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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

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[โ€“] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 19 points 1 day ago (5 children)
[โ€“] adarza@lemmy.ca 2 points 19 hours ago (3 children)

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.

[โ€“] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 1 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

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

[โ€“] lucg@lemmy.world 1 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

OpenStreetMap contributor here. What address format isn't supported? Maybe I can help

[โ€“] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 2 points 7 hours 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 upโ€ฆ i'll have already forgot this convo happened, but i'll try

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