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Taco Rubio
also quite creepy
Join date: 15 Feb 2004
Posts: 3,349
09-15-2005 11:19
A programmer here, it turns out, is a slacker too, who knew? Anyway, he sent me this link which helped me understand the level of devistation more completely.

I'm sorry if somebody else posted this already, I don't know how to read :mad:
Anya Dmytryk
i <3 woxy!
Join date: 13 Jul 2005
Posts: 413
09-15-2005 11:58
http://www.condobuzz.com/new-orleans-flood.php?img=washingtondc&city=Washington%20DC

um, yeah, my place would totally be gone. puts things in perspective.
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Ardith Mifflin
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Join date: 5 Jun 2004
Posts: 1,416
09-15-2005 14:10
Interesting, but only marginally so. Would have been cooler if he incorporated topographical data into the calculation. It's not like my home is going to suddenly find itself inundated by a perfectly circular flood... unless god spit a loogie upon us, or something...
Keknehv Psaltery
Hacker
Join date: 11 Apr 2005
Posts: 1,185
09-15-2005 20:21
Wired News: A Disaster Map 'Wiki' Is Born

The Map: