• SabinStargem@lemmings.world
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    11 hours ago

    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.

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    12 hours ago

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

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    19 hours ago

    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!

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    15 hours ago

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

  • KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    11 hours ago

    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.

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    20 hours ago

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

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      19 hours ago

      You mean Estados Unidos ? In Spanish, ‘America’ already refers to the north and south continents, not to the USA