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> I do feel a sense of achievement. We knew the photograph with Jack Nicholson in [it]. We knew that there was an unknown man, but we didn't know who he was. O

> I do feel a sense of achievement. We knew the photograph with Jack Nicholson in [it]. We knew that there was an unknown man, but we didn't know who he was. Of course, this skips over the fact that it was actually a reddit poster who discovered the person, and the professor didn't believe him.

mingus88 2y ago
Which should be the default mode of operation with anything you read on Reddit these days. I mean, discounting what Reddit has become in 2025, would you trust any anonymous post that said “I ran it through my facial recognition database and got a match from over 100 years ago” It’s not true until it’s verified
- Aardwolf 2y ago
  Where else can one reliably post and communicate on the internet today then?
  - genewitch 2y ago
    Some place not run by a publisher with huge Chinese backing and millions of eyeballs? Like Fediverse, maybe? Fosstodon would be good for a lot of folks here. Just remember to not use the public timeline unless you're fine with 4chan levels of content, even on moderated stuff like fosstodon. Good luck in this brave new world
  - compiler-guy 2y ago
    Just because it can't be done or doesn't happen on reddit doesn't mean that it can be done or happens elsewhere.
- liotier 2y ago
  > Which should be the default mode of operation with anything you read on Reddit these days. Wide variance depending on subreddit - though, apart from the ferociously moderated exceptions, the large ones are all hopeless.
zelphirkalt 2y ago
Actually no. In the audio file they discuss this. The redditor thought it was a misidentification and did not believe it, while the person researching it further did believe that was a good identification.
- Al898989 2y ago
  Yes, Connor discounted it, said it wasn't a match. It took looking at photos of Casani to nail it down and actually it was the injuries reported in his RAF file that confirmed it.

mingus88 2y ago

Which should be the default mode of operation with anything you read on Reddit these days. I mean, discounting what Reddit has become in 2025, would you trust any anonymous post that said “I ran it through my facial recognition database and got a match from over 100 years ago” It’s not true until it’s verified

Aardwolf 2y ago
Where else can one reliably post and communicate on the internet today then?
- genewitch 2y ago
  Some place not run by a publisher with huge Chinese backing and millions of eyeballs? Like Fediverse, maybe? Fosstodon would be good for a lot of folks here. Just remember to not use the public timeline unless you're fine with 4chan levels of content, even on moderated stuff like fosstodon. Good luck in this brave new world
- compiler-guy 2y ago
  Just because it can't be done or doesn't happen on reddit doesn't mean that it can be done or happens elsewhere.
liotier 2y ago
> Which should be the default mode of operation with anything you read on Reddit these days. Wide variance depending on subreddit - though, apart from the ferociously moderated exceptions, the large ones are all hopeless.

zelphirkalt 2y ago

Actually no. In the audio file they discuss this. The redditor thought it was a misidentification and did not believe it, while the person researching it further did believe that was a good identification.

Al898989 2y ago
Yes, Connor discounted it, said it wasn't a match. It took looking at photos of Casani to nail it down and actually it was the injuries reported in his RAF file that confirmed it.