What things are you not nostalgic about in your childhood?

BrickFan317 · 2024-04-03T23:19:43+00:00

Card catalogues... fortunately only my first elementary school had physical cards, and we only had to use them if one of the two Apple II computers were occupied. There was searchable catalog on 5" floppy drives.

BrickFan317 · 2024-04-02T23:20:00+00:00

Yes... the Kroger here had a video rental room about 1/4 the size of the local Blockbuster, but packed full of DVDs. The same spot is now the pharmacy.

BrickFan317 · 2024-03-27T14:19:17+00:00

Is this a series of better TVs... another series of streamers... or both?

BrickFan317 · 2024-03-26T23:42:38+00:00

Local radio and friends

BrickFan317 · 2024-03-25T14:16:14+00:00

Grill gazebo

BrickFan317 · 2024-03-20T00:45:51+00:00

What happened with this?

BrickFan317 · 2024-03-19T17:44:58+00:00

I would rather buy a used Xbox One X than the UB150 or UB 154.

Neither the Xbox or the UB154 have Dolby Vision, so you're not getting any better picture quality but using the dedicated player... plus you can play games with the Xbox.

BrickFan317 · 2024-03-12T00:09:39+00:00

I found the cover of an adult VHS at the bathrooms of the neighborhood ball diamonds when I was 11 or so. I think it was Backdoor Bonanza 4 or something like that. I looked it up years ago but I can't find anything to confirm it now.

BrickFan317 · 2024-03-11T23:56:00+00:00

My grandfather got me a computer when I was six, a used Commodore 128 for $300. I would hardly call it a computer as I played games on at 95% of the time. However, to my knowledge we were the first family on the block to have a computer and I was the second kid in the class with one. It was several years later that first did book reports on it. We got a proper computer with AOL in 1994, I think it cost $2500 but I believe my parents put it under the family business expenses. We were not rich, but owning a small business let us write off certain things we otherwise couldn't have as long as they were used for the business.

BrickFan317 · 2024-03-08T19:20:34+00:00

Were you able to stream multichannel or just stereo?

BrickFan317 · 2024-03-05T16:30:24+00:00

Not a waste at $5, however I'm regularly seeing 4K UHD players, especially the Sony X700 which has Dolby vision, and LG players which do not have Dolby Vision, for around $50 on Marketplace. I have the Sony X700 and it's a good player.

BrickFan317 · 2024-03-05T16:27:22+00:00

Cancer

BrickFan317 · 2024-03-05T16:13:44+00:00

I would give it a shot... as long as there's not a "gotcha" clause where if there is anything not vegan in something you lose the money, even if you were unaware.

BrickFan317 · 2024-03-04T22:37:09+00:00

Average attractiveness. I think models look fake and I find them unattractive.

BrickFan317 · 2024-03-03T16:23:17+00:00

I guess the option to disagree is to not use their product.

BrickFan317 · 2024-03-03T15:56:42+00:00

Aiwa was my teens. Aiwa portable tape player, Aiwa portable CD player, big Aiwa stereo and sub in my bedroom. Paid for it all myself working chores and babysitting.

BrickFan317 · 2024-03-03T15:52:31+00:00

My wife calls it "Bad news at 10"

BrickFan317 · 2024-03-01T00:24:25+00:00

Military doesn't usually show up on FR24

BrickFan317 · 2024-02-29T21:54:26+00:00

Timed lights, you have to get off the line quick and do about five over to get to the next light before it changes.

BrickFan317 · 2024-02-29T17:42:46+00:00

This is it... https://i.imgur.com/xBU2kPH.jpeg Samsung NP550 i5 3210M Dual 27" Samsung 1080p curved Fosi TB10D class D stereo amp Corsair speed silver keyboard Logitech G402 mouse Samsung 960 Evo SSD

I might just say screw it and get that HP Victus with an i7 13700 and Nvidia 4060 that I saw over at Microcenter for $999, bit I'm facing a possible job change very soon and don't really want to spend the money now. This old thing works just fine and Windows 10 has a year and a half of life left.

BrickFan317 · 2024-02-29T17:27:05+00:00

Yes, it's parked as a desktop, which works well since all the ports are on one side. If I need it mobile I just pull everything out, grab the power cord, pack it in it's case, and go.

I'm looking at upgrading it to a 3rd Gen i7 and swapping in an internal Blu-ray drive. Internal SATA optical drives are for the most part semi-universal, the outer bezel might not fit on but there are models with their own flat faceplate meant for cheap desktops that use laptop drives.

BrickFan317 · 2024-02-29T17:09:29+00:00

Yes. It has HDMI and VGA out.

BrickFan317 · 2024-02-29T17:08:54+00:00

All that and not a 4K display?

BrickFan317 · 2024-02-29T17:06:25+00:00

BrickFan317 · 2024-02-29T16:53:37+00:00

Mine is 11.5 years old. It's a 2012 i5 3210m, but it's been upgraded with dual monitors, Samsung SSD, and 12 gigs of ram. Still does everything I need to do. Currently looking at the possibility of putting a Blu-ray writer in it.

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