What We Do
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TANSTAAFL Media is committed to the production of educational media. Our specialty is working with
PBS
and the Public Television system to develop, produce, and distribute educational television programs. We also have substantial experience producing training and industrial media. Our team works in video and other electronic media, including web sites, interactive media, digital video, HDTV, and specialty DVDs.
Who We Are
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TANSTAAFL’s staff has extensive experience with media production and distribution,
including both PBS and commercial projects. Our creative and talented team comes from an eclectic background in media and industry. We work with independent professionals, both locally and abroad, so that we can cover a wide variety of locations, topics, and specialized media needs.
What the Heck Does TANSTAAFL Mean, Anyway?
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TANSTAAFL (pronounced TAN-staff-ul) is an acronym for "There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch." Meaning, if you get it for free, there's still a price you must pay, somewhere. It may not be obvious, but it's there.
Or — good things take hard work.
The term was popularized by Robert Heinlein's classic science-fiction novel, The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress, and was (practically) the title of Dr. Milton Friedman’s economics book, There's No Such Thing As a Free Lunch, but the original use of the more grammatically correct term TINSTAAFL can be traced back to 1952 in the writings of ethicist Alvin Hansen.
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