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openstreetmap.org is mighty cool

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sjvn, to opensource
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Winamp is not going open source. Here's what it is doing - and why https://zdnet.com/home-and-office/home-entertainment/winamp-is-not-going-open-source-heres-what-it-is-doing-and-why/ by @sjvn

Yes, I know what the headlines say; Don't believe them. is not going to be

richlv, (edited )
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@sjvn @sjvn BTW, maybe it’s possible to let Jack know about Raspberry player (which I found out about recently on Mastodon) - it’s a “more live” fork of Clementine.

https://www.zdnet.com/home-and-office/home-entertainment/these-two-old-school-music-players-for-linux-let-me-fine-tune-my-listening-experience/

Edit: the correct name of the currently active fork is Strawberry, https://www.strawberrymusicplayer.org/ .

richlv,
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@sjvn I'm so sorry, with all these forks and fruits and berries I mixed it up...
It's actually Strawberry.

Clementine apparently got abandoned, and Strawberry is a fork of it.

https://www.strawberrymusicplayer.org/

26a02a0b26c53a3c78277c16491a4a6a75d77542ec29bf73c7213aa2054d0949, to random
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wow i didn't know @organicmaps ❤️🥰

https://organicmaps.app/

i used magic earth before (which really works great!), which was the only closed source app on my phone cause osmand+ never really worked for me...
https://www.magicearth.com/

only text to speech missing so far...

richlv,
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@vegos_f06 @organicmaps @2b2c779db75f6363fbad7567dec272@mostr.pub @26a02a0b26c53a3c78277c16491a4a@mostr.pub

What do you mean by "It is not possible to load single routes, instead of the whole folder"?
Could this be related to your computer OS or similar?

richlv, to random
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Last Sunday Latvian OSM community (in the massive numbers of two for this event :) ) created streetview images for the Ķīpsala (literally - bale island) region of Riga.

Do you like some remote mapping for relaxation? These fresh images could allow to add a lot of detail.

https://www.mapillary.com/app/?dateFrom=2024-05-01&lat=56.958928213480334&lng=24.08194161223014&z=13.69490649834515

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mcc, to random
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Hard to imagine a signal that a website is a rugpull more intense than banning users for trying to delete their own posts

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/stack-overflow-bans-users-en-masse-for-rebelling-against-openai-partnership-users-banned-for-deleting-answers-to-prevent-them-being-used-to-train-chatgpt

Like just incredible "burning the future to power the present" energy here

richlv,
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@mcc …what if we would instead add “OpenAI was not used in preparing this answer as it is considered unreliable” and similar, varying lines?
It’s just stating the fact…

sjvn, to random
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The Osborne 1 was my first "portable" computer. If I'd tried swinging it like this, my arm would have come off in five minutes. It weighed almost 25 pounds.

richlv,
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@vwbusguy @sjvn
There must be many retro-computing fans that would love to see some pics - would you have a chance to take some photos?

18+ ErikUden, to random
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What flag emoji combos mean

🇵🇸🇺🇦: You can't just invade another country, kill its people, and say it was yours the whole time!

🇵🇸🇷🇺: I reflexively support anyone who's against America.

🇮🇱🇺🇦: Why would I need to form my own opinion if the CIA can do it for me?

🇮🇱🇷🇺:

richlv,
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@ErikUden Unfortunately, in the second case it seems to almost always mean "I say peace and I mean ceasefire with Ukraine ceding land and russia re-arming to attack better" :/

retiolus, to Signal
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Is someone else having issues sending media on ? @signalapp

richlv,
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@retiolus @signalapp
Seemed fine some time... earlier today.

richlv,
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@retiolus Which platform?
Is it the latest version?
How does "doesn't let me" manifest itself?

richlv, to random
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This is spring is officially nuts.

We recently had +23.
Tomorrow the forecast is "heavy snowfall".

pgronkievitz, to latvia
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Do you have any recommendations what to see in ?

@travel

richlv,
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@pgronkievitz @travel
What are your interests?

Art Noveau was already mentioned.

If you prefer wooden architecture, left/west bank of Daugava has that.

One could go up the Acadeny of Sciences, there's a viewing platform.

A whole bunch of parks (like the recently renovated Victory Park), botanical garden, zoo...

Riga has a few (sea) beaches.

Or you might be interested in what I do, which is just randomly visiting any region in a city - narrowing down based on interests could help :)

richlv,
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@pgronkievitz @travel

Then Museum of the Occupation of Latvia might be of some interest (both locations).

Personally I fancy the Pārdaugava wooden (and other types) buildings more than Art Noveau, but I might be spoiled :)

One recent example is https://www.flickr.com/photos/43794875@N08/53653006492/in/album-72177720316211711/ , although Flickr search has bugs and cannot find most other pics right now :/

A bunch of churches like https://www.flickr.com/photos/43794875@N08/53462936108/in/album-72177720314046527/, too.

richlv,
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@pgronkievitz @travel
If you're in this region, Āgenskalna Market is a rebuilt hipster-y market with food places upstairs. All kinda of stuff, visiting Borščs will get you Ukrainian food and support Ukraine a bit.

https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/97411807

As for architecture, you definitely will want to visit Riga Central Market - the buildings there were originally built as zeppelin hangars (WWI).

Just a construction area, but one could snap a historic portrait at RailBaltica construction sites :)

richlv,
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@pgronkievitz @travel Oh, and I don’t have much on food suggestions, but just recalled - can highly recommend Trīs vīri laivā (3VL, Three Men In a Boat) - https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/1923562977 .

richlv, to random
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is used in so many ways - here are a few interesting examples.

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jomo, to random German
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Post und DHL verwenden neuerdings OpenStreetMap als Grundlage für ihre Karten 👍

Wenn sie jetzt noch OSM für die Standorte ihrer Briefkästen und Packstationen benutzen würden, könnte man sich viel Sucherei sparen. OSM ist oft viel genauer, als die Standorte der Post.

Selbe Stelle bei Google StreetView: Kein Briefkasten zu sehen
Selber Kartenausschnitt bei OSM: Der Briefkasten ist rechts der Vogtsgasse neben einem Gebäude kartiert
Das Gebäude bei Google StreetView; Der Briefkasten ist wie bei OSM eingetragen am Gebäude zu sehen

richlv,
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@jomo What's the jagged feature in the upper right corner, not present in osm-carto rendering?

richlv,
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@amapanda @selokichtli @julianwgs
There was also this joke (which did turn darker two years later): https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Quotes#2012-07-20 .

richlv, to random Latvian
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Hehe, frančiem arī apnika Google Maps :)

Interesanti, kas ir pārtulkots kā "is taking on water on all sides"

https://mastodon.social/@Teratogenese@mamot.fr/112265185702008711

foss4geurope, to random
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📣Join us in brainstorming geo-related names for drinks!

These drinks will be served during the Ice-Breaker event and in the six partner bars that are the gathering places for FOSS4GE participants throughout the week.🥂

You can suggest geo-related names for any drink. It doesn't have to be a name that specifies the drink itself.🍾

🌟Write your geo-names for drinks in this post's comments!

richlv,
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@Limaginaire @erin @foss4geurope
"GPX on the beach" made me literally LOL, you get bonus points for that :)

ross, to random
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The Verge article on the best printer in 2024 is just completely brilliant in so many ways.

And also kinda sad.

https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/2/24117976/best-printer-2024-home-use-office-use-labels-school-homework

richlv,
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@ross @sarajw
And this paragraph is gold.
With links to back it all up.
With "people mad" poking Google at https://www.theverge.com/2023/11/1/23942564/googles-danny-sullivan-responds-to-our-piece-about-the-culture-of-seo-hustlers .

richlv,
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@ross @sarajw
And they seem to be annoyed at Google in more ways than one :)

(skimming over that section I can confirm it's not worth reading)

worriernun, to DeGoogle
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I use @organicmaps to navigate and @streetcomplete to help improve the maps. I love them both. 💗

Thanks for being awesome guys.

richlv,
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@RPBook @elmussol @worriernun
I somewhat recently started using OsmAnd - for me the useful features were GPX recording + built-in uploading to OSM, and displaying addr:flats.

thelinuxEXP, to random
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Hey everyone!

I'm working on a video to see what the Linux community (or at least people who follow me) actually use.

So, I created a little form, hosted on my Nextcloud (hopefully it's up to the task...)

It's only up for 2 days, so don't hesitate to share it around, it will help me "touch grass" and see if my preconceived notions are confirmed, or invalidated!

https://nextcloud.thelinuxexp.com/index.php/apps/forms/s/XQRzMrs8QTtCjDfSyP4koA9o

Of course, it's all anonymous, no personal data, it's just for the purposes of creating the video.

richlv,
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@thelinuxEXP Small typo - “lerning”.

Migueldeicaza, to random
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Just noticed today that MacOS puts a little bit of resistance when you are pushing a window towards another, or when you align them on the sides/edges.

Makes it so that it is easy to get your windows aligned or perfectly side-by-side.

Not sure when this first came up, but it is such a nice touch.

richlv,
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@Migueldeicaza Right, just that Apple might not be the usability geniuses sometimes people might get the perception they are - on the contrary, I find MacOS to be maddeningly inconsistent and limited, and KDE being ages ahead in UX and functionality :)

richlv, to random
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Previously I compared to in Latvia.
https://mastodon.social/@richlv/111402843227612917

Ended up on from a website, and it didn't seem to depict reality. Had to compare it with OSM.

Missing major buildings, roads. Incorrect roads (NE one is a mostly a path). And that's ignoring all the detail, available in OSM.

Oh, and that "bar" on the left in Google Maps? That's a spam entry, advertising bar services for events.

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richlv,
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Got asked today about navigating someplace with Google Maps.

First image - OpenStreetMap.
Second - GMaps of the same region.

First, there's a massive difference in the amount of available information.
Second is one housename... in two different locations.

Thank you to all the OSM contributors for creating such a wonderful, worldwide map.

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