I watched Opening Night (1977) and it's a rare perfect film. It's like stepping through a mirror into another universe. It's one of Joan Blondell's last roles, and I was happy to see how my fav '30s gold digger turned out. Unbelievable cast and performances. youtu.be/eRZZAvWIBAo

For trucking the open roads of Europe

I'm unhappy with the Shure SM7B so I'm putting my tube mic back into action.

I'm not into overclocking, but undervolting is interesting. Stress testing the new rig with CPU negative curves and UV GPU.

Ancient Noctua NH-D15 heatsink in my ultrasonic cleaner

Recapped a StarTech USB 3.0 card www.startech.com/en-us/cards-...

Riitop M.2 SATA vs generic 9-port. The Riitop is rigid, armored, and its aluminum shell is a heatsink, and there's an extra PCB layer underneath. You can't bend it. The generic flexes in handling, and mine bowed after inserting cables. I added the copper.

Just got the new covid and flu shots at CVS.

The only greatest hits record I'm not ashamed to spin

The Avermedia Live Gamer 4K capture card's ram has no contact with the heatsink, so I added a strip of thermal tape and copper from my stash.

The best Tiki drink is the Pain Killer, maybe tied with Mai Tais

Spare PCIe 3.0x1 slot gets a recapped USB 3 card because why not.

My neighbor has an old stand of golden bamboo and the scent it releases on a damp summer night is heaven. My whole yard smells like a spring mountain.

Make a Win11 unattended installation to remove the bloat schneegans.de/windows/unat...

Went with Klevv DDR5, not a household name but they're the in-house SK Hynix OEM manufacturer. Hopefully I can disable the RGB.

- Alien: One of the all-time greatest films - Aliens: A fun rollercoaster - Alien 3 thru AvPs: All Trash - Prometheus: Loved it despite its issues and bad dialogue - Covenant: Same, my heart was with it - Romulus: Honestly, I couldn't stand it - Alien Earth: S tier Alien, fantastic so far

Like my new car? jk, I'm at the mall

All these years, I could have had more SATA ports without sacrificing PCI slots.

Watched Jurassic Park 3D on my projector with DLP Link glasses and it's fucking insane. Best 3D movie by far, although it's a low bar.

I built the skeleton of a new streaming PC rig last year and finally pulled the trigger on a motherboard and CPU to finish it. Building them is easy but I don't look forward to a month of getting the software all set up again.

Alien Earth is spectacular. EP5 is the best episode yet and it closes with SP's Cherub Rock 👼

Sealed for 27 years, until now

Hummingbird dinner time

TI-99oes what Segon't

Radiohead OK Computer OKNOTOK box set is beefy

Radiohead cassette: OK Computer OKNOTOK bonus mixtape

Machina reissue has landed.

My computer friends are Back !!!

Dropping off a bunch of laserdiscs at Goodwill after trying to give them away in OfferUp.

Cleaned some old Japanese pruning scissors

Watched The Thing 4K. It's always great, and also great in 4K.

Starting a huge project to rip my massive Bowie record collection

Early Bowie appeals to the part of me that loves The Beatles, The Doors, etc Late Bowie is my favorite, by far, and it appeals to my love of Radiohead, Smashing Pumpkins, Pink Floyd, NIN, etc. Emotionally I mean. youtu.be/OZscv36UUHo

Mark your calendars. I'll bet money it's the unaltered original cut. www.starwars.com/news/star-wa...

My Clone Wars 35mm scan project 4K08 updates: - 4K HDR scan & grading complete - I tracked down a rare set of theatrical DTS discs. DTS wasn't included in the home release so this is cool

Laserdisc audio is still the king! Why? LD usually got original theatrical mixes, whereas home releases post-LD always got new near-field mixes. Luckily you can mux it in. Also, Dark City rules. I saw it in the theater and it set an unfair standard for everything since. youtu.be/wpzhxcFoHA8

My worst annoyance with the DeLorean was finding a group of middle-age guys around my car in a parking lot wanting a meet-and-greet. When he shits on a Ferrari Mondial *to its owner* I get PTSD youtu.be/XvVsuiIlGYU

It is mine, I tell you. My own. My precious. Yes, my precious.

An eBay purchase back in '99 was a pair of used speakers for my Fiero. They arrived safely, packed in LEAVES.

RIP Ozzy

The music at my cafe generally ranges from bad to kill-me

But what would I do with a giant Taco Bell sign?

Yikes youtu.be/kEjMwuwjzwo

Sometimes old videos skyrocket out of the blue. Laserdiscs are back youtube.com/shorts/kuvwz...