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  • Is anyone else able to find "executive seal b ible" on YouTube? With similar queries?

    The one with the modified executive seal on it?

    It's unfathomable to me that there are no videos on YouTube that show their modified seal for private profit on b ibles and b eer pong sets.

    by westurner
  • not even Fantozzi with the "Mega Direttore Galattico Gran Mascalzon Figl di Putt"
    by oriettaxx
  • [dupe] Discussion on source: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49495947
    by ChrisArchitect
  • Kagi Maps did too.
    by aprentic
  • still shows Lake Ontario for me (in the US)
    by insane_dreamer
  • On my end it still says "Lake Ontario" on Kagi Maps (I am outside of the US though).

    And if it's showing up as "Lake America" inside of the US on Kagi Maps, it's most likely because of Mapbox, and not Kagi.

    by dev213
  • I've been keeping an eye on the USGS "Recent Earthquakes" web-based app (it has a PWA as well) and reloading it once a day or so. But even though I heard the USGS mention rapidly updating the name, perhaps on X, the "Recent Earthquakes" map is still indicating Lake Ontario as of right now.

    https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/?extent=42.09007...

    by ButlerianJihad
  • Didn't google do the same to Persian Gulf too? they please whoever's feeding them
    by alirezaxdehghan
  • They just do whatever your local country calls it. The name changes based on where you are.
    by dbbk
  • There's clearly a line running through the lake. It should only change name on the lower part.
    by karmakaze
  • What I want to call this administration is unfortunately against the site rules
    by panja
  • fun?
    by luxuryballs
  • > What I want to call

    If you express something, it should have a constructive purpose. Sheerly reactive curses rarely fit in that.

    Edit:

    Again, repeating what already written here: The disagreeing part better formulate an argument. This post is consistent with the message: because again, silent disagreement is very much not constructive.

    by mdp2021
  • The title of this article implies they changed it before being forced/asked. As stupid as the whole thing is, the executive order was signed. This article is just about how the government’s own maps aren’t updated yet.

    This wasn’t a case of Google updating based on a mere suggestion or guessing at what our mad king wants. It’s still silly, it’s still petty, but this article reads (and is titled) like clickbait to me. Instead we should focus on the absurdity of the EO.

    by joshstrange
  • Google isn't a branch of the government, they can call the lake whatever they want.

    It's a decision to comply that quickly and cravenly, presumably because Trump is vindictive, why die on this hill.

    by nixon_why69
  • Interestingly, Executive Order 12770, signed in 1991 by President George H.W. Bush, established the metric system as the official system of measurement in the USA.

    Google still defaults to miles for some reason.

    I get that these cases have their differences, but I think it’s reasonably thought provoking and worth at least a single moment of attention if we’re already on the topic.

    by nerdsniper
  • Google isn't part of the government - they can put whatever names they like on Google Maps.

    MapQuest has chosen to stick with "Lake Ontario", just as they did with "Gulf of Mexico", and are seeing app downloads surge as a result.

    by HarHarVeryFunny
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anticipatory_obedience
    by mizaru
  • Apt.
    by anon373839
  • Disgusting. At the very least drag your feet a bit.

    Just goes to show how on board those corporations are with this sort of narcissistic authoritarianismm

    by mcv