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50 years ago today, Scott Carpenter flew the second American manned orbital flight on May 24, 1962. He piloted his Aurora 7 spacecraft through three revolutions of the earth. In this photo, taken on May 24, 1962, Astronaut M. Scott Carpenter looks into his Mercury-Atlas 7 spacecraft, the Aurora 7, before being inserted to begin the launch. Image Credit: NASA
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Monster Hunter
So over the last couple of years y’all have heard me rattle on about the Monster Hunter International saga. My acquaintance (Facebook says he is my friend), Larry Correia has been writing this series of books for a few years … Continue reading
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Green Screen
Remember the old “Is it live or is it Memorex”? tag line. Yes, children, way back in the days of audio tape. Well now you can question everything that you see on that big flat panel LCD screen that you … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Sci-fi, Technology
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Another Time Suck
I have to find more hours in the day. It seems that the venerable Dr. Who from the BBC has undergone a significant metamorphosis since I last watched it, way back when. It looks like I am going to have … Continue reading
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Extreme Geekiness
For all of you wanting to unleash your inner Geek for at least the next 2 minutes or so… Never wear a red shirt to a con.
Posted in Culture, Humor, Sci-fi
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Captain Kirk – 2008
I had almost forgotten about this episode. Are the meaning of those words becoming diluted and forgotten?
Posted in Culture, Politics, Sci-fi
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COOL!
Some years ago I had a major project that I was involved in and we were looking for a team building event. So, we took the entire team off to see Star Wars Episode 2 when it was first released, … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Sci-fi
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