Subj : Re: ASCII world map
To   : TheNerd
From : poindexter FORTRAN
Date : Tue Jun 04 2024 02:14:00

-=> TheNerd wrote to fusion <=-

 Th> I have maps on my walls. Thats how much I love maps.

 In college, friends of mine moved into an old victorian flat in San
 Francisco - back then, most of the rentals in central SF were old
 victorian flats in various states of repair.

 They had a housewarming party and asked people to bring maps. I didn't
 understand, until I came back the week afterwards and they'd covered
 all of the dingy, stained walls in the living room with maps,
 interwoven. It looked very cool.

 In retrospect, nowadays, in a rent-controlled world, I'd buy a 5 gallon
 can of satin white paint, rent a carpet shampooer, and DIY - and not
 tell the landlord. I knew so many people who made waves waiting for
 landlords to clean places, when picking up and finding a new place was
 always more expensive. Better and cheaper to make your space
 comfortable and eat the cost, I'd think now.

 Not to mention the fact that when you do move, it's sometimes a
 struggle to get your security deposit back. Showing the place looking
 better than when you move in and having the landlord try to deduct
 repairs/cleaning would be entertaining!





   I almost missed a
 Th> plane in St Louis last year because I got staring at a state map on the
 Th> wall.  It had a huge legend... OMG. legends...  remember legends...
 Th> you don't really see them on Google Maps..  they just kinda assume you
 Th> know or they just label it on mouse over..  but the little itch it
 Th> would scratch in your head to see a line that you didn't know, you look
 Th> at the legend and poof you knew.  Not quicker.. just satisfying.


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