Mercator wasn’t created in order to increase importance of the northern hemisphere, but to allow for directional rhumb lines to be drawn for shipping. For its intended purpose of navigation, it does an excellent job.
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Asklemmy@lemmy.ml•What are some common things people buy that you would never buy?
0·1 year agoThe maps are better in the print copy of National Geographic
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News@lemmy.world•AI stocks head for more than $800 billion in losses this week
0·1 year agoIt’s from Grant Morrison’s Nameless https://retcon-punch.com/2015/06/12/nameless-4/
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ADHD memes@lemmy.dbzer0.com•Pretty please? Does that work?English
0·1 year agoThat’s illegal, right?
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Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•'Read' and its past tense are spelled the same. How should they be spelled?
0·1 year agoBrooch is pronounced like roach
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United States | News & Politics@midwest.social•'Death Warrant': New Fears Emerge as GOP Medicaid Cuts Come Closer to Reality
0·1 year agoOmg… but like a long drawn out ohh myy gawd, hand over mouth. Wtf
They mentioned that in Tiger King and I just chuckled thinking that was the source of your reference.
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News@lemmy.world•Top Pentagon Spokesperson Quits And Drops 'Bombshell' Warning About Pete Hegseth
0·2 years agoOh yeah for sure agree that he is oblivious and could not care less, I was just caught off guard with the ‘he doesn’t use a smartphone’ thing.
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News@lemmy.world•Top Pentagon Spokesperson Quits And Drops 'Bombshell' Warning About Pete Hegseth
0·2 years agoI don’t follow
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News@lemmy.world•Top Pentagon Spokesperson Quits And Drops 'Bombshell' Warning About Pete Hegseth
0·2 years agoI’d always assumed he used a smart phone to tweet? Or post to whatever social media?
North Star is easy, just need to find the Big Dipper and picture the Alaskan flag
What about 2 which is both even and prime?
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Asklemmy@lemmy.ml•What is the lowest quality product you’ve ever purchased?
0·2 years agoFoot lettuce??
snapoff@sh.itjust.workstoMicroblog Memes@lemmy.world•How do women restrain their urge to killEnglish
0·2 years agoOr try being a woman working at an autoparts store

It’s not that black and white (or red and blue as the case may be). I live in a blue state that is also selling out to data centers under the guise of “job creation”.