A two hour celebration of the C64, from its birth year of 1982. (Thanks, UPSO!)
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10:54 am Tue
Mar 22, 2016
Learn all about your new Commodore 64 computer
Fast times at Roosevelt Field Mall, a documentary (1983)
In 1983, a crew of young, DIY documentarians visited Long Island’s Roosevelt Field Mall to study mall culture. This is Mall City. (via r/ObscureMedia)
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Tour of the Universe was the best ride this 1980s kid ever took
The 1980s were a pretty sweet time to be a lower-middle class kid in Ontario. Marineland (which I now know was a terrible place for the whales, dolphin and deer they held captive there) and African Lion Safari were only a few hours away, for most of us. Canada’s Wonderland, our first major theme park, […]
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Listen to the original "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" sung by Robert Hazard
In the 36 years since Cindy Lauper’s “Girls Just Want To Have Fun” was an MTV staple, I had never listened to Robert Hazard’s original version from 1979 that was only recorded as a demo. It’s a totally different head. Totally. (via /ObscureMedia)
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Save over 25% on this open source portable gaming console
On the one hand, nostalgia is “a corruption of the historical impulse,” according to William Gibson. On the other hand, “Super Mario Bros.” will never not be cool. Luckily, there’s a way to satisfy that retro gaming while still keeping an eye on the future: The GameShell Kit. This thing is simultaneously the last handheld […]
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Boost your data analytics skills with this master class on Tableau
The field of data analytics can get intimidating, even for business professionals who constantly rely on it. But at its heart, its purpose is to simplify. To take mounds of information and distill their insights into a single clear picture. Currently, the go-to software for painting that picture is Tableau. And if you want to […]
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Save an extra $50 off DJI's answer to GoPro's 4K action cam
If you’re in the market for a stable, durable camera fully suited for first-person video, there’s a good chance that you’re the adventurous type. So why settle on a familiar name like GoPro? The DJI Osmo Action 4K HDR Camera checks off all the same boxes on the action cam checklist as the GoPro 4K […]
