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.
Re: Historical Fragments
Posted: Sat May 01, 2021 10:10 pm
by Ferrus
Very interesting series of reflections on how we see the past.
Re: Historical Fragments
Posted: Sun May 02, 2021 12:30 am
by SomeInternetBloke
Interesting, curvy, works as a mortician - a must-watch! I need some Caitlin in my life.
Re: Historical Fragments
Posted: Sun May 16, 2021 1:46 pm
by Catoptric
Just discovered: Amenhotep III (Father of Akhenaten) "Golden city" frozen in time, right at the cusp of the Amarna period.
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.
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.
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?