#Nuke Opera 2020

[doomsdaywriter]

Yesterday, I Learned...

That the Nazis attempted to design a plane capable of reaching the United States (specifically, New York City) from Germany. The project, called Amerikabomber, resulted in five prototypes, but no operational aircraft. The plane would have needed to be able to make the 7,200 mile round trip without refueling. In addition to New York City, the Nazis had twelve other targets in mind, including La…

[tenaflyviper]

A few picks from my queue, all currently free to watch on Tubi TV.

Horror:

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)

Un Chien Andalou (1929)

Carnival of Souls (1962)

Blood and Black Lace (1964)

The Wizard of Gore (1970)

The Hills Have Eyes (1977)

Rabid (1977)

Suspiria (1977)

City of the Living Dead (1980)

Next of Kin (1982)

Sleepaway Camp (1983)

The Toxic Avenger (1984)

House (1985)

The Return of the Living Dead (1985)

The Stuff (1985)

Class of Nuke 'Em High (1986)

Hellraiser (1987)

Meet the Feebles (1989)

The Dead Next Door (1990)

Santa Sangre (1990)

Bride of Re-Animator (1991)

Troll 2 (1991)

Ozone (1994)

Bloody Muscle Body Builder in Hell (1995)

El Día de la bestia (1995)

Audition (1999)

Battle Royale (2000)

The Convent (2000)

Ginger Snaps (2000)

May (2001)

Undead (2003)

Train to Busan (2016)

Antrum: The Deadliest Film Ever Made (2020)

Comedy:

Attack of the Killer Tomatoes (1977)

The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977)

Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988)

SGT. Kabukiman N.Y.P.D. (1990)

The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1993)

Series:

Freddy's Nightmares (1988)

The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. (1993)

The Kids in the Hall

Musicals:

Forbidden Zone (1980)

The Happiness of the Katakuris (2001)

Repo! The Genetic Opera (2008)

Animated:

The Last Unicorn (1982)

Project A-ko (1986)

When the Wind Blows (1987)

Other:

Robo Vampire (1988)

Bad Boy Bubby (1993)

Manborg (2013)

Documentaries:

Film House Fever (1985)

Heavy Metal Parking Lot (1986)

Linnea Quigley's Horror Workout (1990)

Reflections on the Living Dead (1993)

Zombie Jamboree '93 (1993)

Flesh & Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror (1994)

Ban the Sadist Videos! (2005)

Horror Effects: Hosted by Tom Savini (2008)

Not Quite Hollywood (2008)

The Wild World of Ted V. Mikels (2008)

Monsterland (2009)

Nightmares in Red, White, and Blue (2009)

American Grindhouse (2010)

Celluloid Bloodbath (2012)

Eurocrime! (2012)

Inside Horror (2012)

Trailer War (2012)

Vampira and Me (2012)

Adjust Your Tracking (2013)

Birth of the Living Dead (2013)

Horrible Horror (2013)

I Am Divine (2013)

Monster Madness: The Golden Age of Horror (2014)

42nd Street Memories (2015)

Kings of Cult (2015)

Monsters Among Us (2015)

Blood on the Reel (2016)

Ghostheads (2016)

VHS Massacre (2016)

Greetings from Tromaville (2017)

King Cohen (2018)

Popcorn Fodder (2019)

Survival of the Film Freaks (2019)

VHS Nasty (2019)

Direct to Video: Straight to Video Horror of the 90's (2020)

Fulci for Fake (2020)

Hail to the Deadites (2020)

Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time Vol 1 - Midnight Madness (2020)

Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time Vol 2 - Horror & Sci-Fi (2020)

Hollywood in the Atomic Age (2021)

Oh! The Horror! (2021)

100 Years of Horror

[componentplanet]

Google Warns Edge Users Who Install Extensions From Its Web Store

Microsoft has started rolling the new Edge browser out to users, leaving the old EdgeHTML engine in the past. The new Edge uses a Chromium base just like Google Chrome, and that means it can run many existing Chrome extensions. Attempting to use Google’s Web Store could be a little unsettling, though. Google has added a warning to Edge users that they should really be using Chrome. 

The original Edge launched with Windows 10, and it never gained traction with users. Microsoft tried repeatedly to get Windows users to launch Edge, often resorting to scare tactics and annoying popups. Well, now the shoe is on the other foot. 

Edge now has the ability to install extensions from third-party sources. Microsoft has its own extension repository, but it’s much smaller than the Chrome Web Store. However, if you go to the Web Store with Edge, you get a small pop-up (see below) that tells you switching to Chrome is the best way to “use extensions securely.”

Google has not explained why this is a security issue, but it might have something with the possibility of malicious code appearing in an extension. In Chrome, extensions are always updated automatically to the latest versions. Google can also remotely nuke an extension that tries to do something inappropriate. It can’t do that with Edge as the Web Store is a third-party download source. 

Google’s vague warning doesn’t explain why Edge is a problem in this scenario.

You can dismiss the warning and continue installing extensions in Edge — Google isn’t stopping you from doing anything. It’s a bit like Microsoft’s scary pop-ups in Windows 10 a while back that said Chrome was worse for your battery. Although, this isn’t a completely new tactic for Google, either. It has occasionally “warned” users of other browsers using its products that Chrome is better at running those services. 

Interestingly, both Opera and Brave use Chromium these days, and there’s no warning for those users when visiting the Google Web Store. Microsoft is simply a much bigger player, having rolled Edge out to most Windows 10 devices. That’s suddenly a lot of people using a non-Google browser to install Chrome extensions that might be a large attack surface. Still, Microsoft doesn’t allow third-party extension installs by default. You’ll have to turn that on first.

Now read:

Microsoft Contributes New Tab Management Features to Chromium Project

Microsoft Will Push Chromium Edge Out on Wednesday

Microsoft Adds Tracking Prevention to Latest Chromium Edge Build

from ExtremeTechExtremeTech https://www.extremetech.com/internet/306409-google-warns-edge-users-who-try-to-install-extensions-from-its-web-store from Blogger http://componentplanet.blogspot.com/2020/02/google-warns-edge-users-who-install.html

[businessfrontrunners]

The Amant Chronicles Launches Author M.J. Brunnabend First Series of Four Space Opera Science Fiction Novels, Available on Amazon Throughout The Known Universe

https://authoritypresswire.com/?p=26457 Volume 2, Dark Secrets, will be published and available for readers to enjoy within a few weeks.About The BookDo you enjoy a thrilling science fiction novel; a roller-coaster ride of mystery and intrigue with a smattering of romance? The Amant Chronicles has all this and more, with two strong female lead characters, aliens and action ranging from fistfights to firefights, and a continually twisting, building plot line.Each novel comprises two separate but interconnected storylines joined by lineage. The main story follows Amant Ducet, a half-alien, half-human hybrid, over 250 years in the future. As a wealthy, well-educated woman, she translates between the Qyron, an advanced telepathic alien race, and us humans. Her job demands frequent travelling between planets while meeting with heads of state and pillars of industry. But a chance meeting with an old friend, John, starts her down a long and winding journey full of action and mystery. The second story in Jennifer’s Legacy (Volume 1), focuses on Jennifer Winston in our very near future. She’s a young, naive country girl from Montana. But after her violent abduction by the Qyron, she finds her quiet country life transformed into a fast-paced lifestyle of rubbing elbows with the President, dodging dangerous situations, and being guarded by Secret Service agents. Jennifer’s tumultuous story lays the foundation for the entire series and ends in the first volume.In Dark Dreams, Volume 2 of The Amant Chronicles, Amant has finally uncovered the answer to what is on F Deck of the ship, but this only creates more questions as the mystery deepens. Add to the aggravation, the increasing tensions surrounding Brad and Amant retreats her to Psy Logs. Jennifer’s granddaughter Zaborah, is now her focus. As the first natural born Qyron-Human, Zaborah faces unique challenges and Amant uncovers a very dark secret not just with Zaborah, but about herself...Additionally, two more volumes are planned for The Amant Chronicles, to be published in 2019 and 2020.“I find it so liberating and enjoyable to create action packed stories that touch on current social issues. I can happily get up at 6am every morning and jump into my writing. Best of all, is hearing the readers share their excitement after reading my novels.”Brunnabend reveals his plans for future books “I am striving to make writing my sole job, because I have so many stories to share, so many tales to tell and I only get them out if I have the time. The brief writing of short stories gave me added interest and ideas on other novels. I have two more stand alone novels to finish up and three more that are aching to be told. I look forward to writing them all and more. And of course, I welcome you along with me on this journey of storytelling.”Amazon Reader Reviews“Really enjoyed the book - fun space opera and book within a book. Never felt lost, was able to follow the characters along their different journeys and enjoyed the alien intrigue.“ - JMLen“The Characters were really well developed. Excellent writing! Must read for sci-if readers! Great first book can't wait for the next” - Elyse H“I enjoyed reading the book. It was one book I could not put down. Kudos!” - Carol J. Brunnabend“Excellent storyline.....hard to put down. Can not wait for volume 2!” - Yvette Wilbraham“Hard to put it down , I can hardly wait for Vol. II” - Pati BrunnabendAbout the AuthorOriginally from upstate New York, M.J. Brunnabend has lived in several states along the East Coast. He is a Navy war veteran, a nuke, who has also worked in the medical, dental, and insurance industries. He has enjoyed such things as working out, bicycling, hiking, gardening, and even home improvement. He likes to travel and try new things. But the nagging lifelong question of “What so you want to do when you grow up?” has finally been answered. He wants to write.More information about all of M.J. Brunnabend’s published and upcoming book series, as well as free short stories to download and enjoy, is available on his website www.mjbrun.comThe Amant Chronicles: Jennifer’s Legacy (Volume I of IV) is currently available to readers on Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/Amant-Chronicles-Jennifers-Legacy/dp/1546216278

[doomsdaywriter]

Field Trip Tuesday

We went to the National Museum of the United States Air Force on Tuesday, for a quick look around. We found out they’ve expanded some of the exhibit galleries – the Cold War is now it’s own building – and that they do guided tours. We’re planning on going back to take those in. The mission Tuesday was primarily to hit the gift shop, because I was after a copy of Nuclear Weapons of the United…

[doomsdaywriter]

Boop, I'm A Submarine!

Well, I’m reading about them. And planes, because I’m trying to develop a timeline of nuclear weapons based on yield and speed of delivery system. I’m also reading a lot of comics. I love my library apps.

[doomsdaywriter]

Math Accomplished!

I finished my calculations for the scale models of nuclear blasts, so now I’m going to be working on setting those scale measurements against Soldier Field. I’ve also figured out scale measurements for the atmosphere. I’m expecting this part will be easier, since it’s going to be less math and more map reading and such. I also started taking notes on The Zone again. The book is still awful, but…

[doomsdaywriter]

So Many Numbers!

Still working on figures for the nuclear blast scale model project. I went through and took down the measurements I got from NukeMap, then converted those to 1:120 scale (wherein 1 inch equals 10 feet). Now, I’m converting inches to feet which is a lot of dividing by 12. For the area measurements, I’m using a calculator app that converts square inches to square feet because I am not as confident…

[doomsdaywriter]

Moderate Success!

I still haven’t tracked down exact measurements for the stadium at Soldier Field, but I have found figures that are close enough for my purposes, thanks to CalcMaps – Maptools. Using their distance tool, I was able to put points on a satellite photo of the stadium itself and get a rough estimate for length and width. It’s honestly shocking to me how hard it is to find out what I’d thought would…

[doomsdaywriter]

Checked Out

Good news: my colonoscopy came back negative! This means I don’t have to have another one for ten years — hopefully by 2033 medical science will have advanced enough to create a colonoscopy prep solution that doesn’t taste like sadness and misery. Or, barring that, at least comes in a smaller portion. Otherwise, I have been playing around with numbers and vaguely working on my scale model of…

[doomsdaywriter]

Not Doing Nothin' Today

Except prepping for a colonoscopy. Which leads to the question of the day: why the hell does the prep stuff have to taste so damnably foul? I mean, is there a medical reason for it or what?! So far, other than having to choke down the first round of the Awful Stuff – and not looking forward to Round Two in the wee hours – the prep hasn’t been so bad. I’ve been loafing in bed, listening to…

[doomsdaywriter]

More Adventures with Stupider Big Numbers

More Adventures with Stupider Big Numbers

I’ve been continue playing with ridiculously large numbers, particularly as relates to explosive yield. I made a spreadsheet to relate explosive yields in terms of tons of TNT equivalent versus how many pounds of TNT that yield would represent (i.e. 1 ton of TNT equivalent equals 2,000 pounds of TNT, 1 kiloton is 2 million pounds of TNT, 1 megaton is 2 billion pounds of TNT, and so on). And,…

[doomsdaywriter]

Adventures in Stupid Big Numbers

Adventures in Stupid Big Numbers

As I mentioned in my Goals Post back on Monday, I’ve been working on a way to create scale comparisons of nuclear blast yields. I’d already created a couple spreadsheets full of figures for yields between 1 ton and 100 megatons for surface blasts and airblasts and I’d even created a scale where 1 foot = 30 feet but that led to a model that was too large. Especially since I’d wanted to compare the…

[doomsdaywriter]

It's The Final Blog Post...of 2022

It’s The Final Blog Post…of 2022

I’ve been spending the last couple days watching old episodes of Columbo, because I have a major soft spot for the bumbling detective. Watching him take down elitist creeps is just soothing – also, it’s fun to check early 1970s prices against an inflation calculator. I also started watching a British series called New Tricks, which features retired officers being brought in to rework cold cases.…

[doomsdaywriter]

Stuff I Found Out...

Stuff I Found Out…

I did some reading about the history of the survivalist movement, since that’s cromulent to my interests.   I thought that survivalism had its  roots in civil defense preparations for nuclear war. Turns out, it originally sprang from fears of economic collapse in the 1960s and especially in the 1970s. Nuclear war became a concern in the 1980s, due in part to increased tensions between the US and…

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