[VIDEO] This is interesting to me. I'm still a fan of the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). Because of this system I can hardly get into modern gaming the closest I ever got to modern gaming was the original Sony Playstation. Yeah I'm going back 20 years....
Regardless I have more nostalgia for the 8-bit aspects of 1980s gaming and makes this video up my alley. If I wanted to fix my own system now I know how to do it. Of course mine was purchased years ago and never was found on the side of a highway and took some damage in the process.
8-Bit Guy does great work restoring a number of older computers of varying brands, styles, or even eras. He does a great job getting this system working again.
[VIDEO] I was a huge fan of David Letterman and it seemed he did take plenty of shots at his former corporate overlords over the NBC network, that company was General Electric GE. Of course times have changed NBC is now owned by Comcast - the good folks who provide the public with telecommunications services from internet, phone, to TV. Now they own a TV network actually a broadcasting company.
However back in 1986 Letterman decided to make a gag of it. Go down to GE HQ and deliver a fruit basket, and almost everyone there was very cold and distant claiming he didn't have authorization. It was great TV and sometimes I wish today's late nite hosts were that daring as Letterman was in his prime.
To be fair this is not something every late nite host should be doing. On Late Nite with David Letterman it seemed there were things done in such a format that wasn't always done. It's probably one reason why he was so popular for so long. I was late to the game, a bit too young to be watching his antics or at least I recognize this now.
However, how he starts off making fun of the idea of GE buying NBC - well actually lets be more technical. GE was actually buying RCA who owned NBC in 1985 in 2011 Comcast will buy GE's stake in NBC Universal and bought the full stake in 2013. Ahhh don't you love the history of corporate mergers.
Anyway I hope you enjoy this Letterman GE compilation. And if you can offer a few bucks to Don Giller who is providing these many Letterman clips. As much as I dream of making money from YouTube due to the content he's sharing he makes no money off of these clips. As he's stated doing so wouldn't be fair since these clips didn't originate with him.
Found this on fb which recently came out of its shutdown on Monday from the Babylon Bee. I shared this on my profile with the quote you see in this post's title above.
With Facebook down, and the world basking in the warm glow of a post-Facebook utopia, the hackers responsible for the attack are now warning that if their demands are not met, they will reactivate Facebook once again.
"We know the world is celebrating the peace and unity brought about by us deleting Facebook from the internet," said a cryptic message broadcast from an unknown location. "But if you don't comply with our demand for $700 billion dollars by 8 pm tonight, we will restore Facebook and unleash its evils upon the world once again."
Well I could respond seriously with well I think the hackers were foiled this time.
If anyone from fb is reading this my original fb and ig accounts were disabled last year and I was never able to repeal due to this doggone pandemic. You never had enough reviewers available perhaps you can hit me up at my twitter handle @levois. Thanks.
@levois used to be my original ig handle but when my fb account went down so did that....
[VIDEO] If I have the time to do so I do like to watch Amtrak's Sunset Limited arrive in Tucson, Arizona. Usually like to catch the eastbound train stop in Tucson and it appears to be a very long layover ( about an hour). It appears that there is not only a stop to stretch your legs it's a servicing stop for the train.
Well, I didn't see the stream this morning and I'm glad I didn't. There was a shooting on the train and Virtual Railfan who operates the live webcam has since shuttered the feed for the time being. A DEA agent and a suspect were killed in the shooting about the train. What you see above is what you would've seen on the live webcam via Virtual Railfan.
I saw a condensed AP video that said this the shooting was as a result of a random search for contraband on board the train. The suspect was later found dead in an onboard lavatory on the train. [VIDEO]
I'm curious if they canceled the train so that the police can secure the crime scene and for Amtrak to later clean up the car for future service. I'm also curious if the train will remain in the Tucson area until the police is through with their work.
Looking forward to the Tucson feed being available again on YouTube especially. It was amazing last winter to see snowfall there in a desert city like Tucson, Arizona.
[VIDEO] Technology Connections and Connextras are two YouTube channels I've been following for a while now. Connections basically looks at everyday technology from dishwashers to TVs to analog cameras to air conditioners to car horns to amusement park rides to basically you name it. You will learn something new when you're done.
Connextras however is considered a companion channel. While it might compliment some of the material covered on the main channel basically what we're seeing here is basically what you might consider "extras". Basically everything else.
Technology Connextras is sharing with us their ride on my favorite Amtrak train The Southwest Chief. He even shows us his footage on board Amtrak's Surfliner. He breaks down his trip, his roomette accommodations, even who owns Amtrak. He might talk about price and how much it costs to see the landscape going back and forth from California to Chicago.
Basically I'm just sharing with you yet another train video that has caught my eye.
ALSO! I want seven more subs to my own YouTube channel. When I get to 100 subs I can have a fancy url like Technology Connections. Much appreciated! :)
I'm putting this mildly as both of these talents were former world champs. Adam Cole was the former NXT champion though probably not as high up as Daniel Bryan who had been a former WWE champion.
Bryan Danielson aka Daniel Bryan was last seen losing to Universal Champion Roman Reigns at WrestleMania Backlash and being taken out with a "con-chair-to". Adam Cole of course was last seen losing to former stablemate in Undisputed Era Kyle O'Reilly effectively ending that ongoing feud.
Bryan Danielson's debut on AEW was widely speculated over most of the past summer and I suppose no one was sure where Adam Cole would go. Cole's contract had already expired and there was some extensions so that Cole could finish up whatever creative i.e. the O'Reilly fued.
Thanks to WrestleTalk since I didn't watch last nite's All Out PPV we know they both signed with AEW. [VIDEO]
It's amazing that they have so much former WWE talent. While I have a difficult time getting into their programming they seem to have a great fanbase. It was shocking to see Paul Wight or Mark Henry or Malakai Black go over there. Wight and Henry especially had long careers in WWE and they went to the upstart who seems to be gaining moment.
In recent weeks we see C.M. Punk debut for AEW and even had a match at All Out last nite here in Chicago. Since Punk had a very strained relationship with WWE even going so far as to state that he might have died if he had stayed it's great to see him return to a wrestling ring after seven years away. And letting go of his not very good MMA career with UFC.
I don't know what the future may hold for AEW, but allow me to posit one thing. You have a number of top guys who were former WWE talent from Jon Moxley, Jake Hager, Chris Jericho, Cody Rhodes, Christian Cage, in addition to the others I have already named so far. I like some of the other talent such as Orange Cassidy.
I begin to wonder if AEW could suffer the issues of WCW towards the end. Getting all these well known talent instead of showcasing the indy talent who should really have the opportunity to shine. Perhaps AEW is a long way from losing money as WCW ultimately did, I just hope plenty of these new signings with former top WWE talent will help put over the indy talent who should be able to sign on a new worldwide stage.
And as for Adam Cole well I hope he does shine a lot more at the top in AEW. I could've bought him as a future WWE world champion, hopefully he gets his show as the AEW world champ.
[VIDEO] This is something to look forward to when you watch the Virtual Railfan webcam on Sept. 8th. Amtrak will stop at that depot you see on the webcam in Ft. Madison, Iowa. There was a lot of construction you see going on starting with the road next to the railroad and then creating a platform for those passengers on the Southwest Chief who are "de-training".
Soon this cam will be just like other cams along the Southwest Chief in Galesburg, IL; LaPlata, MO; Flagstaff, AZ; and Barstow, CA. You can see these various stops on my Amtrak webcam page here. I need to update some of my links to share this with you all.
The last time I took the Southwest Chief I got off the train on the way back to Chicago in Ft. Madison at the non-descript depot which the train will currently stop until Sept. 8. A nice man offered to take my pic and I turned him down although one pic was taken on the platform there which ended my recording of the vacation back to Chicago. I barely remember it and like I said that depot was non-descript. It was likely a building in the railyard and who knows how long that has been in service for Amtrak.
Either way it's great to see this nice dept restored for service and look forward to see passengers getting on and off in Ft. Madison live on video.
