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Otokichi

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  1. I've been watching the FX miniseries, "Shogun" and have gotten to episode 4, where "John Blackthorne" is back in Ajiro village and is showing Samurai how to aim long range guns taken from the "Erasmus." Things are ever-so-slightly different from the 1980 miniseries, but at least we have English subtitles for Samurai elocution. "Metatron" is an admirer of all things having to do with armor, weapons, and culture. Here he takes a very deep dive into the current version of "Shogun." Press PLAY if you want to find out if "they got it right," in spite of having to shoot scenes in places other than Japan. 

  2. I'd seen this posted on YouTube for a while, but preferred to look at other videos. It's late at night and a Rapper just discovered Billy Joel's "Piano Man," and it's cool rainy night. "Piano Man" brought me down, so it was time to see what Fil of "Wings of Pegasus" had to say about this cover. Press PLAY if you're a Karen Carpenter fan, you won't be disappointed.;)

  3. It's 1982 and it's Spring Break or just before Summer and you want to "play your own kind of music," how do you do that? Techmoan to the rescue, with a Sony cassette player that spreads "the music all around." Press PLAY if you want to be exposed to Matt's portable Karaoke machine! As usual, the secretary is out to lunch and doesn't know anything about your shenanigans...;)

  4. Our Canadian Chinese movie commentator put up a poll and guess what won. Press PLAY if you want to know what a Meme in Chinese language movies look like. Would you believe that you can kill an enemy with an insult? Swearing in Taiwan Chinese is...smoother? Chinese SmartPhone art is something else...;)

  5. After ten years, the tale can be told. "Techmoan" presents Part Three of "the tape recorders of 'Mission: Impossible"! Press PLAY if you want to find out more about the Concord F-20 reel-to-reel tape recorder that appeared from 1966-1972. This recording will self-destruct in 10 seconds because The Secretary is on her lunch break...;)

  6. Those "Chatty Kathy" dolls had a tiny record and playback mechanism inside, back in the first half of the 20th century. "Techmoan" has accepted his current Mission: Impossible, to get these tiny records to play on a 1970's Action Man Field Radio player. Press PLAY to find out what secret messages are to be found on "Chatty Kathy"! As usual, if "Techmoan" is caught or killed during his mission, The Secretary will disavow any knowledge of such activity...

  7. It's Saturday morning, time for another "Techmoan" Tech video. Did you ever hear about "MQA-CD"? Me neither, by that time, in the early 2000s, music CD sales were about to take a death dive. "Media streaming services" offered EVERYTHING recorded "at any time/all the time" without the "clutter of physical media." Back in 2018, "Techmoan" looked at MQA-CD and found that the decoders and players were only available at "Audiophile Prices" (Thousands of Pounds Sterling, of course.;) Recordings of this latest "better than regular CD" format were available only in Japan. Flash forward to today, hardware and music CD prices have flattened out, but the format appears to have "only historical interest." Press PLAY to find out about the "tempest in a teacup" Internet battle for tech information and sound comparisons...if you dare...

  8. "Serenity" didn't answer enough questions about the "Firefly 'verse"? Here's a look at a fan fiction movie for Browncoats who assert: "Can't Stop The Signal." Press PLAY if you want to see a fan fiction movie that outdoes the Disney Company's Dumpster Fires...;)

  9. Disney's "Steamboat Willie" has spawned a number of interesting "variations on a theme." However, this pales in comparison to the days when IP copyrights were frequently ignored, resulting in unique local takes on pirated characters. Press PLAY to find out about "Turkish Star Wars," "Filipino Batman," and other Asian takes on Hollywood and Tokyo...

  10. Submitted for your amusement, outtakes, deleted scenes, goofy video, and a "Firefly" cast reunion. Remember: Every time a viewer (YouTube or video) falls in love with "Firefly," a Fox TV executive falls off the Nakatomi Plaza building. Press PLAY to get ready for a fun weekend...;) 

  11. Matt found this modern background music player set in 2022, but put it aside, since it might require a subscription to operate. It's now 2024, and "Techmoan" decides to power up the little box. Does the music play in random order over time? Press PLAY to find out what Imagesound put on the 16GB SD card.

  12. The Critical Drinker opened this video with "the absolute clown show that is modern Hollywood," then put the spotlight on a modern hero, Nicholas Winton, played in old age by Anthony Hopkins. If you can't find the movie, I've read that there's a "This Life" video about Nicholas Winton in a TV studio, surrounded by the former children he saved from the Nazis in 1938 Czechoslovakia. 1988 "This Life" segment on Nicholas Winton

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