Google to change Gulf of Mexico to 'Gulf of America' in maps
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atzanteol@sh.itjust.worksreplied to Guest 28 days ago last edited by
It's just... No. I've used osmand for years and it's the absolute worst. The interface is way too complicated to use and the search is absolutely useless. I can only use it for offline maps while hiking to see where I am.
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jaggedrobotpubes@lemmy.worldreplied to Guest 28 days ago last edited by
This is what we call "bitch behavior".
It's the Gulf of Mexico.
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reddig33@lemmy.worldreplied to Guest 28 days ago last edited by
It’s a shame they haven’t been broken up. If they had been, many of the Google Graveyard products would probably still be around.
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mad_punda@feddit.orgreplied to Guest 28 days ago last edited by
United States of Oligarchs
That’s a bit boring though. Maybe they could put out a call for sponsors every week, the winner gets to name it. We’d get names like:
- United States of Amazon
- X
- Murica
- iMerica (designed by Apple in California, assembled in China)
Which should drive home the point.
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poach@lemmy.worldreplied to Guest 28 days ago last edited by
The United Oligarchs of America
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generalemergency@lemmy.worldreplied to Guest 28 days ago last edited by
You can really tell how sheltered yanks are with this news.
This is pretty standard for Google maps. Names of locations change depending on what version of maps you use.
Google will use the official data from the government of whatever region it is, and the government Americans voted for changed the name.
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errer@lemmy.worldreplied to Guest 28 days ago last edited by
OSM will rename the Gulf Of Mexico eventually as well, by policy. See towards the end of this long discussion thread: https://community.openstreetmap.org/t/gulf-of-america-gulf-of-mexico/124571/73
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cruxifux@feddit.nlreplied to Guest 28 days ago last edited by
I already refer to the states as “dumbfuckistan” or “burgerland” to people I talk to IRL when I refer to the states and most people know where I’m talking about with little context. So that’s my suggestion.
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treczoks@lemmy.worldreplied to Guest 28 days ago last edited by
The important part is "for US users". The rest of the world does not care about Trumps childish tantrums.
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teolan@lemmy.worldreplied to Guest 28 days ago last edited by
United Bullies of America.
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lordcrom@lemmy.worldreplied to Guest 28 days ago last edited by
This is some next level dumb shit.
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geobloke@lemm.eereplied to Guest 28 days ago last edited by
Good to know that the US needs it's own safe space haha
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geobloke@lemm.eereplied to Guest 28 days ago last edited by
United Safe Spaces of Trumpistan
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flyingsquid@lemmy.worldreplied to Guest 28 days ago last edited by
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flyingsquid@lemmy.worldreplied to Guest 28 days ago last edited by
I hate it when I get the wrong thread. Sigh.
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reddig33@lemmy.worldreplied to Guest 28 days ago last edited by
No, we yanks are familiar with this policy. We just think capitulating to this performative nonsense is ridiculous.
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mac@mander.xyzreplied to Guest 28 days ago last edited by
Google has been doing this all along with other places, don't suddenly get all up in arms when you guys clearly didn't care before.
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rhllor@feddit.orgreplied to Guest 28 days ago last edited by
Also pick your battles: with all the insane bullshit going on, naming of some body of water should be far down anyone's priority list
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siegfried@lemmy.worldreplied to Guest 28 days ago last edited by
I will start calling the US Mexico of the North
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floodedwomb@lemmy.worldreplied to Guest 28 days ago last edited by
Honestly, we don't either.
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