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200W Laser Bazooka

Posted on June 30, 2016 by madmarv

Found this thru Geeks are Sexy. This kid is crazy and assembled a 200W laser out of scrap metal, broken DLP projectors and batteries.

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Fan re-cut Ghostbusters trailer

Posted on March 4, 2016 by madmarv

Should we be worried that a fancut of the trailer is so much better than the official trailer? Official Trailer

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LEGO Star Wars game trailer

Posted on February 2, 2016 by madmarv

I thought that Episode 7 was OK. A lot of that may have been the expectations that were built in to the trailers leading up to opening weekend. Now if the trailers were structured like this, I think I would … Continue reading →

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Kaypro 4 Teardown

Posted on June 4, 2015 by Kreg Steppe

It’s throw back Thursday and to celebrate earlier this year, Chuck, Time Adamec and myself tore apart an old Kaypro 4. In a previous life this machine powered the Tomasi family business and ultimately the Tomasi Empire (I made that last … Continue reading →

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Hackerman’s Hacking Tutorials

Posted on June 2, 2015 by Kreg Steppe

If you have seen Kung Fury then you have been introduced to Hackerman. The greatest hacker of all time. Apparently he is putting up videos tutorials on YouTube. Here he is explaining how to hack time.

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Tie Fighter – Short Film

Posted on March 24, 2015 by Kreg Steppe

This has got to be one of the coolest fan films I have seen in a long time. Animator Paul Johnson hand drew this over the course of 4 years. It is a mix of Anime and Star Wars that … Continue reading →

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Technorama is turning 10!

Posted on March 17, 2015 by Kreg Steppe

Spread the Word! Technorama is turning 10 on April 26th. All though we may act like 10 year olds, you can clearly tell the show has matured over the years. Wait wait, who are we kidding…it is the same shtick … Continue reading →

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Star Wars Disco

Posted on March 11, 2015 by Chuck Tomasi

Sure, I remember the song. It was played all the time years ago. The video? What the frack?! It wasn’t even dancing, and it wasn’t very well synced. Watch for yourself. Truly a train wreck.

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Godspeed Leonard Nimoy

Posted on February 27, 2015 by Kreg Steppe

Thanks for being such a big part of all of our lives. You will be missed! #RipLeonardNimoy “Second star to the right and straight on ’til morning.” ~ J.M. Barrie   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtQUePN5y40

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New hosting

Posted on February 17, 2015 by Chuck Tomasi

FYI – this past weekend we changed hosting systems. Ultimately, this saves us money and increases our support longevity with our provider. We believe we got all the technical issues resolved in the migration (huge thanks to Kreg) and appreciate … Continue reading →

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