They should change it to Gulf of $30 Eggs.
this post was submitted on 28 Jan 2025
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I am so glad that I switched our app over to OSM last year.
Where did this gulf of America thing come from anyway. It just seems so left field. Was it a hot topic among the MAGA or something?
It just seems like he woke up one day and had an idea 💡
Someone was saying they want to rename it to work around the laws preventing drilling in the Gulf. It sounds really stupid, but that is on par for this shit show of an administration.
So call Greenland Northwestern US and bingo! you can drill? Is that really a thought process in those heads?
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So If I use the flatpak app on Linux would it actually be able to know i'm in the US? I don't use any sort of location services.
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Another day another issue that completely doesn't matter at all to distract from the fact that our politicians are incapable of actually fixing any of our problems.
politicians are incapable of actually fixing any of our problems.
They're not incapable, they just don't care. They're your problems after all, not theirs.
incapable of actually fixing
Or making them worse. He just upped taxes on the lower classes and gave the rich tax breaks... again.
Draining the swamp!
Politicians are more than capable of solving our problems. They’re paid not to.
I think you're overestimating humans. Even if we actually attempted to solve all of our problems I seriously doubt we can. I do wonder how much better things could be though.
I do wonder how much better things could be though.
What are you talking about? Oligarchs are living their best lives right now. Trump is in office and there is nothing that is not up for sale. If you have big money right now, the US is your oyster. Bend the knee, kiss the ring and grease the palm. You’ll walk away with your own fiefdom. Pay a bit more and he’ll rent an office in the White House.
I propose eveyone rename it to "Gulf of low egg prices"
Time to ditch Maps then.
Open Street Maps needs more contributors!
Been playing the StreetComplete game, which is very much Pokemon Go but helping OSM data.
Awesome! That'll give me something to do on my runs.
OSM unfortunately doesn't seem public transit friendly at all. I did a quick glance over some of the documentation and it mentioned:
Whilst OpenStreetMap is probably not the place for full timetable information, adding information about public transport infrastructure and services to the map means that we can provide basic routing services.
Timetables are a must if you realistically want to use it for public transit. Currently it just tells me to walk to my destination for an hour and a half if I select public transportation. This is the main thing keeping me from using OSM.
Well, the ball is in the court of the public transport agencies, then! While OpenStreetMap cannot be expected to accept any and all kind of geographic data imaginable, OSM is meant to serve map data that can supplement other data sources and services.
I'm in Finland, and there's at least a couple of Web services that do long distance bus/rail/plane route planning, all using OSM. Our municipal bus schedule service, mobile app and the bus stop displays have been using OSM for over a decade.
Whoa, I did not know that existed. Time to give OSM some loving back.
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Cowards and sycophants. But this is a problem I, as a Chicagoan, am already familiar with. You see we have this building called the Willis Tower. But everyone here knows that Willis is correctly spelled "Sears."
So you see, the correct spelling of the America in the context of the Gulf is "Mexico."
And what about taking a nice drive down Jean Baptiste Pointe du Sable Lake Shore Drive?
Same problem in toronto.... We have a building called the SkyDome, but everyone misspells it Robbers Center....
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European golf players now name this gulf: The Gulf Of Trumps Lost Golf Balls
So many important issues affecting America right now ..... and the country and its government is fixated and pouring so much energy, manpower, knowledge, education, experience and capability into .... renaming something on a map that no really gives a shit about.
You misunderstand, that’s exactly the point. Giving you something to talk about, while rights are eroded elsewhere.
Humanity is a joke.