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[–] edgemaster72@lemmy.world 52 points 2 years ago (1 child) That'd be awful for me, my primary use of google maps is streetview to figure out what places look like before I go there permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] LanternEverywhere@kbin.social 45 points 2 years ago* (3 children) You wouldn't be stuck with the fog, you would be able to toggle it on and off. The purpose is to make it obvious which areas you've already seen, so that you can know which areas of the world you still have yet to explore! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 26 points 2 years ago (2 children) There's an app for that, Fog of World. Here's my map. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Cavemanfreak@lemm.ee 16 points 2 years ago (1 child) Damn, that looks impressive! I'm guessing truck driver? 😄 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 12 points 2 years ago (1 child) Correct. Most of it took a year and a half before I got a job that keeps me home every night. Hit all 48 contiguous states except Vermont (I tried to avoid the northeast whenever possible) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HurlingDurling@lemm.ee 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) Any reason why? I'm just curious. Also... starts playing Johnny Cash permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 7 points 2 years ago* (2 children) More traffic, and way less truck parking. If you're not shut down by 4pm forget about it. Out west I got longer loads, better views, and always somewhere to park outside of the cities. Midwest is okay but a bit boring, southeast isn't much better than northeast. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] FrostyTrichs@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Midwest is okay but a bit boring Flat dirt isn't very interesting? Clutches pearls permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] poppy@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago Hey, we got soybeans and corn for part of the year. permalink fedilink source parent [–] HurlingDurling@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago Makes sense. Thanks for the explanation permalink fedilink source parent [–] Slimy_hog@programming.dev 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) $30 on android?! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] can@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) The price of privacy? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) They are selling your data anyway. The $30 covers their costs to market your data to advertisers. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 1 point 2 years ago Nah on this app you actually back up the data yourself by hooking into one of your personal cloud storage accounts permalink fedilink source parent [–] cryptix@discuss.tchncs.de 12 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Its a nice idea , but I will hate the way these tech giants choose to implement it. 99% of implementation would need location to be tracked 24x7 and stored in their server . If someone would have a local or private way to do this , I'm exited. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] codeman869@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) I would normally agree with you, but I ran across the privacy policy while looking at the app. Plus it looks like you get to choose which cloud service to sync with. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ButtDrugs@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago Wow they actually do it locally and aren't in the data selling game. I might end up paying for it just to support these guys. permalink fedilink source parent [–] pedz@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 years ago I kind of do that but in reverse with Google Maps Timeline and Strava heat maps. I can see where I've been and where I haven't been so far. I guess if someone has their location history something like this wouldn't be too hard to accomplish. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] LanternEverywhere@kbin.social 45 points 2 years ago* (3 children) You wouldn't be stuck with the fog, you would be able to toggle it on and off. The purpose is to make it obvious which areas you've already seen, so that you can know which areas of the world you still have yet to explore! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 26 points 2 years ago (2 children) There's an app for that, Fog of World. Here's my map. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Cavemanfreak@lemm.ee 16 points 2 years ago (1 child) Damn, that looks impressive! I'm guessing truck driver? 😄 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 12 points 2 years ago (1 child) Correct. Most of it took a year and a half before I got a job that keeps me home every night. Hit all 48 contiguous states except Vermont (I tried to avoid the northeast whenever possible) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HurlingDurling@lemm.ee 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) Any reason why? I'm just curious. Also... starts playing Johnny Cash permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 7 points 2 years ago* (2 children) More traffic, and way less truck parking. If you're not shut down by 4pm forget about it. Out west I got longer loads, better views, and always somewhere to park outside of the cities. Midwest is okay but a bit boring, southeast isn't much better than northeast. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] FrostyTrichs@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Midwest is okay but a bit boring Flat dirt isn't very interesting? Clutches pearls permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] poppy@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago Hey, we got soybeans and corn for part of the year. permalink fedilink source parent [–] HurlingDurling@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago Makes sense. Thanks for the explanation permalink fedilink source parent [–] Slimy_hog@programming.dev 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) $30 on android?! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] can@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) The price of privacy? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) They are selling your data anyway. The $30 covers their costs to market your data to advertisers. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 1 point 2 years ago Nah on this app you actually back up the data yourself by hooking into one of your personal cloud storage accounts permalink fedilink source parent [–] cryptix@discuss.tchncs.de 12 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Its a nice idea , but I will hate the way these tech giants choose to implement it. 99% of implementation would need location to be tracked 24x7 and stored in their server . If someone would have a local or private way to do this , I'm exited. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] codeman869@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) I would normally agree with you, but I ran across the privacy policy while looking at the app. Plus it looks like you get to choose which cloud service to sync with. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ButtDrugs@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago Wow they actually do it locally and aren't in the data selling game. I might end up paying for it just to support these guys. permalink fedilink source parent [–] pedz@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 years ago I kind of do that but in reverse with Google Maps Timeline and Strava heat maps. I can see where I've been and where I haven't been so far. I guess if someone has their location history something like this wouldn't be too hard to accomplish. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 26 points 2 years ago (2 children) There's an app for that, Fog of World. Here's my map. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Cavemanfreak@lemm.ee 16 points 2 years ago (1 child) Damn, that looks impressive! I'm guessing truck driver? 😄 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 12 points 2 years ago (1 child) Correct. Most of it took a year and a half before I got a job that keeps me home every night. Hit all 48 contiguous states except Vermont (I tried to avoid the northeast whenever possible) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HurlingDurling@lemm.ee 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) Any reason why? I'm just curious. Also... starts playing Johnny Cash permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 7 points 2 years ago* (2 children) More traffic, and way less truck parking. If you're not shut down by 4pm forget about it. Out west I got longer loads, better views, and always somewhere to park outside of the cities. Midwest is okay but a bit boring, southeast isn't much better than northeast. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] FrostyTrichs@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Midwest is okay but a bit boring Flat dirt isn't very interesting? Clutches pearls permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] poppy@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago Hey, we got soybeans and corn for part of the year. permalink fedilink source parent [–] HurlingDurling@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago Makes sense. Thanks for the explanation permalink fedilink source parent [–] Slimy_hog@programming.dev 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) $30 on android?! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] can@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) The price of privacy? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) They are selling your data anyway. The $30 covers their costs to market your data to advertisers. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 1 point 2 years ago Nah on this app you actually back up the data yourself by hooking into one of your personal cloud storage accounts permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Cavemanfreak@lemm.ee 16 points 2 years ago (1 child) Damn, that looks impressive! I'm guessing truck driver? 😄 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 12 points 2 years ago (1 child) Correct. Most of it took a year and a half before I got a job that keeps me home every night. Hit all 48 contiguous states except Vermont (I tried to avoid the northeast whenever possible) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HurlingDurling@lemm.ee 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) Any reason why? I'm just curious. Also... starts playing Johnny Cash permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 7 points 2 years ago* (2 children) More traffic, and way less truck parking. If you're not shut down by 4pm forget about it. Out west I got longer loads, better views, and always somewhere to park outside of the cities. Midwest is okay but a bit boring, southeast isn't much better than northeast. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] FrostyTrichs@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Midwest is okay but a bit boring Flat dirt isn't very interesting? Clutches pearls permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] poppy@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago Hey, we got soybeans and corn for part of the year. permalink fedilink source parent [–] HurlingDurling@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago Makes sense. Thanks for the explanation permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 12 points 2 years ago (1 child) Correct. Most of it took a year and a half before I got a job that keeps me home every night. Hit all 48 contiguous states except Vermont (I tried to avoid the northeast whenever possible) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HurlingDurling@lemm.ee 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) Any reason why? I'm just curious. Also... starts playing Johnny Cash permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 7 points 2 years ago* (2 children) More traffic, and way less truck parking. If you're not shut down by 4pm forget about it. Out west I got longer loads, better views, and always somewhere to park outside of the cities. Midwest is okay but a bit boring, southeast isn't much better than northeast. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] FrostyTrichs@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Midwest is okay but a bit boring Flat dirt isn't very interesting? Clutches pearls permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] poppy@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago Hey, we got soybeans and corn for part of the year. permalink fedilink source parent [–] HurlingDurling@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago Makes sense. Thanks for the explanation permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HurlingDurling@lemm.ee 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) Any reason why? I'm just curious. Also... starts playing Johnny Cash permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 7 points 2 years ago* (2 children) More traffic, and way less truck parking. If you're not shut down by 4pm forget about it. Out west I got longer loads, better views, and always somewhere to park outside of the cities. Midwest is okay but a bit boring, southeast isn't much better than northeast. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] FrostyTrichs@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Midwest is okay but a bit boring Flat dirt isn't very interesting? Clutches pearls permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] poppy@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago Hey, we got soybeans and corn for part of the year. permalink fedilink source parent [–] HurlingDurling@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago Makes sense. Thanks for the explanation permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 7 points 2 years ago* (2 children) More traffic, and way less truck parking. If you're not shut down by 4pm forget about it. Out west I got longer loads, better views, and always somewhere to park outside of the cities. Midwest is okay but a bit boring, southeast isn't much better than northeast. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] FrostyTrichs@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Midwest is okay but a bit boring Flat dirt isn't very interesting? Clutches pearls permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] poppy@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago Hey, we got soybeans and corn for part of the year. permalink fedilink source parent [–] HurlingDurling@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago Makes sense. Thanks for the explanation permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FrostyTrichs@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Midwest is okay but a bit boring Flat dirt isn't very interesting? Clutches pearls permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] poppy@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago Hey, we got soybeans and corn for part of the year. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] poppy@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago Hey, we got soybeans and corn for part of the year. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HurlingDurling@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago Makes sense. Thanks for the explanation permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Slimy_hog@programming.dev 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) $30 on android?! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] can@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) The price of privacy? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) They are selling your data anyway. The $30 covers their costs to market your data to advertisers. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 1 point 2 years ago Nah on this app you actually back up the data yourself by hooking into one of your personal cloud storage accounts permalink fedilink source parent
[–] can@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) The price of privacy? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) They are selling your data anyway. The $30 covers their costs to market your data to advertisers. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 1 point 2 years ago Nah on this app you actually back up the data yourself by hooking into one of your personal cloud storage accounts permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) They are selling your data anyway. The $30 covers their costs to market your data to advertisers. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 1 point 2 years ago Nah on this app you actually back up the data yourself by hooking into one of your personal cloud storage accounts permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 1 point 2 years ago Nah on this app you actually back up the data yourself by hooking into one of your personal cloud storage accounts permalink fedilink source parent
[–] cryptix@discuss.tchncs.de 12 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Its a nice idea , but I will hate the way these tech giants choose to implement it. 99% of implementation would need location to be tracked 24x7 and stored in their server . If someone would have a local or private way to do this , I'm exited. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] codeman869@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) I would normally agree with you, but I ran across the privacy policy while looking at the app. Plus it looks like you get to choose which cloud service to sync with. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ButtDrugs@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago Wow they actually do it locally and aren't in the data selling game. I might end up paying for it just to support these guys. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] codeman869@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) I would normally agree with you, but I ran across the privacy policy while looking at the app. Plus it looks like you get to choose which cloud service to sync with. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ButtDrugs@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago Wow they actually do it locally and aren't in the data selling game. I might end up paying for it just to support these guys. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ButtDrugs@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago Wow they actually do it locally and aren't in the data selling game. I might end up paying for it just to support these guys. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] pedz@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 years ago I kind of do that but in reverse with Google Maps Timeline and Strava heat maps. I can see where I've been and where I haven't been so far. I guess if someone has their location history something like this wouldn't be too hard to accomplish. permalink fedilink source parent
