return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 年前Google says it will change Gulf of Mexico to 'Gulf of America' in Maps after government updateswww.cnbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square81linkfedilinkarrow-up1324arrow-down118
arrow-up1306arrow-down1external-linkGoogle says it will change Gulf of Mexico to 'Gulf of America' in Maps after government updateswww.cnbc.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 年前message-square81linkfedilink
minus-squareDoomsider@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·1 年前Someone was saying they want to rename it to work around the laws preventing drilling in the Gulf. It sounds really stupid, but that is on par for this shit show of an administration.
minus-square0x0@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 年前So call Greenland Northwestern US and bingo! you can drill? Is that really a thought process in those heads?
minus-squareMystikIncarnate@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 年前Why would the name have any bearing on the laws that govern what can, and can’t be done there? This is so freaking dumb I can’t even.
Someone was saying they want to rename it to work around the laws preventing drilling in the Gulf. It sounds really stupid, but that is on par for this shit show of an administration.
So call Greenland Northwestern US and bingo! you can drill? Is that really a thought process in those heads?
Why would the name have any bearing on the laws that govern what can, and can’t be done there?
This is so freaking dumb I can’t even.