Secret doorway in UK Parliament leads to historical treasure trove

Post by roywiggins » Wed, Feb 26, 2020, 6:17 PM UTC

coder1001 wrote: post #16

pjc50 wrote: post #15

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In some ways the app is easy. Capturing what happens is not, especially if there's no immediate incentive to do so. And writing an app in 2020 doesn't tell you want happened in 1660. Then you have to cope with app longevity; most apps deployed in 2020 will be dead by 2030 while the Houses of Parliament will still be there (unless they burn down due to ongoing fire code issues)

Hence having "system/website/app". The system is there to conserve everything and hopefully it will transcend technologies and be easy to migrate the data to whatever comes next.

Post by petschge » Wed, Feb 26, 2020, 6:37 PM UTC

thaumasiotes wrote: post #37

nallerooth wrote: post #26

I wonder how much history would be lost to us if people didn't write stuff on walls. :D

I recall reading a hand-wringing article about a canyon with a lot of ancient Native American graffiti carved on the walls, and how it was in a state of crisis because modern American teenagers kept carving their own graffiti on the walls. I don't really see how we can defend the idea that the ancient graffiti is historically valuable and it's a good thing it was left there, but the modern graffiti is a menace that n…

Post by pier25 » Wed, Feb 26, 2020, 6:52 PM UTC

dijit wrote: post #65

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Yes there is a lightbulb conspiracy among producers that deliberately and jointly shortened the life span of their products in order to ramp up sales.

There's some truth to the fact that lightbulbs don't last as long as they used to; but there's a lot to unpick here. First: This bulb was not turned on, and a light-bulb in storage does not degrade, there's no oxidisation happening inside the bulb itself. Second: heavy filaments consume more power to emit light, and a heavy filament is the requirement to have a long-lived bulb Third: Even with a heavy filament, bulbs…

Post by stordoff » Wed, Feb 26, 2020, 7:14 PM UTC

johannes1234321 wrote: post #79

toyg wrote: post #21

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From the government that destroyed all Windrush records, comes another shocking tale of incompetence with malicious undertones. Laws are written down to make them as permanently-accessible as possible, which acts as defense against capricious rulers. Anything that makes them less permanent is a small blow to the rights of everyday people.

I would argue that a law that is so seldemly referenced that all copies are lost ceased to be valid. But I understand that the British system isn't built that way and instead of creating a consolidated "constitution" rather enjoy the fun of a Speaker citing some old precedent, which nobody can know about. True excitement.

Post by blacksmith_tb » Wed, Feb 26, 2020, 7:50 PM UTC

MockObject wrote: post #66

everyone wrote: post #61

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Me and my friend once discovered one when we were kids.. Dunno what age we were, say 8.. We were exploring this abandoned country estate house that was near his house.. In a library there was one shelf that was still filled with books, turns they were fake books and the shelf was a door. It led to a stone staircase going down to a little underground chapel.. It was super creepy at the time.. Awesome experience tho. I…

I wonder why anyone would take such pains to hide an innocent chapel.