These days, if you want to watch a TV show, or a movie, or heck, even play a game, you can pretty much do it on any device you wish. Your computer, game console, phone, and even sometimes directly your TV itself can access YouTube, Netflix, Hulu, and other services for immediate streaming of videos. …
Continue reading The Computer Chronicles – TV Meets PC (1999)
Author:Chris
Scammer Sunday: Carey Holzman Calls a Tech Support Scam Company
Last week I introduced you to the concept of the tech support scam. I only scratched the surface in that article, hitting on some of the absolute most common tactics used by support scammers. Today, I felt it good to share a video of these guys in action. Enter Carey Holzman, a computer tech with …
Continue reading Scammer Sunday: Carey Holzman Calls a Tech Support Scam Company
JCSAT-16: Another Successful Launch and Landing for the Falcon 9
We had another successful SpaceX launch this morning. In fact, as I begin typing this, the second stage and the payload, JCSAT-16, have yet to leave their parking orbit – we are still about 5 minutes away from the second engine burn that will put the satellite on course for a geostationary orbit! This launch, …
Continue reading JCSAT-16: Another Successful Launch and Landing for the Falcon 9
The Space Shuttle: A Remarkable Flying Machine – 1981 NASA Film
This film, produced in 1981, follows the first flight of the Space Shuttle Columbia on STS-1, April 12th to 14th of 1981. The video tells the general story of the 4 day mission, while also going over details on the general operations of the then new Space Shuttle. One of the best things about this …
Continue reading The Space Shuttle: A Remarkable Flying Machine – 1981 NASA Film
Remember HD-DVD?
Do any of you out there remember HD-DVD? Back in 2006, it stood against Blu-Ray in a battle for the high definition optical media standard, and in 2008 it lost when, after many retailers and film publishers backed out, Toshiba, the main company behind the format, finally gave up and ended production of players, leaving …
Continue reading Remember HD-DVD?
An Introduction to Tech Support Scams
Over the past 25 years, no item on the tech sphere has become as ubiquitous as the personal computer. Be it a Windows based machine, a Mac, or in the rare case of the tech savvy user, a Linux machine, virtually everyone owns at least one traditional machine. Sadly, much like smart phones and tablets, …
Continue reading An Introduction to Tech Support Scams
Space Shuttle Design & Construction – 1976 Educational Documentary
Back in the 1970’s, NASA began a transition from the Apollo program, using expendable rockets and single-use capsules, to an idea known as the Space Shuttle – a reusable space plane to carry crew and cargo into orbit at a fraction of the cost of traditional boosters. Of course, 40 years later, we all know …
Continue reading Space Shuttle Design & Construction – 1976 Educational Documentary
The Worst Person I’ve Ever Worked With – Part 1
As I make known enough for what it’s worth, my “day job” is in retail. Now, I do like what I do, but like any job it invariably has it’s less desirable moments. I sometimes share those, for what they are worth in either an educational sense, or just out of curiosity, for those who …
Continue reading The Worst Person I’ve Ever Worked With – Part 1
Some Good Stuff is Coming
Alright, I just wanted to throw out an update post to let readers know that some good things are coming soon to the site. It’s been a busier than normal week for me, and I’ve had countless articles and projects delayed. I’ve got videos coming to the YouTube channel along with plenty of articles, more …
Continue reading Some Good Stuff is Coming
Don’t Strawman Me
It happens all the time, in virtually every conversation. You are making whatever point you have, be it something mundane, or something major, and, somehow, you realize you are arguing something you didn’t even say, or, better off, didn’t mean. Someone has changed the subject on you, via some method or another, and by the …
Continue reading Don’t Strawman Me
An Assortment of Apollo 15 Videos
45 years ago today, Apollo 15 was deep in its mission.By the time it was all over, the crew had spent 4 days at the moon, conduction research from both orbit and from the surface, including the missions most famous moment where a falcon feather and a hammer were dropped in the effective vacuum of …
Continue reading An Assortment of Apollo 15 Videos
Learn to Read Between The Lines
All too often I’m put into arguments that are absolutely pointless simply because someone else is too lazy to use simple context clues and understand what the point being made actually is. The end result is someone arguing a strawman of your position, rather than the actual statement you are making. Yes, this is a …
Continue reading Learn to Read Between The Lines
Apollo 15 Landing from PDI to Touchdown
45 Years ago today, Apollo 15 Landed at Hadley Rille on the Moon. The Crew of this J class mission, David Scott, Al Worden, and James Irwin, would spend 3 days both in orbit and on the surface studying the moon, which was, of course, the true scientific goal of the Apollo program – to …
Continue reading Apollo 15 Landing from PDI to Touchdown
45 Years Ago – The Flight of Apollo 15
It was 45 years ago today that the 4th manned lunar landing took place. Hadley Rille, a geographically intriguing area of the lunar surface, was chosen as the landing site due to the possible volcanic origins of the region, with the rille area itself being likely one of the best areas to gather samples from. …
Continue reading 45 Years Ago – The Flight of Apollo 15
Cinemassacre 200 – James Rolfe
James Rolfe, best known for his online video series “The Angry Video Game Nerd” is quite the fan of cinematography, the actual process of movie making. While the AVGN online web series is his best known work, and certainly makes up a vast majority of his video production work, James has produced well over 400 …
Continue reading Cinemassacre 200 – James Rolfe