Not sure if it's a lot to ask, but I'll consider it a killer app if DDG can let user opt which map source to choose from? e.g. Some may prefer Google, and some may prefer openstreetmap?
Just a thought.
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#22Earlier quoted context omitted.
This is a chrome flag you can toggle: omnibox-drive-suggestions Alternatively, use Firefox.
Firefox (at least for me) does the same thing and pushes search results before websites. I have to arrow or tab down 4-5 selections before I get to the first website result in the url/search bar.
Not sure why you were immediately downvoted. This is absolutely correct. Firefox only prioritizes websites over search when what you typed in the omnibar is an exact prefix match for a site.
Take a bookmark for mail.mycompany.com bookmarked as "Email" -- if you type "mai..." it will complete but if you type "emai..." it will search.
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#23I love Apple Maps' Dark Mode.
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#24Why support proprietary Apple Maps instead of Open Street Map? Is the data a lot more precise? Is the viewer smoother?
Is it just another step towards aligning with Apple for an eventual buyout/search engine standard?
That said: If privacy is the only concern Apple seems to be a pretty good ally, as the only major player with a significant interest in it.
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#25Great..adamant DDG user!
One thing I look forward to is the ability to get the distance from X to Y in DDG.
I’m not sure if this something many do as well but personally it’s probably one of my top ten things I Routinely search(Weekly) for.
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#26Earlier quoted context omitted.
This is a chrome flag you can toggle: omnibox-drive-suggestions Alternatively, use Firefox.
Firefox is slightly better in this regard but it still searches when what you typed isn't a prefix match for something in your history,bookmarks,whatever. It's extremely annoying behavior and the go-to add-on "Enter Selects" that fixes doesn't work with WebExtensions. https://github.com/Mardak/enterSelects/issues/16
Does preferences->search->provide search suggestions=(unchecked) not do what you want?
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#27Very recently Qwant launched their Maps beta that is based on OpenStreetMaps. Discussion here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20304720 Sidenote: I use duckduckgo for Safari search. I saw an ad on twitter for something that I searched in a private window of Safari. Not sure whose fault that is, but it really disturbed me.
There are ways to track besides the search engine. The website you landed on might have done it. Not saying it wasn't ddg, but that there are many possibilities (and what I think is a major part of the problem)
Yup. Standard retargeting is BY FAR the most likely explanation for most cases of this sort.
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#28Not sure if it's a lot to ask, but I'll consider it a killer app if DDG can let user opt which map source to choose from? e.g. Some may prefer Google, and some may prefer openstreetmap? Just a thought.
Pretty sure you can forget about DDG supporting Google. The whole point of DDG is privacy. Not sure how they could use Google and still keep your location information private?
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#29I think of Apple Maps the same way I think of North Korea's missile program: I know it exists and it has continent-level accuracy.
Isn’t there an improved Apple Maps being rolled out city by city? What’s the status of that?
I saw an Apple "street view" car in Chicago yesterday, looked to be one of the newest model Toyota Priuses. Honestly had no clue Apple was in the street level imaging space until I saw that car and started looking around the web to learn more.
It turns out, and to answer your question more directly, 2019 is apparently a pilot year for a lot of initiatives with Apple Maps. It's got my curiosity, that's for sure.
https://maps.apple.com/imagecollection
https://www.fastcompany.com/90373170/apple-maps-is-catching-...
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#30I think of Apple Maps the same way I think of North Korea's missile program: I know it exists and it has continent-level accuracy.
I use it all the time. In Portland it is as good as GMaps is at navigating fastest route during heavy traffic. Which is to say, not perfect, but adequate. It has yet to take me to the wrong location.