Google Maps (almost) useless in Crimean Crisis
For those of us who do not read the Cyrillic alphabet, Google maps has become almost useless during the current Crimean crisis. For example I, like many people, am wondering “Just how close is the Crimean peninsula to Sochi?” Here’s what Google Maps gives me: https://maps.google.com/?ll=44.355278,36.342773&spn=5.168793,9.371338&t=m&z=7 Apparently, Google maps has decided that all place names should be in the local language (and alphabets). Which is a good idea (Take that, you English language hegemonists!) for the default […]