#almost vintage

[vintage-tech]

storytime: a surprise at the end of hardware hacking

So many of you know that when it comes to DVDs, they are "region encoded" -- short version, hardware to play DVDs has something built into them to only play disks from a specific area, and the world has been divided up into six areas. North America is Region 1, the UK is Region 2, Australia is Region 4, etcetera. And a few of you know that there is also a Region 0 with no limitations, and it is Desireable to have a DVD player that can operate regionless should you be someone who watches anime or other stuff imported from elsewhere.

There were DVD players by at least a couple makers that had a simple trick to set the player to regionless: if you put a CD in the tray that contained a file with a specific name (the one the player would be looking for if a firmware update was available, I presume) but it wasn't an update data file, a hidden menu would come up and allow you to change the region from any number between 0 and 6. There was a file going around for years with that name that people were downloading to burn to disk. [Somebody figured out all you really had to do was make a short text file and give it that name, so this file going around wasn't actually necessary.] For reasons I bought a player that used this method and downloaded the file, finding it on the third place I looked because the first two sites linked went defunct.

I threw that file into Notepad to see what kind of code would trigger the menu... hmm, the first line in it says "EXIF Canon PowerShot G5" followed by garbled stuff. Wait a damned minute, this is a JPG!!

So under the cut is what people have used for at least 15 years to hack their DVDs players to become regionless:

#many words #dvd #almost vintage #technology

[zporphyrogenita]

Elizabeth Berkley in Showgirls (1995) - Directed by Paul Verhoeven

#elizabeth berkley #showgirls #paul verhoeven #movies #almost vintage #cult #kitsch #nineties #golden #cult movies #cult cinema #90s films #90s movies #cult films #sparkly

[yetanotherthriftblog]

I can't call this "vintage" since it was only 17 years ago, however so much has changed that it might as well be. Featuring a PalmPilot!

#almost vintage #computer #technology #2006

[pokeberry5]

girl experiences gender euphoria and is immediately slammed by grief

for @litttlittt <3. this was supposed to be a portrait of caroline hill, but litta mentioned tim looking like janet when dressed as caroline and identity issues and angst and things spiraled

something about tim not knowing if he's his mother's child or bruce's or neither's.

figuring out the looks:

i wanted janet to have that poofy 70s hair

#tim drake #dc #bruce wayne #janet drake #sart #i'm picturing this as transfemme tim hence “he” and also compounding issues about bruce treating him as a daughter #which is exactly the gender validation tim wants and needs but isnt sure he deserves #but this also definitely works for trans tim #she gets to process that she looks like her mom!! and her mom will never get to know her daughter #would she have wanted to know her daughter? even though she showered tim with love when she was around #she barely knew her son #gender idk he's a girl 👍 hope that helps #i went down a rabbit hole looking up vintage dior necklaces -- hopefully something martha wayne wouldve worn #-- but dior necklaces are COMPLICATED #i almost drew pearls but i think that wouldve been too cruel to bruce lol #(a decent amount of my art--even when it's not femme tim--gets tagged 'gender' and i dont know what im going but im glad 👍)

[nonasuch]

I think… I just met Jason Mendoza in real life.

me: well a thrift store just sells whatever they’re given, while in a vintage shop we hand-pick and curate everything

him: oh so like a DJ set versus just leaving Soundcloud on

me: sure!

#he almost bought a reversible satin varsity jacket with embroidered dragons #he also mentioned in passing that he decided not to go to medical school so he could focus on dance and DJing #vintage shop life

[mother-lee]

#grandmacore #vintage interior #americana #photography #interiors #vintage style #alternative #old house #vintage aesthetic #vintage design #memories #ruralcore #small town aesthetic #dark #lovely #vintage #nostalgiacore #aesthetic #almost heaven #midwest #pinterest

[theloopus]

gay 70s copaganda thesis is actually about the inherent homoeroticism of the western genre and the cultural image of the male cowboy it borrows from. or as Susan Sarandon once put it, "They got their guns out because they couldn't get their dicks out"

#fun fact! making this fancam almost killed me in real life because it caused me to forget and leave my stovetop on all night for over 6hrs. #starsky & hutch #starsky and hutch #dave starsky #ken hutchinson #starsky/hutch #do they have a ship name #starskinson #? #vintage slash #im just saying things now #my posts #my edits #txt #orville peck #the song is: lafayette by orville peck. btw. #what a way to end 2023. almost dying by gay 70s copaganda fancam #i think starsky wouldve loved orville peck (hot angsty gay cowboy)

[bishonenspit]

Late '80s - '90s Maraich Appreciation ♡

#patalliro #maraich juschenfe #maya mineo #vintage manga #was almost going to title this heisei maraich panels but literally ONE is is from 88 which DOESNT COUNT as heisei so i in good faith couldn

[aurora-doll-333]

climb up the h of the hollywood sign 🐅 ₊♱.ೃ࿐

#lana del rey #lizzy grant #ldr aesthetic #lust for life #the weeknd #vintage #california #60s 70s 80s #dollette #coquette #girlblogger #tumblr girls #it girl #priscilla presley #sofia coppola #priscilla movie #this is a girlblog #born to die #ocean blvd #vintage americana #divine feminine #groupie love #penny lane #almost famous #pinterest aesthetic #summer aesthetic #just girly things #old hollywood #angelic #girl interupted syndrome

[vintage-tech]

It's almost vintage: 2003 was 21 years ago, and so were these prices!

#2003 #almost vintage #gas prices #technology

[hollywoods-angel]

"and you can tell rolling stone magazine that my last words were....... i'm on drugs!"

#almost famous #penny lane #coquette #vintage coquette #groupie #rockstar gf #60s #70s #girlblogger #girlblogging #lizzy grant #vintage americana

[zporphyrogenita]

Mariah Carey wearing the iconic butterfly top from Emanuel Ungaro at the ‘VH1 Divas 2000: A Tribute To Diana Ross’ concert at Madison Square Garden, New York, April, 2000

#mariah carey #emanuel ungaro #2000s #pop divas #pop diva #pop culture #pop music #almost vintage #iconic #muse #diva #candids #celebrities

[satans-knitwear]

white lace and pearls ✨

Treat me ~ Tip Me ~ More of me

#vintage vibes #i tried again! almost got it ✨ #satans knitwear #any tips or treats would be massively appreciated right now 💕 #pinup girl #alt pinup #pretty lingerie #bi girl #cheeky #uk girl #wlw #my gif to you

[lovingsharon]

"If they had been hungry, she would’ve fed them. If they had needed money, she would’ve given them her last dime. Because that’s the kind of person Sharon was. But they didn’t come for that." — Doris Tate.

Remembering Sharon Tate, who was killed 54 years ago today.

#sorry for my almost 12 month absence #i have been very active on instagram this whole time — cherishingsharon #sharon tate #1960s #60s #old hollywood #sixties #celebs #celebrities #muse #groovy #swinging sixties #icon #iconic #beauty #glamour #actress #vintage #retro #classic movies

[radishearts]

Docm77 about to blow up Skizz and Beef on his giant salmon shrine:

Sorry about the lack of art btw can’t tell if I’m going through a massive art block or if I’m just addicted to MC 🏃‍♀️

#alternatively Joel to Grian when they got in Kahoots blow up XB for demise #made aware of this image courtesy of may the gnome btw #Hermitcraft #hermitblr #hermitcraft memes #docm77 #skizzleman #vintage beef #I hope u guys know I think about these guys sosos much #absolutely obsessed with this seasons dynamics #want to make a mind map of it almost

[la-cocotte-de-paris]

Edwige Feuillère preparing backstage for a production of La Dame aux Camélias, Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh, 1953.

Photographed by Henry Clarke. Dress by Balmain.

#when i tell you i almost passed out when i first saw this photo a few moments ago #it's so...PERFECT #she's not ready to pose yet and it's absolutely stunning #I've seen the one where she poses and it's gorgeous but THIS??!!?!?!! i think this is one of my faves of her now <3 #edwige feuillère #la dame aux camélias #the lady of the camellias #alexandre dumas fils #stage #theatre #théâtre #balmain #pierre balmain #costume drama #period drama #dreamy #vintage #aesthetic #Edinburgh #scotland #paris #france #old hollywood #actress #retro #backstage #noir et blanc #Marguerite Gautier #glamour #fashion