occult , 2 months ago to random

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.

LaserdiscTurtle , 3 months ago to random

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.

#キャプテンスーパーマーケット #Laserdisc

The back cover of the laserdisc, showing plenty of images from the film, a bit of text about the film (in Japanese), and the chapter listing.
A close up of the back cover of the disc showing a picture of Ash with a stylised English language logo that reads "Captain Supermarket...the hero you've seen before"
A picture of the laserdisc label.

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occult , 3 months ago to random

My #Introduction.

I talk about life in Cambridge and Boston, MA, #engineering, #science, #radios (#SDR, #HAM, #LoRa, #MeshCore, and others), #pinball, #film, retro computers/video games, and more.

Occasionally I collect #art, watch #LaserDiscs, study #horology, visit museums often (The Met, MFA, Harvard Art Museum), and support my local libraries.

I read #poetry and books on #architecture, #design, and #urbanism.

I walk or take public #transit everywhere.

h4ckernews Bot , 6 months ago to random

VHS, VCDs, and Laserdiscs in Southeast Asia

https://rubenerd.com/vcds-and-laserdiscs-in-southeast-asia/

#HackerNews #VHS #VCDs #Laserdiscs #SoutheastAsia #RetroMedia

LaserdiscTurtle , 7 months ago to random

Tonight I finally watched one of the #laserdiscs that I got while I was in Japan last month.

"Who Am I?" - one of my favourite #JackieChan films. So much fun and great to finally see the full length Hong Kong cut which has different editing and is around 10 mins longer. Great 5.1 AC3 track too!

Back cover of the laserdisc, showing various action shots from the film.
A close-up of the laserdisc label.
A close-up of the back of the disc showing some of the specs, including Dolby Digital AC3 5.1 surround sound.

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