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I haven't read the article, but aren't these introduced to detect illegal copies?
by 725686 10mo ago
I haven't read the article, but aren't these introduced to detect illegal copies?
- delichon 10mo agoI would think that they are too recognizable for that. It would be better to subtly change one insignificant squiggle into another.
- bell-cot 10mo agoThey're only too recognizable if the someone's paying very close attention. Vs. if they're not, and Swisstopo can point that out - the internet can enjoy pillizing the perp.
- fsflover 10mo agoYou probably mean this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trap_street https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trap_street
- maptime 10mo agoSpeaking from experience, it's more often bored cartographers trying to inject some fun into mundane activities. I used to try and write my initials. Quite often it devolves into a game of seeing what you can get past the reviewers
- Aachen 10mo agoInteresting perspective. As an OSM contributor, I've never had this thought. You presumably spend up to 8 hours a day mapping, all week long (depending on the week perhaps), which I can totally imagine gets old. I only map when I feel like it and not when I'm bored And on OSM we don't have boss fights in the shape of reviewers. That does sound like a fun challenge :P