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My annual 9/11 post i think EVERYONE should read (v2)

christopher — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 20:09:54 +0000

i used to make this post every year and it’s been awhile since i did but, this year, i have an updated version of it… mainly because i found that the message board the links went to is no longer around, but, the internet archive still has copies…

so, here is a copy/paste from the 2004 version of the post, now with archive links… btw, i would now add that, if you just want to get the story without reading every post, scan through the first thread, watching for the posts by user “blueseed” as they contain all the updates… on the second and third thread, the posts by “z167704″ are, of course, the most relevant… ctrl+F on most browsers will let you search the page… of course, all the posts are meaningful, so, i recommend at least scanning… anyway, here’s that copy/paste:

in the Dreamcast Technical Pages message board archives (now known as the AlwaysGame.com SEGA Forum), i found this thread about a regular of their board, Thomas Vazquez, aka “z167704″, with whom they had shared many hours playing PSO, Quake, and other Dreamcast online games, turning up missing right after the september 11th attacks… in fact, they had played Daytona USA with him the night before…

it all makes for a rather long read, but, this is some heart-wrenching, unbelievable stuff and there is not exactly a happy ending here…

i think the whole ordeal is relevant to everyone…

it all starts with this thread

and then, on september 25th

october 12th, aftermath and more of what the future may be like

and you could have a look at this

and this all has to do with a subject i yell about quite a bit…
the people who say that we should all “get off the internet and go out and meet some REAL people” or that you do not have “real” relationships on the internet…

tell THESE people about “real” and how these are not really “real people” they know and how they don’t really have “real relationships” between each other…

i also wanted to add something new that i find quite gripping…

in 2006, a couple released their own home video of the attacks from a breathtaking, but, of course, horrifying perspective… i don’t live in new york, so i don’t know where “41 River Terrace, the tallest building in Battery Park City North, about 500 yards northwest of ground zero” is (the location they give on their site where the video is hosted), but, it is a perfect view to see the entire nightmare unfold – this is unlike any video i have ever seen and odds are you have never seen it, either… most people have not, for some reason…

“What We Saw” By “Bob & Bri”

be sure to check out the FAQ on that page, as well…
(btw, i have a fairly high-quality conversion of this video i made for my psp and it should work on most small media devices – if you are interested in a copy, contact me using the info at the top of the right sidebar of this page…)

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John Hevener from the 3rd St. ministry

christopher — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 02:29:19 +0000

i wanted to post this here so i can point people to it…

Google News Search – “John Hevener”
you can bookmark that and keep checking it for updates or subscribe to the rss feed…
and if anyone sees this story mentioned on local blogs, etc., let me know, or just leave the link in the comments…

and, yes, i know, i vanished… and the pics haven’t been updated in months for the first time in years… and there are a couple things broken on the site…
yeah, yeah, yeah, whatever…
i have just been too busy living my life to blog about it or something… and a couple months ago, Truman‘s mother board gave out, so, i am using this piece of junk on my desk in my bedroom that i cobbled together from spare parts…

i do apologize to those who get email notification of updates to this site… i know that, for some reason, it has sent a few out when there was no actual update…

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9/11

christopher — Sun, 11 Sep 2005 22:21:42 +0000

well, this year i am not re-posting the entry i have posted the last three years, but, i will link to the last time i posted it…
i usually call it something like “My Annual 9/11 Post That I Think EVERYONE Should Read“…

and while i am linking to old 9/11 posts, this post on my old site also had a couple 9/11-related links…

Also, Fark.com is remembering that day, here is this year’s thread…
Today is the fourth anniversary of 9/11. Refresh your memory of that day by reading the farkives threads
They also had a rememberance thread last year…
and, though, i am sure it is included in this year’s thread, i might as well link to the very first fark thread about it…
NEWS FLASH: PLANES CRASH INTO WORLD TRADE CENTER, PENTAGON. Our link to CNN works (thanks Metafilter). We have news and pics in comments section, if you have any post it there-

and, speaking of first threads from that day, thanks to Google Group’s 20 Year Usenet Timeline, i was able to come up with the link to the first Usenet thread after the first plane hit… and the second, and the third, and the fourth…

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my annual 9/11 post that i think EVERYONE should read

insidious_plots — Sun, 12 Sep 2004 05:59:57 +0000

every year around 9/11 i have posted this in various places… now i have a blog to post it to, and i decided to post it early this year…

here is the latest version of it…
for those who have read it before, there is a chronology fix and i added a follow-up thread that i had somehow missed before that has important info…

in the Dreamcast Technical Pages message board archives (now known as the AlwaysGame.com SEGA Forum), i found this thread about a regular of their board, Thomas Vazquez, aka “z167704″, with whom they had shared many hours playing PSO, Quake, and other Dreamcast online games, turning up missing right after the september 11th attacks… in fact, they had played Daytona USA with him the night before…

it all makes for a rather long read, but, this is some heart-wrenching, unbelievable stuff and there is not exactly a happy ending here…

i think the whole ordeal is relevant to everyone…

it all starts with this thread

and then, on september 25th

october 12th, aftermath and more of what the future may be like

and you could have a look at this

and this all has to do with a subject i yell about quite a bit…
the people who say that we should all “get off the internet and go out and meet some REAL people” or that you do not have “real” relationships on the internet…

tell THESE people about “real” and how these are not really “real people” they know and how they don’t really have “real relationships” between each other…

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links – The Holy Trilogy on dvd, two more 9/11 links, and a few various

insidious_plots — Sun, 12 Sep 2004 05:00:47 +0000

these links came from an AGSF (?) thread titled “Star Wars DVD LG did not do a good job on remaster thing sound”…

ours have been pre-ordered for quite some time, just waiting for launch day, with a gift certificate given to us for just this set, so, george technically got none of our money…
besides, we still treasure our near-mint Star Wars Trilogy Definitive Collection LaserDisc Box Set of the original theatrical cuts of the films, and even have the Star Wars Trilogy Special Edition LaserDisc Box Set, the now intermediary 1997 versions, also not available on dvd (even though, with all the dumb stuff added in ANH and the dumb stuff already there in ROJ, only ESB is worth watching, but, VERY worth it)…

anyway, on to the links…

Digital Bits DVD Review – The Star Wars Trilogy
May The Force Be With You – Star Wars Trilogy DVD Media Day [plus a forum thread]
IGN – DVD: Star Wars Trilogy
dvdforum.nu – dvd, film & hemmabio [Region 2]

and just some other things i came across today…

American RadioWorks – Witnesses to Terror [RealAudio format]
Poynter.org – Covering the Attack

Engadget – The Search Engine Belt Buckle

Terra Nova: Ye Olde Disciplinary Punch-and-Judy Show [reported on boingboing.net as "Narrologists versus Ludologists: battle of the games-academics"]

Movieoke.Net: The Official Site of Movieoke

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links – ABQ cams & blogs, and 9/11 on fark.com

insidious_plots — Sat, 11 Sep 2004 18:55:50 +0000

just getting started looking for abq cams…

AWS PalmNet
KOBTV.com – Eyewitness News 4
Albuquerque Cam
Dartmouth Street Gallery
WXnation: Weather Radar, Live Cams – Albuquerque, New Mexico
webcamworld.com : WebCam Directory : North America : USA : New Mexico

after i sort the wheat from the chaff, i will add some abq blogs to the sidebar…

ABQ Blogger.com’ers
ABQ LiveJournal’ers
Quirky Burque
Metaquerque
Burque News
Albloggerque
bohnsack.com
Musings from America’s Outback
NewMexiKen

9/11 anniversary thread on fark and the original news thread…

FARK.com: Comments (Avantgo version) (1119031)
9/11 remembrance discussion thread. Link goes to the original

FARK.com: Comments (Avantgo version) (45086)
NEWS FLASH: PLANES CRASH INTO WORLD TRADE CENTER, PENTAGON. Our link to CNN works (thanks Metafilter). We have news and pics in comments section, if you have any post it there

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