Jan
31
DIY Solar Death Ray
Category: Ingenuity | 
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Focusing the power of 5,000 suns into 1 sq. cm.
Jan
30
What the Internet Blackout looks like on PokerStars
Category: Uncategorized | Comments Off
NOW I GUESS kidMiles230: IT SAYS THEIR TEMP. UNAVAILABLE…SUCKS kidMiles230: i called a moderator so maybe they’ll come inform us… kidMiles230: or not coccodimamma: h ch4ty27: jgttffddjjuyfcf kidMiles230: i wonder how long dis is gonna take kidMiles230: im hungry for marat’s chipstack… Moderator101 [Moderator]: Hello everyone. Moderator101 [Moderator]: Please be aware that Support is working [...]
Jan
30
What an Internet Kill Switch looks like
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A Trainwreck in Maxwell has this post: From January 27 to January 28 Egypt’s Internet dropped like this: 80 Internet providers killed service at once.
Jan
28
Ghurka versus 40 Train Robbers: Advantage Ghurka. And that’s the way it is when citizens are allowed to be armed. More Guns knives = Less Crime.
Jan
28
This Week in History
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In 1968, Otis Redding’s “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay” was released… six weeks after he was killed in a plane crash. Billboard Magazine’s #4 Song of 1968: Otis Redding – (Sittin’ On) The Dock Of The Bay
Jan
28
Via Free Republic Forum and San Antonio’s WOAI: Deborah Gonzales and her family say they found a loaded gun in a car they rented last week. “I was horrified,” said Gonzalez. “I couldn’t even speak. I broke down crying because there was a loaded gun in my hands, and I don’t know where it came from.” I think [...]
Jan
27
From today’s Financial Times: “The rain beats down on a small Irish town. The streets are deserted. Times are tough. Everyone is in debt and living on credit. A rich German arrives at the local hotel, asks to view its rooms, and puts on the desk a €100 note. The owner gives him a bunch [...]
Jan
26
A Tyranny of the Heavily Armed?
Category: Gun Stuff, Politics | 3 Comments
Via InstaPundit comes this quote: A TYRANNY OF THE HEAVILY ARMED? America is no longer a democracy. It is now a tyranny of the heavily armed. So says Barbara Ehrenreich’s in today’s Los Angeles Times. Along with her colleague Frances Fox Piven, Ehrenreich is an Honorary Chair of the Democratic Socialists of America. In today’s [...]
Jan
26
BOLO: Laser Cannon
Category: Crime, GWOT, Homefront | 2 Comments
BOLO (Be On the Look Out): Laser Cannon Denton (Texas) police have stepped up their search for a high-powered laser cannon used to align railroad tracks. The 2-foot-long laser, valued at $12,000, was taken sometime between 8:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. Friday from the bed of a Kansas City Southern Rail pickup parked off Jim [...]
Jan
25
Quote of the Day: “… Gun owners number in the millions of people. Even if we have to spend $100 to cause them to spend $1 it’s another step closer to victory for us. Every penny and every minute we cause them to spend weakens them and pushes them that much closer to political oblivion.—Joe”
Jan
23
2010 NICS Checks by State
Category: Gun Stuff | 5 Comments
From John Lott: Click Pic for Bigger Size.
Jan
22
Just Swell
Category: Homefront | 3 Comments
Just Swell. Yellowstone Has Bulged as Magma Pocket Swells Yellowstone’s caldera is an ancient crater formed after the last big blast, some 640,000 years ago covering a 25- by 37-mile (40- by 60-kilometer) swath of Wyoming, … and it’s overdue for another major eruption.
Jan
21
Scoreboard
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It’s the end of the first half of Obama’s one-term Presidency. How do you think he’s doing so far? Economy: Wrecked Unemployment: Wrecked International Standing of the US: Wrecked Value of the Currency: Wrecked Hair Dye Colors on Demand: Fabulous!
Jan
21
Restoring Gun Rights for Texans: Article 42.12, Section 20
Category: Gun Stuff, Guns, Homefront, Politics, Texas | Comments Off
Article 42.12, Section 20 It’s a good thing.
Jan
20
So, who is this guy? Obama
Category: Uncategorized | Comments Off
New Governor in Hawaii who vowed to end Obama’s birth / eligibility controversy ends in FAIL. “So in other words, no birth certificate?” Dang.
Jan
19
27 states now asking for challenge to the Constitutionality of ObamaCare. John Lott has the details …
Jan
16
New! Ammo by Caliber category under construction
Category: Gun Stuff | Comments Off
A new Category Group: Ammunition by Caliber is under construction at the Commercial Site. I hope you find this useful! Updating tens of thousands of part numbers, models, and (recently) calibers for ammunition can sometimes lead to some strange thoughts and associations. I was almost tempted to list a “Zero Caliber” category. The product? 30-30 [...]
Jan
16
I’ve read every one of Stephen Hunter’s books so far … this one will also be on my list to read. It’s always good when Bob Lee Swagger gets involved! Hat tip to Jessica – Twitter at @SimonBooks
Jan
15
Quote of the Week: Female Journalists in the Middle East
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“As female journalists working in this region we constantly find ourselves putting clothes on to please Hamas and taking them off to please the Israelis.” (via blogs.aljazeera.net) h/t FARK. Heh
Jan
14
Michael Bane has the story at DownRange.tv (read the whole thing) where he says: “At four pounds lighter, the M107A1 offers all the performance of its predecessor and is now suppressor-ready from the factory.” The suppressor capability is kewl, but I like having some weight on my side when I’m pushing .50 BMG rounds down-range. [...]
Jan
13
Modern to Quaint
Category: Travel | 6 Comments
Where in the World? Modern: Quaint: Contest: Identify BOTH of these two places (City/Town, Country) and receive 10% off anything on the same order at the Online Store through January 15, 2011! Easier Rules: Identify Country only for a 5% Discount. Contest ends midnight Jan 15, 2011. Hint 1: Two different Countries, Same Date
Jan
10
Investors Business Daily – Posted 07:12 PM ET Political Exploitation: In the wake of the Arizona killings, knee-jerk Democrats want to crack down on free speech and place more limits on gun ownership. All of this because a single man out of 310 million with no links to conservatives or talk radio allegedly goes mad. [...]
Jan
10
(See Reuters article for full story) – Ohio joins Florida, Oklahoma, Virginia and 21 other States in fighting Obamacare in federal court. The lawsuits primarily revolve around the plan’s requirement that an individual have health insurance or pay a penalty. “The federal government simply does not have the right to force someone to buy a [...]
Jan
10
Fred Thompson Tweets: Irony?
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Fred Thompson Tweets: “Do Dems see any irony in blaming AZ shootings on heated rhetoric while accusing their opponents of being accomplices to murder?”
Jan
10
Never let a crisis go to waste
Category: Gun Stuff | Comments Off
In recognition of the gun-grabber‘s announcement that they have a bill ready to restrict the sale of high capacity magazines, here are 28,218 28,111 of them for sale: Order online here Well-RegulatedMilitia.com/FFL
Jan
8
Shooting in AZ: Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, perhaps 18 Others Hit by Gunfire at Open Air Event
Category: Crime, Politics | 4 Comments
A sad report out of Arizona today. Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords has been shot at an open air “Congress on Your Corner” event. As many as 18 others were also reported to be hit by gunfire. There are reports of as many as five fatalities several injured, including a child 9 or 10 years of age [...]
Jan
8
That was hard
Category: Travel | 2 Comments
My longest jobsite-to-home commute ever is now complete. Beginning yesterday at 2:55 AM I boarded a taxi to leave the undisclosed jungle location about 3 degrees north south of the Equator and began my commute. The taxi raced across the countryside reaching speeds of 165 kph on a two lane road rated at 60 [...]
Jan
7
Startling Global Warming Phenomenon Follow-Up Study Results
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Since my last report of summer-like temperatures during January in Sao Paulo, Brasil (see Definitive proof of global warming found!), I have done some extensive follow-up research. Having found the Southern Hemisphere warm in the winter, I ventured northward to an undisclosed remote jungle region and found that at the equator – yes, and even [...]
Jan
3
Birds fall from sky in Arkansas Dead red-winged blackbirds, starlings, and grackles rained down on Beebe, Ark., on New Year’s Eve, freaking out local residents. Up to 100,000 fish found dead along Arkansas River State officials on Monday were investigating why 80,000 to 100,000 fish washed up dead on the shores of the Arkansas River [...]
Jan
3
From missile boats to machine guns By Ora Coren Israel Shipyards Ltd., one of the companies owned by the Samy Katsav Group, designs and manufacturers military platforms such as missile boats, gunboats and guard boats, as well as civilian platforms that include freighters that carry up to 4,500 tons of general cargo. Another group company, [...]
Jan
2
Global Warming Found! Summer-like temperatures in January! It’s right here in the Southern Hemisphere. Duration of daylight in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil is 13 hours, 33 minutes; the high temperature in the forecast is 82° F this week! My hotel room overlooks the swimming pool. There are no signs of ice in evidence. I [...]
Jan
2
The 2010 Darwin Award Nominees
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See them for yourself at darwinawards.com I’m pretty sure they missed some more deserving candidates from last year, but they are keeping the tradition alive.
Jan
1
Grandpa’s Lesson: … ain’t many troubles that a man caint fix with seven hundred dollars and a thirty ought six
Category: Gun Stuff, Homefront, Uncategorized | Comments Off
“Grandpa’s Lesson” Pappy took to drinkin’ back when I was barely three. Ma got pretty quiet. She was frettin’, you could see. So I was sent to Grandpa and he raised me up real good. He taught me what I oughta and he taught me what I should. I learned a heap ‘o lessons from [...]
Jan
1
A new decade has dawned. May the new years bring peace and prosperity.
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