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by mckinley_ 1752 days ago
> The separation between documents and programs assumes we know ahead of time all the things people might want to put inside a document. The evolution of the web shows this not to be true.

> Is Google maps a document? Obviously not. But a document can still embed a Google map meaningfully and sensibly.

I would argue that websites would be better off embedding an image of the location that links to a dedicated map viewing service like OpenStreetMap.

I might be in the minority here, but I always hate trying to use interactive maps in tiny boxes on people's websites.