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@stinerman<\/a> In the UK a lot of people I knew bought this.<\/p>

https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20021129103145\/http:\/\/www.50box.com\/<\/a><\/p>

50 movies with a player, promoted by TV host Jeremy Beadle (who had a few TV shows about camcorders and filmmaking)<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-07-12:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/social.coop\/users\/mattl\/statuses\/115119823836666057","object":{"id":"https:\/\/social.coop\/users\/mattl\/statuses\/115119823836666057","objectType":"note","content":"

@stinerman<\/a> In the UK a lot of people I knew bought this.<\/p>

https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20021129103145\/http:\/\/www.50box.com\/<\/a><\/p>

50 movies with a player, promoted by TV host Jeremy Beadle (who had a few TV shows about camcorders and filmmaking)<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/social.coop\/@mattl\/115119823836666057","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/stinerman\/statuses\/115119764924434685","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@stinerman\/115119764924434685"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/stinerman"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2025-08-30:objectType=thread:nonce=6c65d1a2e56f4b94","notice_info":{"local_id":"10926584","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2025-08-30T21:26:02+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/social.coop\/@mattl\/115119823836666057"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/stinerman","displayName":"Nathan A. Stine","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/91986-original-tmp20250712202840.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/91986-96-20250712233238.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/91986-48-20250712233239.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/91986-24-20250712233239.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"91986"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/91986-96-20250712233238.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"I am Stine. Comfort the afflicted. Afflict the comfortable. Software Developer. High School Wrestler\u2122. Suffers from clinical depression. Possibly on the spectrum. Mastodon sponsor.#RaiderUp #GoBucks #CBJ #ThisShipRocks #Montr\u00e9ALS in that order. Playoffs only: #ForTheLand #LetEmKnowOn hiatus: #Crew96 #Browns #FCA #USSoccerPosts licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal (https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/publicdomain\/zero\/1.0\/).","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@stinerman","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"stinerman","displayName":"Nathan A. Stine","note":"I am Stine. Comfort the afflicted. Afflict the comfortable. Software Developer. High School Wrestler\u2122. Suffers from clinical depression. Possibly on the spectrum. Mastodon sponsor.#RaiderUp #GoBucks #CBJ #ThisShipRocks #Montr\u00e9ALS in that order. Playoffs only: #ForTheLand #LetEmKnowOn hiatus: #Crew96 #Browns #FCA #USSoccerPosts licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal (https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/publicdomain\/zero\/1.0\/)."}},"content":"

@mattl<\/a> I don't recall mine coming with any movies. I didn't know this was a thing.<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-07-12:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/stinerman\/statuses\/115119764924434685","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/stinerman\/statuses\/115119764924434685","objectType":"note","content":"

@mattl<\/a> I don't recall mine coming with any movies. I didn't know this was a thing.<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@stinerman\/115119764924434685","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/social.coop\/users\/mattl\/statuses\/115115140881210234","url":"https:\/\/social.coop\/@mattl\/115115140881210234"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/social.coop\/users\/mattl"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2025-08-30:objectType=thread:nonce=6c65d1a2e56f4b94","notice_info":{"local_id":"10926583","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2025-08-30T21:26:02+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@stinerman\/115119764924434685"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/realsocial.life\/users\/TerryHancock","displayName":"Space Catitude \ud83d\ude80","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/29753-original-tmp20260630180427.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/29753-96-20260630201658.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/29753-48-20260630201658.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/29753-24-20260630201658.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"29753"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/29753-96-20260630201658.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Fan of space, film, free\/open-source software and free culture. Former pro astronomer. Writer, blogger, editor, visual artist. Occasional free-software developer. (Personal Account)","url":"https:\/\/realsocial.life\/@TerryHancock","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"TerryHancock","displayName":"Space Catitude \ud83d\ude80","note":"Fan of space, film, free\/open-source software and free culture. Former pro astronomer. Writer, blogger, editor, visual artist. Occasional free-software developer. (Personal Account)"}},"content":"

@mattl<\/a>
Yeah. It was a thing. For awhile. In the 80s. \ud83e\udd37\u2642\ufe0f <\/p>

Cheaper than laserdiscs. But also kind of crappier.<\/p>

I have CED disc skips embedded in my consciousness. I rewatch movies from that era, and brace for the skip, even when it's not going to happen, because it's a different medium.<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-07-12:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/realsocial.life\/users\/TerryHancock\/statuses\/115119476911191818","object":{"id":"https:\/\/realsocial.life\/users\/TerryHancock\/statuses\/115119476911191818","objectType":"note","content":"

@mattl<\/a>
Yeah. It was a thing. For awhile. In the 80s. \ud83e\udd37\u2642\ufe0f <\/p>

Cheaper than laserdiscs. But also kind of crappier.<\/p>

I have CED disc skips embedded in my consciousness. I rewatch movies from that era, and brace for the skip, even when it's not going to happen, because it's a different medium.<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/realsocial.life\/@TerryHancock\/115119476911191818","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/social.coop\/users\/mattl\/statuses\/115119327435742316","url":"https:\/\/social.coop\/@mattl\/115119327435742316"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/social.coop\/users\/mattl"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2025-08-30:objectType=thread:nonce=6c65d1a2e56f4b94","notice_info":{"local_id":"10926416","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2025-08-30T20:57:18+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/realsocial.life\/@TerryHancock\/115119476911191818"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/social.coop\/users\/mattl","displayName":"Dr. Matt Lee (1800www.com)","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/115062-original-tmp20230427013907.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/115062-96-20230427013907.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/115062-48-20230427013907.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/115062-24-20230427013907.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"115062"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/115062-96-20230427013907.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Public figure\/idiot. Old UNIX, TV, Music, OldHammer, Mantic, Amstrad CPC, open source, monkey movies, Skeletor sings TMBG. Blocking people talking about GenAI and LLM stuff every day. he\/him. New England Aquarium\/Cyberspace\/Cyberslice.","url":"https:\/\/social.coop\/@mattl","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"mattl","displayName":"Dr. Matt Lee (1800www.com)","note":"Public figure\/idiot. Old UNIX, TV, Music, OldHammer, Mantic, Amstrad CPC, open source, monkey movies, Skeletor sings TMBG. Blocking people talking about GenAI and LLM stuff every day. he\/him. New England Aquarium\/Cyberspace\/Cyberslice."}},"content":"

@TerryHancock<\/a> I know about it mostly from my late 1990s obsession with the Colecovision. <\/p>

https:\/\/www.colecoboxart.com\/faq\/FAQ02.htm#c33<\/a><\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-07-12:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/social.coop\/users\/mattl\/statuses\/115119712717049245","object":{"id":"https:\/\/social.coop\/users\/mattl\/statuses\/115119712717049245","objectType":"note","content":"

@TerryHancock<\/a> I know about it mostly from my late 1990s obsession with the Colecovision. <\/p>

https:\/\/www.colecoboxart.com\/faq\/FAQ02.htm#c33<\/a><\/p>","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/notice\/10926417","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/realsocial.life\/users\/TerryHancock\/statuses\/115119476911191818","url":"https:\/\/realsocial.life\/@TerryHancock\/115119476911191818"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/realsocial.life\/users\/TerryHancock"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2025-08-30:objectType=thread:nonce=6c65d1a2e56f4b94","notice_info":{"local_id":"10926417","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2025-08-30T20:57:17+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/notice\/10926417"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/xantronix.social\/users\/xan","displayName":"XANTRONIX","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/43531-original-tmp20260611145900.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/43531-96-20260615013022.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/43531-48-20260612112841.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/43531-24-20260615013022.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"43531"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/43531-96-20260615013022.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"i make things, write code, watch the sky, kiss my dogs, and wait for giants to fall\u201charassment of multiple people because she does not like AI. illegal in germany, dont make me send lawyers\u201d -a report from some random tool#nobot #nobots #noai","url":"https:\/\/xantronix.social\/@xan","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"xan","displayName":"XANTRONIX","note":"i make things, write code, watch the sky, kiss my dogs, and wait for giants to fall\u201charassment of multiple people because she does not like AI. illegal in germany, dont make me send lawyers\u201d -a report from some random tool#nobot #nobots #noai"}},"content":"

@mattl<\/a> fucking Pi??? as their introduction to a new media format??? incredible<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-07-12:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/xantronix.social\/users\/xan\/statuses\/115119086563698142","object":{"id":"https:\/\/xantronix.social\/users\/xan\/statuses\/115119086563698142","objectType":"note","content":"

@mattl<\/a> fucking Pi??? as their introduction to a new media format??? incredible<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/xantronix.social\/@xan\/115119086563698142","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/social.coop\/users\/mattl\/statuses\/115115140881210234","url":"https:\/\/social.coop\/@mattl\/115115140881210234"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/social.coop\/users\/mattl"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2025-08-30:objectType=thread:nonce=6c65d1a2e56f4b94","notice_info":{"local_id":"10925811","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2025-08-30T19:19:28+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/xantronix.social\/@xan\/115119086563698142"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/social.coop\/users\/mattl","displayName":"Dr. Matt Lee (1800www.com)","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/115062-original-tmp20230427013907.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/115062-96-20230427013907.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/115062-48-20230427013907.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/115062-24-20230427013907.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"115062"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/115062-96-20230427013907.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Public figure\/idiot. Old UNIX, TV, Music, OldHammer, Mantic, Amstrad CPC, open source, monkey movies, Skeletor sings TMBG. Blocking people talking about GenAI and LLM stuff every day. he\/him. New England Aquarium\/Cyberspace\/Cyberslice.","url":"https:\/\/social.coop\/@mattl","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"mattl","displayName":"Dr. Matt Lee (1800www.com)","note":"Public figure\/idiot. Old UNIX, TV, Music, OldHammer, Mantic, Amstrad CPC, open source, monkey movies, Skeletor sings TMBG. Blocking people talking about GenAI and LLM stuff every day. he\/him. New England Aquarium\/Cyberspace\/Cyberslice."}},"content":"

@xan<\/a> really was.<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-07-12:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/social.coop\/users\/mattl\/statuses\/115119325823511507","object":{"id":"https:\/\/social.coop\/users\/mattl\/statuses\/115119325823511507","objectType":"note","content":"

@xan<\/a> really was.<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/social.coop\/@mattl\/115119325823511507","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/xantronix.social\/users\/xan\/statuses\/115119086563698142","url":"https:\/\/xantronix.social\/@xan\/115119086563698142"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/xantronix.social\/users\/xan"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2025-08-30:objectType=thread:nonce=6c65d1a2e56f4b94","notice_info":{"local_id":"10925812","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2025-08-30T19:19:26+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/social.coop\/@mattl\/115119325823511507"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/social.coop\/users\/mattl","displayName":"Dr. Matt Lee (1800www.com)","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/115062-original-tmp20230427013907.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/115062-96-20230427013907.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/115062-48-20230427013907.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/115062-24-20230427013907.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"115062"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/115062-96-20230427013907.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Public figure\/idiot. Old UNIX, TV, Music, OldHammer, Mantic, Amstrad CPC, open source, monkey movies, Skeletor sings TMBG. Blocking people talking about GenAI and LLM stuff every day. he\/him. New England Aquarium\/Cyberspace\/Cyberslice.","url":"https:\/\/social.coop\/@mattl","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"mattl","displayName":"Dr. Matt Lee (1800www.com)","note":"Public figure\/idiot. Old UNIX, TV, Music, OldHammer, Mantic, Amstrad CPC, open source, monkey movies, Skeletor sings TMBG. Blocking people talking about GenAI and LLM stuff every day. he\/him. New England Aquarium\/Cyberspace\/Cyberslice."}},"content":"

@TerryHancock<\/a> Oh wow. CED.<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-07-12:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/social.coop\/users\/mattl\/statuses\/115119327435742316","object":{"id":"https:\/\/social.coop\/users\/mattl\/statuses\/115119327435742316","objectType":"note","content":"

@TerryHancock<\/a> Oh wow. CED.<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/social.coop\/@mattl\/115119327435742316","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/realsocial.life\/users\/TerryHancock\/statuses\/115119127073648731","url":"https:\/\/realsocial.life\/@TerryHancock\/115119127073648731"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/realsocial.life\/users\/TerryHancock"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2025-08-30:objectType=thread:nonce=6c65d1a2e56f4b94","notice_info":{"local_id":"10925806","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2025-08-30T19:18:56+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/social.coop\/@mattl\/115119327435742316"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/realsocial.life\/users\/TerryHancock","displayName":"Space Catitude \ud83d\ude80","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/29753-original-tmp20260630180427.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/29753-96-20260630201658.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/29753-48-20260630201658.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/29753-24-20260630201658.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"29753"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/29753-96-20260630201658.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Fan of space, film, free\/open-source software and free culture. Former pro astronomer. Writer, blogger, editor, visual artist. Occasional free-software developer. (Personal Account)","url":"https:\/\/realsocial.life\/@TerryHancock","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"TerryHancock","displayName":"Space Catitude \ud83d\ude80","note":"Fan of space, film, free\/open-source software and free culture. Former pro astronomer. Writer, blogger, editor, visual artist. Occasional free-software developer. (Personal Account)"}},"content":"

@mattl<\/a> <\/p>

It's become kind of a tradition in my family that the first movie we get in any new format is \"Forbidden Planet\".<\/p>

I think I have had that on CED disk, VHS, and DVD. I don't think I ever got the Blu-Ray, though.<\/p>

My parents LOVED \"Forbidden Planet\", and I guess I'm pretty fond of it, too.<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-07-12:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/realsocial.life\/users\/TerryHancock\/statuses\/115119127073648731","object":{"id":"https:\/\/realsocial.life\/users\/TerryHancock\/statuses\/115119127073648731","objectType":"note","content":"

@mattl<\/a> <\/p>

It's become kind of a tradition in my family that the first movie we get in any new format is \"Forbidden Planet\".<\/p>

I think I have had that on CED disk, VHS, and DVD. I don't think I ever got the Blu-Ray, though.<\/p>

My parents LOVED \"Forbidden Planet\", and I guess I'm pretty fond of it, too.<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/realsocial.life\/@TerryHancock\/115119127073648731","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/social.coop\/users\/mattl\/statuses\/115115140881210234","url":"https:\/\/social.coop\/@mattl\/115115140881210234"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/social.coop\/users\/mattl"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2025-08-30:objectType=thread:nonce=6c65d1a2e56f4b94","notice_info":{"local_id":"10925798","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2025-08-30T19:18:00+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/realsocial.life\/@TerryHancock\/115119127073648731"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/realsocial.life\/users\/TerryHancock","displayName":"Space Catitude \ud83d\ude80","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/29753-original-tmp20260630180427.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/29753-96-20260630201658.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/29753-48-20260630201658.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/29753-24-20260630201658.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"29753"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/29753-96-20260630201658.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Fan of space, film, free\/open-source software and free culture. Former pro astronomer. Writer, blogger, editor, visual artist. Occasional free-software developer. (Personal Account)","url":"https:\/\/realsocial.life\/@TerryHancock","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"TerryHancock","displayName":"Space Catitude \ud83d\ude80","note":"Fan of space, film, free\/open-source software and free culture. Former pro astronomer. Writer, blogger, editor, visual artist. Occasional free-software developer. (Personal Account)"}},"content":"

@mattl<\/a> <\/p>

Also, was 1997 REALLY when DVD players first came out? It feels like it's been longer! \ud83d\ude05<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-07-12:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/realsocial.life\/users\/TerryHancock\/statuses\/115119132215493316","object":{"id":"https:\/\/realsocial.life\/users\/TerryHancock\/statuses\/115119132215493316","objectType":"note","content":"

@mattl<\/a> <\/p>

Also, was 1997 REALLY when DVD players first came out? It feels like it's been longer! \ud83d\ude05<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/realsocial.life\/@TerryHancock\/115119132215493316","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/realsocial.life\/users\/TerryHancock\/statuses\/115119127073648731","url":"https:\/\/realsocial.life\/@TerryHancock\/115119127073648731"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/social.coop\/users\/mattl"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2025-08-30:objectType=thread:nonce=6c65d1a2e56f4b94","notice_info":{"local_id":"10925799","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2025-08-30T19:17:59+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/realsocial.life\/@TerryHancock\/115119132215493316"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/social.coop\/users\/mattl","displayName":"Dr. Matt Lee (1800www.com)","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/115062-original-tmp20230427013907.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/115062-96-20230427013907.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/115062-48-20230427013907.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/115062-24-20230427013907.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"115062"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/115062-96-20230427013907.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Public figure\/idiot. Old UNIX, TV, Music, OldHammer, Mantic, Amstrad CPC, open source, monkey movies, Skeletor sings TMBG. Blocking people talking about GenAI and LLM stuff every day. he\/him. New England Aquarium\/Cyberspace\/Cyberslice.","url":"https:\/\/social.coop\/@mattl","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"mattl","displayName":"Dr. Matt Lee (1800www.com)","note":"Public figure\/idiot. Old UNIX, TV, Music, OldHammer, Mantic, Amstrad CPC, open source, monkey movies, Skeletor sings TMBG. Blocking people talking about GenAI and LLM stuff every day. he\/him. New England Aquarium\/Cyberspace\/Cyberslice."}},"content":"

@TerryHancock<\/a> November 1996 in Japan, April 1997 in the US but DVD-ROM was around the same time in Europe first. Around summer 1997 was when I started seeing the discs and maybe a few years later before I got one. Pi wasn\u2019t out until 1998 for example.<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-07-12:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/social.coop\/users\/mattl\/statuses\/115119323525792258","object":{"id":"https:\/\/social.coop\/users\/mattl\/statuses\/115119323525792258","objectType":"note","content":"

@TerryHancock<\/a> November 1996 in Japan, April 1997 in the US but DVD-ROM was around the same time in Europe first. Around summer 1997 was when I started seeing the discs and maybe a few years later before I got one. Pi wasn\u2019t out until 1998 for example.<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/notice\/10925800","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/realsocial.life\/users\/TerryHancock\/statuses\/115119132215493316","url":"https:\/\/realsocial.life\/@TerryHancock\/115119132215493316"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/realsocial.life\/users\/TerryHancock"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2025-08-30:objectType=thread:nonce=6c65d1a2e56f4b94","notice_info":{"local_id":"10925800","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2025-08-30T19:17:58+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/notice\/10925800"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/social.coop\/users\/mattl","displayName":"Dr. Matt Lee (1800www.com)","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/115062-original-tmp20230427013907.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/115062-96-20230427013907.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/115062-48-20230427013907.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/115062-24-20230427013907.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"115062"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/115062-96-20230427013907.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Public figure\/idiot. Old UNIX, TV, Music, OldHammer, Mantic, Amstrad CPC, open source, monkey movies, Skeletor sings TMBG. Blocking people talking about GenAI and LLM stuff every day. he\/him. New England Aquarium\/Cyberspace\/Cyberslice.","url":"https:\/\/social.coop\/@mattl","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"mattl","displayName":"Dr. Matt Lee (1800www.com)","note":"Public figure\/idiot. Old UNIX, TV, Music, OldHammer, Mantic, Amstrad CPC, open source, monkey movies, Skeletor sings TMBG. Blocking people talking about GenAI and LLM stuff every day. he\/him. New England Aquarium\/Cyberspace\/Cyberslice."}},"content":"

@adamhotep<\/a> The lead actor also appears in @2600<\/a>'s \"Freedom Downtime\" being interviewed about the terrible Kevin Mitnick movie that thankfully never got much of a release.<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-07-12:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/social.coop\/users\/mattl\/statuses\/115115391888933262","object":{"id":"https:\/\/social.coop\/users\/mattl\/statuses\/115115391888933262","objectType":"note","content":"

@adamhotep<\/a> The lead actor also appears in @2600<\/a>'s \"Freedom Downtime\" being interviewed about the terrible Kevin Mitnick movie that thankfully never got much of a release.<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/social.coop\/@mattl\/115115391888933262","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/infosec.exchange\/users\/adamhotep\/statuses\/115115235862024592","url":"https:\/\/infosec.exchange\/@adamhotep\/115115235862024592"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.online\/users\/2600"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/infosec.exchange\/users\/adamhotep"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2025-08-30:objectType=thread:nonce=6c65d1a2e56f4b94","notice_info":{"local_id":"10920591","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2025-08-30T02:38:27+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/social.coop\/@mattl\/115115391888933262"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/infosec.exchange\/users\/adamhotep","displayName":"Adam Katz","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/45353-original-tmp20250304201449.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":192,"height":192},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/45353-96-20250306212953.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/45353-48-20250304232238.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/45353-24-20250306212953.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"45353"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/45353-96-20250306212953.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Sporadic poster of funny things, bastion of obscure knowledge. Day job in #antispam & #cybersecurity. Political posts use #uspol so you can filter them out. You can't filter my humor.Support freedom for \u270a\ud83c\udfff\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\udf49\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\u26a7\ufe0f\u2640\ufe0fhe\/theyCurrently living in NYC \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8I work at @TalosSecurity but my posts only represent myself (and occasionally your mom).#fedi22 searchable","url":"https:\/\/infosec.exchange\/@adamhotep","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"adamhotep","displayName":"Adam Katz","note":"Sporadic poster of funny things, bastion of obscure knowledge. Day job in #antispam & #cybersecurity. Political posts use #uspol so you can filter them out. You can't filter my humor.Support freedom for \u270a\ud83c\udfff\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\udf49\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\u26a7\ufe0f\u2640\ufe0fhe\/theyCurrently living in NYC \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8I work at @TalosSecurity but my posts only represent myself (and occasionally your mom).#fedi22 searchable"}},"content":"

@mattl<\/a> your DVD player came with Pi? Wow, that's an obscure one (that every mathy\/nerdy person should watch) and I'm jealous<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-07-12:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/infosec.exchange\/users\/adamhotep\/statuses\/115115235862024592","object":{"id":"https:\/\/infosec.exchange\/users\/adamhotep\/statuses\/115115235862024592","objectType":"note","content":"

@mattl<\/a> your DVD player came with Pi? Wow, that's an obscure one (that every mathy\/nerdy person should watch) and I'm jealous<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/infosec.exchange\/@adamhotep\/115115235862024592","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/social.coop\/users\/mattl\/statuses\/115115140881210234","url":"https:\/\/social.coop\/@mattl\/115115140881210234"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/social.coop\/users\/mattl"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2025-08-30:objectType=thread:nonce=6c65d1a2e56f4b94","notice_info":{"local_id":"10920590","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2025-08-30T02:38:27+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/infosec.exchange\/@adamhotep\/115115235862024592"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/social.coop\/users\/mattl","displayName":"Dr. Matt Lee (1800www.com)","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/115062-original-tmp20230427013907.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/115062-96-20230427013907.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/115062-48-20230427013907.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/115062-24-20230427013907.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"115062"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/115062-96-20230427013907.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Public figure\/idiot. Old UNIX, TV, Music, OldHammer, Mantic, Amstrad CPC, open source, monkey movies, Skeletor sings TMBG. Blocking people talking about GenAI and LLM stuff every day. he\/him. New England Aquarium\/Cyberspace\/Cyberslice.","url":"https:\/\/social.coop\/@mattl","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"mattl","displayName":"Dr. Matt Lee (1800www.com)","note":"Public figure\/idiot. Old UNIX, TV, Music, OldHammer, Mantic, Amstrad CPC, open source, monkey movies, Skeletor sings TMBG. Blocking people talking about GenAI and LLM stuff every day. he\/him. New England Aquarium\/Cyberspace\/Cyberslice."}},"content":"

People who had a DVD player early on 1997-2000 era.<\/p>

What movies did it come with? Mine came with Pi, Fallen Down and Armageddon, whereas my wife only had Pi and Armageddon with hers.<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-07-12:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/social.coop\/users\/mattl\/statuses\/115115140881210234","object":{"id":"https:\/\/social.coop\/users\/mattl\/statuses\/115115140881210234","objectType":"note","content":"

People who had a DVD player early on 1997-2000 era.<\/p>

What movies did it come with? Mine came with Pi, Fallen Down and Armageddon, whereas my wife only had Pi and Armageddon with hers.<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/social.coop\/@mattl\/115115140881210234","status_net":{"notice_id":null}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2025-08-30:objectType=thread:nonce=6c65d1a2e56f4b94","notice_info":{"local_id":"10920140","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2025-08-30T01:35:57+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/social.coop\/@mattl\/115115140881210234"}],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/conversation\/5562943","rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html"}]}