Eric Beckers @ericb@octodon.social
Geographer, GIS-specialist, blogger at https://reisrelaas.nl (in Dutch)
Using https://openrouteservice.org/ for mapping my cycle-tour from the Netherlands to Spain.
Best online-tool for mapping cycleroutes outside of the Netherlands I have discovered so far. GPX-files are being uploaded to my Garmin-device.
#openstreetmap
#bicycle
TIL Chrome is scanning your files, including private folders, in the background as an anti-malware measure
https://twitter.com/swagitda_/status/979477998142476289
There’s currently no “off” switch, but apparently the devs reassure that scans are local and not “cloud” based. But this still has consent and privacy implications
Not "The Onion" and 2018/03/29 is not 2018/04/01...
https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2018/03/29/stop-swearing-on-skype-and-dont-even-think-about-sending-that-nude-selfie/
My post about creating your own Mastodon instance got 283 views this week. That's like 5x what it usually gets. 😮 “Part 1: Creating Your Own Mastodon Instance — Getting Started” @uistephen https://medium.com/@uistephen/part-1-creating-your-own-mastodon-instance-getting-started-fd4cb25fe193
#introduction
Hi all, geographer from the Netherlands here! Love exploring the world, especially by train and by bicycle touring. Learning Chinese, ditched Windows for Linux ten years ago. #Geography and IT is combined in my daily job: #GIS application manager.
#introductions
