This really is the dumbest timeline. I can't even make up satire shit that is more wild than what is now.
this post was submitted on 11 Feb 2025
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Is this a fucking joke
Tim Apple is a pussy bitch.
Well, yeah, because the United States Geographical Service is the source of truth for geographical names. No surprise Google and Apple follow it. There's a little more breakdown than that, but that's the gist of it.
https://www.usgs.gov/us-board-on-geographic-names/domestic-names
The change is fucking stupid, you know it, I know it, we all know it. Save your fucking ire for all the real shit going down. In comparison, this doesn't rate a single breath.
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Par for course
Reported it on Apple Maps as the wrong name. See how long they let reports come in.
Same here. I encourage everyone to do the same, it takes like 20 seconds.
Google Maps right now:
Unlike Google they still have a “report issue” button active.
I wish this was the in top 10 reasons to be upset with the US right now.
Corpos gonna corp.
Tim ~~Cook~~
Tim ~~Apple~~
Tim Pussy
Tim Cuck
Hot take, but I'd actually be fine with the US calling it the Gulf of the Americas since it is a shared gulf by north and south America. There are examples like the south China Sea and the Persian Gulf that have different names depending on what country you are in. But calling it the Gulf of America is just dumb.
That opens another can of worms, since the continent is called America, and the country that appropriated it is The United States of America. Calling the continent “Americas” implies that USA is the original America.
As recent as the 80s it was still called America by everyone except USA and some countries of Europe.
the gulf of mexico isn't bordering any country in south america
Yeah gulf of “North America” would be more accurate in that scenario
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Put all borders in Sharpie, you Apple cowards!!
Apple has been suppressing the resistance in russia. They dont give a fuck about freedom or democracy. It’s naive to think theyll do anything but enable trumps takeover
Tim Apple is literally a financial contributer to the Trump presidency. They are not being shy about their support. I'm Suprised it took them this long, but they've always been a bit behind with their maps project.
Of course not. They’re a corporation. We like to think they’re perhaps less evil than others, but the truth is they would harvest their users internal organs if they thought it would increase shareholder value.
Fuck Capitalism.
We’ve known since the beginning their products are made off the suffering of slave labor. Them being evil isn’t new whatsoever.
In my view, the only ones that really care are the people whose opinions don't matter. The Gulf of Mexico will always be the Gulf of Mexico, regardless of what it may legally be called. Much the same way, in my view, X will always be Twitter, And Zuckerberg will always be POS.
I think it’s just disgusting to see these companies I am dependent on bowing down to Trump’s bullshit.
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Sears Tower
Staples Center
6th Avenue
Gulf of Mexico
I don't give a shit who thinks it should change, I'll use the original names forever
True, for me America is and has always been Wankistan
Oh wtf apple
Still says Gulf of Mexico to me. Is the change just for American users then?
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Well this is surely upsetting.