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Are you a fan of bird calls? No? Techmoan has something that will pique your disinterest. In an nondescript box, he found a set of 1970 recordings for bird brains. Is Techmona doing it right? Press PLAY to find out about 1970 Audible Audubon recordings that will tantalize your cat!

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...

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...

"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...;)

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...

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...;)

Submitted for a chuckle or two, in several languages. Part way through Wendy Corduroy's Teen gang's exploration of the abandoned "Dusk 2 Dawn" store, Mabel comes across "Do Not Sell" candy, gobbles it and "gets spacey." Press PLAY if Winter 2024 is getting you down...

Submitted for your entertainment, UK Post Office slide show+audio from the 1980's! In a dramatic first, "Techmoan" had fewer-than-usual problems getting this imported-from-Germany unit to work. Press PLAY to see what your loose change would get you at the Post Office...

The original "Star Wars" movie is about to turn 46 years old. How many of these trivia bits do you know? Press PLAY if you don't have anything better to do or if the local TV station insists on broadcasting the "sequel trilogy.";)

Submitted for Comedy or Truth, Paul Chato, A former network TV executive, hacked the security cameras at Walt Disney company and reveals what "Igor the Bob" does behind closed doors. Press PLAY to find out why Disney keeps making Dumpster Fire movies, if you dare!;) That "Springtime For Hitler" song

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.

Would you turn "Rover" and his pack of Canids into super soldiers to fight Human wars? Let us count the ways that could happen, outside of David Brin's "Uplift series." Press PLAY if you're curious about how animals on Earth could be "messed with" to suit our needs...

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

Winds are blowing from the South, clouds, heavy rain and humid conditions will rule for several days. With this depressing local weather report, here's something to "keep your sunny side up." Press PLAY if local weather conditions have got you "down in the dumps..."

Submitted for your amusement, the last Tefifon, the Model KC4. What will "Techmoan" find in this very well packed box of wonder? Press PLAY if you don't mind hearing a Stereo playback machine "do Mono.";)

The Honest Treilers crew is off on holiday, so here's a tuneful(?) medley of songs mocking movies of the past. Press PLAY if you want to get a "freeze dried" version of "Les Miserables" and other pretentious movies ...;)

Just when you thought that Olan Rogers' "Final Space" was toast after it's Netflicks run, here's something that may have a familiar look and feel. Press PLAY if you want to believe that this Kickstarter project can fly...

On the 25th anniversary of Eva Cassidy's performance at Blues Alley, members of her band gathered at Blues Alley to remember what she did on stage with Standards and songs she liked (and made her own). Press PLAY to see her on stage "before her overnight success."

I posted this video here because it is "political," but it has a warm message for Christmas Day. Press PLAY and try not to mind that "someone is cutting up onions."

Do you have Five HOURS to spend on one movie series? How much do you want to know about the people who wrote the screenplay. their influences, H.R. Giger, etc.? Press PLAY for the deepest "dive down the rabbit hole" that is "Alien."

Let's get this over with. Yes, that's Sigourney Weaver nearly topless in the Cryo Sleep capsule. Also, you can see fully lit set details that are "lost in the shadows," otherwise. Press PLAY to see what's in the "Nostromo"...

What's worse than Christmas Muzak at the mall? According to Techmoan, Karaoke videos. Once some necessary repairs are complete on this old piece of tech, Matt will sing Christmas songs. Press PLAY if you dare to endure a Christmas Karaoke aural assault.;)

Christmas is just around the corner and many movie watchers head for "Bedford Falls" to see where "George Bailey" grew up. Press PLAY to see how much of Bedford Falls exists in the real world...;)

I wasn't looking for something new, but YouTube smelled blood in the water. Here's Ally the Piper and her Metal band, who should be in "Get the Word Out," but it's better to spread little discoveries around, eh? Press PLAY if you dare...

Well now, I go searching for more from the "Shut Up & Kiss Me" and I run into a METAL version of "Let It Go" from the movie "Frozen." Press PLAY if you dare! Xmas Metal "Run, Run Rudolph"