Writer, Agilist, Elder Geek
I was doing another round of link research for the blog (you'll see some new resources soon), and once again Bonnie and I ran into another round of dead sites. You've heard me rant about this before – there's so many blogs and sites out there they would be awesome, interesting, and progeeky if they were actually updated.
In ranting to a friend, he simply said, "Oh, like Geocities?" That stopped me in my mental tracks.
The presence of the Kno and similar specialty devices and specially-configured general computing device made me think of one thing – "pre-loaded software."
Remember when pre-loaded software was the bane of a new computer? Where a system, no matter how pristine, too often came with assorted programs, tools, and invasive software you'd never planned to use? Now it's a selling point – because people are getting pre-loaded software they want. Which made me think of some other potentials . . .
Being a geek, I assume you remember the time you discovered Mystery Science Theater 3000. If you're one of the poor souls that doesn't know what it is, it's a show where characters mock old movies, and at times obscure movies. These films get a new lease on life – and the show, in my opinion, increased interest in cheesy old films.
Of course before that there was the Golden Turkey Awards, which awarded various bad films awards for their "achievements." This book is one I credit with giving Plan 9 From Outer Space more prominence, though it certainly called attention to other films.
Many films in the above media, and in similar media like Late Night Movies and the like, are films that are at best weird, and at most very bad. Many would be considered outright failures, yet because of their very flaws, they get a kind of new life.