So I went to see Iron Man 3 3D last night. Aside from my thoughts about the fact that Hollywood never seems to fail at ruining a great comic series with a horribly sappy and propaganda ridden third installment (with freaking fire breathing zombies, no less… come-on!), my thoughts are more about the 3D revolution. When it came out, I… Read more →
This weekend, Barb asked me to help clean out the attic… I came across this little gem A 30s or 40s keystone A-81 projector that still worked! It was a ton of fun to figure out and play with… We even watched an old silent news reel That is, until the half-millennium old drive belt stretched beyond its grip point…. Read more →
I spent last night troubleshooting one of the coolest freaking technogeek toys ever invented… A 45 (single records) turntable jukebox! The thing was amazing! With enough gears, plungers, relays, motors, micro-switches, solenoids, and tubes to dazzle even the most finicky of tech fanatics, 5 hours of tech support flew by in a blur. We took that that old beauty from… Read more →
I would like to officially introduce Nikko. He has the body of a 1973 Nikko tuner, the heart of a linux desktop running Mint (Debian), the face of XBMC media center, and 8TB of brain holding all of my memories and entertainment. It has an on board tube preamp and phono preamp, has a Project Debut II turn table, and… Read more →