Live action Legend of Zelda video! (sorta)

We present.... The Legend of Neil! This is probably NSFW, language and situations.

Happy birthday, Betamax!

Wow. 1975. I sold them in '79 in my first job. We had both Beta and VHS, the Sony Betamax decks were fantastic, the early VHS decks were absolute crap. I remember this one VHS deck that when you changed the speed setting between the 2/4/6 hour modes, it changed the speed during playback! It was kinda cool, but someone definitely dropped the ball (or got really cheap!) on that one.

A superior format doomed by high prices and too restrictive of licensing. Oh, and you couldn't record for as long on it. Once again, or perhaps presaging what has apparently become Sony policy, come out with something really cool but unrealistically expensive and let our competitors eat our lunch!

http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2007/06/dayintech_0607

Sadness. Discovery Channel is closing all of their retail stores

I really enjoyed shopping there. It's been a couple of years since I've been in one, but that's because there aren't any near here. The sad thing is, that by going to strictly an emodel, I'm less likely to buy from them. When I buy things online, I'm usually looking for a specific item and am not likely to browse.

http://blog.wired.com/geekdad/2007/06/closing_blowout.html