LaserDiscMan

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by LaserDiscMan 5y ago
The lines blur between creation/discovery for some of these. Additionally, the historic nature makes it impossible to determine if these were all the work of a single individual, but I'll go with: Joseph Shivers - Lycra/Spand
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Death of Gloria Ramirez(en.wikipedia.org)
8 points by LaserDiscMan 5y ago|0 comments
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by LaserDiscMan 5y ago
I much prefer original hardware, but not necessarily in the original state. My consoles are RGB modded, and I make use of flashcarts and things like PS-IO.
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Asteroid Impact Avoidance(en.wikipedia.org)
2 points by LaserDiscMan 5y ago|0 comments
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by LaserDiscMan 5y ago
This is exactly why I miss IMDB's "I need to know" board. You could post a partially correct memory snippet from decades ago and someone would chime in with the answer. I had memories of movies I'd watched on TV as a you
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by LaserDiscMan 5y ago
This isn't really the same thing, but in art form, a company called "American Multiple Industries" published pornographic Atari 2600 games in the early 80's. The most infamous of which was Custer's Revenge: https:&
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by LaserDiscMan 5y ago
As well as a time sink, code review can be detrimental if it's used as a KPI gaming mechanism or for passive aggressive one-upmanship.
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by LaserDiscMan 5y ago
100% agree with this. The FIRE movement (or the equivalent before it gained this name) was about average people using frugality, investing, sensible leverage, and luck to get ahead and (semi) retire much earlier than usual. It has since suf
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Dennō Senshi Porygon(en.wikipedia.org)
3 points by LaserDiscMan 5y ago|0 comments
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by LaserDiscMan 5y ago
A compilation of news reports at the time: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBOhFGmbSIs "Captain Midnight" jammed HBO for almost 5 minutes in 86: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_Midnight_
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by LaserDiscMan 5y ago
La Haine also contains a fairly nice use of the "mirror set extension" trick: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okQJPUTQMqA
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by LaserDiscMan 5y ago
"Oh boy!" The same technique of using an extended set to fake a mirror was frequently used on Quantum Leap.
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Reverse Engineering Ethereum Smart Contracts (2018)(arvanaghi.com)
1 points by LaserDiscMan 5y ago|0 comments
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by LaserDiscMan 5y ago
Since other users are posting their favorite Synthwave songs, I'll add some of mine: FM Attack - Dreamer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQ88xK3XmpQ Mitch Murder - In The News - https://www.youtube.com&#x2
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How A Laser-Shot Disk Defeats Hackers and Pirates [video](youtube.com)
2 points by LaserDiscMan 5y ago|0 comments
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by LaserDiscMan 5y ago
For those who don't know, Burton explains this in depth here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZs2HUW9tDA Another one of my favorite ones describes copy protection via intentionally destroyed floppy sectors: https:&#x
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The Coding Secrets Hidden in “Sonic the Hedgehog” [video](youtube.com)
32 points by LaserDiscMan 5y ago|6 comments
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by LaserDiscMan 5y ago
They sure did. Don LaFontaine of movie trailer fame narrates this Perfect Dark commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrM3EETABK0
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by LaserDiscMan 5y ago
Having a Sega Genesis helps you take on bullies, and get the attention of girls: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vjv5LKrOq8
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Why does punching Sonic 3D trigger a Secret Level Select? [video](youtube.com)
2 points by LaserDiscMan 5y ago|0 comments
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by LaserDiscMan 5y ago
A longer video of the demo Psygnosis produced for the movie: https://youtube.com/watch?v=ix35c_8DEXk Includes lots of footage not seen in the movie.
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by LaserDiscMan 5y ago
Very nice work. Not sure if it's the intended behavior, but when opening the start menu if "Programs" is clicked, the start menu closes as if an executable option was chosen instead. Same case for the sub directories under th
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Why can't software engineers work from home most of the time? (2016)(workplace.stackexchange.com)
98 points by LaserDiscMan 5y ago|93 comments
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by LaserDiscMan 5y ago
Stacker is definitely rigged: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofEb9fM8m0Q&t=214s
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by LaserDiscMan 5y ago
> controversial handheld game Shortly after the 9/11 attacks, an unlicensed Game Boy Color game called "Terrifying 9/11" was released, which uses the attack as a central plot point, despite the game essentially being
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Apple wants staff back in offices by September(bbc.co.uk)
1 points by LaserDiscMan 5y ago|0 comments
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by LaserDiscMan 6y ago
Classic Walker from the James Hunt days: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khA67-r5lSQ
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by LaserDiscMan 6y ago
Nintendo also included their own Easter eggs: The rabbit you need to catch beneath the castle in Super Mario 64 is named "MIPS". :) https://www.mariowiki.com/MIPS
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by LaserDiscMan 6y ago
And electronic dating in "Computer Love" ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNBGWenPlGo ). I always thought that song was about the "love" one feels using a computer. The relationship between a programmer a
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by LaserDiscMan 7y ago
For those who are interested, automatic gain control on VHS players was exploited by Macrovision to prevent the copying of commercial tapes. Analog video signals contain synchronizing pulses, which are necessary for correct sweeps. These pu

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