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geekhack Community => Off Topic => Topic started by: ricercar on Sun, 27 December 2009, 16:19:54

Title: Media sightings
Post by: ricercar on Sun, 27 December 2009, 16:19:54

There's a Maltron right-hand keyboard on Dollhouse, season 2, Episode 6.

Summer Glau's character Bennett has a damaged left hand, and the righty Maltron appears on her desk from about 16:18 to the commercial break while Tofer is using her desk. It's subtle, never fully onscreen. I'd never know what it was had I not been familiar with my lefty.

(http://geekhack.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=6745&stc=1&d=1261952426)

Title: Media sightings
Post by: itlnstln on Mon, 28 December 2009, 07:54:24

Well, I saw the president in Chicago:
 
(http://geekhack.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=6752&stc=1&d=1262008411)

Title: Media sightings
Post by: microsoft windows on Mon, 28 December 2009, 18:16:22

Ugh...Obama. If we'd gone a year back I would be happy to see the president.

Title: Media sightings
Post by: ch_123 on Mon, 28 December 2009, 20:02:08

Well, he hasn't invaded anywhere yet. That's a pretty good start!

Title: Media sightings
Post by: itlnstln on Tue, 29 December 2009, 07:49:08

The economy has gotten better, too.

Title: Media sightings
Post by: ch_123 on Tue, 29 December 2009, 10:04:20

A number of Model Ms are to be seen in the James Bond film Goldeneye, including a close in of one used to program the first satellite.

Title: Media sightings
Post by: Rajagra on Tue, 29 December 2009, 19:00:41

Some of Datamancer's steampunk creations were used in the TV series Warehouse 13.
http://www.wired.com/underwire/2009/06/first-look-steampunk-gadgets-go-wild-in-warehouse-13/ (http://www.wired.com/underwire/2009/06/first-look-steampunk-gadgets-go-wild-in-warehouse-13/)
(Though that's a bit like saying the Pope was spotted in the Vatican.)

Title: Media sightings
Post by: Hak Foo on Tue, 29 December 2009, 21:34:53

I was watching a crappy film called 'Marshall Law' recently.

It revolved around a rich neighbourhood with fancy alarms which was going to be robbed and blown up or something (missed like 90% of film).

I did notice they kept trying to seize control of the alarms with what were clearly black Focus boards with the ridged cases

Title: Media sightings
Post by: loopy on Tue, 29 December 2009, 23:37:22

Gattaca - compact Cherry board?  I've always wondered.

(http://home.comcast.net/~olimar/gattaca_kb.jpg)

Title: Media sightings
Post by: ricercar on Wed, 30 December 2009, 03:01:35

One of us did Warehouse 13? awesome. That keyboard inspired my own lamentably non-photographed M steampunk mod that I ended up selling right around the time I joined here last year.

Title: Media sightings
Post by: microsoft windows on Wed, 30 December 2009, 14:17:06

Quote from: itlnstln;146149

The economy has gotten better, too.

10% unemployment? I don't call that better.

Title: Media sightings
Post by: chimera15 on Wed, 30 December 2009, 15:52:22

Quote from: loopy;146454

Gattaca - compact Cherry board?  I've always wondered.

Show Image

(http://home.comcast.net/~olimar/gattaca_kb.jpg)

I figured out what it was, about 3 hours after you posted.

http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?t=8236&page=4 (http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?t=8236&page=4)

Quote from: ripster;146455

$36 M production cost and a Academy award for best Art Direction.

I'm still pretty sure it's a custom built board.

A custom chopped board. lol

Title: Media sightings
Post by: keyb_gr on Thu, 31 December 2009, 13:45:43

Quote from: ripster;146748

They were going to use a Topre but somebody convinced them that DIP switches might look out of place in the year 2032.

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