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  • That really just depends on the convention of whatever the mapping software is. Openstreetmap has a “name=*” block for places, but it can also have “official_name=*”, in addition to many other language names. Generally, software to actually display the map isnt going to show all of the names cause that would be a mess, but it might show whatever is listed under “name=”. If you are in a foreign country, though, you might also want the “name:(en)=”.

    Personally, my comaps is set to display “name:(en)=” and if that doesnt exist, fall back to whatever the local language is (what’s in “name=”). Honestly, I wish they could make it more configurable, so I could have it display both.

    The convention in openstreetmaps is that “name=” is for what people who live there use/what’s on physical signage. Since everyone still calls it “lake ontario” that name sticks. In places with legitimately different names from the people who live there, like Switzerland, they just do / names for each language.

    Apple maps probably just provides the “official” name for everything. There’s pros and cons to everything, and openstreetmap isnt exactly consistent with their stated methodology. Like openstreetmap uses the official name for “unnamed mountain” and not the nazi collaborator name that people actually use (not that I’m complaining), which they should technically be using according to their methodology.


  • Using bethel as an example for an article is a bit disingenuous. It’s not a place that people should really be living any way other than off the land. It’s like saying the groceries on the space station or at everest base camp are expensive.

    It’s like 500 km from any roads and thousands from anywhere capable of agriculture as the rest of the world knows it.

    It’s also mainly Yupik, and politically, idk how they vote, but they aren’t exactly politically relevant compared to the basically 3 cities with more than 10,000 people in Alaska.


  • If I’m being really charitable, relying off the full quote “performance and safety”, you could make an argument that if hydration is too inconvenient, people seeking high performance will skip water stops, therefore being at risk of dehydration.

    In reality, though, dehydration isnt really as much of a problem as people like to pretend it is since it’s self-limiting (you’ll slow down and stop before doing any damage, and as long as water is available, you can bounce back). Overhydration, specifically leading to hyponatremia, is more of an issue, since that’s more of a “feel mostly fine until your heart stops working right”-situation.

    I guess the other “if I’m being charitable” argument could be about making sure you aren’t getting people colliding at water stations, but that’s more about layout than how the water is actually delivered.

    My opinion is just, tough shit, it’s all part of the race. The fact that I can’t use shoes with a 10 cm stack or a bicycle during a marathon hurts my performance but everyone is subject to the same rules.










  • The Dutch started adding annatto to cheese to make it more orange ages ago so they could have a more uniform product year round since winter milk has less pigment than summer milk. This practice spread to other countries like France, the UK, and the US.

    The Swiss later invented process cheese, and James Kraft, a Canadian businessman started making processed cheese with the annatto added. He did this in America, so the product became known as American cheese.

    Processed cheese in general (and american cheese in particular) is not inherently a bad idea. It’s the best way to get a smooth melting cheese. There’s also no limit to what cheese can be used, so I’ve made processed cheese out of cheeses like pecorino (you just need to dissolve it into a liquid along with some sodium citrate). Then you have easy melting cheese that you can keep in the fridge and just toss with pasta whenever you want something like a cacio e pepe with less effort to control the heat and get the proportions right.