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Story of the Most Viewed Photograph in the World

submitted by nock

1 decade 10 months 2 weeks ago

Slate - Everyone has seen the Windows XP desktop image called Bliss. It's been ubiquitous for 13 years. And you've probably always thought that the serene hillside is kind of corny and probably fake. Nothing is that idyllic.

But apparently it's real! And to commemorate the end of support for Windows XP, Microsoft made a video about the photographer who took the iconic picture.

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ant

*geek *talks *nature *wheels *history

XP FTW and 4ever. I am using it right now!

Adding video to channels (Geek, History, Nature, Talks, Wheels) - requested by ant.

Haha -- I screenshot the new pic of the bliss field and set it as my desktop background at work

bliss2014.png

I used to drive that road all the time.

Many such hills exist in Northern California. I have seen such scenes as south as Gilroy.

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The duration of this video has been updated from unknown to 8:50 - length declared by lucky760.

Tags for this video have been changed from 'windows xp background, wallpaper, bliss photo, Chuck ORear' to 'windows xp, background, wallpaper, bliss photo, Chuck ORear, bliss, desktop' - edited by lucky760

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