I didn't vote you down, I think your point is valid. Still, I think this is something that people like to see surfaced here. Who knows what ideas it peaks in the minds of readers? People could be getting ideas about anything from a GIS for human terrain . . . to a Pop vs. Soda civil war video game. You never know.
Voted up to equal your voting down. (I'm indifferent about the comment..)
And while the Coke vs Pop map is a but old / not really news, there were some other interesting visualizations on the blog a bit further down.
So even if a particular story isn't "hacker news," the site has some visualizations that might be of interest still. Which, imo, makes it ok to post here, even if the title could have been better. But thats just my opinion and I'd hate to force it on someone.
