Historical Fragments

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Re: Historical Fragments

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Re: Historical Fragments

Post by Ferrus » Tue Mar 16, 2021 11:32 pm

https://curionic.io/blog/paul-felix-arm ... population

For whatever reason I had been led to belive myxomatosis was spread to rabbits deliberately as part of a population plan gone wrong, but it seems that was only the case in Australia. In Britain it was the after effect of this French scientist trying to kill the rabbits in his garden.

I remember my grandparents saying rabbit was once a common meal but most people in the UK of my generation have never had it and consider them pets.
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Post by Ferrus » Sat May 01, 2021 10:10 pm



Very interesting series of reflections on how we see the past.
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Post by SomeInternetBloke » Sun May 02, 2021 12:30 am

Interesting, curvy, works as a mortician - a must-watch! I need some Caitlin in my life.
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Post by Catoptric » Sun May 16, 2021 1:46 pm

Just discovered: Amenhotep III (Father of Akhenaten) "Golden city" frozen in time, right at the cusp of the Amarna period.

Photos: Egypt’s 3,400-Year-Old ‘Lost Golden City’ Is Unearthed From Desert Sands
https://www.forbes.com/sites/suzannerow ... cNXwK_NSHs


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A Roman bathhouse still in use after 2,000 years
https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-24493177
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Post by Catoptric » Mon Jun 07, 2021 11:46 am

The first coin operated arcade system in 1971
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_Space



Of 1500 units built, the original crt monitor is the only replacement for it. This is what culminated into Pong and the Atari company once they left the company that made it (and would not make a home console until 1977.) An interesting note is that no emulator has been produced to emulate Pong because it operates from proprietary hardware ( https://atarihq.com/danb/files/pong.txt ) Atari recently decided to create a retro emulation console (but of course as usual they do a crap job with consoles for various reasons, and I see no real benefit over the cheap consoles already on the market that are emulated.)

1972 Magnavox Odyssey






What's interesting (or dumb?) is that Atari was sued for copying Magnavox Odyssey's table tennis game and then turns around and copies Pacman released in 1980 from the arcade, calling it https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K.C._Munchkin! after the President of the Consumer Electronics division, while Atari had secured a right to produce a home console version.

Looking at the game it's clear enough that it's a clone.


I have the Odyssey^2 roms on an emulator.

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An arcade game 1000 Miglia is based on a racing competition that started before and after WWII and ended in the 1950s, after a Ferrari's tire popped and caused a major catastrophe involving spectators.

This Is Why The Mille Miglia Was Discontinued
https://rossoautomobili.com/blogs/magaz ... scontinued

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Post by Catoptric » Fri Jun 18, 2021 8:08 pm

Mexican cave (Chiquihuite) contains signs of human visitors from 30,000 years ago
https://bigthink.com/surprising-science ... belltitem1



There would have been several original diasporas.
http://sites.austincc.edu/caddis/paleo- ... -exchange/
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Post by Catoptric » Mon Jun 28, 2021 2:45 am

Japanese pilots from Pearl Harbor

https://www.quora.com/Did-any-Japanese- ... &srid=HPgR

MIG21 landed on enemy airstrip
https://www.quora.com/Did-any-aircraft- ... &srid=HPgR

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Re: Historical Fragments

Post by starjots » Mon Jun 28, 2021 9:11 am

Recalling the 100 year anniversary of WW1 thread on the last site, I ran across this interview of a veteran clearly describing some of the horrors of war.


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Post by SomeInternetBloke » Mon Jun 28, 2021 8:10 pm

starjots wrote:
Mon Jun 28, 2021 9:11 am
Recalling the 100 year anniversary of WW1 thread on the last site, I ran across this interview of a veteran clearly describing some of the horrors of war.

Over the course of life, how many stars have you jotted? Most of 'em? Some of 'em? Jk... But do share the nick background good suh?
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