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Ugh

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Just a reminder that Wyze Bridge exists. It’s great for self hosting your wyze camera stream. It also works with Home Assistant

Wyze, Waze, Tomato, Tomahtoe

I read good. Sorry about that, wrong app.

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8 points

I think this is about Waze, the mapping/navigation app.

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4 points

Holy cow you’re right, sorry about that. That’ll teach me to read good.

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Looks like someone went to the Derek Zoolander Center for Children Who Can’t Read Good and Wanna Learn to Do Other Stuff Good Too

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13 points

I’ve long wondered how much longer Google would maintain two different mapping apps. It’s long seemed like Waze acted as a beta test of Google Maps experiments, but I think it’s starting to outlive our digital overlords’ usefulness

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29 points

I’ve always been confused why Google keeps Waze and Maps completely separate. Google Maps interface with Waze crowd sourcing would be killer.

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They’re separate because Waze has a reputation of giving more “aggressive” routing, and has a social aspect to it. Stuff that really doesn’t belong in Google Maps.

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3 points

What’s aggressive routing? Like more prone to induce road rage?

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1 point

Like making you take an extra 10 turns, take a longer route, and drive on too-narrow roads, to potentially save only several minutes of being stopped in traffic.

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And through quiet neighborhood communities where people are out in the streets playing with the kids, walking the dog or getting a run in.

Someone in my neighborhood got hit while walking their dog by someone using Waze.

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7 points

My parents: I don’t trust Google. That’s why I use Waze.

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7 points

Last year me: I don’t trust Reddit, that’s why I use old.Reddit.

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I would immediately stop using Maps if I had to deal with any sort of social media infiltration. I already stopped using it in favor of Apple Maps if I have to do transit routing (Apple’s a bit more accurate with timetables).

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Waze’s app is a lot more engaging and would be distracting for someone used to Google maps. Waze has, as a result managed to do this crowdsourcing and gamify the experience. I don’t really think Google maps could try that without alienating a lot of people.

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If google implemented the social aspects of Waze into maps it would be the ultimate maps app. I understand that the nature of google maps is different than Waze’s, but maybe including a social mode in maps that shows all the information that Waze shows would make it a million times better.

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I would love to have this!

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