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Google Maps now zooms out to a globe instead of a flat Earth
Google is finished thinking two-dimensionally with Maps and now shows the Earth as a globe rather than a flat "Mercator" projection as before. You won't notice the change when you first open the app, but if you zoom out far enough, you'll eventually get a moon's-eye view of our world. That means you'll see the world in a more realistic way: "With 3D Globe Mode on Google Maps desktop, Greenland's projection is no longer the size of Africa," Google Maps said on Twitter.
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday August 04 2018, @08:18PM (3 children)
This is probably the lack of drugs talking but Google Maps will show you maps and stuff properly without enabling XHR. But, to be able to zoom out of the flat map and see the globe you need to enable XHR.
Also, it seems Google future proofed it and melted the northern ice cap. I guess will need to add an eye-patch to Santa and tell the kids he's now a pirate living in international waters.
(Score: 2, Troll) by realDonaldTrump on Sunday August 05 2018, @01:03AM (1 child)
A few years back, Russia did something AMAZING. They sent a submarine to the North Pole. And they put their flag at the bottom of the ocean. To say, "this part of the ocean belongs to us."
America, we have submarines too. And we send them between those islands up there -- the Canadian islands. To say, "this part of the ocean belongs to everybody." Our foe Canada says it's theirs. It's not theirs. Justin, if you're listening -- the United States has many options if you ever touch our submarines. If you so much as touch one hair on the head of one of our submarines. We have many military options -- my Generals call it TRIAD. And other options, such as stopping all trade with any country doing business with Canada. Be careful!
(Score: 2) by legont on Sunday August 05 2018, @05:04AM
Some Russians go as far as being married on North Pole https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/first-ever-wedding-held-at-north-pole-476578 [ndtv.com]
Where did you married your fat ass?
Hold on, it was actually Norwegian couple married under Russian supervision. Collusion, collusion with a Nato country went unnoticed. Sanctions to both right now. Special investigator to the North Pole until he finds an evidence (or eaten by bears).
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(Score: 2) by darkfeline on Monday August 06 2018, @02:11AM
>Also, it seems Google future proofed it and melted the northern ice cap.
The North Pole ice cap is just that, an ice cap. There's no land/continent underneath, unlike Antarctica. Google Maps, like most non-specialized maps, doesn't show floating glaciers.
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