This record player is hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Audiophiles are a very weird breed of people, and reading this Gizmodo article about them makes that abundantly clear. But I just bought my first player and a few of my favorite albums on vinyl, and it really has expanded my love for them. It is however crazy to think that an AC power cable can cost $4,000 and speakers $350,000.

Incredible Documentary

I recently watched this documentary on Google Videos (they have almost all parts I believe) and it was absolutely perfect. It tells the tale of the BBSes (Black Board Systems) that were precursors to the internet and electronic mail, and is basically one of the best accounts of geekdom ever created. I was completely unaware of the existence of these systems until now because of the generational gap, and so if you are at all interested in technology or computers and know nothing about this, please watch it! You will be very intrigued...

The BBS Documentary Website

Here is a link to Part 1 on Google Vids