Kurt Wurk has collected a number of images from the lost decade. [Pinterest]
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Jan 13, 2013
19A0s collection on Pinterest
End.Game: a synth album from 19A0
End.Game is a dark, dreamy synthpop album, all swooping pads, punchy beats and mysterious retro auras. It’s the work of Luscious-235, a joint-venture between Sid Luscious (of 80s fame fronting The Pants) and “the artificial entity known as Unit 235”. This album immediately seizes a special place in my heart because it was inspired by […]
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Fantastic TV commercial from Mattel Intellivision (1982)
This excellent 1982 TV commercial for Mattel’s Intellivision game console features a “computerized” futuristic newscast that predates both Max Headroom’s cyber-pisstake on the media and A-Ha’s rotoscoped classic “Take On Me!”
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A delightfully bad US Army animation starring a talking floppy disk (1985)
From TMeeks01: This bit of ancient animation history was programmed in GW-Basic on a Mindset Computer. The “live” sets included full size props, such as the typewriter and schoolroom desk, and doll house furniture, such as the paintings and the easel. Overlays were accomplished by partially drawing the figures, rather than chromakeying the live shot, […]
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Babbel's deal on a lifetime of language training is back, just in time for your quarantine
There are plenty of productive ways to spend time while stuck indoors. While it’s undoubtedly fun to binge all 15 seasons of Supernatural or sink days of playtime into an Overwatch campaign, learning something new is definitely a more meaningful and long-term beneficial use of open hours. And if you’re going to invest time in […]
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Get this 9-course training bundle on music production, Abletion, Logic Pro X, and more for just $50
If you’ve ever had any musical aspirations — or even if your talent extends no further than turning on the radio — you’ve probably dreamed the “impossible” dream. You dream that maybe you could record some of your songs at home, post them online, build an armada of fan support, attract major label attention and […]
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Microsoft Excel is still the lifeblood of data analysis and this training bundle breaks it all down
If you’re charting the fortunes of a business, one glance at the right columns can instantly detail that company’s health. If you want to see their current roster of customers, a spreadsheet can bring those clients into sharp focus. Make no mistake — the world of business is still dominated by the all-powerful spreadsheet. It’s […]
