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And for more Apple maps fun from the Onion ...


http://www.theonion.com/video/apple-promises-to-fix-glitches-in-map-software-by,30616/ 


:-)

Angie

On 01/03/2013 03:18 PM, Thomas Sander wrote:
> Readers of lis-maps should understand that, per Wikipedia, "The Onion is an
> American news satire organization. It is an entertainment newspaper and a
> website featuring satirical articles reporting on international, national,
> and local news...."  See the Wikipedia entry for The Onion at
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Onion .
>
> For a sample of reporting in The Onion, see its home page at
> http://www.theonion.com/.
>
> Consider that information before accepting, at face value, the factuality of
> the report below.
>
> Tom Sander
> Burke, Virginia, USA
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: A forum for issues related to map & spatial data librarianship
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Francis Herbet
> Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2013 12:39 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: FW: from, who else? The Onion
>
> [A few commentated responses followed on 'MAPS-L'.
> Francis Herbert]
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Maps, Air Photo, GIS Forum - Map Librarianship
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Angie Cope, American
> Geographical Society Library, UW Milwaukee
> Sent: 02 January 2013 15:48
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: from, who else? The Onion
>
> Too silly?
>
> forwarded by Angie
>
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject:        from, who else? The Onion
> Date:   Wed, 02 Jan 2013 09:34:14 -0600
>
>
>
>
>         Increasing Number Of Americans Unable To Point Out Map
>
>    From The Onion
> <http://www.theonion.com/articles/increasing-number-of-americans-unable-to-p
> oint-out,17650/>:
>
>
>
> WASHINGTON--An alarming new study released Tuesday by the Department of
> Education found that nearly 70 percent of Americans are incapable of
> pointing out a map when presented by researchers with a map. "Not only did a
> majority of people just stare blankly ahead, but nearly half pointed to
> nearby desk lamps in their attempts to guess correctly," said Secretary of
> Education Arne Duncan, who called the findings endemic of the nation's
> failing school system. "In fact, 14 percent of all Americans claimed they
> had never 'even heard of no map,' and asked if being prompted to locate one
> was some kind of trick question." According to Duncan, the Department of
> Education has suspended all further studies and will instead be spending the
> next six months just screaming into a pillow.
>