OT: TV delivery alternatives

[Michael ODonnell]

> For a while now I have been interested in re-watching a show
> that used to be on PBS when I was...younger.  It was called "The
> Mechanical Universe".  It was a physics show that used a lot
> of computer graphics to illustrate the mathematical principles
> behind physics.

Hey!  I love The Mechanical Universe, with the prof standing
at the front of the class and mixing his dry (nerdy?) wit into
the material as he lectures, and all those early animations by
James Blinn - now *that's* entertainment.  I think it's here:

  http://www.learner.org/resources/series42.html