25th
One of the things that really bugged me about Google Maps was its use of the Mercator Projection. I’ve got a thing about #$*^%#@ Mercator.
Turns out Mapquest doesn’t use Mercator, and while this does indeed look good from a zoomed out level, the distortion of shapes at extreme latitudes makes the streets in somewhere like Stockholm, Sweden look pretty janky.
So, ok. I guess that’s a reason for Mercator.
I’ll get you next time, Gerardus!!!
“Would you date someone just for the sex?” (via trenchant)
The Aral Sea Disappears: NASA Photos
Make sure to notice the un-photographed 1960 historic lake size.
… and I’m going over there this year.