Yesterday, I learned that the threat to rename the Gulf of Mexico I heard about long ago, actually happened. A friend told me that it happened, and I looked it up on Google Maps and sure enough, it was renamed. I was in disbelief, and literally had to see if this was a dream, so I tested my dream by trying to fly and couldn't fly and then I realized it was true, and not a dream. Dead serious.
I've been off news feeds for years now (soo much happier) and really am shocked such a stupid thing was done.
Then they told me that this idiot was trying to rename Lake Ontario too. I was like "that will never happen".
Now, today I hear here that the idiot actually did follow through with this threat to rename Lake Ontario. What a sad mental state of affairs for that individual.
Good news I suppose is that since renaming things is being made common by this person then we should have very little resistance in renaming the things that were named after "them" and/or by them when they are gone.
The administration has no power to force anyone to go along with its stupid attempts to change the name. We can, and should, blame both the administration (for trying to rename things it has no right to rename) and Google (for indulging their whims).
I liked Bill Maher's response to it. He should have also mentioned the 650 things that were renamed from 2020 to 2024 for purely political reasons.
Apple is renaming the lake on Apple Maps too. So, 100% of those people who switched to MapQuest are still adding to AppleGoogle's revenue which must be disappointing to them, but if this somehow leads to popular support for a new platform or even more-web-fewer-apps, I'll be super glad for that.
Good on you MapQuest!!!
Yesterday, I learned that the threat to rename the Gulf of Mexico I heard about long ago, actually happened. A friend told me that it happened, and I looked it up on Google Maps and sure enough, it was renamed. I was in disbelief, and literally had to see if this was a dream, so I tested my dream by trying to fly and couldn't fly and then I realized it was true, and not a dream. Dead serious.
I've been off news feeds for years now (soo much happier) and really am shocked such a stupid thing was done.
Then they told me that this idiot was trying to rename Lake Ontario too. I was like "that will never happen".
Now, today I hear here that the idiot actually did follow through with this threat to rename Lake Ontario. What a sad mental state of affairs for that individual.
Good news I suppose is that since renaming things is being made common by this person then we should have very little resistance in renaming the things that were named after "them" and/or by them when they are gone.
By the time I've finished saving up for a boat, I might get to sail it on Lake Trumpisanonce.
People and the news doing a great job scapegoating Google instead of the administration that renamed it in the first place.
The administration has no power to force anyone to go along with its stupid attempts to change the name. We can, and should, blame both the administration (for trying to rename things it has no right to rename) and Google (for indulging their whims).
Related:
Google: How the GNIS Lake Ontario/Lake America name change in the U.S. will appear in Maps
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49495947
If you react to this you're giving the administration exactly what it wants.
I liked Bill Maher's response to it. He should have also mentioned the 650 things that were renamed from 2020 to 2024 for purely political reasons.
Apple is renaming the lake on Apple Maps too. So, 100% of those people who switched to MapQuest are still adding to AppleGoogle's revenue which must be disappointing to them, but if this somehow leads to popular support for a new platform or even more-web-fewer-apps, I'll be super glad for that.