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Tag Archives: video
Sounds of obsolete technology
Modern technology is so quiet and efficient, so here are some reminders of how noisy computing used to be:
Number 1: The dot-matrix printer.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Muajxx8vUV4
Number 2: Rotary dial phones.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hUAQtqlhT4
Number 3: Tape-loading games
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJykX4s9MtQ
Number 4: Modems
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsNaR6FRuO0
Number 5: Floppy drives
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Qz9a8kYYkA… Continue reading
Kuroshio Sea Aquarium
The aquarium is a part of the Ocean Expo Commemorative National Government Park located in Motobu, Okinawa. The main tank called the ‘Kuroshio Sea’ holds 7,500-cubic meters (1,981,290 gallons) of water and features the world’s second largest acrylic glass panel, measuring 8.2 meters by 22.5 meters with a thickness of 60 centimeters.
Imagine cleaning the glass on that! I think I need to sort my… Continue reading
Trip to the dentist
Went to the dentist, had a missing filling repaired. I think this video illustrates the situation nicely
To be fair though, my dentist is great and only spends five minutes digging around in my face with the needle while calmly saying “try to relax”. I’ll relax once you’ve finished prodding my brain with that six inch nail, since that’s what it feels like he’s doing with the needle.
Why is it that… Continue reading
Interesting Hungarian cartoon
I have no idea what’s going on with this, but it’s interesting to watch. It reminds me of those bizarre art films that Channel 4 used to play late night in the 80s. I’d often fall asleep with my TV on and wake up to some random cartoon that made zero sense, and had no explanation as to why it was even on.
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