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After looking at this I just realized why maps showing airline routes always show arched lines.


It's a combination of map projections and airplanes using "great circles"[1] to navigate shortest distance between two points on a sphere.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_circle


(off topic) Since the transgender topic was mentioned, I just was curious what Audrey Tang has been up to lately:

http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2016/08/28/2...

She's the Digital Minister of Taiwan now. Well deserved.


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