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Media Haul: Vinyl, Laserdiscs, DVDs, and more
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I’m back from my final trip of the year, and when in Rome it’s hard for me not to do some media hauling. I hit Amoeba Records in LA and picked up Drain’s California Cursed, Shudder to Think’s Pony Express Record (who I saw live a couple of days later), Government Issue’s Boycott Stabb Complete Session, and Fuzz’s Earthen […]
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Just LaserDisc things.
My #Introduction.
I talk about life in #CambridgeMA and #Boston, #engineering, #science, #radios (#SDR, #HAM, #LoRa, #MeshCore), #pinball, #film, retro computers/video games, and more.
I collect #art, #LaserDiscs, study #horology, visit museums (The Met, MFA, Harvard Art #Museum) and support my local #library.
I read #poetry and books on #architecture, #design, and #urbanism.
I walk or take public #transit everywhere.
I practice #permacomputing and self-hosting, running #BSD where I can.
One of my "holy grail" #Laserdiscs just arrived!
CAPTAIN SUPERMARKET!
The western version of the film had some boring title like #EvilDead 3 #ArmyOfDarkness, but only Japan released it with the true, superior title.
The system used an array of #Laserdiscs to store raw film footage. The players were linked to a control box that was controlled by a SUN Microsystems computer that allowed you to recall footage, make an edit decision list, it kept track of film frame numbers, and had many advanced features that allowed a classical film editor to use the system.
It interfaced with a jog shuttle knob to control the video.
Some footage of the #EditDroid at the NAB conference: