Thursday, August 24, 2023

Floppy disk’s 40 hour lifespan?

According to the experts, those flimsy floppy disks that I used to store all of my important information onto would be turned to dust by this time. But, here it is, well over three decades later and I’m still reading the same information I stored onto them all those years ago. Good thing I didn’t know that floppy disks had a 40 hour life expectancy.

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Sunday, August 13, 2023

The Robe: The message that stuck with me

My wife and I were watching “The Robe” last night and there was a seemingly insignificant scene in the movie that left a strong message with me that I didn’t expect.

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Thursday, August 3, 2023

When worlds collide: Retro tech in movies

You know, I really get a kick when hobbies that I enjoy come together; like when you’re watching a movie and you see real-world technology of the time appear in a scene. It’s even better when they’re actually using the tech the way it was intended to be used and not as just a prop.

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