Long story short, there’s a new security feature that prevents libdvdcss from being installed, which is the key to ripping DVDs (for back-up purposes only – natch). You’ll need to install X-code, X-code command line tools, then Homebrew and then libdvdcss. Restart Handbrake and you’re good to go.
brew install libdvdcss
I picked this up a few years back but just got around to watching it this week. It was just as awesome as I had remembered. Jonny has definitely aged well. The purists will bitch about the wrong credit sequences being used on the episodes (it’s true – for some reason they grafted the same one to each episode) and some of the un-politically correct dialog being dropped – but I really didn’t notice. I was too busy getting sucked into the stories and the styles. Absolutely one of the most beautiful cartoons ever created. The boxed-set says “Season 1” but there really haven’t been any other seasons, so this is it. Sure they created a new Jonny a few years ago, but that version sucked, so sink your money into this one and you’ll be complete. If you don’t wanna lay down your bread, pick it up at Netflix. Perfect for watching while you eat your cereal.
I don’t remember where I heard about this book, but it was a good find and a great read. To be clear, it’s less about a family vacationing at nuclear spots and more about indepth visits to nuclear weapon sites. It doesn’t just cover silos, but the labs that created the science and the factories that helped to build them. The couple doesn’t just stick to American sites either – they journey to the former Soviet Union as well. In fact some of the more worrisome accounts take place in now independent republics of the Cold War juggernaut forced to deal with their role in the big WMD drama.
If you’re at all interested in the nuclear arms race, or the cold war in general, this is a good little book. The science is explained well, and the details are thorough.
A Nuclear Family Vacation: Travels in the World of Atomic Weaponry [Amazon]
Also check out the DVD set: Atomic Bomb Collection Complete Library (including Trinity and Beyond) — amazing series of documentaries on the creation of atomic weapons at home and abroad. Bonus: narration by William Shatner