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I never saw this show on television. But I heard about it. All over — because of its theme. The first time I remember hearing the theme was when I saw “The Blues Brothers” movie for the first time. Duhduh duhduh duhduh DUHduh duhduh duhduh duhduhDUHduh — then the piano comes in, and then the … Read more
Aside from the famous theme song which tells the story, the American television audience of 1964 never saw the events that drove the ill-fated crew and passengers away from civilization and onto an uncharted densely jungled desert isle. The pilot episode, “Marooned”, tells the whole story, but that’s been lost to the desert sands of … Read more
Hulu’s most enduring legacy may well turn out to be the treasure trove of classic American television from the 50s, 60s and 70s that tell tales of a world far different than ours. I loved Irwin Allen’s kid-friendly science fiction shows; Lost in Space, Time Tunnel, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea and the … Read more
I’ve been a big fan of my Asus netbook for a couple of years now, and last week I got my grubby hands on one of Apple’s new iPads. How do the compare? Is there any reason to have a netbook when you have a shiny new tablet? Or is there a purpose for an … Read more
Today, the XKCD webcomic page goes black as it simulates a Linux shell. Here are a few things you might want to try: $ make me a sandwich $ sudo make me a sandwich $ shutdown $ sudo shutdown $ help $ cheat $ quit $ wget http://google.com $ man $ cat $ man cat … Read more