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OpenStreetMap, of course, has correct and accurate directions on how to drive or walk to the Hollywood sign. e.g. https://www.openstreetmap.org/directions?engine=graphhopper_...
I may be missing something, but why don't they build a car park and widen the road? Surely it's a lot easier than trying to stop people going to one of the most recognisable landmarks in the world. It's definitely worrying that major tech companies are willing to alter their maps at the request of a few wealthy individuals.
Because they are angry people. Angry!
Misleading the public doesn't solve the issue. I live inside the medieval walls of a historic French town and we are 'overrun' with tourists. However, despite some of them being rather inconvienient, it isn't like I have the right to shut down the street in front of my house to prevent the intrusive traffic that makes it difficult to even exit my garage. I knew about this 'issue' when I bought the house. And, even if…
Hello, anyone caring to explain why this post is being downvoted?
OpenStreetMap, of course, has correct and accurate directions on how to drive or walk to the Hollywood sign. e.g. https://www.openstreetmap.org/directions?engine=graphhopper_...
I'm behind a very stupid and extremely annoying corporate wall (McAfee Web Gateway) that blocks OpenStreetMap, but not Google Maps...
Misleading the public doesn't solve the issue. I live inside the medieval walls of a historic French town and we are 'overrun' with tourists. However, despite some of them being rather inconvienient, it isn't like I have the right to shut down the street in front of my house to prevent the intrusive traffic that makes it difficult to even exit my garage. I knew about this 'issue' when I bought the house. And, even if…
Hello, anyone caring to explain why this post is being downvoted?
Or are we aiming for blandness here?
OpenStreetMap, of course, has correct and accurate directions on how to drive or walk to the Hollywood sign. e.g. https://www.openstreetmap.org/directions?engine=graphhopper_...
I'm behind a very stupid and extremely annoying corporate wall (McAfee Web Gateway) that blocks OpenStreetMap, but not Google Maps...
The attempt to turn public property into the property of the locals reminds me of a similar, non-tech-related case, also in LA - Malibu beaches. According to the law of the state of California, all beaches are public property. Of course, this gets a bit complicated when an individual owns the land in front of the beach. The people who buy houses in Malibu would, of course, prefer to have a private beach section. So t…
My initial reaction was how unreasonable it was for the developers to build such a fence to keep people out of their development. Then I noticed that there are no gaps in the fence and, on doing some research, found out that the fence is there to keep the house owners off of the beach!
I'd be a bit annoyed if I spent £1M on a house overlooking a lovely beach only to find that I'd have to walk/drive 8km or so to the other side of the fence...
I may be missing something, but why don't they build a car park and widen the road? Surely it's a lot easier than trying to stop people going to one of the most recognisable landmarks in the world. It's definitely worrying that major tech companies are willing to alter their maps at the request of a few wealthy individuals.
I wish there was some company around which had a motto of "Don't be evil". I'm sure that company would have done the right thing.
OpenStreetMap, of course, has correct and accurate directions on how to drive or walk to the Hollywood sign. e.g. https://www.openstreetmap.org/directions?engine=graphhopper_...