Author: DOuG pRATt

Is This Guy For Real?

This anti-Trump screed has been making the rounds and getting a lot of attention. It made my ancient, rusty “reporter’s warning bell” ring.

So, who is Oliver Kornetzke? He seemed to appear out of nowhere, with something intended to get people worked up. Which has me wondering, even after looking through his Substack and BlueSky pages, if he is actually an AI construction, compliments of Putin.

https://substack.com/@oliverkornetzke/note/c-126784206

https://bsky.app/profile/kornetzke.bsky.social

Yeah, it’s really come to this, where I am questioning the existence of someone who is using his/her/their “real” name online.

LazyDisc

Due to a combination of laziness and concern that I could do something to break them beyond repair, I haven’t gotten around to working on my non-functional LaserDisc players.

With that in mind, I’ve been waiting for this guy to tackle a broken LaserDisc player. Which he has now successfully done.

My Pioneer players are dedicated, single-side LD units, models LD-838D and LD-V8000. So, with any luck, they’ll be easier to figure out than that model.

What’s All the Hoopla?

Last Monday, I was on a ZOOM call with members of the National Cartoonists Society. One of the participants was MAD Magazine artist Sam Viviano. Seeing Sam reminded me of this new documentary about MAD.

It’s currently available on Amazon to rent for five bucks, or purchase for only $7. CHEAP!

https://www.amazon.com/When-Went-MAD-Alan-Bernstein/dp/B0F22GNGJ5

But it’s also available to view for free on Hoopla.

https://www.hoopladigital.com/

Hoopla is an online digital library that requires just three things to join:

  • A library card with an affiliated institution
  • An e-mail address
  • An interest in free access to books, magazines, audio and video material

Early in the documentary, the claim is made that M.C. Gaines, father of MAD publisher Bill Gaines, had a hand in how Superman was first published. Here is some historical background.

https://bleedingcool.com/comics/maxwell-charles-gaines-the-man-who-rejected-superman-in-1936/