This morning was the successful launch of of the EchoStar 23 communications satellite from Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A on a Falcon 9 booster. This is the second launch of a Falcon 9 from LC-39, and the 3rd successful launch since the September 2016 explosion of a Falcon 9 rocket on LC-40. It looks […]
EliteCon Was *gasp* A Success!
So, that convention down in Flordia, EliteCon, the one that everyone was saying would fail because it banned cosplay and wasn’t a “real convention” due to that, and not having other events? Yeah.. It was successful. Wanted to extend a heartfelt thank you to all of our excellent vendors, devoted volunteer staff, and most of […]
A Blog Post About Nothing Particular
Angry Video Game Nerd Episode 3: The Karate Kid – Episode Review
The Computer Chronicles – Tax Preparation Software (1987)
It’s tax season, in case you didn’t know. Today, most people do their taxes online, via some preparation software or via a third-party service that invariably uses custom software, or some electronic filing system down the line. to get the actual data to the IRS. 30 years ago, however, it was a different story. Electronic […]
The Bitter Taste Of Nintendo Switch Games
As is well known by now, both through general discussion and via many YouTube videos, the actual game cards for the Nintendo Switch taste terrible. The games are physically tiny, similar to a thick SD card, and would be very easy for a child to swallow. Nintendo’s answer to this problem is to make the […]
EliteCon – A Follow Up
EliteCon – The Convention With No Cosplay!
Bits and Bytes – Program 1: Getting Started
YouTuber Kim Justice Vents About YouTube
YouTube is getting to a point where many content creators are just plain sick of it. There are as many problems as there are people who produce content for the site, it would seem, and many people are finally letting their opinions be known. A much needed vent. Read: https://t.co/xXfFl8YKis — Kim Justice | twitch.tv/kim_justice […]
Sentinel-2B Successfully Launches On A Vega Rocket
Game Player’s Gametape – Super Mario Bros. 2
The Worst Person I’ve Ever Worked With – Part 2
The Computer Chronicles – Apple II Forever (1988)
A decade after it’s release, the Apple II, one of the “holy trinity” of affordable microcomputers released in 1977, was still going strong. Constant updates and improvements kept these machines in use far beyond their original designed life, and beyond the life of 8-bit computers on a whole: I dare say in the early 90’s […]
Site Navigation Updates Are Underway!
Today I finally got started on some of the long-overdue site updates that I mentioned the other week (see Coming Soon: Even Better Site Organization). These updates will make for easier navigation and discovery of other articles and more long-term content that readers may enjoy. Anyone who follows the site knows I tend to write […]