โฒ 361 โผ DAE feel like DuckDuckGo is now just as good as google for the vast majority of searches? (lemmy.ml) submitted 1 year ago by doubtingtammy@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml 163 comments fedilink hide all child comments Not because DDG got better, but just because google got worse. google is still better for site-specific searches, and google scholar still has minimal AI slop
[โ] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 19 points 1 year ago (2 children) which is to say: terrible permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [โ] Xanthobilly@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago Agreed. Even if it were identical to Google maps in terms of content, it runs slower on all platforms Iโve so far tried (windows, iOS, OSX). permalink fedilink source parent [โ] adarza@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) yes, it is. but between it and graphhopper (or osm), it's "enough" for me. i don't need a feature-filled "app" (my phone is 'dumb'), and the only time i end up on something else like bing or google maps is if a site i need to use embeds and relies upon them. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) my problem with apple maps is how frequently it has something's location completely wrong because osm addresses use the European addressing system everywhere when i don't live in europe permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] lucg@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) OpenStreetMap contributor here. What address format isn't supported? Maybe I can help permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 year ago United States format is very different from the european format and often the apple maps algorithm makes some boneheaded assuptions to translate from a US address to something OSM understands. i contribute, too, but the next time i have an example of apple maps fucking upโฆ i'll have already forgot this convo happened, but i'll try permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] Xanthobilly@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago Agreed. Even if it were identical to Google maps in terms of content, it runs slower on all platforms Iโve so far tried (windows, iOS, OSX). permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] adarza@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) yes, it is. but between it and graphhopper (or osm), it's "enough" for me. i don't need a feature-filled "app" (my phone is 'dumb'), and the only time i end up on something else like bing or google maps is if a site i need to use embeds and relies upon them. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) my problem with apple maps is how frequently it has something's location completely wrong because osm addresses use the European addressing system everywhere when i don't live in europe permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] lucg@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) OpenStreetMap contributor here. What address format isn't supported? Maybe I can help permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 year ago United States format is very different from the european format and often the apple maps algorithm makes some boneheaded assuptions to translate from a US address to something OSM understands. i contribute, too, but the next time i have an example of apple maps fucking upโฆ i'll have already forgot this convo happened, but i'll try permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) my problem with apple maps is how frequently it has something's location completely wrong because osm addresses use the European addressing system everywhere when i don't live in europe permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] lucg@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) OpenStreetMap contributor here. What address format isn't supported? Maybe I can help permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 year ago United States format is very different from the european format and often the apple maps algorithm makes some boneheaded assuptions to translate from a US address to something OSM understands. i contribute, too, but the next time i have an example of apple maps fucking upโฆ i'll have already forgot this convo happened, but i'll try permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] lucg@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) OpenStreetMap contributor here. What address format isn't supported? Maybe I can help permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 year ago United States format is very different from the european format and often the apple maps algorithm makes some boneheaded assuptions to translate from a US address to something OSM understands. i contribute, too, but the next time i have an example of apple maps fucking upโฆ i'll have already forgot this convo happened, but i'll try permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 year ago United States format is very different from the european format and often the apple maps algorithm makes some boneheaded assuptions to translate from a US address to something OSM understands. i contribute, too, but the next time i have an example of apple maps fucking upโฆ i'll have already forgot this convo happened, but i'll try permalink fedilink source parent