lightninglouie
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A series of transmissions recorded over a period of eight years in the 1970s.
It was a Sony & back then everything they made was built like a tank, I was still using it right up until I got my first Walkman for Xmas in fifth grade.
Looked a bit like this, different model but similar form factor
Looked a bit like this, different model but similar form factor
January 12, 2025 at 5:00 AM
It was a Sony & back then everything they made was built like a tank, I was still using it right up until I got my first Walkman for Xmas in fifth grade.
Looked a bit like this, different model but similar form factor
Looked a bit like this, different model but similar form factor
I saw this Jean Renoir quote last week (reskeeted by @howardtheduck95.bsky.social) & it's stuck w/me. He's talking about cinema but it definitely applies to video games.
Games were much more interesting to me when they weren't trying to be totally "realistic." Hyperrealistic graphics are boring.
Games were much more interesting to me when they weren't trying to be totally "realistic." Hyperrealistic graphics are boring.
December 30, 2024 at 5:10 AM
I saw this Jean Renoir quote last week (reskeeted by @howardtheduck95.bsky.social) & it's stuck w/me. He's talking about cinema but it definitely applies to video games.
Games were much more interesting to me when they weren't trying to be totally "realistic." Hyperrealistic graphics are boring.
Games were much more interesting to me when they weren't trying to be totally "realistic." Hyperrealistic graphics are boring.
No '90s soundtrack is quite as random as the one for Twister:
December 10, 2024 at 4:30 PM
No '90s soundtrack is quite as random as the one for Twister:
This trade was part of the '70s Fireside line. I'm pretty sure it was my intro to the comics FF (I was aware of the cartoon at the time). The cornerstone of the collection was the Galactus Trilogy, which made a big impression on me. "We're ants... ANTS!"
Still have it, pretty much indestructible.
Still have it, pretty much indestructible.
October 10, 2024 at 3:11 PM
This trade was part of the '70s Fireside line. I'm pretty sure it was my intro to the comics FF (I was aware of the cartoon at the time). The cornerstone of the collection was the Galactus Trilogy, which made a big impression on me. "We're ants... ANTS!"
Still have it, pretty much indestructible.
Still have it, pretty much indestructible.
Most Heinlein after 1957:
September 19, 2024 at 6:23 PM
Most Heinlein after 1957:
Hey @dankmccoy.bsky.social: While watching tonight's presentation I couldn't help but noticing that in the background of the photo of your office there seemed to be some sort of trenchcoat-clad puppet or plushie on one of the shelves. What is it, if I may ask? Hoping it's Lew Archer Grover.
August 5, 2024 at 2:51 AM
Hey @dankmccoy.bsky.social: While watching tonight's presentation I couldn't help but noticing that in the background of the photo of your office there seemed to be some sort of trenchcoat-clad puppet or plushie on one of the shelves. What is it, if I may ask? Hoping it's Lew Archer Grover.
I understand, but I would gladly take abstract over whatever the thing on the right is supposed to be (obscure third-party Genesis cartridge art from 1992?)
July 31, 2024 at 5:07 PM
I understand, but I would gladly take abstract over whatever the thing on the right is supposed to be (obscure third-party Genesis cartridge art from 1992?)
I haven't read the SFC movie reviews since they got rid of the little man ratings
January 28, 2024 at 6:17 AM
I haven't read the SFC movie reviews since they got rid of the little man ratings
The Criterion disc comes with a mini-comic by the great Sean Phillips of Criminal fame.
January 1, 2024 at 2:36 AM
The Criterion disc comes with a mini-comic by the great Sean Phillips of Criminal fame.
If you were visited by three ghosts in Christmas Eve, who would you want them to be?
December 26, 2023 at 3:16 AM
If you were visited by three ghosts in Christmas Eve, who would you want them to be?
I would've preferred they'd gone w/this design
December 19, 2023 at 9:12 PM
I would've preferred they'd gone w/this design
December 19, 2023 at 8:49 PM
In a weird way those '80s video store posters/cover art for B-movies feel like the last gasp of posters as art
Like this cheap Terminator ripoff -- the producers got Giger to do the poster & moved a whole ton of units in the process
Like this cheap Terminator ripoff -- the producers got Giger to do the poster & moved a whole ton of units in the process
December 17, 2023 at 9:24 PM
In a weird way those '80s video store posters/cover art for B-movies feel like the last gasp of posters as art
Like this cheap Terminator ripoff -- the producers got Giger to do the poster & moved a whole ton of units in the process
Like this cheap Terminator ripoff -- the producers got Giger to do the poster & moved a whole ton of units in the process
Me watching that trailer the whole time like
December 3, 2023 at 9:17 PM
Me watching that trailer the whole time like
At that point maybe he just starts feeding his fortune into the thing
Forever on guard against the forces of irrationality & chaos
Forever on guard against the forces of irrationality & chaos
December 3, 2023 at 9:02 PM
At that point maybe he just starts feeding his fortune into the thing
Forever on guard against the forces of irrationality & chaos
Forever on guard against the forces of irrationality & chaos
Maybe... just as well?
November 29, 2023 at 10:27 PM
Maybe... just as well?
Thanks, but my ironic self-aware fairy tale quotient was satisfied earlier by another novel/movie
November 29, 2023 at 5:51 PM
Thanks, but my ironic self-aware fairy tale quotient was satisfied earlier by another novel/movie
I wish more people knew about this one -- it's an extraordinary LP.
November 26, 2023 at 2:16 AM
I wish more people knew about this one -- it's an extraordinary LP.
Not just my favorite movie of all time, but a clear influence on my wardrobe choices
November 25, 2023 at 12:05 AM
Not just my favorite movie of all time, but a clear influence on my wardrobe choices
Still, not a week has gone by since then that I haven't thought of this shot
Like something out of an old Beck video
"Two turntables and a microphone"
Like something out of an old Beck video
"Two turntables and a microphone"
November 24, 2023 at 10:03 PM
Still, not a week has gone by since then that I haven't thought of this shot
Like something out of an old Beck video
"Two turntables and a microphone"
Like something out of an old Beck video
"Two turntables and a microphone"
November 23, 2023 at 4:28 PM
Yeah, I LOVE Ken Adam
One funny detail about Strangelove is that the surface of the table in the War Room was green felt, like a gambling table (get it?). Of course, nobody would know that from watching the movie.
One funny detail about Strangelove is that the surface of the table in the War Room was green felt, like a gambling table (get it?). Of course, nobody would know that from watching the movie.
November 20, 2023 at 5:57 PM
Yeah, I LOVE Ken Adam
One funny detail about Strangelove is that the surface of the table in the War Room was green felt, like a gambling table (get it?). Of course, nobody would know that from watching the movie.
One funny detail about Strangelove is that the surface of the table in the War Room was green felt, like a gambling table (get it?). Of course, nobody would know that from watching the movie.
I'll be there first thing on Thursday!
November 20, 2023 at 5:40 AM
I'll be there first thing on Thursday!