Category: Awesomeness

First Lunar Outpost artwork

February 20, 2024

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Art, Awesomeness, history, Monthly Historical Documents Program, Patreon, projects, rockets, spacecraft

In 1992 NASA had a flurry of PR about the “First Lunar Outpost” concept which would see the US return to the moon […]
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Home made long range laser weapon

January 26, 2024

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Awesomeness, Hmm…, science, Weapons, youtube, YouTubers worth watching

Styropyro takes a an off the shelf 2 kilowatt fiber laser welder/rust remover and makes it a long range laser sniper weapon. There […]
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Orion Space Battleship

January 22, 2024

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APR, Awesomeness, blather, CAD Diagrams, history, Hmm…, Nuclear Pulse Propulsion, Nukes, projects, rockets, spacecraft, Weapons

With all the little publications I’ve written and illustrated, and all the years of blogging ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT political opinions and the like, it […]
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Sometimes, just sometimes… remakes work

December 18, 2023

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Art, Awesomeness, blather, Hmm…, youtube

Movie and TV remakes are often garbage. But covers of songs? Sometimes the remake is a triumph. Some examples: “My Body Is […]
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Well, that’s quite an ad

December 2, 2023

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Art, Awesomeness, Hmm…, youtube

On one hand, the utility of this ad for selling Chevy’s seems limited. After all, it doesn’t tell you much about how they […]
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Starship: Take 2

November 18, 2023

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Art, Awesomeness, history, News, photography, rockets, spacecraft

The second Starship/Superheavy launched today. Vastly more successful than the first flight, but both stages were still destroyed. This sort of thing would […]
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Enterprise found

November 4, 2023

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Art, Awesomeness, blather, history, Hmm…, Models, Science Fiction, spacecraft

Several models of the Starship Enterprise were built for the original “Star Trek” series. The most famous is the 11-foot model which was […]
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Digital clothes

October 24, 2023

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Art, Awesomeness, blather, Hmm…, science, youtube

I guess this is kinda cool, a dress – at least the front side of one – composed of “scales” that can change […]
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The *other* Snow White

October 17, 2023

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Art, Awesomeness, blather, history, Hmm…, News, Politics, youtube

All evidence points to the forthcoming “Snow White” live action movie from Disney being something of a train wreck. It is a remake […]
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Bond rumors

September 30, 2023

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Art, Awesomeness, history, Hmm…

These rumors sound good. Too good, in fact… Rumor: Christopher Nolan Directing Next James Bond? Not just that Nolan will direct the […]
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