A few days ago, I wrote 2 articles regarding McDonalds Szechuan sauce and Rick and Morty fans obsession with it. When I wrote the original article, I let loose my thoughts on the sauce being of poor quality and not worth obsessing over. The next day, when the sauce was to be distributed in very …
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 Successfully Launches A New Set of Iridium NEXT Satellites
Early this morning a SpaceX Falcon 9 booster launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, carrying 10 new satellites for the Iridium NEXT communications network. They were released about an hour after launch once they were in their proper positions to function in the “constellation” of satellites that will make up the Iridium NEXT …
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Fanbases And Hype Machines – Szechuan Sauce
Last night I wrote an article that was (intentionally) way longer than it needed to be about McDonald’s sauce.The article is both serious and satirical. Serious in that my statements are what I actually think on the subject, but satirical in that the article is taking something pointless way too seriously. It’s just some sauce …
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History Of Horror Films – Cinemassacre Monster Madness
Back in 2007 for his annual Monster Madness series, James Rolfe decided to do a history of horror films, that being his preferred genre of movies; something he’s quite passionate about. A decade late, James has recompiled his original 31 reviews into one 53 minute marathon video covering everything – at least, everything important. It’s …
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Let’s Talk About That McDonald’s Szechuan Sauce
This Saturday (October 7th), in limited McDonald’s locations, fans of the cartoon Rick and Morty will be able to, if they are lucky, get a packed of the McDonald’s blend of Szechuan sauce, something that hasn’t actually been available since a 1998 promotion for the film Mulan featured it as an optional sauce for use …
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Memories Of AIM
In the event you’ve somehow missed it the AOL Instant Messenger service, commonly known as AIM, will shut down at the end of 2017, after being operational for 20 years. https://aimemories.tumblr.com/ https://help.aol.com/articles/aim-discontinued While Facebook Messenger is considered the primary messaging system in the world today, there are many many options available – Skype, ICQ, Discord, …
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What Happens When You Steal A Hacker’s Computer – Defcon 18
Here’s something we haven’t done in quite a while – a DEFCON video! In this case, one from Defcon 18, which took place back in 2010. In case you don’t know, DEFCON is a typical convention / conference type event held in Las Vegas, but with one key thing – it’s a hackers event! Oh …
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The Importance Of Sputnik
Earlier today I wrote my article on the 60th anniversary of the launch of Sputnik 1. I wasn’t quite happy with how it turned out, and thought more about it – what I really wanted to say with it. That’s when I realized it wasn’t the fact that it launched that I wanted to convey, …
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60 Years Ago, The World Entered The Space Age – Sputnik 1
60 years ago today, on October 4th, 1957, the Soviet Union launched the worlds first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1, using a slightly converted intercontinental Ballistic Missile. This action shocked the United States – an enemy nation, the “backwards and primitive” Soviet Union, they had launched something into orbit before us? This, of course, couldn’t stand. …
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What’s Coming For October 2017 on Xadara
Well, it’s been a few days since the last posts here. Maybe I needed another break, who knows. Regardless, a new month means new things, new chances to share my thoughts on, well, most anything. October is one of my favorite months of the year – hell, it might well be the month I like …
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We Have Burnout – Hostility In The Space And Rocketry Online Community
Cutting straight to the point, I’m somewhat burnt out right now – namely, with regards to SpaceX, space subjects in general, and a few other things. Reading comment after comment on the SpaceX front has certainly been a chore, having to see them mentioned in every single space related subject ever is itself quite annoying, …
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Re: The Downsizing Of The SpaceX “BFR”
While I plan on eventually addressing the entiretiy of the points made by Elon Musk at the International Astronautical Congress this past Friday, I did want to, at current, focus on one thing that has really gotten under my skin; the fact that SpaceX has, as I’ve heard others say, down-scaled and in some ways …
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Intelsat 37e And BSAT-4a Are Successfully Launched On An Ariane-5 Booster
Nearly a month after a launch abort on September 5th (caused by an electrical failure in a Solid Rocket Booster, which was discovered following main engine ignition) an Ariane-5 rocket carrying 2 American communication satellites lifted off from Kourou, French Guiana yesterday. Ariane-5 is the European Space Agencies heavy booster of choice, and although it …
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A Proton-M Booster Successfully Launches AsiaSat-9
In the Early Morning Hours of September 29th Kazakhstan time, a Proton-M booster lifted off from Baikonur Cosmodrome carrying the AsiaSat-9 communications satellite, providing improvements to communications capabilities over East-Asia and the Pacific. Proton is an interesting booster – It’s a 3 or 4 stage brute of a rocket originally designed at its core as …
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I Got A SNES Classic Edition Console
Thanks to some connections (and the fact that I actually wanted one at launch) I was able to get one of the highly sought after SNES Classic Edition consoles – a small stand alone plug-and-play style console which contains 21 built in games from the 16-bit Super Nintendo, a top tier gaming console back in …
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