May
15
The Borderline Sociopathic Blog for Boys has this neat video!
May
9
1st person aviation videos – above, below, and through the Golden Gate bridge, from Popular Mechanics h/t Glenn Reynolds
Apr
14
Ingenious!
Category: Gun Stuff, Ingenuity, Politics, Society |
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Steven Hayward at Power Line writes in Liberal Hypocrisy Watch (paraphrased): “While liberals are demanding increased background checks for gun purchases, Obama’s nominee for secretary of labor, Tom Perez, opposes allowing employers with federal contracts to use background checks for new prospective employees. There’s an obvious remedy for this problem: a company can require that [...]
Apr
7
1,000 HP twin turbo powered 2006 Ford GT from Hennessey Performance. Go fast with white stripes.
Feb
27
When markets are created, suppliers supply. Stolen from The Cluemeter via the Lars Larson Show’s Facebook page.
Feb
13
Best number from the finest pop concert film ever made, Stop Making Sense. [Full film is HERE.] Enjoy some Talking Heads
Dec
27
Got Dents?
Category: Ingenuity |
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The Dent Artist Excellence in Paintless Dent Repair 410 Lillard Rd. Suite 305 Arlington, Texas 76012 817-296-5775 Mobile, 817-276-1470 Office
Dec
13
Forget DIY Drones, How About DIY Armed Drones? J.D. Tuccille|Dec. 13, 2012 2:26 pm h/t InstaPundit
Dec
10
Blocked in Iran?
Category: Ingenuity |
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Check http://www.blockediniran.com/ to see if your site is blocked in Iran. Evidently, Traction Control is all good!
Nov
27
The AT&T Android app AT&T Smart Wi-Fi on the Samsung Galaxy Note II disables Wi-Fi while purporting to connect to ‘free’ AT&T Wi-Fi hot spots. It doesn’t connect to ‘free’ spots. Instead, it redirects to billable ‘on-air’ spots. Actually, the AT&T Smart Wi-Fi app disconnects your legitimate Wi-Fi connection and reverts to AT&T or roaming [...]
Nov
23
Black Friday at GameStop
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Early Black Friday Report: Midnight Sale at GameStop Shopper: “It was so civilized.” “They asked people in line for the midnight opening what they were shopping for and had their orders ready at the checkout counters when the doors opened.” Good business practices are good for business, and their customers.
Nov
15
Of course if you consider I upgraded from a basic non-smart Motorola Razr phone, I find the new Samsung Galaxy Note II to be at least seven levels of awesome in improvement. I put on my new Skullcandy RocNation Aviator headphones, clicked the Google microphone button and spoke the first thing that came to mind [...]
Nov
12
At The Other McCain …
Oct
29
Two Cool Pools
Category: Ingenuity |
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Oct
18
Project 1794
Category: Ingenuity |
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Government report on secret flying saucer program made available. Declassified docs show Air Force flying saucer – from Fox News The truth isn’t out there … it’s been stored in a warehouse for 56 years. The National Declassification Center in College Park, Md., opened one of more than 100 cardboard boxes from the Air Force [...]
Oct
15
Will it Hurt Obama’s Reelection Chances If …
Category: Border Security, Crime, Flight 93, Gun Stuff, Guns, GWOT, Homefront, Ingenuity, Politics, Pr0n, Rule 5, Society, Support for Our Military, Texas, The Militia, Travel, Tunes |
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he were to claim he was not informed that militants stormed Benghazi, massacred our ambassador to Libya and his guards, and then and tried to blame in on a video no one had ever seen, or a budget that hasn’t been passed for four years? And he denied protection the compounds after multiple attacks and [...]
Oct
14
Full MP4 Video. Wow!
Oct
2
Laser Pointer If every person on Earth aimed a laser pointer at the Moon at the same time, would it change color? —Peter Lipowicz XKCD has the answer here.
Aug
23
Samsung Galaxy Note 2
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The long-rumored Samsung Galaxy Note 2 is set to go on sale by mid September. Rumors abound.
Aug
20
Phyllis Diller, age 95, whose career in comedy clubs spanned nearly 50 years, died in her sleep Monday at her home in Brentwood, CA. I miss her already.
Aug
20
Three Tricks
Category: Ingenuity |
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Steve Frayne
Aug
19
Veet Reviews on Amazon
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Some interesting NSFW product reviews for Veet for Men Hair Removal Gel Creme 200 ml h/t Adam Baldwin on Twitter
Aug
17
The Cadillac Cyclone never made it to market, but I’ll bet a one of a kind concept car like this would fetch a pretty penny at an auction today.
Jul
28
Even though I had to drive several miles out of my way to get there, I had a sudden urge to try Chick-fil-A for today’s lunch. I ordered the Spicy Chicken Deluxe combo – with Dr. Pepper. Yummy! The Arlington, Texas location was crowded on the inside and cars at the drive-through were more than [...]
Jul
26
Portable Shooting Bench Completed!
Correction: Obama says, “You didn’t build that.”
OK, then.
Category: Gun Stuff, Ingenuity, Uncategorized |
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It’s Done! With an exact height of 34″ the Portable Shooting Bench can also be used as an extension to the table saw for supporting larger woodworking pieces. It can also be used for dog grooming, fish scaling, garage sale displays, an extra table at a cookout, a general work surface in the shop or [...]
Jul
25
Portable Shooting Bench Plans: Platform Attachment
Correction: Obama says, “You didn’t build that.”
OK, then.
Category: Gun Stuff, Ingenuity |
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Making an alignment jig, The bolts that join the shooting bench platform to the base will pass through three 4 x 4 blocks. (Note: Actual measurement of a 4 x 4x is 3-7/16″ x 3-7/16″ yet there is no apparent “truth in labeling” outrage over this). To align the drill in a position to create a [...]
Jul
25
Portable Shooting Bench Plans: Building The Base
Correction: Obama says, “You didn’t build that.”
OK, then.
Category: Gun Stuff, Ingenuity |
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Portable Shooting Bench Plans: The Base [Click any picture for LARGE view] Three views of base assembled. Tripod design, 4 x 4 Construction, Dimensions (LWH) 44″ x 32″ x 33.25″ (34″ with 3/4″ Platform in place). Disassembled components fit many vehicles for ease of transport. My earlier design (see Portable Shooting Bench Plans) had a [...]
Jul
20
Bumped: Donations up to … $703,833! … for 68-yr old Bus Monitor
Category: Homefront, Ingenuity |
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A Toronto man set up an online site with a goal to raise $5,000 for a vacation fund after a video of her being harassed to the point of tears surfaced on the Internet this week. Go ahead and guess what the amount is up to now. Click here for the current total or to [...]
Jun
30
Applying weight to parts being glued is helpful in woodworking projects. Ammo boxes provide a convenient selection of weight options. Wolf Match Target (foreground), Winchester ’333′ (on right), Hornady 45 Long Colt (background). Opinion. More is better! The finished project: A Mitre Table, with removable drawers. [click any picture for obscene largeosity.] Another view, right [...]
Jun
21
On the left are GT cars (which are probably about twice as fast as your car). On the right, you’ve got F1 cars on the same track. It’s not even close. Cool side-by-side comparison of cool versus awesome. h/t kottke.org
May
19
Milano
Category: Ingenuity, Travel |
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Exactly one week ago to this very minute I was giving a presentation to U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), Naval Special Warfare Command (NAVSOC) and the Chief Scientific and Technical Officer for SEAL Team 3′s sniper operations about some ‘very interesting’ technology. Today, I’m having cocktails en Milano de Italia. It’s amazing the things you [...]
Mar
17
Nuke Time: Phase II
Category: Admin Notes, Ingenuity |
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Uh, Oh: The OS nuking didn’t help. Laptop runs an hour, then it’s, “Boom Boom, Out Go the Lights.” Perhaps it’s heat related? I guess I’ll have to delve into its innards to see if it has fur balls in need of extraction. Update: Disassembled laptop. Fired up the compressor and blew out a cloud [...]
Mar
16
Nuke Time
Category: Admin Notes, Homefront, Ingenuity |
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After a couple of years, multiple program installations, several printer configurations and the inadvertent glitches that occur over time, Windows computers seem to reach a point where the Windows operating system can benefit from only one thing: Nuking the OS. The laptop reached that stage today after shutting down repeatedly after start-up. The full nuke [...]
Mar
14
PI Day – 3.14
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Who doesn’t like PI? PI is the constant that yields the radius, circumference and diameters of circles? I certainly do. Here are some fractions for approximating PI: Best Two Digit Numerator: 22 / 7 (within 0.3%) Best Three Digit Numerator: 355 / 113 (within 0.001%) Best Four Digit Numerator: 1,065 / 339 (within 0.005%) Best [...]
Feb
17
‘The Holodeck is for porn’
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Thanks for clearing that up, Wil.
Feb
13
From Basil‘s MST3K Review
Feb
12
For a comeback, the Beach Boys could write a song about drag race between a Prius and a Volt. It would be 63 minutes long.
Jan
31
The decimal result of one divided by 998,001 equals all three digit combinations of integers from 000 through 999, except for 998. So there.
Jan
21
This fisheye view of the auroral display above Yellowknife in Canada’s Northwest Territories was captured by the Canadian Space Agency’s AuroraMAX project early Saturday. * CME = coronal mass ejection
Jan
19
Probably. Science most likely has the answer, and it ain’t saying a thing about it. Because Science knows better than that.








