Google Maps is showing "Lake America."
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@MikeElgan It's showing Lake America to Americans. I bet it's showing lake Ontario to Canadians. As it does to me down here in Italy.
@edgeofeurope @MikeElgan same in Slovenia, the Orange won't see it, though and the local appeasement will succeed
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@MikeElgan just checked, I'm still seeing 'Lake Ontario' on Google maps. (From a European IP address)
@chalkahlom @MikeElgan From a European IP I also see Lake Ontario, but with an U.S IP (via VPN) it is Lake America.
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@MikeElgan It's showing Lake America to Americans. I bet it's showing lake Ontario to Canadians. As it does to me down here in Italy.
@edgeofeurope @MikeElgan Yes, confirmed from here in Toronto that Google Maps is currently showing Lake Ontario from a Canadian IP address.
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@edgeofeurope @MikeElgan same in Slovenia, the Orange won't see it, though and the local appeasement will succeed
@mihamarkic @edgeofeurope @MikeElgan
In search google did add '(lake America)' in the text like is is the 'normal local name' for it.
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@edgeofeurope @MikeElgan Yes, confirmed from here in Toronto that Google Maps is currently showing Lake Ontario from a Canadian IP address.
@pkiff @MikeElgan You can just walk down to the lake and ask a fish how it's called
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Google Maps is showing "Lake America." (Apple Maps shows "Lake Ontario.") Google is like: "Hey, some ignorant, corrupt, loser is lying about the name of Lake Ontario. That's good enough for us! Craven, spineless, money-grubbing boot-lickers. And Google wants us to use their AI?!
@MikeElgan Not in Europe (The Netherlands).
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@MikeElgan Not in Europe (The Netherlands).
@MikeElgan Americans know what to do in 2 months to fix this bullshit: a democrat landslide midterms.
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Google Maps is showing "Lake America." (Apple Maps shows "Lake Ontario.") Google is like: "Hey, some ignorant, corrupt, loser is lying about the name of Lake Ontario. That's good enough for us! Craven, spineless, money-grubbing boot-lickers. And Google wants us to use their AI?!
@MikeElgan unbelievable! It now sets a precedent for any ruler of any country to just arbitrary rename any landmark. What a mess!
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@mihamarkic @edgeofeurope @MikeElgan
In search google did add '(lake America)' in the text like is is the 'normal local name' for it.
@vosje62 @edgeofeurope @MikeElgan Ha, now I see that they name it "Lake Ontario (Lake America)"
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Google Maps is showing "Lake America." (Apple Maps shows "Lake Ontario.") Google is like: "Hey, some ignorant, corrupt, loser is lying about the name of Lake Ontario. That's good enough for us! Craven, spineless, money-grubbing boot-lickers. And Google wants us to use their AI?!
@MikeElgan “don’t be evil!” Was once upon a time the corporate slogan
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Google Maps is showing "Lake America." (Apple Maps shows "Lake Ontario.") Google is like: "Hey, some ignorant, corrupt, loser is lying about the name of Lake Ontario. That's good enough for us! Craven, spineless, money-grubbing boot-lickers. And Google wants us to use their AI?!
@MikeElgan I am getting both of them, while in Portugal. Shameful.
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Google Maps is showing "Lake America." (Apple Maps shows "Lake Ontario.") Google is like: "Hey, some ignorant, corrupt, loser is lying about the name of Lake Ontario. That's good enough for us! Craven, spineless, money-grubbing boot-lickers. And Google wants us to use their AI?!
@MikeElgan From a Canadian IP it's showing Lake Ontario.
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Google Maps is showing "Lake America." (Apple Maps shows "Lake Ontario.") Google is like: "Hey, some ignorant, corrupt, loser is lying about the name of Lake Ontario. That's good enough for us! Craven, spineless, money-grubbing boot-lickers. And Google wants us to use their AI?!
@MikeElgan You're talking about the orange ape who cannot even tell one country from another. Let's accept it as a fuckup by Google. There were times, we left the service because it was unreliable.
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Google Maps is showing "Lake America." (Apple Maps shows "Lake Ontario.") Google is like: "Hey, some ignorant, corrupt, loser is lying about the name of Lake Ontario. That's good enough for us! Craven, spineless, money-grubbing boot-lickers. And Google wants us to use their AI?!
@MikeElgan
I just searched, and OSM has Lake America, updated 22 hour ago:
https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/1553443020 -
@edgeofeurope @MikeElgan same in Slovenia, the Orange won't see it, though and the local appeasement will succeed
@mihamarkic @edgeofeurope @MikeElgan so: only lying to the liars. #sigh
A whole separate reality for the US.
Very #1984, isn't it?
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