Another day, another launch it seems. A United Launch Alliance Atlas V booster (431 configuration) launched the Echostar 19 communications satellite today, marking the 68th Atlas V launch. Normally I would go on waxing poetically about the payload, the booster, and what have you, but this time, there isn’t anything to say that hasn’t been …
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Christmas Music Is The Worst
The holiday season is an incredibly mixed bag – deep down, I do enjoy this time of year, with classic movies and memories of years gone by, but at the same time it’s a point in the year that I can’t stand. Working in retail has a pretty negative effect on a persons love of …
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“But It Won’t Make It Here Before Christmas”
It’s coming down to the wire for the holiday season, and one thing that is invariably going to happen, and has already been happening day in, day in, the past few months is items being out of stock in stores. This is just how it works, and, amazingly, some people just don’t seem to grasp …
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Complex Blocks Drunken Peasants Episode 309 – #WTFU
Yep, that happened. During the chaos of Tommy Sotomayor DMCA takedown chaos on the Drunken Peasants youtube channel, we have Complex, an entertainment and news publication with a somewhat urban slant, filing a copyright claim resulting in the blocking of Drunken Peasants episode 309 worldwide. https://twitter.com/DrunkenPeasants/status/809472968938045440 I was only able to watch half the episode …
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STS-95 Mission Highlights
NASA pushed out quite a few videos following the death of John Glenn. The other day I shared some video of the launch of STS-95, Glenn’s 1998 return to space. There was one video I found during the planning of that article, though, that I didn’t share due to its length, and thought more worthwhile …
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So One Of My Articles Made It Onto Reddit. That’s Something!
I’m not going to lie – I avoid Reddit. Something about open discussion sites of that nature has just never appealed to me. I could go more in depth, but that isn’t the point here. The point is, I don’t go there. The other day, I noticed my traffic was oddly high (and at the …
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The Chernobyl Shelter Object Is Safely In Place Over Reactor 4
File this one under news that reached me 2 weeks after the fact, in late November of 2016, the Shelter Object, a massive arch intended to seal the remains of Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Reactor 4 was successfully moved over the structure with the intent of forever sealing the damaged reactor and its deadly nuclear …
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The Launch of STS-95
Normally, following an event like the death of John Glenn, a blogger like me would share video of his Mercury flight. It is, of course, what he was most famous for, being the first American to orbit the Earth back in 1962. My personal experience with John Glenn, however, is a bit more unique – …
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Godspeed, John Glenn
John Glenn, the first American to orbit the Earth, died today. Just a few minutes ago I received the call from my mom letting me know this. At the time, I had just fired up a game, wanting to relax a little before work. I noticed she called as I loaded the game up, and …
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Pearl Harbor – 75 Years Later
Yesterday, December 7th, 2016, marked 75 years since the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the event which marked the direct entry of the United States into World War 2. Rather than talk about what Pearl Harbor is like now, or just cover the normal anniversary events, I thought I would share my perspective on the …
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Re: 21 Things You Have To Explain to Out-of-Towners About Memphis
This article crossed my radar the other day, and as someone who lives in Memphis, I always find these amusing, at best, at how just plain wrong they are, with regards to me and my life, about opinions on this city. In this case, as the title suggests, it’s things you have to explain to …
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“Eurolovers” YouTube Channel Taken Down
As I have mentioned a few times before on here, I’m a big fan of a music genre known as “Eurobeat.” Imagine 80’s pop gone, well, a little insane, and you kind of have an idea on what Eurobeat is. If you are familiar with Italio Disco, then you know the basic sound already. Interestingly, …
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Why I Share Random YouTube Videos
Some of you who follow my work on this site the past few months will notice that I often share YouTube videos, and provide some commentary or discussion surrounding it. The reason behind this is simple: The video, usually, interests me, and either I want to share it with you, or I want to provide …
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Star Wars – Why It’s Popular – Video by Cinemassacre
Star Wars is incredibly popular. That simple. Some of you out there may not like it, and I can understand that, but I know I, like many many others, am a fan, in fact, I just got some original LaserDisc copies the other day, that’s how much I do genuinely like the series. I’m not …
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Drunken Peasants Podcast and Fair Use on Youtube
I’ve mentioned before, primarily on my own podcast, that I absolutely love the YouTube channel “The Drunken Peasants.” This podcast, usually 2 hours in length, produced 3 times a week, has been one of my favorite things to watch online for over 2 years. As their slogan goes, “covering news from an altered perspective” they …
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