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MINI MEMORY: Hey, remember ToonTown Online?
Hey, remember ToonTown online? If you don’t, man you sure missed out. ToonTown online was Disney’s foray into the rise of early 2000s MMO games after World of Warcraft became the mega-hit it would remain for years to come. It was a lot like those social MMO games that you’d sit your kids down on…
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The Snacks we Left Behind
In a modern world of convenience, it’s important for people to take a step back, smell the roses, and eat a little snack to keep up their energy. Thankfully, we have tons of amazing and great tasting snack foods to whet our appetite! Well…we USED to. Nowadays, the snacks we have kinda suck. I mean,…
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MINI MEMORY: Logos suck nowadays.
A quick, small little post to whet your appetite; logos suck now. When I say this, I’m referencing popular brands with cool logos that just got completely ruined the further on they went. Let’s look at a few, and reminisce, huh? Look at the logo on the left. Look at how vibrant that is, how…
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The Disaster of the Space Shuttle Columbia
Let’s explore the story of the Space Shuttle Columbia. We’ve marveled at its grandeur and the promise it held for venturing deeper into space. But what about its fate? Was it a tale of triumph or tragedy? What happened to the Columbia? Back on January 16, 2003, the Columbia embarked on STS-107, its 88th…
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The Space Shuttle Columbia
Space is the frontier of the stars, and one of the greatest unknowns in the universe; collective human understanding of the universe caps at an estimated 5%, rivaled only by our own understanding of the big blue deep beneath us. The mysteries that the universe holds for us drives us to learn and understand every…
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Your Childhood was Made by Cartoon Network Studios
Let’s face it: if you were a kid in the late 90’s and early 2000’s, there’s a pretty damn good chance that your favorite cartoons came from Cartoon Network Studios. Founded on October 21, 1994 as a division of Hanna-Barbera (y’know, the guys who made the Flintstones), until it was all absorbed into Warner Brothers…
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Beyblade: How to Make Tops Cool
Picture this: you’re an early 2000’s kid, let’s say 2010. You’re entering into second grade. Life couldn’t be better. While you’re waiting outside for the doors of school to open, you look to your left by the fence and see a weird group of kids squatting over some weird cone looking thing. You’re naturally curious,…
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The Internet before the Internet, Part 3
Alright, we’ve made it this far, let’s see how we ended up where we are today. Usenet groups have provided people an unprecedented amount of connection, and global communication has (seemingly) never been easier. Internet Relay Chats (IRC’s) are slowly coming into prominence, offering instant and live contact amongst users. But this still isn’t the…
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The Internet before the Internet, Part 2
So, where did we leave off? Oh, right. January 1, 1983. When TCP/IP became the official protocol for all interconnected networks. Well, what am I here to talk about now? I mean, the internet’s here. We have it! Story’s over! Right? Well…not quite. See, this is the Mesopotamia of the internet. Beforehand, we were internet…
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The Internet before the Internet, Part 1
On January 1, 1983, the internet was born. Kinda. Really, that was when the internet we know of happened. The proto-internet (really, the internet to be) was much different from what we used today. The most popular and well known version of the “early internet” was something called ARPANET. ARPANET was the babysteps of the…