Datalounge Thread From 9/11/2001
Here is the thread from 9/11 in real time.
It's a tough read for sure. My thoughts: It was weird seeing some people be psychic about what was to come and others be WAY off the mark.
Most prescient post, to me:
[quote] There will be so many terrible things that this tragedy will give birth to. Timothy McVeigh is dancing in hell.
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 13 | September 12, 2021 8:38 PM
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It's unfortunate that thread doesn't include the original timestamps.
by Anonymous | reply 1 | September 11, 2021 6:09 PM
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R1 true but it's still an interesting and terrible time capsule. Seeing people's reactions and predictions (some basically psychic)
by Anonymous | reply 2 | September 11, 2021 6:21 PM
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So many "OH DEAR!" moments and no one is calling them out? Even if the world is burning, I'd take time to correct their mistakes!!!
by Anonymous | reply 3 | September 11, 2021 6:22 PM
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I wasn't on DL in 2001 but I was on Usenet, and we had some very similar threads. No "insatiable bottom" classics but a lot of the concern that this was going to lead to war and loss of freedoms.
There was an absolute nutcase on several groups I went to (rec.food.cooking is the one I remember but there were some political groups as well) who was so bad he was like the worst of the DL trolls, just constant racist, homophobic, hateful crap coming from his mouth, and he worked in the Towers, and it got real awkward when it turned out he survived.
by Anonymous | reply 4 | September 11, 2021 6:27 PM
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R196 noted that Jon King was getting fat, so Datalounge was always on point, even in the midst of a catastrophic event.
by Anonymous | reply 5 | September 11, 2021 6:53 PM
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I didn’t realize Bin Laden was so well known at the time. The number of posts saying he must be responsible was surprising to me. I had no idea who he was before 9/11.
by Anonymous | reply 6 | September 11, 2021 7:18 PM
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I knew something serious was afoot when I was redirected by The Naked News to CNN or the networks for the days information.
by Anonymous | reply 7 | September 11, 2021 7:52 PM
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A truly tragic moment and heartbreaking thread
by Anonymous | reply 8 | September 11, 2021 7:57 PM
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I used to live in New York City. Everything there was dark and dirty. Outside my my window was a steeple. with a clock that always read 12:30.
by Anonymous | reply 10 | September 12, 2021 7:53 PM
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I think I was R1. It heard the report on NPR about three minutes before I parked my car at work. I couldn't get any info from CNN or MSNBC online, do I came to DL.
by Anonymous | reply 11 | September 12, 2021 8:04 PM
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And a million people claim to be R2. Probably the most DL response of all time.
by Anonymous | reply 12 | September 12, 2021 8:33 PM
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Really interesting, OP. Thanks.
by Anonymous | reply 13 | September 12, 2021 8:38 PM
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