’s totally normal to pay a small fee, and in return you (usually) get a clean space. In other places, the idea of paying to use the bathroom is considered an offense against the public.Years ago when I was in New York often, I had the idea to make a paid bathroom app, with a bit of a luxury twist. You’d pay $30 or whatever a month to have access to 40+ well-designed bathrooms across the city. The idea was that we’d own and operate these, and they’d be extremely well-designed, have beautiful tile interiors, come with a variety of hygiene products, water bottles, and so on.I still think it could work, but over time I began to dislike the idea, as it would have been yet another example of the public commons essentially being eroded and replaced with a privatized paid system. Not that NYC public bathrooms are even remotely nice to begin with… but I think a better solution would be less deliberately exclusionary. Then again, what could be more NYC than the idea of paying money to get better things?
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  malkia
  You can see one of the authors here in the mirror :) - https://restroomarchive.com/r/2024-12-02-the-mart-collective
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  lorenzohess
  Public bathroom sinks are always way too small. Google Maps should integrate with this service to incentivize larger sinks.
• downoutnah
  That's a great idea. It would be nice to have an archive of restrooms in Korea too.
• Mbarley
  Could generate some truly unique datasets. Anyone else immediately think of 'graffiti as a service' or toilet paper consumption stats?
• alfiedotwtf
  Wow! I have always wanted to archive the graffiti in pu pic toilets, but this 3D capture is a million times better!Now I’m wishing more public spaces inside and out were archived forever like this - imagine we had this 1000/2000/3000 years ago and seeing how it was like back then!
• starvar2
  This is very cool!
• ChickeNES
  Shit like this makes me feel like I am back browsing Fark 25 years ago (pun intended :P)
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  timonoko
  Only in America: Door knob so you cannot use your sleeve to exit sanitarily.Also obligatory fluffy and sticky floor mat is missing.
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  accountrequired
  this is why we cant have nice things