It’s October, one of my favorite months in the year! Fall finally begins to set in (at least, here in the northern hemisphere) and with the month ending in Halloween (my favorite and arguably the best holiday ever) the whole month is filled with spooky things in mass! Needless to say, these are some of …
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Titanfall 2 Single Player Cinematic
Ah, Titanfall. Remember the campaign slogan, “believe the hype?” Well the hype was just that, hype. While I do enjoy the game, it was spoken of as something far greater than it really was (but isn’t that always the case?) and quickly fell by the wayside as gaming continued progressing. It looks like in Titanfall …
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Agena Upper Stage for the “Discoverer Program” – Early1960’s USAF Film
When the United States Air Force began its space reconnaissance programs in the 1960’s, it needed a way to stabilize its camera and signal interception payloads on orbit. Under normal circumstances of the day, satellites were either spin stabilized, or left to drift along on their orbit, maybe, if things were working right, the satellite …
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Mission Complete for the Rosetta Spacecraft
The European Space Agencies Rosetta mission ended today, September 30th, with the crash landing of the Rosetta spacecraft on comet 67P, its primary target over its 12 year mission. Even though its original launch was delayed resulting in a change of target, and its secondary payload, the Philae lander, had a much shorter mission than …
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Nintendo Repair and Maintenance (NES Repair VHS Tape)
I had seen this video online ages ago, but only just tonight found it again: An old VHS tape, made by an electronics repair company, discussing how to clean and repair NES consoles. This tape, which looks like it dates back to around 1990, goes into quite the good detail on common problems and fixes …
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The Computer Chronicles – Online Tips (1996)
Ah, it’s been a while since I’ve shared a Computer Chronicles episode! In this particular episode we have an assortment of “online tips,” such as internet etiquette (netiquitte, a concept which never seems to have taken off), keeping kids safe online with blocking software (software which seems to always be easily circumvented) and the introduction …
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Power For Apollo: Saturn V – 1966 NASA Film
If you’re going to the moon, you’re going to need a rocket. A big one. Actually, scratch that, you’re going to need several rockets of varying types, uses, and fuels. This film, produced during the late stages of the design and testing of the rocket systems of the Saturn V and the Apollo Command, Service, …
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Cinemassacre Monster Madness X Trailer
It’s almost October, which means it’s time for another Monster Madness! This is the 10th, and “final” year of the series by James Rolfe, the content creator most famous for the Angry Video Game Nerd character. Monster Madness is a video series where James takes a look at horror movies, reviewing and commenting on them …
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No, Your Astrological Sign Didn’t Change (Not That It Matters Anyway)
Not that I care whatsoever for such outright silly superstition, but it has to be said, because those posts are annoying the hell out of me. No, your Astrological sign didn’t change 1: NASA has nothing to do with such (I never understand why anything at all related to space has to magically have NASA …
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October 2016 Xbox Live Games With Gold
It’s about to be October, which means another month of free games with Xbox Live Games with Gold. Oddly, this assortment doesn’t look too spooky for what you would expect from free games in October but at least it does have the survival game “I am Alive” so, there’s that! Right, let’s get to the …
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Destiny: The Rise of Iron – First Thoughts
Today marked the release of the final Destiny expansion, The Rise of Iron. Yes, that’s right, the final expansion. That “10 year plan” they spoke of apparently only went for 3, going in to 4 years. Their next plan is to release a full on new game, currently spoken of as “Destiny 2” and to …
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Gemini Flight Controller Orientation – 1964 NASA Film
Going along with the last articles theme of hypergolic fuels, with a focus on the Gemini spacecraft, we have this 1964 film, from the very early days of Gemini, explaining the propulsion systems and operation of the maneuviring capabilities of the Gemini. Gemini was the first manned spacecraft capable of making major orbital trajectory changes, …
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Toxic Propellant Hazards – 1966 NASA Safety Film About Hypergolic Fuels
It’s well known that I am a massive fan of the Titan missile, and its derived space boosters – the Titan II GLV, the Titan-III and Titan-IV booster families. These launch systems, based upon the Titan II Intercontinental Ballistic Missile, used a very special type of fuel and oxidizer type that was storeable at room …
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An Open Letter to Saddles N’ Such
I don’t know all that much about horses. At least, not to the degree people who do ride and care for them, and who would own a store dedicated to them would. I do know they are expensive creatures, as are the items related to them; even the things you wear when riding can be …
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Atlas V WorldView-4 Mission Profile
We have another exciting Atlas V launch today, this time from Vandenburg Air Force Base off the East coast of the United States! This launch will be the baseline Atlas V, the “401” configuration, no side boosters and a single engine centaur stage. The payload, the Worldview-4 commercial Earth observations Satellite, will be launched into …
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