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eonity, 14 days ago to random

Oh hell fucking no

https://www.engadget.com/google-search-will-now-show-ai-generated-answers-to-millions-by-default-174512845.html

karpour, 15 days ago to random

In 2024, Fairlight is still at it, making C64 demos that blow my mind! Well worth a watch!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjA5PXeyF3s

ncommander, 27 days ago to random

Ahhhh, so much free storage.

karpour, 29 days ago to random

My flight was a bit late yesterday, allowing me to have this great view of a sunset over Vienna :)

vga256, 1 month ago to books

it took me four months to read through this collection of essays, stories, interviews and written thoughts from hayao miyazaki, and it was absolutely worth reading it slowly.

about half of the book are conversations about how-it-was-made or reflections on characters like Nausicaä. they're interesting for anime-manga aficionados, artists and animators.

but what stood out to me most reading Starting Point was miyazaki's ability to think. he thinks non-reductively, without ever turning to either lazy idealism or pragmatism. there are moments where it is clear he has read social theory, but the ideas are always expressed as everyday, grounded experiences - and not floaty/cloudy/tangled academic musings.

he just thinks, out loud, a lot. this is someone whose entire day is consumed by thinking, and animation just happens to be one of the creative practices involved in expressing the thoughts for other people.

this is not something depicted in any documentary i've seen about studio ghibli - which tend to focus on his personality, emotions and production process.

#books #bookstodon #studioghibli #anime #miyazaki

karpour, 1 month ago to random

I found this extremely 90s looking Starbucks in Miami Beach. Very much my vibe.

karpour, 1 month ago to random

Does anyone know some cool retro computer locations around Dallas? Like museums or thrift/surplus stores? I know I'm too late for Computer Reset :P

karpour, 1 month ago to random

I'm on an AA Boeing 777 and the rather modern in-flight entertainment system has a port that looks like some 90s proprietary AV connector. Does anyone know what this is for?

The in flight entertainment system in question

textfiles, 2 months ago to random

Hey everybody. I'm at the internet archive headquarters all day. Tell me something you want to picture of and I'll do my best to supply. Where I can, I'll include a capsule description of what you're looking at as well.

karpour, 2 months ago to random

I super love the designs of the Olympic Games mascots Tina & Milo!

karpour, 2 months ago to random

The first and second time I caught COVID couldn't have been more different, and the reason is vaccines. First time was 2 days before I had my vaccine appointment, and it resulted in 2 horrible weeks of sickness + 8 months of long covid. This time I would never have noticed if I hadn't tested. No COVID symptoms whatsoever, most importantly no loss of smell. Vaccines work!

vga256, 3 months ago to minidisc

GASP

it took 20 years, but i finally got my dream minidisc player: a Sony MZ-S1 Sports NetMD. 🤯

a neighbour down the street listed it for sale "untested" which usually means 'i tested it and it's broken'.

i gambled and bought it on sight. i practically ran home like a 9 year old just to put it through its paces, and it is perfect. 😆

the build quality is rugged and beautiful throughout. many of the surfaces are rubberized with a polymer that is still soft (and hasn't broken down). the curvilinear surfaces feel so good in the hand, makes you want to hold it. the pearlescent white finish hasn't even yellowed yet (!)

instead of a jog dial, you get a mini thumbstick which rests surprisingly well under the thumb. the deep orange display of the Sports S2 line has always been a favourite of mine - something no other company did.

i can't wait to load up SonicStage on my iMac and start transferring music :D
failing that, i'll be using WebMiniDisc to transfer music in-browser

https://webminidisc.com

#miniDisc

The top of a Sony NetMD showing a white thumbstick which controls volume and tracks.
The side of the Sony NetMD, showing a "miffy" branded minidisc ejected from the side.

vga256, 3 months ago to Japan

re the previous post: if you happen to live in tokyo, you can visit the Tokyo Extinct Media Museum in the Otemachi district. it is a touchable museum, meaning that you can handle artifacts - the way things should be!

since it is in the waiting area for himanainu studio, you can just walk in without booking in advance from 11:00 - 19:00 JST

Address: 1F Kaede Building, 2-3-6 Uchikanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0047
Near JR Kanda Station

https://extinct-media-museum.blog.jp/archives/18585448.html

#japan #history

karpour, 3 months ago to random

If I ever manage to build a time machine to get me back to the 90s, you'll find me here.

karpour, 4 months ago to random

I really hope to one day find out who drew this, it's such a great piece of art!

karpour, 4 months ago to random

People who add ML generated images to their blog posts: Are you aware that it makes your blog look like SEO spam?

karpour, 4 months ago to random

Here is a screenshot of Yahoo! in 1995, also a screenshot of Windows CE Beta 4 with the Yahoo! website from internal Microsoft materials. The CE screenshot seems somewhat odd. the MSN logo does seem to be edited in, and the whole layout is not the same as in the other screenshot.

Yahoo.com on Windows CE / Pegasus Beta 4

karpour, 4 months ago to random

I restored a 1995 version of the Yahoo! logo, as there was no original version of it on the web. The oldest version in the Wayback machine is from 1995.

karpour, 4 months ago to random

Westworld: the first film with CGI (and its source code)
https://behind-the-screens.tv/#ww1

karpour, 4 months ago to random

The Casio EM-500 PocketPC really stood out with its playful design.

karpour, 4 months ago to random

Hoppy new year from Amsterdam!

karpour, 4 months ago to random

Traditional Dutch Oliebollen (deformed but tasty)

karpour, 4 months ago to random

Does anyone happen to have some binding rings with the EUROP standard lying around and could spare one or two?

These have 24 rings and are not made anymore, rather than the US standard, which is 21 rings. I would need 10mm diameter (slightly bigger works too)

karpour, 5 months ago to random

A nice double cameo!