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The world's oldest webcam is shutting down after a quarter of a century

Posted by asteroid
Tags: internet, web, nostalgia, history, 1990s, cameras.web, author.jon porter, source.the verge
https://www.theverge.com/tldr/2019/8/20/20813577/fogcam-oldest-webcam-shutting-down-san-francisco-state-university

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Published
Aug 20 2019
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    imperialismus
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    On the topic of webcams, I’d like to point out one of my favorites: BulbCam. It monitors the world’s longest-lasting light bulb. I don’t know how long the webcam has been operational (probably...

    On the topic of webcams, I’d like to point out one of my favorites: BulbCam. It monitors the world’s longest-lasting light bulb. I don’t know how long the webcam has been operational (probably since the early 2000s) but the bulb has been glowing continuously, with brief interruptions due to power outages, since 1901.

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    1. asteroid
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      Thank you! That brightened my day. :-)

      Thank you! That brightened my day. :-)

      4 votes