9 votes

Why did eleven days disappear in 1752?

5 comments

  1. [5]
    MeckiSpaghetti
    Link
    Hey, just wanted to inform you that the URL is not leading to an article anymore. Can you maybe update it?

    Hey, just wanted to inform you that the URL is not leading to an article anymore. Can you maybe update it?

    2 votes
    1. [4]
      cfabbro
      Link Parent
      Weird, it's still working for me. Here's a few mirrors of it though, in case you're still having trouble accessing it: Archive.org snapshot Google cache

      Weird, it's still working for me. Here's a few mirrors of it though, in case you're still having trouble accessing it:
      Archive.org snapshot
      Google cache

      1 vote
      1. [3]
        MeckiSpaghetti
        Link Parent
        Thank you very much. There seems to be a strange geo check involved, which directly forwards me to https://eu.augustachronicle.com When using a VPN to get an american IP address, things work fine ...

        Thank you very much.

        There seems to be a strange geo check involved, which directly forwards me to https://eu.augustachronicle.com

        When using a VPN to get an american IP address, things work fine ...

        3 votes
        1. [2]
          drannex
          Link Parent
          A lot of American local news sites won't allow international access, I've never quite understood it, but most of them seem to have some sort of geo lock.

          A lot of American local news sites won't allow international access, I've never quite understood it, but most of them seem to have some sort of geo lock.

          1 vote
          1. cfabbro
            Link Parent
            I suspect it's because their sites (or parts of them) are not GDPR compliant, and rather than spend money to fix the issues they just redirect EU viewers away from them instead, so they don't have...

            I suspect it's because their sites (or parts of them) are not GDPR compliant, and rather than spend money to fix the issues they just redirect EU viewers away from them instead, so they don't have to deal with any potential legal headaches.

            4 votes