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   Miakoda (hellomiakoda@pdx.social)'s status on Tuesday, 15-Jul-2025 02:01:19 JST Miakoda

   Referring to a playback only VHS device as a VCR bothers me more than I should care about. It did then, it still does now.

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     Miakoda (hellomiakoda@pdx.social)'s status on Tuesday, 15-Jul-2025 02:19:53 JST Miakoda

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     • Dave the Nomad 🇨🇦 :autism:

     @dave Yes, and I owned one in 2017. It ran on 12v to 15v DC.

     VCR = Video Cassette Recorder
     VCP = Video Cassette Player

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     Dave the Nomad 🇨🇦 :autism: (dave@autisticnomad.social)'s status on Tuesday, 15-Jul-2025 02:19:54 JST Dave the Nomad 🇨🇦 :autism:

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     @hellomiakoda There was such a thing as a playback only device? Every VCR I remember owning had a record button.

     TIL

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     Miakoda (hellomiakoda@pdx.social)'s status on Tuesday, 15-Jul-2025 02:27:31 JST Miakoda

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     • Dave the Nomad 🇨🇦 :autism:

     @dave It was the entertainment in an old road tripper van. Sadly, the accompanying CRT TV was absolutely shot. I had replaced it with a little LCD TV

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     Dave the Nomad 🇨🇦 :autism: (dave@autisticnomad.social)'s status on Tuesday, 15-Jul-2025 02:27:32 JST Dave the Nomad 🇨🇦 :autism:

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     @hellomiakoda Intriguing. Why did it run off 12-15v DC? What was the use case?

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     Miakoda (hellomiakoda@pdx.social)'s status on Tuesday, 15-Jul-2025 02:33:15 JST Miakoda

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     • Dave the Nomad 🇨🇦 :autism:

     @dave I was homeless, and used Goodwill as video rental store. I'd buy a few VHS for a buck each, watch a couple movies till I was about out of batteries, spent the night in the parking lot, and donate the tape back in the mourning before getting on the road and recharging. It was just about the only entertainment I had for about a year.

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     Miakoda (hellomiakoda@pdx.social)'s status on Tuesday, 15-Jul-2025 02:34:12 JST Miakoda

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     • Dave the Nomad 🇨🇦 :autism:

     @dave And yes, by definition, every single VCR has record, and it was almost always a button.

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     Miakoda (hellomiakoda@pdx.social)'s status on Tuesday, 15-Jul-2025 02:34:42 JST Miakoda

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     • Dave the Nomad 🇨🇦 :autism:

     @dave Only other I had was I had an outdated Roku 1, with only 1 app that still worked. NoWhere TV. It had 2 shows I could watch when I was able to find wifi - Conan O'Brian reruns, and The Red Green Show

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     Miakoda (hellomiakoda@pdx.social)'s status on Tuesday, 15-Jul-2025 02:36:20 JST Miakoda

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     • Dave the Nomad 🇨🇦 :autism:

     @dave Pains me to think this rough life I found miserable was still luxury compared to what a lot of homeless endure.

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     Miakoda (hellomiakoda@pdx.social)'s status on Tuesday, 15-Jul-2025 03:01:39 JST Miakoda

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     • Dave the Nomad 🇨🇦 :autism:

     @dave Amazingly, the mini fridge I ran on inverters while trapped in the damn desert, is still in service! It's in my room, with soda and half and half in it. Ice cold!
     It was cheap back when I got it, before I lost my housing. Stunned it's still good!

     I used to get enough time on battery to keep my food cold about 6 hours, the inverter would wake me up, and it'd still stay cold long enough to make coffee and get ready to roll. Even in the dessert.