Comments on: Rare and unseen 1945 photos of Hitler's bunker and Berlin, destroyed http://boingboing.net/2012/04/30/rare-and-unseen-1945-photos-of.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Tue, 21 May 2013 13:43:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: OtherMichael http://boingboing.net/2012/04/30/rare-and-unseen-1945-photos-of.html#comment-1412496 OtherMichael Thu, 03 May 2012 02:08:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=157560#comment-1412496  How about "rare" as in "there are almost no other similar photographs in existence, other than the infinite number of digital duplicates of these photographs."  How about “rare” as in “there are almost no other similar photographs in existence, other than the infinite number of digital duplicates of these photographs.”

]]> By: Ipo http://boingboing.net/2012/04/30/rare-and-unseen-1945-photos-of.html#comment-1410168 Ipo Tue, 01 May 2012 11:20:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=157560#comment-1410168 I used the internets to find these definitions.  You asked. I used the internets to find these definitions. 
You asked.

]]> By: Justin Forposting http://boingboing.net/2012/04/30/rare-and-unseen-1945-photos-of.html#comment-1410083 Justin Forposting Tue, 01 May 2012 05:07:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=157560#comment-1410083 Holy Crap, this is surprising!    LIFE is still in business? Holy Crap, this is surprising!    LIFE is still in business?

]]> By: JonS http://boingboing.net/2012/04/30/rare-and-unseen-1945-photos-of.html#comment-1409878 JonS Mon, 30 Apr 2012 23:37:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=157560#comment-1409878 Seen them before? They already covered that sense. The relevant bit FTFA reads "a powerful series of rare and unpublished photographs." So, no; I haven't seen them before, because they were - until now - unpublished. But rare as in uncommon? Not anymore. There's an infinite supply of these photos now. Hmm. 'unusually great' is an interesting definition. I guess that does cover it, even though it's not a very common use of the term. 'A rare talent,' in the sense of being especailly good at something that a lot of people can do passably well, is about the only use I can think of off the top. Seen them before? They already covered that sense. The relevant bit FTFA reads “a powerful series of rare and unpublished photographs.” So, no; I haven’t seen them before, because they were – until now – unpublished. But rare as in uncommon? Not anymore. There’s an infinite supply of these photos now.

Hmm. ‘unusually great’ is an interesting definition. I guess that does cover it, even though it’s not a very common use of the term. ‘A rare talent,’ in the sense of being especailly good at something that a lot of people can do passably well, is about the only use I can think of off the top.

]]> By: Ipo http://boingboing.net/2012/04/30/rare-and-unseen-1945-photos-of.html#comment-1409832 Ipo Mon, 30 Apr 2012 22:43:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=157560#comment-1409832  infrequent; occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon unusually great; unusually excellent; admirable; fine Have you seen these pictures often before, or are they not particularly cool?  infrequent; occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon
unusually great; unusually excellent; admirable; fine

Have you seen these pictures often before, or are they not particularly cool?

]]> By: Eark_the_Bunny http://boingboing.net/2012/04/30/rare-and-unseen-1945-photos-of.html#comment-1409791 Eark_the_Bunny Mon, 30 Apr 2012 22:02:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=157560#comment-1409791 RARE is somewhere between RAW and MEDIUM RARE. RARE is somewhere between RAW and MEDIUM RARE.

]]> By: JonS http://boingboing.net/2012/04/30/rare-and-unseen-1945-photos-of.html#comment-1409775 JonS Mon, 30 Apr 2012 21:42:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=157560#comment-1409775 what does 'rare' mean in the context of the internet? what does ‘rare’ mean in the context of the internet?

]]> By: Preston Sturges http://boingboing.net/2012/04/30/rare-and-unseen-1945-photos-of.html#comment-1409680 Preston Sturges Mon, 30 Apr 2012 19:57:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=157560#comment-1409680 The Berlin  bunker was pretty cramped, probably under 3000 q ft and had a couple dozen people staying there, so Hitler only had a few small rooms.  Hitler actually spent most of the war in a bunker of the Wolfs Lair off a railroad siding deep in a forest in modern Poland.  The whole Feuher gig came with surprisingly few perks.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolf's_Lair The Berlin  bunker was pretty cramped, probably under 3000 q ft and had a couple dozen people staying there, so Hitler only had a few small rooms.  Hitler actually spent most of the war in a bunker of the Wolfs Lair off a railroad siding deep in a forest in modern Poland.  The whole Feuher gig came with surprisingly few perks. 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolf's_Lair

]]> By: Preston Sturges http://boingboing.net/2012/04/30/rare-and-unseen-1945-photos-of.html#comment-1409675 Preston Sturges Mon, 30 Apr 2012 19:52:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=157560#comment-1409675 He really hated windows Vista. He really hated windows Vista.

]]> By: YamaraTheGod http://boingboing.net/2012/04/30/rare-and-unseen-1945-photos-of.html#comment-1409670 YamaraTheGod Mon, 30 Apr 2012 19:44:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=157560#comment-1409670 Looks like a great place to furiously remove your spectacles. Looks like a great place to furiously remove your spectacles.

]]> By: Mister44 http://boingboing.net/2012/04/30/rare-and-unseen-1945-photos-of.html#comment-1409660 Mister44 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 19:33:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=157560#comment-1409660 You know who else had a bunker in Berlin... oh... wait... You know who else had a bunker in Berlin… oh… wait…

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