Talk:Bliss (image)/Archive 1

Author
Any info about authorship? Copyright? Can the article have a copy of it? mikka (t) 20:40, 8 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Removed
Removed this sentence:
 * There is considerable debate as to the validity of these claims but there even is a 'mole-hill liberation army' to offer the proof of this: http://www.zzz.ch/photos/landscapes/switzerland/joux/colline_des_taupes/ . The photo comes from a valley in french-speaking Switzerland called the Valley of Joux, and the hill is named "Colline des Taupes". Sorry, not from the Napa valley. French-speaking Switzerland was the place where the world wide web was born, and Bill Gates is supposed to have taken the picture while traveling there.

Needs to be worded properly. ed g2s &bull; talk  13:09, 23 January 2006 (UTC)

Location
http://s-r.com/pf.asp?date=022204&ID=s1490284

''"The `Bliss' image was actually taken outside Napa, Calif.," said Microsoft's Brian Peterson. "It was chosen because it illustrates the experiences Microsoft strives to provide customers (freedom, possibility, calmness, warmth, etc.)."'' --2004-12-29T22:45Z 20:20, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

This photo was taken approximately .8 miles west of the Hwy 121 \ Napa Rd. Junction near the old Stornetta Dairy. This is Sonoma County approximately 4 miles SE of the Sonoma Plaza. The view is looking Northwest from the road. Hogback Mountain can be seen on the right edge of the photo. The photo was taken before grapes were planted on this land. View this in Google Earth Street View at 3038 Fremont Drive. Google Earth doesn't do it justice. I grew up 1.5 miles from where this photo was taken and finally got around to confirming that it is Sonoma. 02 Jan 2009 16:30 PST —Preceding unsigned comment added by Hughga (talk • contribs) 00:33, 3 January 2009 (UTC)

This photo is of Palouse Farmland just northeast of Rockford, WA off SR Hwy 27 in the Springtime. The rolling hills are of wheat/barley/oats and the peak behind it is Mica Peak. Just barely visible is the microwave dish atop Mica Peak. The beauty of The Palouse is appreciated by the farmers, bicyclists, and those who love the open spaces of the Inland Northwest near the Idaho Panhandle and Lake Coeur d'Alene. --User:rondawill220:06, Feb 10 2010 —Preceding undated comment added 04:07, 11 February 2010 (UTC).

Google street view shows the hill and beyond now clearly planted to grapes. It would be interesting to know what winery the grapes are sold to. There's a very well respected vineyard on the other side of the hill. Consuelo D&#39;Guiche (talk) 15:59, 28 July 2012 (UTC)

Could we have a more precise location of the picture? Brian Peterson a fake?
The Napa valley hypothesis is not precise, could we have more details. The swiss site tells us the hill is on the main road between 'Essert-de-Rive' and 'Le Lieu' in the vaud state. If you try overlaying the 'bliss.jpg' with the panorama jpeg on top of the swiss website (e.g. using photoshop), it oddly matches. I don't know any place near Napa that looks like that, seems odd. Would be nice to know more. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.167.52.220 (talk) 21:55, 24 January 2006‎ (UTC)

Moreover, Brian Peterson of Microsoft seems to be a fake. He was the one who came up with the 'iLoo' http://it.asiaone.com.sg/newsdaily/news002_20030508.html. I guess the guy is not very reliable. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.167.52.220 (talk) 22:00, 24 January 2006‎ (UTC)

Channel 9 message boards
Could someone please ask the people on the Microsoft Channel 9 message boards? --2004-12-29T22:45Z 01:24, 25 January 2006 (UTC)

The "sample parody"
The sample parody linked at the end of the article is complete crap. Emblasoning "Windows sucks" onto the original image is not a parody. Any issues with removing it?--Shinyplasticbag 05:15, 26 January 2006 (UTC)
 * None whatsoever, if you look at the edit history, you'll see that User:TheDoctor10 was hell-bent in including a link to a thumbnail of his own, watermarked parody (in big caps at first, too). Since he seemed determined that a link to a parody should exist, and told me to "feel free to replace it with another example" I did. But I would agree it doesn't add to the article, and have thus removed it. └ UkPaolo/talk┐ 09:30, 26 January 2006 (UTC)

Teletubbies
What? No mention of the Teletubbies land? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.250.143.131 (talk) 13:43, 17 February 2006‎ (UTC)


 * Me too - the TTs were the first thing I thought of when XP came out.--146.109.240.242 07:43, 25 June 2007 (UTC)

The Exact Location
Recently I've been ossessed with trying to find where this famous Windows photo is located. Still don't know myself but this photographer probably does. Maybe someone can email him or something.

http://www.wineviews.com/wccscenery/index.html

One of the photos he took around the Napa valley is none other then that of the Windows XP hill.

If Bill Gates had used a picture of my house as the standard wallpaper, there would be a massive pilgrimage to me just so they could say they were at "The Windows XP House" wouldn't they? But instead it's some obscure hill in California's wine country. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.108.127.123 (talk) 07:44, 7 March 2006‎ (UTC)


 * So was it taken in California or was it taken in Switzerland? The article says both. Entbark (talk) 22:26, 14 January 2008 (UTC)

Limitation to 800x600
Why is it that the original image (the one included with Windows XP) is only available in 800x600? LIllIi 23:29, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
 * "800x600 ought to be enough for anybody." Seriously, though, I blame short-sightedness for the original image and/or lack of attention to details for the fact that something so ugly (pixelation / artefacts) could persist across the revisions. Ebow 02:51, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for Image:Bliss.png
Image:Bliss.png is being used on this article. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in this Wikipedia article constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use.

Please go to the image description page and edit it to include a fair use rationale. Using one of the templates at Fair use rationale guideline is an easy way to insure that your image is in compliance with Wikipedia policy, but remember that you must complete the template. Do not simply insert a blank template on an image page.

If there is other fair use media, consider checking that you have specified the fair use rationale on the other images used on this page. Note that any fair use images lacking such an explanation can be deleted one week after being tagged, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you.

BetacommandBot (talk) 04:02, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

Are you KIDDING ME??
I thought I saw it all with the button sequencing article for video games but to make a wikipedia article about a COMPUTER SCREEN DESKTOP BACKGROUND?!?!?!? When the hell is it going to end? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.104.97.211 (talk) 19:17, 14 September 2011 (UTC)


 * It is not just a *Computer Screen Desktop Background*, it is a photograph first, which was taken by a seasoned photographer Charles O'Rear. Please pay attention to the details before venting your frustration. -- Uzidon92 (talk) 13:57, 25 August 2012 (UTC)

O'Rear last name coincidence
The photographer, Charles O'Rear, shares a last name with somebody else who contributed to something iconic in Microsoft PC history: Bob O'Rear, who wrote the boot sector code for the first version of DOS. I wonder if they are related? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kreline (talk • contribs) 05:32, 23 November 2011 (UTC)