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Android Is Peeing on an Apple in Pakistan - Google Maps

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Re: Android Is Peeing on an Apple in Pakistan - Google Maps

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Post by stinos »

jblz wrote: post #15
westoque wrote: post #4

Someone's about to get fired.

One can only hope that if this was intentionally done by an employee, they would be punished and possibly let go. This sort of thing is childish, unnecessary, and has no place in a professional organization. Quasi-related: http://jenmylo.com/2015/03/23/defending-drupal/

childish? That is open for discussion.. unnecessary? Definitely.

funny? Again open for discussion, but I'm in the yes-camp for this one (even though I don't own Android nor Apple products - or maybe that just is the reason). There's enough sadness and evil in the world already, some harmless fun from time to time won't exactly make it a better place but hey, a smile is better than nothing.

Re: Android Is Peeing on an Apple in Pakistan - Google Maps

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Post by pissonurpost »

jblz wrote: post #15
westoque wrote: post #4

Someone's about to get fired.

One can only hope that if this was intentionally done by an employee, they would be punished and possibly let go. This sort of thing is childish, unnecessary, and has no place in a professional organization. Quasi-related: http://jenmylo.com/2015/03/23/defending-drupal/

Fired? Really? Wow, I guess the Apple fantards have no sense of humour. Must come from having the 'genius' at the Apple store out-smug them!

Re: Android Is Peeing on an Apple in Pakistan - Google Maps

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Post by janus24 »

anc84 wrote: post #10

Don't use OpenStreetMap they said, anyone can edit that and vandalised it they said, it will be full of errors and inaccuracies they said.

I checked the history of the place on OSM and I found nothing. http://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=13/33.514583/73.059222

Re: Android Is Peeing on an Apple in Pakistan - Google Maps

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Post by sspiff »

userbinator wrote: post #9

Inspired by the "Peeing Calvin" stickers, which as far as I know is a distinctly American phenomenon. https://triviahappy.com/articles/the-tasteless-history-of-th...

They're very common in Belgium (Western Europe) as well, though most people who use them have no idea of the origin. They just thinks it looks rebellious.

I find those stickers extremely annoying, since they conflict with how I know and love the Calvin character.

Re: Android Is Peeing on an Apple in Pakistan - Google Maps

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Post by drewhk »

Just for fun speculation. What if someone realized that Google is scraping/using his data. Then he decided to put in a "honeytoken" to check this assumption and at the same time pull a prank on Google. Once he realized that his assumption was correct, he published the coordinates -- as a mini revenge.

Of course this is just some idle speculation, but I have seen honeytoken entries in printed dictionaries for example.

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