{"id":11744,"date":"2015-05-13T16:48:58","date_gmt":"2015-05-13T21:48:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/blog1\/?p=11744"},"modified":"2015-05-13T16:48:58","modified_gmt":"2015-05-13T21:48:58","slug":"geek-month-in-review-march-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/blog1\/?p=11744","title":{"rendered":"Geek Month in Review: March 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>by JB Sanders<\/p>\n<p>Snow, snow go away&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><Strong><a href=\"http:\/\/jurassicsystems.com\" target=\"_blank\">Jurassic Park Computer System<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nSo, there\u2019s this website out there that simulates the computer control system in the original Jurassic Park movie. Give it a whirl.<\/p>\n<p><Strong>Low-Tech Old-School Secret Drawers<\/strong><br \/>\nLovely antique small writing desk, with a TON of secret drawers and hidden compartments.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"280\" height=\"210\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/u__XGncVbM4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><Strong>Oldest Surviving Movie Footage of New York City, Annotated<\/strong><br \/>\nGreat video showing what appears to be the oldest movie footage of New York City, from May of 1896. Annotations show a map of the current NYC on the left. Pop-up highlights over the video call out landmarks and other points of interest. There\u2019s movie footage from 1896 to 1906, going backwards in time from newest to oldest. Fascinating stuff.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"373\" height=\"210\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AQR-HKzESsM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><Strong><a href=\"http:\/\/imgur.com\/a\/vOnt5\" target=\"_blank\">Geek Makes Secret Door Into His Home Theater<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nBut that\u2019s not the best part \u2014 the awesome thing is that it\u2019s a secret door, modeled on the secret back entrance in Moria. Yes, that Moria \u2014 as in, Mines of Moria, Tolkien, Lord of the Rings, etc. It even \u2014 oh, but I won\u2019t spoil it. Suffice to say it has features.<\/p>\n<p><Strong>That\u2019s Not a Table! It\u2019s a Machine!<\/strong><br \/>\nWatch this crazy complex table go from a small size to a larger size simply by turning. It\u2019s based on an 1835 patent.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"373\" height=\"210\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uVbo7ycpkeI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><Strong>Easily Build a Hidden Safe<\/strong><br \/>\nOk, it hasn\u2019t got a TON of room, but it\u2019s got the nice benefit of being difficult to spot. Plus who doesn\u2019t like hidden drawer-type-things that you can do yourself for $3?<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"373\" height=\"210\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9yRCDU-80IQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><Strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mattbierbaum.github.io\/zombies-usa\/\" target=\"_blank\">Zombie Infection Simulation<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nWatch as zombies spread out from the point of infection, in hour-by-hour time, until they engulf the US. You can even slider-bar the parameters to make zombies faster or slower, and more or less infectious. Science!<\/p>\n<p><Strong><a href=\"http:\/\/comicbookcartography.posthaven.com\" target=\"_blank\">Comic Book Cartography<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nSome 4-color plates of famous geography from yesteryear. Browse the contents of the Bat Cave, or the hidden secrets of the Baxter Building.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/blog1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/john1.bmp\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/blog1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/john1.bmp\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" width=\"272\" height=\"240\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2629\" \/><\/a> <strong>About John:<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>John&#8217;s a geek from way back. He&#8217;s been floating between various computer-related jobs for years, until he settled into doing tech support in higher ed. Now he rules the Macs on campus with an iron hand (really, it&#8217;s on his desk).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Geek Credentials:<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>RPG:<\/strong> Blue box D&#038;D, lead minis, been to GenCon in Milwaukee.<br \/>\n<strong>Computer:<\/strong> TRS-80 Color Computer, Amiga 1000, UNIX system w\/reel-to-reel backup tape<br \/>\n<strong>Card games:<\/strong> bought Magic cards at GenCon in 1993<br \/>\n<strong>Science:<\/strong> Met Phil Plait, got time on a mainframe for astronomy project in 1983<br \/>\n<strong>His Blog:<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.glenandtyler.com\/\"target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.glenandtyler.com\/<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Secret door, secret drawers, and secret safes! 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