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by BuckyBeaver 1224 days ago
Maybe I'm missing something about this one, then. How is detecting "me" Mastodon links on Web pages similar to discovering people who are online near you?

Or as that not what Nintendo's did? Anyway, thanks for any insight.
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yborg 1224 days ago
I guess that it finds people "near" to you in the sense that you visit their site.

An actual mobile app that worked like StreetPass that broadcast your Fediverse address via Bluetooth would be fun, except that it would hardly ever find anyone unless you are at a conference.

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shaunsingh0207 1223 days ago
Indeed the name is a bit misleading if you go by the 3ds' streetpass, it's not what Nintendo did. I just had a few good memories with streetpass, so seeing the name again (even in a different context) brought me some joy :)
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