From March of 1941 to today, a single NTSC receiver based television would be able to faithfully show you what was on television every day of every year. Color was certainly added in the 1950s, but the signal had to continue to work with black and white sets. A traditional black and white tube based RCA set constructed in 1948 would still ( Read more... )

I can cross one more thing off of the list of things I'd been putting off getting done ( Read more... )

While waxing nostalgic about my computing history I found this:
Dick Van Dyke selling his old Amiga Video Toaster 4000 system on eBay. I was sorely tempted to put in a bid. Apparently Mr. Van Dyke was a huge Amiga geek, and he'll happily sign this old tower for the geek who buys it. I've been collecting computers from ages past for some time. It ( Read more... )

I peeled paint off of my living room wall for the last time tonight. We found a contractor who we trust, and although his quote for doing the living room is steep - we're desperate to just get it done. They'll be grinding down our walls a bit, and then resurfacing them with fresh mud, and giving us a fresh coat of paint. They'll be starting ( Read more... )

Cinema is my religion. For a secular fella like me it's really the only place I can gather with a bunch of like-minded people and share a meaningful experience together. Movies reflect our society's values. We audience members are connected together by our feelings, even if we don't know each other. We share dreams on that big screen in away we ( Read more... )

The media blitz wants me to think that the new XBox360 is a great leap forward. I think every new console has had a tough case to make. People are being asked to spend hard earned money on a toy. That toy had better keep being fun for a long time, right? One way to get a sense of the console is to look at the launch titles. At best they set the ( Read more... )