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bobiny··on OrganicMaps is Android and iOS offline maps for travel without trackers or ads
Well, on iOS the app is free, but you can download a limited number of maps. Then it's either subscription or payment for individual regions. Maps.me or Google or Yandex maps have free downloads. Organic maps also claim not to track activity.
bobiny··on OrganicMaps is Android and iOS offline maps for travel without trackers or ads
There is no standard osm app on iOS. Top hit is OsmAnd and it's not free.
bobiny··on Replacing grass lawns with native plants
https://reddit.com/r/NoLawns

There are examples of how such lawns may look like and an attached post with wiki that contains a lot of resources for beginners and the curious.

bobiny··on It's time for us in the tech world to speak out about cryptocurrency
I've read somewhere that banks use blockchain internally. I mean levels of trust can be different within a company. Maybe you don't want anybody to be able to modify the ledger's history.
bobiny··on It's time for us in the tech world to speak out about cryptocurrency
https://www.ibm.com/blogs/blockchain/2019/12/blockchain-beyo...
bobiny··on Not Made in China Directory
https://madeinca.ca/

"Born at the height of the US/Canada trade spat, Made in Canada is compiling a list of Canadian products in one place, so you can support Canadian businesses and Canadian workers. We’re also a fine resource if you’re looking for alternatives to Chinese-made products, given the country’s recent anti-Canadian actions."

bobiny··on Not Made in China Directory
Race is not a factor here. You can blame a gay person for bad actions without being a homophobe.
bobiny··on Being Poor (2005)
JK Rowling was on food stamps.

My girlfriend doesn't like homeless people and I don't get it, bcause they have harder life than we do. Irregardless whether they "deserve it" or not.

bobiny··on Not Made in China Directory
No. I mean government claims could be independently verified if there is free press in a country.
bobiny··on Not Made in China Directory
There are no independent reporters in China to verify govt claims.
bobiny··on Not Made in China Directory
Do you have a source on the numbers?

I found a 2020 article stating that ~16000 mosques (65%) were destroyed, mostly since 2017 https://www.aspi.org.au/report/cultural-erasure

bobiny··on Not Made in China Directory
Yes and all these issues should be dealt with.
bobiny··on Not Made in China Directory
Yes, but military confrontation is bad idea in nuclear age.
bobiny··on Not Made in China Directory
I totally support local manufacturing. We are too dependent on China to make stuff.

I love when China innovates (DJI) or drive prices down with creativity (Xiaomi). But much of China's competitiveness comes from poor treatment of people.

China's secluded internet and constant surveilancy makes harder for people to speak up and express themselves differently that how "society" dictates.

bobiny··on Not Made in China Directory
In case of China there are concrete and contemporary things that people don't like. Like concentration camps. I dunno if boycot is an effective tool, but it's something. I think it's more important to stop the crime that is happening at the moment.
bobiny··on Not Made in China Directory
Boycotting in this case is a tool to make China stop doing bad things. Germany used to have concentration camps, they don't now.
bobiny··on Facebook still ‘secretly’ tracks your iPhone
A picture with messengers comparison is wrong: Telegram has 7 positions in Data Linked to You, not 3.

edit: grammar

bobiny··on Being Poor (2005)
Aren't there welfare programs in the US?
bobiny··on Facebook slow to address political manipulation outside wealthy, western nations
I think journalistic work in gathering and checking facts and statements is fundamentally the same. Delivery sucks though. There is to much news generated each day, but feeds like in Fb or Twitter are not cut out to track issues. So we just endlessly consume information without achieving understanding.
bobiny··on uBlock Origin works best on Firefox
I’m using this on iOS https://better.fyi/ I don’t remember last time I saw ads.
bobiny··on Testing a few new designs that don't show the public dislike count
I find dislikes a hostile form of conversation. If you want to discern if a DIY video gives legit advice, look at comment section. A good video will have something like “this totally works, thanks” with many likes.

If a video is misleading or fake, I think it should be reported and removed or marked as misleading and fake.

I see that my view is not popular, I’m open for debate.

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