> I can't decouple from Google unfortunately

Why not?

embedding-shape 6 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Same here, because I'm a part owner of a restaurant and we'd probably lose half our business without being on Google Maps as it's not in a busy street.

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jareklupinski 6 hours ago | parent [-]

i just built a map precisely to highlight restaurants in my area who choose _not_ to pay Google/Yelp :)

https://eat.dash.nyc

https://github.com/jareklupinski/dash-nyc

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bigwheeler a minute ago | parent | next [-]

This is super cool, thanks for sharing it!

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samrus 6 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Cool app. But the actual value is attention. To replace google maps for resteraunt doscovery, you need to be big in the attention market. Unfortunately good engineering alone doesnt do that, you need marketing/product

	▲	jareklupinski an hour ago \| parent [-]
		thanks :) it was built rly for me/family/friends, but it costs nothing to run (lives on the same server as my portfolio) doesnt have to be a hit, just has to exist i hope

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chvid 6 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

nice app - how do you find those who are not on google?

	▲	jareklupinski 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		thank you! in nyc, every restaurant must be licensed and pass a health inspection to operate, so i pulled in all of the health inspection reports :) yay open data

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TacticalCoder 6 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Google is a godsend for SMEs: it's the way out of Microsoft. Many a small mom and pop shop ties themselves to Google Workspace, pay the subscription, and this allows them to manage their entire SME from either a Mac, a PC running Windows, a PC running Linux (yup), a Chromebook and/or even their phone. Don't tell me it's not happening: I know several companies doing just that.

It's an "all in one" solution that allows SMEs to not have to use Windows.

The lock-in is real: once several employees all have their Google Workspace account and some Google Drive docs are shared with people from outside the company, it's hard to decouple from Google.

But at least you're not tied to the shittiest OS out there (Windows) and the mediocre company that produces it.

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als0 7 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

YouTube

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ray_v 7 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

enshitification at scale