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A Beetleweight Build Diary Part 1: Bot's got HIPS

So, I decided to start work on a new combat robot earlier today, and I actually decided to 3D print it. Which is an especially odd choice for me since I don't personally trust 3D printed components on combat robots. 3D printed robots tend to not hold up that well, as the material tends to split from hard impacts.   But then I discovered a material called HIPS, or High Impact Polystyrene. This material can take some pretty decent impacts, and although the separation issue is still prese
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IT'S ALIVE!!!

I've finally gotten my prototype in the air. I'll post more info later, but right now I can say that this quadcopter is going to be a success in the local market. Not to mention it's currently one of only two racing quads that aren't made in china, so that's a bit of a plus.
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Why I Don't Like Google Or Apple

Alright. While chatting I got into a little "argument" with the member who is currently know as Rainbow Dash (I can't wait until that fad blows over, it's driving me insane!) about Google. To basically state my position, it's not that I don't like Google's software, but I can't respect a company that can influence the world economy like that. As for Apple, they steal software and digital media. OSX 10.x is a re-skin of FreeBSD 4.2, a now outdated OS based on Unix, and lot of songs on
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Imperial Takeover... I Haven't Seen Anything Like This Since Bulbagarden's Rocket Takeover

Well, first off, I'm getting a major case of Deja Vu here. When Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSilver were released, a Team Rocket Takeover was staged on Bulbagarden. My allegiances are where the similarities end. On Bulbagarden I sided with the resistance, here I side with the Empire. In other news, well, it's still related but until this whole thing blows over I'm the unofficial Tie-Fighter repairman at a remote imperial outpost.
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Facepalm

Welcome to my new series of blog posts featuring things that I completely overlooked with repairs and fixes every month... Facepalm! To kick it off... Fail #1: This is a TF2 related one. You should probably know that for a while I was having issues with constant crashing. Go figure that I start prying through the Lua scripts and my computer settings when all I really had to do was set compatibility mode to Windows XP SP3. Fail #2: I have a Team Losi Mini-8ight 1/14 sc
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Project Phoenix

Well, I was working on a radio control AGR (Anti Gravity Racer - the term is a misnomer since it's actually just a technologically advanced conventional hovercraft) and left the project alone for a while, only to find out that everything is missing. I put a lot of time, effort and money in to that thing only to find that it was for nothing. Was it really for nothing, though? I did learn a lot about the process of developing such a vehicle... Also, although the vehicle itself is missing
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A Beetleweight Build Diary Part 2: Well, that didn't go as planned...

As the title says, things didn't go as planned.     It may not look too bad, but I have to show you some trouble spots.     Severe warping around one side of the print, resulting in a malformed motor mounting point.     CURA actually thought I wanted to print the interior of the holes of the upper frame mounts, as opposed to the geometry of the frame mounts themselves. I don't know if this is CURA's fault or Sketchup's, though, but seei
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Scientists discover a new Earth-size Exoplanet orbiting Alpha Centari B, but don't expect to fly there any time soon.

Alpha Centari B, the secondary star of the closest star system to earth besides our own, apparently has a new companion. First noticed on October 18th, scientists have recently revealed that a rocky planet 1.13 times the mass of earth orbits this neighbor of ours. However, this planet has orbital period of 3.236 days, meaning that it's extremely close to its parent star, and thus way to hot to be habitable. Xavier Dumusque of the Geneva Observatory in Switzerland and his colleagues discover
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Writing ideas - setting

I'm rolling some ideas through my head, and I would like some opinions on them. I'll list the setting factors in the order of how this page on TVTropes lists them Base genre: Science Fantasy and Dieselpunk with a bit of Cyberpunk thrown in for variety. Mythology: Ancestral with an emphasis on specific heroes, similar to ancient China. Mainly there just for a bit of background flavor. Population: A handful of races. Humans (not quite - they have a few characteristics that in o
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An Update On Servers - Mc On Hold Until Tomorrow, Gmod Spacebuild W/ Stargate And Carter's Pack Is Open

Alright, I have to admit that I'm taking my pleasant time with the Minecraft server, since the most recent updates have made me hesitant to start it up again. Until then, I have started a new Garry's Mod Spacebuild server. In other news, my IP address has changed to 97.95.232.155. Garry's mod is on port 27015, Minecraft will be on port 25565, Trackmania2 will be accessible through port 2350, and TF2 will be available through port 27016 in order to avoid line interference. The Garry's M
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Idea For A Minecraft Project

Well, now that I'm hosting a Minecraft server (75.136.114.99:25565) alongside my Team Fortress 2 server, I've decided to come up with a project. I'm working on a small mining town in the center of the island where you first spawn, and I'd like to set up more on other islands. Problem is, I need to do four things first. 1. Level the terain around the city without disturbing any of the mine entrances 2. Build a road system complete with glowstone streetlights. 3. Stabilize the
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The Promised Eta Carina Leak

I promised to leak a bit of info about one of my projects, so here goes... ETA Carina is a game I am working on in the source engine. It will be a Sci-Fi FPS with some RPG and RTS components and an emphasis on Shipboarding and Planetfall actions. In addition the game will be vehicle heavy, where both sides will have access to tanks (not grav-tanks, more like the Landmaster from Star Fox Assault but with a railgun instead of a laser), fighters, everything up to light transport gunships. I
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A Very Long Hiatus...

I never intended to be away, but things happen and I ended up moving on for a while. My computer went down a long while ago (it's been fixed for a while now), and when I fixed it I had learned about a game called Garry's Mod. Yes, Garry's Mod. The glitchiest game in existence. Combine that with Team Fortress 2 (an awesome FPS/Military themed hat collecting sim, depending on your view) and Trackmania United Forever, I guess I just couldn't get back on for a while. Disaster struck on J
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Metal Drift - A Review

I've been playing Metal Drift recently, and I have to say it is the must have game of today. Alright. The game is a hybrid Sci-Fi Sports/Racing/FPS game where you are essentially playing Soccer with hover tanks. In order for your team to win they must score more goals than the opponent. The game has decent graphics quality, on par with the XBOX 360, though a little shiny for the quality level like Trackmania Original/Sunrise/Nations/United. Energy effects are TF2 Cow Mangler level and
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A Bit Of A Brag Post... Not A Serious Post, I Can't Back It Up, But...

I was playing TF2 a few days ago. Jarate Sniper on Dustbowl. Anyway, we were on the final point. We were holding the other team back well, but that's not too much to brag about on the 0% Seriousness of Dustbowl. I usually can't snipe, but for some reason my aim was particularly good that day. I got a total of 10 kills and a ton of assists during the round. Four were no-scopes, three were melee with only one of them being a crit due to Jarate/Bushwacka'. We still ultimately lost, but it
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Trackmania2 - My Experiences With The Open Beta.

Prenote: sorry about the JPEGs. Steam doesn't render in any other format. Well, the newest version of Trackmania has been in open beta for almost a week. Trackmania2, as it is called, isn't a 100% new game (it still runs the same engine with a few changes to allow for the addition of new environments as they are released, as well as the addition of the rumored Shootmania and Questmania games upon release). However, it has undergone a much needed graphics update. A lot o
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Urgh... Monitors Need To Be Bulletproof...

First off, I apologize for not being on - and with more than just the site. Computer problems have once again caused me to have to take down my servers. Because of this, the servers will be down for a few more days and will gradually started up over a few weeks.
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Success! Well, Sort Of...

Well, a friend and I succeeded in creating a variant of the fabled Black Hole glitch in Super Smash Bros. Melee, as you will see in the screenshot. Unfortunately, the game hanged and I couldn't get any more pictures, but I'm sure one image is proof enough. How to create a Black Hole in Super Smash Bros. Melee (Double Ness/Flipper Method - Requires Action Replay MAX or equivalent): You will need the "Super Ness" code active. Debug Mode helps too. I used Debug Mode
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Sirius Wars

Alright. I'm finally ready to distribute an early alpha of Sirius Wars, a bullethell shooter I've been developing and have kept relatively under wraps until now. https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B9Je_ziVneIOeVY4NzNXTFlnelk Version alpha 2 The game is being developed on the Danmaku Time engine, an open source (BSD License) bullethell shooter engine written in Java. The game itself is being distributed under a modified BSD license. Do not use any files in the res/snd, res/img, res/s
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Your Basis Belongs To Us Entirely, It Is!

In 2101 war was begining War had started with announcement 2101 What Happen? Something happens? Somebody set us up the bomb! Someone placed us on the bomb! We get signal! We obtain the signal! What? What? Main screan turn on! The main screen is attached! It's you! That! How are you gentlemen? It is the gentleman vigorous? All your base are belong to us! Your basis belongs to us entirely, it is! You are on the way to destruct
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The Relation Between 40Kendgame, Super 40Kendgame, And 40Kendraider

Ok, this is more of a list of the relations between the three than a story. 40KEndgame was a semi-well known member of YouTube His account was lost due to a server error, causing his online self to be mortally wounded. Instead of allowing his online self to die, 40KEndgame decided to let his online persona ascend. This new ascended being is known as Super 40KEndgame Ascended beings are not allowed to interfere with the physical world. In order to get around this, Super 40K
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Traveler

Traveler I have walked the streets of the Dark City, and crossed blades with graceful alien gladiators. I have explored deep caves of green glowing gems, and have claimed the heads of stone golems. There is not a more beautiful sight then a sunset over an ocean of mercury. I have seen the great spires of a metropolis long ago, and raced great flying chariots through sprawling deserts. I have trekked through rainforests and grasslands, and befriended the amazing creatures that live t
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Glitch City

I've been working on documenting different glitches in different games. Check out my Glitch City gallery and tell me what you think.
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