MINNEAPOLIS — Over three months ago, a majority of the Minneapolis City Council pledged to defund the city’s police department, making a powerful statement that reverberated across the country. It shook up Capitol Hill and the presidential race, shocked residents, delighted activists and changed the trajectory of efforts to overhaul the police during a crucial window of tumult and political opportunity.
Now some council members would like a do-over.
Councilor Andrew Johnson, one of the nine members who supported the pledge in June, said in an interview that he meant the words “in spirit,” not by the letter. Another councilor, Phillipe Cunningham, said that the language in the pledge was “up for interpretation” and that even among council members soon after the promise was made, “it was very clear that most of us had interpreted that language differently.” Lisa Bender, the council president, paused for 16 seconds when asked if the council’s statement had led to uncertainty at a pivotal moment for the city.
“I think our pledge created confusion in the community and in our wards,” she said.
Also that piece is, predicably, written from a real shitty point of view, suggesting that the entire idea was always pie in the sky nonsense that the level headed councillors were pressures into going along with
Though also it really sounds like it never had a chance in hell. One of the councillors was apparently joking that if they just renamed the MPD then they technically disbanded it
Tldr: 50 vacant city-owned houses will be transferred into a community land trust for permanent use as extremely low-income housing ($25,000 and below). They will be managed by local control committees.
MINNEAPOLIS — Over three months ago, a majority of the Minneapolis City Council pledged to defund the city’s police department, making a powerful statement that reverberated across the country. It shook up Capitol Hill and the presidential race, shocked residents, delighted activists and changed the trajectory of efforts to overhaul the police during a crucial window of tumult and political opportunity.
Now some council members would like a do-over.
Councilor Andrew Johnson, one of the nine members who supported the pledge in June, said in an interview that he meant the words “in spirit,” not by the letter. Another councilor, Phillipe Cunningham, said that the language in the pledge was “up for interpretation” and that even among council members soon after the promise was made, “it was very clear that most of us had interpreted that language differently.” Lisa Bender, the council president, paused for 16 seconds when asked if the council’s statement had led to uncertainty at a pivotal moment for the city.
“I think our pledge created confusion in the community and in our wards,” she said.
Just playing some hoi4 and looking at the land masses I thought back to some geography teacher talking about how over represented the west is in maps looking bigger and more centres then they actually are
And yeah most games and maps show north america as like the same size as the rest of the world but the entire united States would ft inside the sahara desert
Just playing some hoi4 and looking at the land masses I thought back to some geography teacher talking about how over represented the west is in maps looking bigger and more centres then they actually are
And yeah most games and maps show north america as like the same size as the rest of the world but the entire united States would ft inside the sahara desert
This distortion is because of something called the Mercator Projection. Historically, maps can be traced back to the ancient times when explorations took place by using the magnetic compass and Pole Star for navigation. While traditional maps made on flat surfaces gave apt information but gave inaccurate size of countries or places depending on their position relative to the equator.
Putting a 3D planet on a two-dimensional map was something of a challenge for early cartographers and so Dutch geographer and cartographer Gerardus Mercator came up with a solution. In 1569 he designed a map that could be accurately used for navigation purposes, but the downside was that his system distorted the size of objects depending on their position relative to the equator. Because of this, landmasses like Antarctica and Greenland appeared much larger than they actually are.
Like all abstraction layers, the point is to be useful first and accurate later.
Just playing some hoi4 and looking at the land masses I thought back to some geography teacher talking about how over represented the west is in maps looking bigger and more centres then they actually are
And yeah most games and maps show north america as like the same size as the rest of the world but the entire united States would ft inside the sahara desert
This distortion is because of something called the Mercator Projection. Historically, maps can be traced back to the ancient times when explorations took place by using the magnetic compass and Pole Star for navigation. While traditional maps made on flat surfaces gave apt information but gave inaccurate size of countries or places depending on their position relative to the equator.
Putting a 3D planet on a two-dimensional map was something of a challenge for early cartographers and so Dutch geographer and cartographer Gerardus Mercator came up with a solution. In 1569 he designed a map that could be accurately used for navigation purposes, but the downside was that his system distorted the size of objects depending on their position relative to the equator. Because of this, landmasses like Antarctica and Greenland appeared much larger than they actually are.
Like all abstraction layers, the point is to be useful first and accurate later.
It's very useful for it's intended purpose, yeah.
Although amusingly there's also the opposite effect - the US absolutely dwarfs most countries still, and so you'll hear about people in Europe or something not really getting just how big it is. (Like, a train trip across Europe doesn't take that long - across the US is a completely different story)
Just playing some hoi4 and looking at the land masses I thought back to some geography teacher talking about how over represented the west is in maps looking bigger and more centres then they actually are
And yeah most games and maps show north america as like the same size as the rest of the world but the entire united States would ft inside the sahara desert
This distortion is because of something called the Mercator Projection. Historically, maps can be traced back to the ancient times when explorations took place by using the magnetic compass and Pole Star for navigation. While traditional maps made on flat surfaces gave apt information but gave inaccurate size of countries or places depending on their position relative to the equator.
Putting a 3D planet on a two-dimensional map was something of a challenge for early cartographers and so Dutch geographer and cartographer Gerardus Mercator came up with a solution. In 1569 he designed a map that could be accurately used for navigation purposes, but the downside was that his system distorted the size of objects depending on their position relative to the equator. Because of this, landmasses like Antarctica and Greenland appeared much larger than they actually are.
Like all abstraction layers, the point is to be useful first and accurate later.
The age of sail has long since passed like music theory we can perhaps stop pretending old dead white europeans "figured out" the world has long moved on
Like it's a useful map for navigation across oceans, why is it being taught in geography class
The age of sail has long since passed like music theory we can perhaps stop pretending old dead white europeans "figured out" the world has long moved on
Like it's a useful map for navigation across oceans, why is it being taught in geography class
Because understanding the strengths and weaknesses of projects projections is necessary to make good maps.
Mercator projections are also useful for certain kinds of maps once you're zoomed in. Also, makes for a good minimap as part of a larger lounge.
In which a handful of stationary, not-obstructing-anything, entirely peaceful protesters are suddenly rushed and beaten by police as a creepy pre-recorded message plays over the speakers
The mix of old-school fascism and cyberpunk "Halt, citizen" dystopia is pretty fucking enervating
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So the leader of Antifa finally showed their face
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I would fall in line for that llama.
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It needs to team up with an Antifa Alpaca
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And of course, there's been more since then, since the police are actively winking at vehicular homicide.
ironically they'd probably be way more into Born in East LA if they bothered to listen to the music they pretend to like
fuck
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/26/us/politics/minneapolis-defund-police.html
http://www.audioentropy.com/
Though also it really sounds like it never had a chance in hell. One of the councillors was apparently joking that if they just renamed the MPD then they technically disbanded it
http://www.audioentropy.com/
I must admit that is one huggable bastard
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He's a really nice Llama! A++ would hug again
Chuck Taylor is a professional wrestler (and is in way better shape than Tyler Black)
Hadn't that bit of satire die already decades ago, when Reagan used it in his re-election soundtrack?
Of chorus, I blame the chorus.
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(not you speed racer, you're cool)
hitting hot metal with hammers
And yeah most games and maps show north america as like the same size as the rest of the world but the entire united States would ft inside the sahara desert
good thing the prosecutors made a convincing case for the grand jury to indict the motherfuckers and justice will be served
hitting hot metal with hammers
There's an actual reason for that:
Like all abstraction layers, the point is to be useful first and accurate later.
It's very useful for it's intended purpose, yeah.
Although amusingly there's also the opposite effect - the US absolutely dwarfs most countries still, and so you'll hear about people in Europe or something not really getting just how big it is. (Like, a train trip across Europe doesn't take that long - across the US is a completely different story)
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https://youtu.be/vVX-PrBRtTY
Geography major here, I live for this scene.
http://www.fallout3nexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=16534
Like it's a useful map for navigation across oceans, why is it being taught in geography class
Because understanding the strengths and weaknesses of projects projections is necessary to make good maps.
Mercator projections are also useful for certain kinds of maps once you're zoomed in. Also, makes for a good minimap as part of a larger lounge.
http://www.fallout3nexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=16534
In which a handful of stationary, not-obstructing-anything, entirely peaceful protesters are suddenly rushed and beaten by police as a creepy pre-recorded message plays over the speakers
The mix of old-school fascism and cyberpunk "Halt, citizen" dystopia is pretty fucking enervating
The guys at 1:03 managing to stay calm and continue eating while surrounded by cops and random people being arrested is so surreal.