Radio Shack Catalogs Site

Years of Radio Shack catalogs, all scanned for our browsing enjoyment. I remember these well, especially the pages full of electronic games, TRS-80’s, and those cute little Pocket Computers.
Radio Shack Catalogs
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YouTube – The British called – They want their guns back

YouTube – The British called – They want their guns back
via Ace, who adds:
The dramatic spike in violent crimes in Britain since enaction of their gun ban has gotten very little press coverage here in the US. Very strange, for such a gun loving nation as ours. You’d almost think the [...]

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Technology marches on

A nifty series of photos from the Chicago Tribune featuring cutting-edge futuristic technology that had to wait a while before it made the impact the inventors hoped.
High-tech once upon a time — chicagotribune.com

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We Are One In The Body Of Obama

Look, President Obama is in office now, and I’m fine with that. That’s what America wanted.
But, well, some of his more fanatical supporters freak me out. Including this crowd of  celebrities and psuedo-celebs preaching of their newfound zeal to Serve Man:

So, yes, that video is just plain creepy. This year’s hot [...]

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Purple Ticket Blues

Some thoughts on the inauguration from the bottomless pit of self-pity and entitlement that is the far-left (emphasis mine):
Firedoglake » Worst. Inauguration. Ever.
And then, shear, crushing disappointment descends over the crowd. Unlike the smiles on all the faces you walked by on, say, election night, or in the metro last night, this crowd had to [...]

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Geese is the word

Big Hollywood » Blog Archive » If I Wrote For The Huffington Post – Give Geese A Chance

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KHAAAAAAAN!

The inimitable Ricardo Montalban has died at the age of 88.
Ricardo Montalban, Actor, Dies at 88 – Obituary Obit – NYTimes.com

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Firebird Suite

Music is The Firebird by Igor Stravinsky, animation from Disney’s Fantasia 2000.

YouTube – Fantasia-Firebird
And a video of the man himself conducting a performance of this piece at age 83.

via Slublog

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Subway

A photo essay by Bruce Davidson
1970’s New York, at it’s grittiest and most dangerous.
via RFF
More of Davidson’s work here. Some great street and urban photography.
The original Subway book is available used. It’s not cheap. Very not cheap:
Bruce Davidson: Subway

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Aaron Adding Machines

Aaron Adding Machines
Custom-made calculators designed to look like castaways from an alternate industrial age that never was. Cool, and beautifully made.
via Steampunk Labs

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