Google Maps Now Shows 'Lake America' Instead of Lake Ontario (wired.com) 1 points by khazhoux 14d ago ↗ HN
[–] pir8life4me 14d ago ↗ Isn't Ontario a province? So shouldn't it be like Lake ...uh New York? [–] tavavex 14d ago ↗ The province of Ontario is named after the lake, not the other way around. [–] woggy 13d ago ↗ I guess Ontario needs to be renamed to America now ... [–] avaer 13d ago ↗ Ontario is an aboriginal name for the lake, which the province pays homage to.All of this is silly, but with this pattern it makes more sense to change the name of New York than to call it Lake New York.
[–] tavavex 14d ago ↗ The province of Ontario is named after the lake, not the other way around. [–] woggy 13d ago ↗ I guess Ontario needs to be renamed to America now ...
[–] avaer 13d ago ↗ Ontario is an aboriginal name for the lake, which the province pays homage to.All of this is silly, but with this pattern it makes more sense to change the name of New York than to call it Lake New York.
[–] k310 14d ago ↗ Google Maps users, please report this aberration.You need to be logged in to report it. [–] verdverm 13d ago ↗ or remove another google product from your life, I just did, don't know how the alternatives will be, but I am willing to endure an inferior product at this point [–] [dead] aaron695 13d ago ↗ [dead]
[–] verdverm 13d ago ↗ or remove another google product from your life, I just did, don't know how the alternatives will be, but I am willing to endure an inferior product at this point
[–] ChrisArchitect 14d ago ↗ [dupe] Discussion on source: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49495947
[–] add-sub-mul-div 14d ago ↗ I can't tell if this is more embarrassing for Google or for the government. [–] rjrjrjrj 13d ago ↗ President Grandpa Simpson is an embarrassment that America will never recover from.
[–] rjrjrjrj 13d ago ↗ President Grandpa Simpson is an embarrassment that America will never recover from.
[–] two_handfuls 13d ago ↗ Apple Maps shows the correct name. [–] two_handfuls 3d ago ↗ Edit: not anymore.
[–] calvinmorrison 13d ago ↗ I liked when the ukraine war conflict kicked off and suddenly AP and NPR started calling it "Keev" instead of "Kiev" [–] stoobs 13d ago ↗ That's because it's the Ukrainian name for the capital, Kiev was the old soviet one.
[–] stoobs 13d ago ↗ That's because it's the Ukrainian name for the capital, Kiev was the old soviet one.
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[ 0.21 ms ] story [ 4.9 ms ] threadAll of this is silly, but with this pattern it makes more sense to change the name of New York than to call it Lake New York.
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