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Previously, on njms.ca: [[ Studying computer science at the end of the world ]] [[ Studying computer science at the end of history ]] At midnight on June 13th, 2009, analog TV broadcasts were suddenly terminated across the United States. By this point, most people had switched to digital, but the moment still represented the end of an era. A moment captured in this absolute relic of a video: Last Day of Analog TV Broadcasting - June 12, 2009 (Elviskid90) A number of stations in the United States stuck around for longer under exemptions. In Canada the switch-over happened in 2012. But still, there was something special about analog television, wasn't there? Analog video has been an incipient special interest of mine over the last year. This morning I watched a video by Moondream, which I'd encourage you to take a look at if you're also into this sort of thing: Reviving Dead Air (Moondream) He and his roommates bought a bunch of old TVs to set up around their house so that they could…

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