Balooog

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[–] Balooog@discuss.online 16 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I can't find the community forum thread where I originally learned about it, but here's a BBC article discussing the downstream fallout for apps that use OSM data.

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-45354311

[–] Balooog@discuss.online 58 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Reminds me of this asshole who vandalized openstreetmap a while back to "point out a security flaw"

By changing the names of a bunch of prominent buildings to racist terms

[–] Balooog@discuss.online 4 points 1 month ago

That man's head, body, and soul is fat

[–] Balooog@discuss.online 21 points 2 months ago (3 children)

No, and even worse "if you have time to lean, you have time to clean"

[–] Balooog@discuss.online 7 points 2 months ago

Yes. I'm a near surface geophysicist. So I don't look for oil or minerals but I do try to figure out what's going on underground without digging. Mostly looking for mine or karst voids under new construction.

[–] Balooog@discuss.online 3 points 2 months ago

I'm not from Canada, but because I have the natural human instinct to help people

[–] Balooog@discuss.online 2 points 2 months ago

I have the same reaction to nonplussed

[–] Balooog@discuss.online 3 points 2 months ago

Oh shit potential open source factorio projects at some point in a few years

[–] Balooog@discuss.online 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Same boat here. I'm not a vegan (pescatarian) but it seems to me people are reacting (understandably) emotionally because everyone loves pets and wants the best for them.

[–] Balooog@discuss.online 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I remember seeing this when I still used reddit, but forgot about it since then. Thanks for posting on Lemmy too! Signed up for the Beta

[–] Balooog@discuss.online 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Sciatic pain is the worst. Only had what I would consider really bad once (maybe another 2-3 with fainter intense pain lasting a few weeks), but it can bring me to tears. Lying in bed trying to find a position for a moment of respite but it never comes

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