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Re:Google Maps has become an eyesore by mcpackieh on Monday August 07, 2023 @10:02AM (#37034589)
Why is it that whenever somebody comes up with a clear cut and reasonable shortcoming of a big tech product, there's a mass of sycophants that crawl out of the ground to say "nobody wants that, you're just a weirdo"?

Everybody drinks water. It often isn't intuitively obvious where you can find water. Even in city parks, water fountains may not be where you expect but often are where you wouldn't. Google maps also sucks at finding bathrooms. Everybody pisses, even cyborgs.

Re:Google Maps has become an eyesore by iamacyborg on Monday August 07, 2023 @03:01PM (#37039143)
> Why is it that whenever somebody comes up with a clear cut and reasonable shortcoming of a big tech product

Is it reasonable though?

Re:Google Maps has become an eyesore by mcpackieh on Monday August 07, 2023 @08:02PM (#37042657)
Sticking to the cyborg larp? I shouldn't need to explain the relevance of water to you twice.
Re:Google Maps has become an eyesore by iamacyborg on Tuesday August 08, 2023 @05:42AM (#37046574)
The point isn't the relevance of water, but the relevance of a specific feature to a given app.

Should Google Maps show me every single public bench too in case I need to sit down?

How about if I'm an avid cyclist, should they also show me every single secure railing I can lock my bike against?