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Also, that isn't the only source of information. There are a lot traffic cameras, and speed cameras just need a comms link. Probably other stat sources than these.

The market isn't really able to function right now.

There is a "network effect" competition problem with that view.

Also, that isn't the only source of information. There are a lot traffic cameras, and speed cameras just need a comms link. Probably other stat sources than those.

We want a functional market for SatNavs, and we don't really have it.

I fear we need to get governments to force competition to be allowed. Phones are a hell scape duopoly and Google are closing the nose. This isn't a thing to fight just with tech, we need to be fighting politically. Though all I do is a monthly payment to OpenRightsGroup for over a decade. Politicians, like most of the population, are completely unable to perceive the problem. If it was cars or TV or something else physical, they would get it.

My bank for work is super uncool. It requires the app to even auth web access on your desktop. The app refused to run on LineageOS despite the tricks I tried. It will run on GrapheneOS, for now. Why is it legal to block phone OS flavours??

The other gotta is navigation with traffic info. OrganicMaps is great, the maps are lovely, but without traffic into, the routing just keeps failing me badly. I need an open satnav with traffic info. Traffic flow should be open access, but it's all wall gardened. Least in UK.

That was one of the things that forced me from de-googled LineageOS to GrapheneOS. A compromise without being compromised. I'd like to run a proper Linux phone, but the bad apps forced into my life isn't going anyway, and less and less with run on a freed Android phone. The problem is political not technical, too many of us nerds are fighting the wrong front. (Partly, because the political from is too much human interaction to face.)

As ex-Sony Mobile AOSP manager, you got any extra insight into problems coming? From the outside it looks like a storm is coming.

101 : Don't create data you don't want in the wrong hands.

But should it be absolute or relative? They have gone for absolute, which why it looks so unjust.

I do a thousand miles a month, all on EV, so this is £30 a month tax to me.

Even with a EV car, with 2p per mile home charging, it is a 150% tax. It's like they don't want you be green. Hybrid getting half the tax because they have a dirty engine carried around.

Edit:

To compare:

LitresInGallon * LitreTax / MPG

4.54609 * 52.95 / 38.6

6.2p tax per mile

So double the absolute cost per mile, but wait:

Take cheap petrol of 127.7p per letre

127.7 * 4.54609 / 38.6

15p of fuel per mile

6.2p/15p = 41% tax

Compared to the 150% tax on EV's.

I'll never hear, or read, that phase the same again!

Makes me think of Children of Ruin by Adrian Tchaikovsky. 😀

Waze is now also Google. Apple can and does extract/extort lots rent/ransom from Google. OSM doesn't have the pockets. They, like lots of FOSS, undermine the whole scheme.

After that, Apple would ban OSM apps from their store.

Snap. The problem is you never forget. It's PSD.

"OK, OK, enough. I can't watch you ham fist this anymore. The reason it says file not found is a DLL it needs isn't found. There used to be this tool, DependencyWalker. Ah there still is. There you go, you are missing that DLL. A search will show us... Yep... That is what we need to install. Oh look it runs."

No they work. It's not like LineageOS. Both Bank apps I now need, work on GrapheneOS but did not on LineageOS. It is my compromise without being compromised.

And the politically sane should be pushing back hard. If you can legally have misinformation labelled "news" we have a massive problem.

It's very simple. You can not call yourself "news" and not come under news regulations.

How about both are bad?

Don't tolerate intolerance.

Good podcast about this bubble bursting : https://craphound.com/news/2025/10/06/the-real-economic-ai-apocalypse-is-nigh/

Star Ship Troopers is basically American Fascists In Space. The movie is tongue in cheek. (Though in the book, the author is quite serious).

So scenes from the movie are going to give a Nazi vibe, but isn't about supporting Nazis.