Hacker News with Generative AI: Great Britain

Discover Great Britain in Minecraft V2 (2025) (ordnancesurvey.co.uk)
Ordnance Survey has brought Britain to life inside Minecraft! Gamers can explore parts of a hyper-realistic new world, built by an OS expert from OS data.
Minecraft, Gaming, Great Britain, Maps
18 points by defrost 14 days ago | 1 comments
The longest straight line in Great Britain (without crossing a public road) (statsmapsnpix.com)
In short, I believe I've found a longer straight line without crossing a public road than the line identified by Ordnance Survey in 2019. Important stuff, clearly. Let me explain.
Geography, Data Analysis, Mapping, Great Britain
18 points by fanf2 128 days ago | 6 comments
British and Exotic Mineralogy (c82.net)
All 2,242 illustrations from James Sowerby’s compendium of knowledge about mineralogy in Great Britain and beyond, drawn 1802–1817 and arranged by color.
Mineralogy, History, Art, Great Britain
36 points by gaws 169 days ago | 1 comments
Electricity generated by fossil fuels in Great Britain drops to record low (theguardian.com)
Energy, Fossil Fuels, Great Britain, Environment
58 points by kieranmaine 367 days ago | 45 comments