• @[email protected]
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      62 days ago

      “In other words, if a ruler announced that henceforth the Pacific Ocean would be named after her mother, we would not add that placemark unless and until the name came into common usage.”

      Uh-huh.

    • @[email protected]
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      383 days ago

      By saying “common”, we mean to include names which are in widespread daily use, rather than giving immediate recognition to any arbitrary governmental re-naming

      That policy is surprisingly on point.

    • Phoenixz
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      133 days ago

      Eh, their policy currently is “make as much money as possible, nothing else matters”

      Making money now requiring stuffing their noses up Trumps ass, so here we go