Check out this awesome video of what happens when a true geek, and musical fan, gets bored. People have made floppy drives sing before, but this is my personal take on it. Features two 3 1/2″ drives and two 5 1/4″ drives connected to a PIC18f14k50 microcontroller. It interfaces to any MIDI source via MIDI [...]
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Jimmy Buffett Changes His Tune After the Fall
“At the Hospital” Sung to the tune “Margaritaville” Nibbling on Jell-O In a room with a fellow All of those nurses tend to my need Strumming my six string, fell off of the stage thing Ow my head, I hope I don’t bleed Wasting away again at the hospital Searching for my long lost button [...]
My Long Lost Older Brother Hurt by Jackson Coverage
A much taller, possibly slightly goofier, version of myself, Conan O’Brien, is doing very well in his new gig, I think many of us agree. However, there’s small hiccup in recent weeks, in the form of the media coverage surrounding the death of Michael Jackson. One of the recipients of the juicy ratings bonanza has [...]
14 Child Stars Who Grew Up HOT!
They certainly look good now… wheras they didn’t always look that way when they were younger. read more | digg story
What HAPPENED to the Happy Days Cast? (PICS)
30 years ago they rocked around the clock. But the clock kept ticking. See what the cast of Happy Days is doing now. read more | digg story
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My 89-Year-Old Grandma Loves Playing Solitaire on iPad
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Two Main Reasons Empire Avenue is Worthwhile
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Hi I'm John Boitnott. Welcome to my blog! Here I talk about how old media is coping with the Web. I write for Soshable.com, build buzz for sites and advise writers on how to make their work more likely to be shared online. I have worked at Venturebeat, Village Voice Media and NBC. Before that I held several positions at various TV newsrooms in the state of California, from 1994 to 2009.
