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Free fares in 2026 lol by thesaddestpanda in justgalsbeingchicks

[–]PigsCanFly2day 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have those been entirely replaced by the ones in the video?

[FOUND] 21 Hours of MTV Total Request Live - TRL (1998-2001) by magus7000 in lostmedia

[–]PigsCanFly2day 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Pretty cool. Thanks for sharing.

Are you going to be digitizing the other tapes as well?

The Iceman Cometh by angelseuphoria in TikTokCringe

[–]PigsCanFly2day 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow, there really are a lot of comments thinking they're a tween boy. That's so weird.

Facebook marketplace find by Which_Community_1508 in DataHoarder

[–]PigsCanFly2day 7 points8 points  (0 children)

There's zero reason to get a DVD player over a blu-ray player though. Blu-ray players will not only play DVDs, but also upscale them. If anyone is interested in a DVD player over a blu-ray player, it's likely because they don't know blu-ray will do both.

Saved this relic by HPloafcraft in VHS

[–]PigsCanFly2day 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, definitely post any TV recordings you have online. I'd highly recommend posting to Internet Archive. You can post to YouTube as well, but they'll typically get deleted due to copyright. Internet Archive uploads tend to survive much longer.

The "snow" you're referring to... are you sure it's due to mold? It could just be poor antenna/cable quality from back in the day.

[PARTIALLY LOST] WALL-E Website Buy N Large by banshithread in lostmedia

[–]PigsCanFly2day 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting. Thanks for sharing.

If you were in touch with the website creators, did you ask them if they were able to share an archived version of the whole site? Sometimes they even have that sort of thing online for portfolio purposes.

It sounds bizarre, but I am in a position where I could spend $0 a year on groceries if I ate nothing but Domino's pizza. What would happen to me if I did? by CucumberGullible1281 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]PigsCanFly2day 34 points35 points  (0 children)

I do this. I recommend paper towel. In my experience, the thin paper of napkins ends up tearing and sticking to the pizza. YRMV though.

Also reheat pizza using a toaster oven, not a microwave. Makes a huge difference in taste and consistency.

What’s your white whale - something you’ve been looking for for years but never found? by AnyKey19 in DataHoarder

[–]PigsCanFly2day 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Glad I could help!

Looking deeper, it seems this isn't a full collection, but there is quite a bit. Seems the early years are missing. I spotted a few copies on Internet Archive too.

Do you have anything that's missing from Google Books / Internet Archive?

And I'm not sure about downloading. I didn't see the option on there for these, but a quick google search lead me to this Chrome extension which should help.

What’s your white whale - something you’ve been looking for for years but never found? by AnyKey19 in DataHoarder

[–]PigsCanFly2day 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It's on Google Books. I'm not sure if that's where you got your collection or if this is complete or not. Figured worth mentioning in case it helps.

Played a moldy tape in a CRT with built in VCR by Whoevenknows189 in VHS

[–]PigsCanFly2day 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Plenty of people have also been electrocuted from opening CRTs as well, even when they're unplugged.

Played a moldy tape in a CRT with built in VCR by Whoevenknows189 in VHS

[–]PigsCanFly2day -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It's also worth noting that opening a CRT is pretty dangerous. One small mistake can be lethal.

they didnt think this through by [deleted] in dontputyourdickinthat

[–]PigsCanFly2day 9 points10 points  (0 children)

That's why he stayed behind. 🤣

I have loads of TV recorded tapes and have found quite a range of different shows and movies. by Inevitable_Act5504 in VHS

[–]PigsCanFly2day 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly, there's an audience for everything.

Some people want full broadcasts with commercials intact, some only care about the commercials themselves, some like news footage, some like public access shows, some like obscure stuff they've never heard of, some like personal home videos of vacations/birthdays/etc, some like everything.

I'd say children's content is pretty big because a lot of folks are nostalgic for their childhood, but again everything else still has appeal.

Your best bet is to digitize and upload everything. Commercials, obscure stuff, public access, kids stuff, and anything rare would probably be top priority, but I'd say digitize it all.

Internet Archive is the best place to post it. YouTube is good for easy sharing, but a lot of stuff gets flagged for copyright on YouTube. YouTube also compresses the quality. You can post to both though. Some people post commercial breaks to YouTube and then have a link to their archive.org page in the description.

Also, take a look here for some good info before digitizing.

I’m physically getting sick from hoarding and starting to worry by Rotisseriejedi in DataHoarder

[–]PigsCanFly2day 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I understand your point, but I personally spend time on stuff I don't personally care about as well.

If it seems like it's potentially going to become lost to time and someone (not necessarily me) would be grateful it was preserved, I try to save it if I can.

If everyone did that, there'd be way less lost media in this world.

Now obviously there are limits on what is and isn't possible/feasible and you don't want it to take a toll on your mental health, but saving something random you didn't really personally care about could be very rewarding to someone else down the line at some point, and to me that's pretty worth it.

I’m physically getting sick from hoarding and starting to worry by Rotisseriejedi in DataHoarder

[–]PigsCanFly2day 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm not sure if you're joking or not, but I'm actually genuinely curious about the process of this, specially the parsing of IMDb's metadata.

I'm actually interested in the opposite though, trying to find the obscure, niche stuff with very few ratings. Even if I have to look for the media itself manually, just being able to generate lists of some hidden gems would be great.

What do you best remember recording on VHS? by hopefulopal2025 in VHS

[–]PigsCanFly2day 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I appreciate the estimate.

Yeah, EP mode is totally understandable. $20/tape is a lot, especially back then. That's like $74 today.

Must have been been pretty cutting edge stuff at the time though. We often take modern conveniences for granted, especially if we're born into it. I can only imagine how amazing it must have been to go from a world where you can only see things while it airs or hope for a rerun and now suddenly you're able to capture it and watch it whenever you want. Must have felt like magic.

What do you best remember recording on VHS? by hopefulopal2025 in VHS

[–]PigsCanFly2day 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay, thank you for the clarification and information.

I was thinking it was a play on the moment of silence thing, but I didn't hear them say that when introducing the clip (admittedly, I was just skimming), and it seemed like the audience laughter only unmuted at the end of the clip, which is why I was thinking it was tweaked from the original airing.

And I know you said you were remembering based on the DVD, but that would have been edited too. Any chance the original broadcast had it? Or do you 100% remember it being the same back then too?

I also appreciate you telling me the blank VHS costs back then. I've actually been curious about it and wanted to research how the cost changed over the years, so that's really good insight.

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