#1789: deforestation, transportation, gmaps
, last check: Wed, 15 Apr 2026. Post history
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deforestation
The Amazon lost about 1.9 million hectares in 2021, similar to annual forest loss rates in 2020 and 2019, mainly as a result of livestock and other agricultural activities, especially in Brazil.
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/03/2021-amazon-deforestation-map-shows-devastating-impact-of-ranching-agriculture/?mc_cid=963dff37ba&mc_eid=e7be403842 -
transportation
New York's gray traffic: Unofficial shuttles, called 'dollar vans' in some neighborhoods, are a thriving transportation system that works where subways and buses can't reach
https://projects.newyorker.com/story/nyc-dollar-vans/ | archive.org -
gmaps
A careful dissection of the Google Maps app, monolithic in appearance but really a grouping of services, to identify the basic components and propose alternative solutions to each piece
https://worldbuilder.substack.com/p/unbundling-google-maps?s=r
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