Wolf314159

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[–] Wolf314159@startrek.website 15 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

This map really brings home how awful this projection is for this map's purpose and how awful most projections really are near the poles. Greenland isn't that big. I know this map is Plate Carree, not Mercator, but the size issue of an equirectangular projection is really similar when comparing longitude and size for the entire globe from pole to equator. 15 degrees of longitude for a timezone stops making sense that close to the poles. Greenland would mostly fit in the central time zone of the United States for example. Given its sparse population, dividing it up into 3 timezones seems unnecessary.

[–] Wolf314159@startrek.website 2 points 2 weeks ago

The Samsung gear watches all support Spotify offline playback. All the wearOS watches support as much local media playback as the hardware allows (I think), but managing that local library is pretty tedious and awful. Especially if like me you either listen through streaming services or streaming from a library of FLAC media on a NAS at home. With the Spotify app on my watch, I just select a playlist to be downloaded while I'm connected to WiFi and that's it. It is not flawless though, sometimes the Spotify database or authentication gets fouled up and you're unable to fix it until you return to WiFi. But I haven't had many issues with it since Samsung switched away from their own bespoke watch OS to wearOS.

[–] Wolf314159@startrek.website 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It holds up better that his first Deadpool appearance.

Unfortunately, I'm afraid that IF Ryan Reynolds were to reprise the Green Lantern role, it would probably be way too close to being a noble Deadpool variant in green. That said, (hot take / spit-balling and probably dumb idea incoming) maybe what both comic universes need at this point to spice things up is more crossover events that aren't just jokes. What if one of the Deadpools actually got a lantern ring somehow?

[–] Wolf314159@startrek.website 2 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

For running, I got a smartwatch that can store some music locally, so I don't need to be connected to listen. Still not perfect, kind of a hassle to use, and doesn't always work perfectly. Almost miss those tiny iPod nanos. I feel like portable dedicated music players have gone backwards in features and usability with the rise in popularity of perpetually connected Internet devices and streaming services.

[–] Wolf314159@startrek.website -1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Strawman arguments aside, it seems you've already forgotten how this comment chain started. Just let it go.

[–] Wolf314159@startrek.website 1 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

This is a map enthusiast community, not a lying with statistics and graphic design community.

[–] Wolf314159@startrek.website 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Postcard aesthetic isn't good enough?

[–] Wolf314159@startrek.website 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (5 children)

It says "not to scale", which in the world of mapping means very specifically that the scale is inconsistent. An exaggerated vertical scale would not include the disclaimer for "not to scale" and is very common, as I already said. It's common for maps showing vertical reliefs like profiles or cross sections to have a horizontal scale of something like 1:20 while the vertical dimension has a scale of 1:5 or 1:10, which would still be considered "to scale". If you still can't fit everything on a single sheet, you can add a break line or a jog to indicate a discontinuity, but the map would still be "to scale". This map is "not to scale" because it says so, so the only real information we should be able to glean from it are the connections between things; size, angles, and lengths as are meaningless because that's what "not to scale" is specifically warning us about.

[–] Wolf314159@startrek.website 3 points 3 weeks ago (7 children)

I didn't break out the ruler or anything, just going off of the pixelated disclaimer at the bottom.

[–] Wolf314159@startrek.website 30 points 3 weeks ago (14 children)

Why bother making this at all if it's not to scale? Sure, nobody expects the horizontal scale to be the same as the vertical scale. Vertical exaggeration is common when displaying profiles or cross sections, but those are generally still considered to be at a particular scale. But, if the vertical scale isn't consistent, then what even is the point of the graphic? Just list some numbers in a table. Putting this in graphical form without a consistent scale is just lying and lazy.

[–] Wolf314159@startrek.website 1 points 3 weeks ago

That's probably because Aldi is buying it from several different producers (processors, packagers, or bottlers. Not sure the appropriate title) that apply Aldi's branding (or whomever) to the package.

[–] Wolf314159@startrek.website 13 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Another lesson I the importance of significant digits, a concept I've had to remind many a young (and sometimes an old) engineer about. An interesting idea along similar lines is that 2 + 2 can equal 5 for significantly large values of 2.

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