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programming and human factors
by Jeff Atwood
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The NOAA released some new satellite imagery of the hurricane Katrina damage yesterday. Scott Stanfield happened to click on the upper right section of Grand Isle and noticed something disturbing in the image:
Sobering.
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And the eerie thing is, we were just randomly clicking on the newly available satellite maps, trying to find some of the more remote towns on the Gulf. We found this image on the first click.
With all the attention centered on New Orleans, just think of the hundreds of thousands outside the media's focus lacking potable water. Consider you need 1 gallon of water minimum per day to survive; possibly more in high temperatures and humidity. Tragic.
Scott Stanfield on September 5, 2005 01:41 PMo well
f on May 4, 2008 02:08 PMfggot ass bitch
qdfsadf on May 7, 2008 09:34 AM| Content (c) 2008 Jeff Atwood. Logo image used with permission of the author. (c) 1993 Steven C. McConnell. All Rights Reserved. |
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