FOOD FOR THOUGHT: Spy Gear
You’re a secret agent. At least you carry a lot of secret agent gear. Let’s say it was 1989, just twenty-five years ago. Who would you say would be likely to carry all this gear: Handheld…
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FUN FRIDAY: Wonder Woman almost looked like this
Superheroes. It seems like they’re everywhere, and in the last 12 months no superhero was as big as Wonder Woman. Gal Gadot’s cinematic portrayal blew people away last summer and again in the winter as part…
THROWBACK THURSDAY: Big Screens of 1944
Every year the blog team travels to the CES Show and this year was no exception. And every year, we’re just bombasted with big TVs. Even though you ca spend $400 at your local discount store…
THROWBACK THURSDAY: Starlog
Before there were internet trolls, there was Starlog. It was a pop-culture magazine that specialized in sci-fi movies and TV shows, back when it was rare to have more than one available at a time. So, it…
THROWBACK THURSDAY: Mice that aren’t quite…
The computer mouse has been with us for about half a century. We hardly think of it; it’s stopped being an interesting part of high technology and it’s just the thing you use at the office…
FUN FRIDAY: Building a Death Star
So, yeah, I’m decidedly mixed when it comes to my feelings toward Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi. If you don’t believe me, here’s the proof: I wasted an hour of company time writing a review of it….
STREAMING SATURDAY: Sometimes it’s not evil
Don’t jump to conclusions. Pretty good advice in life and here on Streaming Saturday, it’s even more true. I’ve taken the reins from Jake Buckler this week to tell you a story, something that happened in my life…
OFF TOPIC: My Star Wars: The Last Jedi review
So last night I finally went and saw it. I admit that for some reason, I’ve been far less jazzed about The Last Jedi than about prior Star Wars films. Blame that on over-exposure: there was a movie each of…
FUN FRIDAY: Post credit scenes
Used to be, the lights came on at the end of the movie and there was absolutely no reason to sit through a list of maybe 1,000 people’s names for 6-7 minutes. Now, it seems like…
FUN FRIDAY: Boston Layer Lapse
Old-schoolers call Boston “the hub of the universe” and while that may be a bit over the top, I think it’s a very pretty urban area. It’s small enough to walk in, dense enough to have…
FUN FRIDAY: Jake and Stuart argue about Stranger Things 2
Did you like season two of Stranger Things? On this Fun Friday, The Solid Signal blog team argues the pros and cons of Netflix’s biggest streaming hit this year, Stranger Things. Jake Buckler:Let’s get one thing straight, Stuart…
FUN FRIDAY: The sad state of banks
There’s a building near our West Coast Operations Center that used to be a bank. Not just any bank, but one of those serious banks that used to dominate small town America. It was the “first…
FUN FRIDAY: Pardon that Turkey
One of the sillier White House traditions involves pardoning a turkey on Thanksgiving. As we get closer to the day itself, it should be interesting to see how this tradition is reinterpreted for a new administration….
FUN FRIDAY: Who owns what
This blog doesn’t go political. That’s one of the things I’m proudest of, honestly. In a world where we are constantly bombarded by politics, I think of this blog as a little oasis where home theater…
THROWBACK THURSDAY: Seriously? 3 years without the Dodgers on DIRECTV?
Sometimes these articles are a little sad. Although baseball season is over for another year, there’s no denying the Los Angeles Dodgers had a good run. Or maybe you can deny it, if you never saw…