TIL Bill Mumy was part of Barnes & Barnes

From a Bill Mumy sketch in MST3K: Being from another planet, learned Bill Mumy of Babylon 5 was half of Barnes & Barnes aka "Fishheads", a seventh-grade favorite.

Eurostile sightings

For a course at MCAD, Typography Bootcamp, I chose as one of my final projects, to perform a historical comparison of Microgramma and Eurostile.

After researching these two fonts, I realized how much I've seen them throughout my life, in technology, literature, and media. Here are some samples

• UFO - Gerry Anderson TV Show - pronounced "yew-foe"

  • Episode 01-01: Identified

    Episode 01-12: Computer Affair

• LEGO Space Insignia

TIL German mouse predated the XEROX Parc Mouse

Today, while researching the shape of the 4:3 CRT, which seems to have come down from Telefunken, I learned about the Rollkugel (1968), which I had never heard of before. The German mouse isn't even mentioned in Malcolm Goldwell's history of the mouse.

The Angels take Manhattan

The Angels Take Manhattan is one of the scariest, best-written Doctor Who episodes ever.

Blakes 7 font links

http://www.blakes7online.com/forum/viewthread.php?thread_id=358 http://www.blakes7online.com/forum/viewthread.php?thread_id=359 https://watchingblakes7.wordpress.com/2017/02/06/a1-the-way-back/