fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Geospatial@mander.xyzEnglish · 4 months agoPrinceton astrophysicists re-imagine world map, designing a less distorted, 'radically different' way to see the worldwww.princeton.eduexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up127
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minus-squareaeronmelon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·edit-24 months ago“No! You can’t do that!” “Why not?” “Because it’s freaking me out!” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVX-PrBRtTY Am I the only one who would be perfectly content if everyone just used globes?
minus-squarePennomi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·4 months agoNobody really needs a 2D projection of the world anymore - we’re all packing superior 3D renderers in our pockets. It’s just hard to break old habits.
minus-squareXenon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·4 months agoI for one would like to look at a simple 2d map instead of having to scroll around frantically just to compare two countries.
“No! You can’t do that!”
“Why not?”
“Because it’s freaking me out!”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVX-PrBRtTY
Am I the only one who would be perfectly content if everyone just used globes?
Nobody really needs a 2D projection of the world anymore - we’re all packing superior 3D renderers in our pockets. It’s just hard to break old habits.
I for one would like to look at a simple 2d map instead of having to scroll around frantically just to compare two countries.