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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Promoted pins in navigation are not new – they let people see relevant ads for businesses like gas stations, restaurants, and stores along their route. To avoid driver distraction, these ads do not pop up, expand only if they’re tapped on, and disappear quickly after a short time.

from the correction in the article

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago

That's not really better. This kind of behavior is why I left Google maps years ago

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago
[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 months ago

Google ruined their search and is now onwards to the other remaining working products. They are so dumb.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

I'd really hate if they fuck up Maps since there are no alternatives on the same level but since it's the last of their services I depend on, I could degoogle for good.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Organic maps works pretty well. You just need to actually contribute to OSM

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (3 children)

I have been using OsmAnd today to get ready to leave Gmaps because of this news. It was better then I remembered and my number 1 peeve was no lane preference display (for highway driving specifically), but that works now too!

I'll miss traffic predictions and live traffic rerouting :-( Sigh, guess I'll pay that price. I #&@$ing hate distractions during driving, and now they think I'll allow my own phone to do that? Google is rotten to the core and the road way from them is annoying and boring. Buckle up y'all. Bring magazines.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

OsmAnd is pretty good. It's not as easy as GMaps, but that's understandable. If we all use and support alternatives more, we'll likely spur their development.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

You can use Magic Earth for those.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It is proprietary so it is hard to trust it

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

you think that open source software is magically trustworthy?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

It only has the potential to be trustworthy

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

I'll miss traffic predictions and live traffic rerouting

That's the only feature I'm using it for. The car's built-in navigation is sufficient for "dumb" routing.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

There should be an nonprofit organization that specifically posts ads for a service that helps eradicate ads and connects with legal services to sue over billboards it whatever you can do to purge them. IDK pass ordinances or something. Just an organized crusade against ads and its own ads purely telling people how to find the resources to help purge ads.

It's not meant to be a sustainable business, but since it's basically whack-a-mole, it paradoxically would be.

[–] [email protected] 47 points 2 months ago (1 children)

You want hotel? Yes. I take you. My brother hotel, very good. Very clean. No worry booking, you cancel. Brother hotel best. Good area. Lots of shops. Good for tourist.

First you need food, no? I take you restaurant. My cousin work. Very good, very cheap. No one know, can't find unless you with me, I know. Very popular. Very good, very close to hotel. Less than one hour. Few minutes only.

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"Is this the way to your cousin's restaurant?"

Before eat must visit orphanage. Poor, starving, hungry orphans. Very sad if you not come. You come and see. Very happy children, you happy. Very poor. Think car like this rich! Haha! Think phone like you have very rich ha! But no worry, they not steal. Very good orphan. My uncle teach very good. Best behave. Very nice children, but very poor. No food every week. No parents.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

(part II)

"Please, just take me to the hotel on my booking."

Yes yes, I take you to hotel. Nice hotel. After eat.

"So we go to eat now?"

Yes yes. After see orphans. You want not make orphans sad? They sleep early. Cant visit later.

"No- Yes- I mean, we can't visit the orphans now. Maybe another day. Please take me to this hotel."

Oh, that hotel very bad. No give tips to driver. Road very bumpy. Bad for car. Must pay extra for car damage. You no worry! I take you good place! Orphan manager know very good place, very close. I ask him.

"No! Can't you take me directly where I asked you?"

Oh, you want premium subscription? Premium subscription come with less advert, and 24h access to AI powered customer help line. Monthly subscription.

Monthly subscription not available in car. Only annual subscription.

"Fine. Here. Now, will you take me to this hotel. Now. Not after food. Not after orphans."

Thank you. I give you little discount. One month free.

Now we go orphanage. Direct service only available after minimum three month of subscription.

"Enough! Stop! Let me out, I'll find another taxi."

You want stop here? Now? This field? No hotel, no shop? What, you walk ten mile back to taxi rank?

"Damn you, technical debt!"

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

(part III)

"Taxi!! Good morning, please take me to this school."

Certainly. First we go to condom shop.

"What?! No! Why would I want that!"

How I know what you want? You tick, "no personalised ads." So I not personalise.

"Take me to this school, directly. No detours. No adverts. And you will take Republic credits."

What, you think you're some sort of Jedi?

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