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minus-squareAzzu@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up29·edit-21 month agoWe should encourage the use of more globes to represent world maps. Like, seriously. Almost all maps are viewed on a computer screen, all computers easily have the ability to display a sphere and rotate it
minus-squareI Cast Fist@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoKinda hard to fit a globe inside a school book, or any book
minus-squareAzzu@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-230 days agoIt’s kinda easy to have globes in school though. Doesn’t need one per student.
minus-square🍉 Albert 🍉@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down3·1 month agocan’t hang a globe on the wall
minus-squareAnUnusualRelic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 month agoJust use a string and two thumbtacks, it’s not rocket surgery.
minus-squareRisingSwell@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·30 days agoString attach to globe, string attach to thumbtacks, globe now hanging.
We should encourage the use of more globes to represent world maps.
Like, seriously. Almost all maps are viewed on a computer screen, all computers easily have the ability to display a sphere and rotate it
Kinda hard to fit a globe inside a school book, or any book
It’s kinda easy to have globes in school though. Doesn’t need one per student.
can’t hang a globe on the wall
Just use a string and two thumbtacks, it’s not rocket surgery.
a globe?
String attach to globe, string attach to thumbtacks, globe now hanging.