Something adjacent to degoogling: I am concerned that Microsoft would collaborate with the Trump Regime. I never used Linux before, but I am now downloading Ubuntu. It feels like that I should do a dual-boot setup and get ready to abandon Windows if I hear about MS HQ in Washington having a DOGE presence.

Here’s hoping that Europe and the Blue States are watching Microsoft for anything weird.

I guess I can live with calling it “Gulf of America” if we also rename “Gulf of California” to “Gulf of Mexico”

No bad ideas, right? How about the United States of Mexico?

Gulf of America.

Don’t catch me slipping tho.

No better time than the present to switch to OpenStreetMap

For Android, I use OsmAnd~ which uses OpenStreetMap data and allows you to download maps to calculate routes offline, something Google Maps couldn’t do for routes by foot and by bike last time I tried.

It also has better coverage for some small paths in natural areas like forests. Give it a try!

The irony is that it doesn’t specify which America.

this is only effective in the US btw, this doesn’t apply outside of the US, why google has done this? Probably the appease trump, and honestly, anything that keeps trump busy that isn’t overthrowing the US government is good in my books.

Hahaha I thought Google was benevolently collecting my personal data for my own good. I consented right? /s

I wonder how location dependent it is?

Take the plunge. De-Google.

This is pathetic and reeks of insecurity big time. Hope that this debacle improves your QoL, Americans.

Anything but google.

Mexico should rename “America”

I just did literally the only thing I CAN do, which is rate it 1 star and call out their spinelessness. I’m sure this token, irrelevant act will be ignored at best or manually removed at worst. But until they drag me off to the gulag I’m absolutely not going to shut up and play along.

Fuck Trump, Musk, their MAGA cult, and anyone who enables or colludes with them or fails to fight back.

I will continue deadnaming the gulf with the name assigned at birth. It’s just going through a phase.