Garrit Franke

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On my blog , I ramble about software and tech-related topics. Check out my todos if you need inspiration for your next project.

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maps.google.com now redirects to google.com/maps

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For as long as I can remember, maps.google.com was the defacto domain for Google Maps. Also for as long as I can remember, I allowed this domain to use the location services of my browser.