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sidereal

@RichiH @briankrebs This is an example of why I stopped using google search but still use google maps, I just access it through DDG.

Typing the address into DDG with a "!gm" at the end takes it straight to google maps. A nice functionality, that I guess google never bothered to build into their own search πŸ˜‚

8 February at 18:01 | Wall-to-wall | Open on kolektiva.social
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Reinout van Schouwen

@sidereal
Did you know DDG has their own (Apple) maps? It's good enough for me - the only actual disadvantage is it only has directions for driving and walking, not for cycling or public transport.
@RichiH @briankrebs

8 February at 19:48 | Open on mastodon.green
Richard "RichiH" Hartmann

@reinouts @sidereal @briankrebs aye. It's not as good as Google routing sadly. For normal maps, I am trying to use OSM more again.

8 February at 20:06 | Open on chaos.social
Merospit

@reinouts @sidereal @RichiH @briankrebs I use OSMAnd , based on OpenStreetMap. It has cycling and public transport as options, and it works offline. osmand.net/

8 February at 20:06 | Open on infosec.exchange
Iwillyeah

@reinouts I find it really hard to use. Like, literally, if I try and zoom or move around the map it makes crazy jumps and I end up 300km away. My fingers aren't that fat.

8 February at 20:49 | Open on mastodon.ie
Roadskater, Ph.D.

@Iwillyeah @reinouts Or it jumps onto the sidewalk and then inside some store you have no interest in.

8 February at 22:22 | Open on mastodon.social
Iwillyeah

@roadskater @reinouts it can't be that way for most people or it would never survive. What's wrong with our set ups?

9 February at 7:36 | Open on mastodon.ie
sidereal

@reinouts @RichiH @briankrebs Weird, I remember back circa 2016 Apple Maps was actually really good for public transport, like, better than Google Maps when I was visiting NYC (it would even tell you what part of the platform/train to wait on for the smoothest transfers!). That might have been an NYC only feature I guess, though.

Overall I use Apple Maps, GMaps, Google Earth pro, and OSM (really OpenStreetBrowser is better than OSM) about equal, none are perfect but they all have their place.

8 February at 20:52 | Open on kolektiva.social
πŸšŽπŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆPollute_my_lungs

@sidereal I am not sure what they talking about, but Apple has transit directions for almost all cities I have visited. Maybe they are talking specifically about the feature that DuckDuckGo uses.

9 February at 4:43 | Open on towns.gay
Jennifer

@sidereal @RichiH @briankrebs same, I haven't used Google search in years, just DDG

8 February at 22:09 | Open on bookstodon.com
Kim Spence-Jones πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ˜·

@Jennifer @sidereal @RichiH @briankrebs I do use google sometimes, when DDG fails to finds a good answer to my query, which sadly it does about once a fortnight in my experience.

9 February at 0:38 | Open on mastodon.social
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