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Posted on 01/21/2004 1:55:17 PM PST by vannrox
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posted on
01/21/2004 1:55:20 PM PST
by
vannrox
To: Aeronaut; ALOHA RONNIE; AnAmericanMother; aomagrat; Aquamarine; AuntB; AZ Flyboy; baltodog; ...
WW-II Ping!
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posted on
01/21/2004 1:59:53 PM PST
by
Johnny Gage
(God Bless our Military, God Bless President Bush, GOD BLESS AMERICA!!!)
To: vannrox
From
The Inquirer
Coke fizzes, but no evidence of World War camera pics
The allure of the Interweb
FOR THE LAST three days, spinners at Evidence in Camera have been spinning how wonderful its digitised pictures from the Second World War are.
The BBC and the British broadsheets all carried news of the breakthrough on Saturday morning, saying you'd be able to even spot a SPAM can in Dresden in 1945 from 17,000 feet.
So the first thing we did Saturday morning was check out the site which gave us a web site not found message. Just like it's still doing.
One story did say it was launching Monday, so we thought we'd give it the benefit of the doubt, but by now the Brits are brainwashing themselves by watching soap operas.
Even though the war pic site hasn't made it to the Interweb yet, looks like the Coke spinners who said the music site in the UK would launch Monday have more of a clue. It's up now. µ
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posted on
01/21/2004 2:04:59 PM PST
by
HAL9000
To: HAL9000
So, what's the deal?
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posted on
01/21/2004 2:09:25 PM PST
by
nuconvert
( "It had only one fault. It was kind of lousy.")
To: HAL9000
War photos site hamstrung by demand
Will Sturgeon
silicon.com
January 20, 2004, 10:20 GMT
A Web site that claims to contain more than 5 million detailed aerial photos of major events during World War II was crippled by demand on its first day.
EvidenceinCamera.co.uk is being run by the University of Keele Library and features some of the most harrowing and momentous events from the conflict, available for the public to see for the first time.
Among the gruesome images captured are aerial shots of Auschwitz concentration camp and pictures of the US landings on Omaha beach.
The pictures, which pilots risked their lives to take, often flying at very low altitudes, are so detailed that it is possible to make out stricken bodies floating in the surf.
Allan William, head of the Evidence in Camera project, told Reuters: "These images allow us to see the real war at first hand. It is like a live-action replay. They were declassified years ago, but it takes days to find an individual image. Now they have been digitised and will be on the Internet, it takes seconds."
While morbid fascination may play a part in the high numbers of visitors that the site is attracting, the historical significance of photos, such as the one betraying the location of the Bismarck prior to its sinking, will also be a major factor.
However, many surfers attempting to access the site on Monday were left disappointed, seeing nothing but error messages.
The site's popularity echoes that of the much-publicised census site, which was largely unavailable during the days and weeks after its launch. Eventually, as an emergency measure, the site was pulled down indefinitely as demand made it impossible to access.
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posted on
01/21/2004 2:09:44 PM PST
by
HAL9000
To: vannrox
Dead link...? Or really, really high traffic?
APf
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posted on
01/21/2004 2:09:50 PM PST
by
APFel
To: vannrox
Ping to check back later.....
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posted on
01/21/2004 2:11:00 PM PST
by
Eaker
(Place your clothes and weapons where you can find them in the dark. - Lazarus Long)
To: Eaker; vannrox
I guess anybody that gets thru should mirror some on their own sites for us to link to here?
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posted on
01/21/2004 2:14:54 PM PST
by
sam_paine
(X .................................)
To: sam_paine
Good idea, I have space and can learn how to mirror!!
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posted on
01/21/2004 2:16:49 PM PST
by
Eaker
(Place your clothes and weapons where you can find them in the dark. - Lazarus Long)
To: Johnny Gage
BTTT!!!!!!
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posted on
01/21/2004 2:41:21 PM PST
by
E.G.C.
To: vannrox
They appear to be hosting the site on a 386 SX with a dial up 14.4 connection.
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posted on
01/21/2004 2:54:02 PM PST
by
PAR35
To: sam_paine
mirror, or better servers please
;-)
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posted on
01/21/2004 2:55:50 PM PST
by
woerm
(student of history)
To: Johnny Gage
Cool, just wish the site didn't get slammed by traffic..
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posted on
01/21/2004 3:16:42 PM PST
by
Darksheare
(This is a normal tagline, there is nothing to fear.. feaR... FeAr...FEAR.)
To: Johnny Gage
Thanks Johnny. So far I keep getting a no go - too much traffic. But I'll get in sooner or later.
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posted on
01/21/2004 3:44:08 PM PST
by
SAMWolf
(I am Mr. T of Borg. I pity da fool that resists me.)
To: Johnny Gage
Thanks for the ping, Johnny. Word spread fast, it appears. (^:
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posted on
01/21/2004 3:45:06 PM PST
by
Ragtime Cowgirl
("The chapter of Iraq's history - Saddam Hussein's reign of terror - is now closed." Lt. Gen. Sanchez)
To: Miss Marple; Molly Pitcher
Did you see this....
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posted on
01/21/2004 5:55:32 PM PST
by
Dog
("America will never seek a permission slip to defend the security of our Country")
To: Johnny Gage
Thanks Johnny. Bookmarked and waiting for traffic to subside!!!
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posted on
01/21/2004 5:56:57 PM PST
by
snippy_about_it
(Fall in --> The FReeper Foxhole. America's History. America's Soul.)
To: vannrox
bookmark ping
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posted on
01/21/2004 6:01:11 PM PST
by
JamminJAY
(This space for rent)
To: vannrox
mega bump
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posted on
01/21/2004 6:16:18 PM PST
by
WhiskeyPapa
(Virtue is the uncontested prize.)
To: Blue Highway
ping
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posted on
01/21/2004 7:10:50 PM PST
by
perfect stranger
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