Author Archives: Chrono101

Dealing With Data Loss

By Chrono101 | Published: January 26, 2010
So, if you’ve been using a computer for any significant amount of time, you probably have a lot data collected on your computer. It could be anything from pictures, videos, and games to stuff like financial documents, company records, or important legal documents. Computer professionals everywhere recommend that data be backed up on a regular [...]
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New Red Alert 3 Map

By Chrono101 | Published: January 15, 2010
I’ve started working on a new multiplayer map for Red Alert 3. I’ve been watching a lot of shows on TV about life and work in Alaska, so I’m basing this map around Prudhoe Bay, Alaska. I’m using Google Maps for most of my references, since pictures seem to be somewhat scarce, and a map [...]
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Brazilian Soccer Game Riot

By Chrono101 | Published: December 7, 2009
This was the scene soccer game in Brazil yesterday. By the looks of it, one team lost, and for some reason a riot started when the team tried to leave through their gate. The police come out, and people begin jumping from the stands and tearing up the play field. The police officers try to [...]
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STS-129 Launch Video

By Chrono101 | Published: November 16, 2009
This is the launch of Space Shuttle Mission STS-129. I recommend playing in HD and Full-screen mode if you can, the video quality is really good.
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Ares I-X Takes Flight

By Chrono101 | Published: October 29, 2009
So after a weather delay, NASA has successfully launched the new Ares I-X rocket booster. This test should provide tons of new data for the engineers and scientists to go over to help them build a better rocket. ARES I-X Launch Video: The test seemed pretty successful. I was a little worried at the beginning, [...]
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Translations

By Chrono101 | Published: October 27, 2009
So, looking at the web site statistics for this past month, I’ve notice quite a few visitors have a default language of something other than English. In response, I added a Google translation widget into the side bar. On any page of the site, you can just select your language from the drop-down menu and [...]
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NASA’s New Rocket

By Chrono101 | Published: October 27, 2009
NASA is set to launch the Ares I-X Rocket this morning, and I hope everything goes good. NASA typically has their stuff together on these sorts of things, but its impossible to tell for sure. Good luck NASA, and I hope the weather goes well for the launch.
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America’s Police Force?

By Chrono101 | Published: October 4, 2009
So, I was browsing Google News this morning, and happened upon this article, courtesy of KURL News. It’s about a Private Military Contractor called America’s Private Police Force. Apparently the city of Hardin, Montana, has sold an unused jail, worth $27 million, to the PMC. I was interested in the company, and deicded to check [...]
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Ode to ye, Razr V3 A

By Chrono101 | Published: September 21, 2009
So I just upgraded my Motorola RAZR for a newer Samsung SCH-R800 . So far it seems pretty good, with a large list of usable features. I just hope it lasts as long as my Razr did. I used it for three straight years, and aside from the occasional memory glitch, the phone performed phenomenally. [...]
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Gmod Stuff

By Chrono101 | Published: September 15, 2009
In my spare time I’ve been working on some robotics-type programming in Gmod and Wiremod. I’ve made a fairly functional hunter-killer drone, and I made a short little video about it. It’s pretty well geared to other Gmod/Wiremod users who would know what I’m talking about, but it is entertaining nonetheless.
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