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Sat, 18 May 2013 11:01:38 -0400

doshmobile: drawing on the wrong layer RUNNING OUT OF REDOS WHEN YOU TRY TO FIX IT

Sat, 18 May 2013 01:12:06 -0400

doshmobile: drawing on the wrong layer RUNNING OUT OF REDOS WHEN YOU TRY TO FIX IT

LIFE HACK

Sat, 18 May 2013 01:11:06 -0400

asap-tran: really-shit: If your phone gets wet, try putting it in a bag of dry rice. At night, the...

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Fri, 17 May 2013 17:56:05 -0400

aleeyago: this is the laziest thing i’ve seen in my entire...

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:55:14 -0400

aleeyago:

this is the laziest thing i’ve seen in my entire life

we-are-star-stuff: invokingbees: we-are-star-stuff: Who...

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:55:03 -0400

we-are-star-stuff:

invokingbees:

we-are-star-stuff:

Who says North is up?

Upside Down maps (also known as South-Up or Reversed maps) offer a completely different perspective of the world we live in.

Technically speaking, even referring to the earth with words like “up” or “down” or comparing places with words “above” or “below” is flawed, considering that the earth is a spherical body (it’s actually slightly “fatter” at the equator) and flying through 3 dimensional space with no reference of up or down. However, the issue of “up” and “down” does become an issue when viewing the surface of the earth projected onto a flat piece of paper (a map). And the effect of the orientation of a map is more significant than you might realize.

As all maps require orientation for reference, the issue of how to layout the map orientation is as old as maps themselves. As map orientation is completely arbitrary, it is not surprising that they differed throughout time periods and regions.

The convention of North-up is usually attributed to the Egyptian astronomer Ptolemy (90-168 AD). Justifications for his north-up approach vary. In the middle ages, East was often placed at top. This is the origin of the term “The Orient” to refer to East Asia. During the age of exploration, European cartographers again followed the north-up convention…perhaps because the North Star was their fixed reference point for navigation, or because they wanted (subconsciously or otherwise) to ensure Europe’s claim at the top of the world.

In modern times, reversed maps are made as a learning device or to illustrate Northern Hemisphere bias. Different from simply turning a north-up map upside down, a reversed map has the text oriented to be read with south up.

The famous “Blue Marble” photograph of the Earth taken from on board Apollo 17 was originally oriented with the south pole at the top, with the island of Madagascar visible just left of center, and the continent of Africa at its right. However, the image was turned upside-down to fit the traditional view.

While the orientation of a map might seem harmless, it can have a significant effect on one’s perception of the world, and the relative importance of the different place in it.

In speech, we often refer to places being “above” or “below” others. Think of how you would say you’re about to travel to the state or country to your north or south (to go “down” to Kentucky from Indiana, or “up” to Canada from the US). Without even mentioning geography, ask any grade school student whether Mexico is “above” or “below” the United States. We’re all familiar with the “land down under”. As we often correlate importance to relative height (think how a citizens of a country will fly their flag higher than all other flags), the north-up convention reinforces the idea that northern bodies are more important than their southern neighbors. Suddenly, traveling “down” to the South might have an inference much deeper than geographic location.

After looking at the map more closely, you may realize that the South-Up orientation may change your perception of the relative status of different places. For example, South America suddenly looks to have more prominence, and Africa and the Middle East completely dwarf Europe. Likewise, tucking Northern Europe, Canada, and Russia away at the bottom of the map, subconsciously takes away their status.

To summarize, unconditionally accepting the north-up map convention without at least appreciating the effect stands at odds with viewing all people and places within the world equally. x x

How much of a fucking hipster and an asswipe do you have to be to use the fucking term ‘Northern Hemisphere bias’ and invert maps to take away the status of the ‘western world’? Because it’s full of white heterosexual males who are all evil cis scum who ruined the world and hurt all the minorities ever and should feel guilty for all the evil in the universe they are the source of?

Oh, I’m stuck in the repressive mindset of a western north hemisphere white male? I need to assert the dominance of my hemisphere, gender and orientation over everyone else? It’s the 21st fucking century, stop being butthurt over the most minor of details that really, really don’t matter anymore, of they even ever mattered. Who’s going to oppress or discriminate somebody who’s from a different hemisphere? Countries and cultures and religions, yeah, all THAT exists, but discrimination hemispheres? If that exists, in all my time on the Internet I have never once heard of that

It’s the constant creations of borders and distinctions like this that enforce the borders and distinctions that already exist, it doesn’t unite anybody. The world is the world, we all have history, we all have culture, we have all done bad and good. Please. Fucking. Stop.

I rolled my eyes so far I almost passed out

scoutblu: magic-spoo: the-quiet-place-project: share this to...

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:53:10 -0400

scoutblu:

magic-spoo:

the-quiet-place-project:

share this to save tumblr :(

THIS IS THE PEACE LAND NO ONE WANTS YOUR MONEY HERE

I’M READY TO FIGHT

musica-del-lobo: PART 1: Some more LIFE HACKS!! Some good, some...

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:52:31 -0400

Well I can say that I use the second one :D

This one is gonna be so handy in the future!

dunno if this is really handy..

good one, works!!

This one works.. really makes cleaning easier :D

I've used this one before already!

musica-del-lobo:

PART 1:

Some more LIFE HACKS!! Some good, some naaah… well okay ones!

miyuli: Finally, I can show some of my love for this game! I...

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:51:28 -0400

miyuli:

Finally, I can show some of my love for this game! I really enjoyed it a lot. It only reached Europe just recently so I’m pretty late in the fandom D: Hope you like this little tribute!
I will be selling small prints of this at Dokomi tomorrow! So if you happen to be in Germany come to Düsseldorf ;)

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Fri, 17 May 2013 15:33:49 -0400

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this-is-sams-lost-shoe: There are only two gifs you need to survive on tumblr: and

Fri, 17 May 2013 15:33:09 -0400

this-is-sams-lost-shoe: There are only two gifs you need to survive on tumblr: and

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Fri, 17 May 2013 15:31:33 -0400

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Fri, 17 May 2013 15:29:54 -0400

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Fri, 17 May 2013 15:29:39 -0400

WHEN FRIENDS GIVE YOUR FAVORITE SHIPS HORRIBLE SOUL CRUSHING HEADCANONS

Fri, 17 May 2013 15:29:25 -0400

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Fri, 17 May 2013 12:03:07 -0400

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Fri, 17 May 2013 11:45:02 -0400

pokemonpalooza: X and Y by ~Xous54

Fri, 17 May 2013 11:01:23 -0400

pokemonpalooza:

X and Y by ~Xous54

hurricanecrew: Rohan HQ scan

Thu, 16 May 2013 21:27:14 -0400

hurricanecrew:

Rohan HQ scan

graphitedoll: and finally, i’ve paid homage to my favorite...

Thu, 16 May 2013 21:27:00 -0400

graphitedoll:

and finally, i’ve paid homage to my favorite quote of the entire game ~~although slightly misquoted here to make things fit.~~

and now, i’m off to download the newest dlc CAUSE WHO NEEDS A HEART THAT’S NOT SHATTERED INTO A MILLION PIECES ??