• Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works
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      18 hours ago

      Kind of makes me want to go back to printing 6 page instructions to destinations that I hold in my right hand and read whilst driving with my left hand.

      • afronaut@lemmy.cafe
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        7 hours ago

        You might want to do that anyway. You know, in case everything does get shut down. I know people who can’t navigate their own city without GPS for the life of them.

      • EngineerGaming@feddit.nl
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        11 hours ago

        Writing the directions down on a paper is still more convenient than taking out and unlocking ypur phone if a) you’re on a bike; b) if it is cold out and you don’t want to take off your gloves.

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        17 hours ago

        I kind of did this with sticky notes on the dash during my last road trip. I was travelling through an area I knew would have poor reception at the time, so I made a bullet point list of the main road changes.

        It was kind of nice not having to check a screen for directions.

    • 👍Maximum Derek👍
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      16 hours ago

      I used their mapping and geocoding APIs for years, back when I was negotiating contracts. They’re good (at least in N. America) and 1/5th the price of google.