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Laserdisc Turtle (Ewan) @laserdiscturtle.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

I've not had much time lately so it's taken me too long to get around to @techconnectify.bsky.social latest video...but wow! This is probably the most powerful video I've seen on YouTube for a long time. It's a long one but recommended viewing for everyone. www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtQ9nt2ZeGM

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You are being misled about renewable energy technology.

YouTube video by Technology Connections

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Laserdisc Turtle (Ewan) @laserdiscturtle.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

With BlueSky verifying and endorsing ICE this account will be going quiet for a while until I see how this thing plays out. Follow me over on Mastodon at @LaserdiscTurtle@mas.to.

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Laserdisc Turtle (Ewan) @laserdiscturtle.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Turns out that there's a whole 1984 film called "The Audition" (ザ・オーディション) about the group and it heavily features the Jim Steinman track throughout... Sigh...I'm going to have to track down a copy of this aren't I?

A picture of the cover of the 7 inch single of Jim Steinman's "Rock And Roll Dreams Come Through". It shows a painting of a winged, muscular male angel standing on a blue cloudy background, the full moon in the background. A woman in a red dress clings to the angel. In one hand the angel holds a guitar, while in the other he holds up some chains.

A picture of a Japanese album cover, it's the original soundtrack for the film "The Audition" from 1985. English text on the Obi strip highlights "Rock 'n Roll Dream Come Through." The cover shows a shot of four Japanese girls dancing on a stage in blue leotards. Behind that is a blue stylised collage of the four girl's faces.

A picture of the four girls who make up the group Saint Four. They all stand together, looking towards the camera, a cloudy scene in the background.

A picture of the laserdisc cover of the 1984 film "The Audition."

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Laserdisc Turtle (Ewan) @laserdiscturtle.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

I love Jim Steinman and I love J-Pop, so I love the handful of times that his songs got turned into J-Pop hits. I recently discovered one that had previously passed me by, a Japanese cover of "Rock & Roll Dreams Come Through" by Saint Four (セイントフォー) and I love it! youtube.com/watch?v=0vNH...

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Rock'n Roll Dreams come through

YouTube video by セイントフォー - Topic

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Technology Connections @techconnectify.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

I don't identify as a Christian, but somehow the message of "love thy neighbor as yourself" managed to make it through to my brain and I take it seriously. Even brown people are my neighbors and I don't care if they "shouldn't be here" I don't want masked thugs kidnapping them. That's not liberty.

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Laserdisc Turtle (Ewan) @laserdiscturtle.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

You know I just noticed that both films were released in 1984...Footloose was also released that year and also had a Jim Steinman track in it (Holding Out For A Hero)...1984 was a good year for Jim Steinman in movies!

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Laserdisc Turtle (Ewan) @laserdiscturtle.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

This reminds of back when I first heard of "Streets of Fire" and it took me years to track down a copy! At least that's now out in 4K so I can enjoy the opening and closing Jim Steinman songs in all their glory. www.youtube.com/watch?v=arxD...

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Streets of Fire: Collector’s Edition: Nowhere Fast (HD)

YouTube video by Shout! Studios

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Laserdisc Turtle (Ewan) @laserdiscturtle.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

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Rock'n Roll Dreams come through

YouTube video by セイントフォー - Topic

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Nathan Dane @nmsni.co.uk · 16/01/2026

Moment of appreciation for the lady who wrapped my eBay parcel. What a perfect job

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Laserdisc Turtle (Ewan) @laserdiscturtle.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

He kindly signed my Ayreon Electric Castle Live ticket a few years back.

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Laserdisc Turtle (Ewan) @laserdiscturtle.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

I look back at 2016 as the year things all started to go wrong. Why would we want to go back to then and do it all over again?

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Dylan @ Doctor Who: Too Hot For Tv @toohot4tv.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

I could end my relationship with just a click of a button.

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Laserdisc Turtle (Ewan) @laserdiscturtle.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

I like to think that she just gave him a chocolate medal and hoped he wouldn't notice.

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Laserdisc Turtle (Ewan) @laserdiscturtle.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Yeah Dragon Attack is one of the highlights in surround. Play The Game starts things off a bit flat, but the mix on Dragon Attack really brings the fun; very dynamic and playful. Every DVD-A I've seen includes a DTS or Dolby surround track for non DVD-A players. Can't say I notice any difference.

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Laserdisc Turtle (Ewan) @laserdiscturtle.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Right, I think I've finally got the hang of this new year thing...time to get back to listening my way through all my surround sound albums. I'm into the 1980s now with Queen's "The Game" in 5.1 on DVD-A. A nice surround sound mix of an often overlooked album in Queen's large back catalogue.

A hand holds up a DVD Audio disc of Queen's The Game album.

A close-up of the back of the album showing a table which details the three different formats you can listen to the album in: DVD-A 5.1 on a DVD Audio player, and DTS 5.1 and PCM 2.0 on DVD Video players.

"Production Notes

Considerable care has been taken to ensure the audio on this disc is of the highest quality. The original 1980 24-track analogue master recordings were transferred to a Pro Tools HD digital audio workstation at 192kHz 24 bit. For each song, the 24-track elements were meticulously compared with the stereo mix to ensure all the correct parts were selected for the multi-channel mix. It should be noted that some of the vocal performances on the 5.1 mix of Coming Soon are different from those on the stereo mix because the exact multi-track tape used for the original mix was not available.

The multi-channel version was created with a Neve 72 chan- nel 88R analogue mixing console. Additional analogue outboard processing included vintage equipment by Pultec, Fairchild and EMT. The self-powered monitoring system was comprised of five matched Genelec 1031A speakers and a Genelec 1094A sub- woofer. The 5.1 mixes were recorded on an analogue Studer A827 machine with an 8-track headblock and 2 inch EMTEC Studio Master 900 tape.

Mastering for 5.1 was done from the 2 inch tapes and the resultant 96 kHz 24 bit files were used to generate the DTS 96/24 and DVD-Audio versions. A PCM 96/24 stereo version was mas- tered from the 1/4 inch original analogue mix master and is compatible with all DVD players."

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Laserdisc Turtle (Ewan) @laserdiscturtle.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

I think their primary motive at the time was the cash and attention...as far as I could tell they were either somehow utterly ignorant or just didn't care about the politics. I enjoy their music but there have been so many times over the years where the band members just came across as unlikable.

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Laserdisc Turtle (Ewan) @laserdiscturtle.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

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jaythechou.bsky.social @jaythechou.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

I Photoshop Paddington into a movie, TV show, or pop culture until I forget: Day 1765

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Andor has a lot to say about the world we live in now.

Screenshot of a post on X by Jamie Raskin (@jamie_raskin) that reads: “Remember what Nemik said in Andor:” followed by the quote: “Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear.” The post continues: “No Kings in America or in any galaxy. Stand strong for the people.” Below the text is a photo from a protest showing two people holding signs that read “No king can break our union” and “Vote yes!! to protect our courts,” with other demonstrators and signs in the background.

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Eyepatch Wolf @eyepatchwolf.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Keep hearing devs say that they only use ai for "pre-concept art" There is no pre-concept art. There is concept art. That's where the idea starts. With the concept. You're using ai for concept art.

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Laserdisc Turtle (Ewan) @laserdiscturtle.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

As far as I know Davis/Panzer are very keen on making a release happen, but Queen is the current hold up. Like many tings I doubt we'll see anything unless the reboot is a hit and then all the rights holders will come out of the woodwork wanting to make money at last!

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Laserdisc Turtle (Ewan) @laserdiscturtle.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Really hoping for an official Queen + Michael Kamen Highlander soundtrack someday. It's too beautiful a score to go unheard.

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Frostek @frostek.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

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Lev Parikian @levparikian.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

Welcome to new Bluesky users. Here’s how we do things: 1. Always observe the Hambledon Protocol 2. No flisking 3. If someone tealights you, rink them without apology 4. I don’t mind them so much, but tissue-posts are generally frowned on 5. No questions Good luck!

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VGDensetsu @vgdensetsu.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

This is the first time I have seen this cartridge, designed for the Linguaphone Education Gear, the Japanese version of the Multi-Mega/CD-X. xcancel.com/mega_dra/sta... auctions.yahoo.co.jp/category/lis...

Screenshot of an auction with a photo of a Linguaphone Education Gear and a cartridge labelled ‘CD-ROM Multi seminar’

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Gavin Winters @gavinwinters.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

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Morten Bay, Philosophiae Doctor. @mortenbay.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

In case anyone is wondering how Greenlanders feel right now (credit: @andershemmingsendk.bsky.social on FB)

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Phil PlAIt @philplait.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

This is how they played The First of Us

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Laserdisc Turtle (Ewan) @laserdiscturtle.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

My pre-order is in too. Never thought we'd get to see this one in 4K. I'll be pre-ordering The Killer just as fast when it goes up!

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Dikkii 🔱 @dikkii.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

Tweet by Jatin @jatinkmalik

The reason why RAM has become four times more expensive is that a huge amount of RAM that has not yet been produced was purchased with non-existent money to be installed in GPUs that also have not yet been produced, in order to place them in data centers that have not yet been built, powered by infrastructure that may never appear, to satisfy demand that does not actually exist and to obtain profit that is mathematically impossible

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Laserdisc Turtle (Ewan) @laserdiscturtle.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

Yeah, it's good to give the eyes a rest after staring at monitors for far too long.

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Laserdisc Turtle (Ewan) @laserdiscturtle.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

Enjoy! I've not read that one in years but it's been sitting on my to read list again for the last few months. I remember really enjoying the sense of exploration.

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Laserdisc Turtle (Ewan) @laserdiscturtle.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

If it's still there next time I visit Guisborough then I might have to have it.

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Laserdisc Turtle (Ewan) @laserdiscturtle.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

I spotted a lovely pulpy edition of a collection of Arthur C. Clarke's "Tales from the White Hart" stories in a Guisborough charity shop. I love these playful short stories, definitely amongst my favourites of his works...but I've already got them in a complete collection of his short stories.

A picture of a hand holding up a paperback book of "Tales from the White Hart" by Arthur C. Clarke. The old fashioned pulpy artwork shows a giant squid sitting on top of a traditional English pub, some of it's tentacles draping over the side of the building while others are raised to the sky. It looks as if the giant squid is roaring. The ground around the pub appears to have turned to slime. A sticker on the front shows the price of £1.99.

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The Spaceshipper 🚀 @thespaceshipper.com · 10/01/2026

Fritz Lang's Metropolis was released 99 years ago today! And the story took place in... 2026 😁 And since it's never too late to (re)discover one of the first sci-fi classics...

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Metropolis | 1927 | VOSTFR, Muet | Science-fiction

YouTube video by Bonjour Le Cinéma

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Laserdisc Turtle (Ewan) @laserdiscturtle.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

After falling in love with this Polish film on Mubi I finally got a Blu Ray copy of "War of the Wolds: Next Century". Why does no one talk about this film?! It's incredible! A genuine dystopian classic about the power of government propaganda that still feels horribly fresh and relevant today.

A polish city street with the focus on the corner of a building. On one side of the building are armed and armoured police, on the other is a TV station van. A TV camera is pointed at the building. People are standing and celebrating on the top of the building. Banners are hanging from the top of the building, they read in English: "Martians Love Law"

A group of bored looking people sit at a table which is draped in colourful and patreotic flags. Banners behind them reads in English "Your blood is wanted. Welcome martian friends."

A white middle aged man in a bad blonde wig standing on a stage, a microphone stand in front of him as he gives a speech, his lef hand raised as he holds the microphone with his right. Behind him is a scaffolding structure with a big bannee on it. The banner is for SBB TV and has the slogan "Reality! We Create It"

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Laserdisc Turtle (Ewan) @laserdiscturtle.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Sounds ghastly...what is it? Some sort of "casting" ad?

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Laserdisc Turtle (Ewan) @laserdiscturtle.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Hopefully it will be fixed and discs will be recalled. I've been holding out for a standard release as the UK limited edition is far too expensive.

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Laserdisc Turtle (Ewan) @laserdiscturtle.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Oh dear, people have spotted errors in the 4K of Perfect Blue. Sounds like it's a problem with the 4K master that's been used for the last few years, but people are only noticing now it's out on home video. The problems are technically minor, but have a huge thematic impact during a certain scene.

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Laserdisc Turtle (Ewan) @laserdiscturtle.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Would you recommend it to someone who hasn't enjoyed anything they've seen of what Star Trek has had to offer this century?

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Laserdisc Turtle (Ewan) @laserdiscturtle.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

I had a lot of fun and learned the basics of flying, but sadly was never able to do much more as learning to fly is crazy expensive in the UK. There's a glider group near me, maybe I should check it out sometime.

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Laserdisc Turtle (Ewan) @laserdiscturtle.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Random fact, over 20 years ago I did a short flight school in Sarnia, Canada at the Chris Hadfield airport! I couln't even drive at the time but I logged a few hours in a Cessna so I smiled when within the first few chapters of this book a character was taking a Cessna for a recreational flight.

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Laserdisc Turtle (Ewan) @laserdiscturtle.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Last night I finished reading "The Apollo Murders" by Chris Hadfield. While well written the book didn't really spark with me so I doubt I'll be reading any others in the series....but I do love that flex in the author subtitle! "New York Times bestselling author and astronaut"

A picture of the cover of the hardback book. It shows a lunar landar hovering between the surface of the moon in the foreground and the crescent Earth in the background. The title of the novel, The Apollo Murders" is shown in red all capital letters, while the authors name and other text on the cover is in white all capitals.

A close-up of the authors name and the subtitle under it. It reads "Chris Hadfield, New York Times bestselling author and astronaut"

The author picture in the back of the book cover sleeve. It shows a white man with short dark grey hair and a mustache leaning nonchalantly against a large white space suite.

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