the whole world burns

Which photo was taken first? Cannonballs on the road, cannonballs off the road?

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Fantastic essay by Errol Morris about the mystery surrounding two photographs taken during the Crimean War.

EXIF metadata could identify “Harry Potter” leaker

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It's troubling that the camera serial number is in the metadata at all.

What the devil?

The Whole World Burns is the rephrase miniblog, containing links and other miscellaneous trifles.