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... so I'll probably be occupied with the changeover.
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Monday, October 7, 2013
Thursday, October 3, 2013
Something you'll never see ...
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... coming from the Democrat caucus:
The sooner the GOP collapses the better.
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... coming from the Democrat caucus:
That's because they actually want to win politically.
Ted Cruz faced a barrage of hostile questions Wednesday from angry GOP senators, who lashed the Texas tea party freshman for helping prompt a government shutdown crisis without a strategy to end it.
The sooner the GOP collapses the better.
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Wednesday, October 2, 2013
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
The federal government has shut down
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Good ... at least we're safe until the Republicans cave yet again.
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Good ... at least we're safe until the Republicans cave yet again.
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Monday, September 30, 2013
Prof Jacobson reposts a fine article ...
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... on sitting down in the snow:
He wanted his book back.
They gave it to him.
WHY are rank-and-file Republicans not demanding that the elected GOP start actually acting like conservatives? Considering the GOP caves at every opportunity against those that are in opposition to them, is it not reasonable that they might be pursuaded to conform when they are in opposition to those who elected them in the first place?
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... on sitting down in the snow:
Sharansky sat down in the snow after the Soviets, who had just released him from 10 years of prison, had taken his cherished book of Psalms as they were leading him on the tarmac to the plane that would take him to freedom.
Conservatives face a choice. Yield to “progressive” policies which, once implemented will take a generation to undo, or stand on principles of free enterprise, individual liberty, and capitalism? Giving in is much easier, but in the long run more costly. We can learn a lot about the power of standing on principle from Anatoly Sharansky ….
He wanted his book back.
They gave it to him.
WHY are rank-and-file Republicans not demanding that the elected GOP start actually acting like conservatives? Considering the GOP caves at every opportunity against those that are in opposition to them, is it not reasonable that they might be pursuaded to conform when they are in opposition to those who elected them in the first place?
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Friday, September 27, 2013
Sorry for the blogging disruption ...
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... you've no idea how loud a buggered laptop fan can be until you have a buggered laptop fan!
Maybe I'll get a new desktop box for my birthday ...
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... you've no idea how loud a buggered laptop fan can be until you have a buggered laptop fan!
Maybe I'll get a new desktop box for my birthday ...
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Wednesday, September 25, 2013
Popular Science ...
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... eschews debate:
If you think back to 6th grade science class, there is nothing about most current science that remotely resembles the scientific method. h/t Vox Day
... eschews debate:
Comments can be bad for science. That's why, here at PopularScience.com, we're shutting them off. It wasn't a decision we made lightly. As the news arm of a 141-year-old science and technology magazine, we are as committed to fostering lively, intellectual debate as we are to spreading the word of science far and wide. The problem is when trolls and spambots overwhelm the former, diminishing our ability to do the latter....As Vox said, it's not that the science is (or isn't) settled, it's because their writers can't advance arguments that can withstand scrutiny.
If you think back to 6th grade science class, there is nothing about most current science that remotely resembles the scientific method. h/t Vox Day
Monday, September 23, 2013
Movie review: Tha Art of the Precision Rifle
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I know, not exactly a fall blockbuster!
I've got Magpul's Art of the Tactical Carbine and have enjoyed it, so it was natural that when the opportunity presented itself to get Art of the Precision Rifle I jumped.
In the video, Travis Haley and Chris Costa (along with two other shooters) spend some time with Todd Hodnett at Accuracy 1st, a precision shooting camp in west TX. Todd and his company consults and teaches military and law enforcement, as well as civilian shooters. He's developed a system on getting quick, accurate shots on target at extended ranges as well as ballistics programs and graphic aids to help the shooter.
One of the most interesting things Hodnett demonstrates on the video is the capability of his ballistics program to 'true' the computations based on real-world conditions. As an artilleryman in a former life, I immediately recognized the process as equivalent to 'registering' and artillery piece. The registration process is one in which you take into account things that your gunnery solution can't (such as things like cant of the piece). His program has the ability to adjust the predicted solution to match what the bullet is actually doing based on current conditions.
Add to this a facility in west TX in which he can allow students to shoot at ranges up to 2K meters in all directions and you've got a slow-paced yet exciting video (the Mile Shot is particularly intersesting).
If you can find the video to borrow I encourage it ..;. when I win the lottery, I'll be taking a class!
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I know, not exactly a fall blockbuster!
I've got Magpul's Art of the Tactical Carbine and have enjoyed it, so it was natural that when the opportunity presented itself to get Art of the Precision Rifle I jumped.
In the video, Travis Haley and Chris Costa (along with two other shooters) spend some time with Todd Hodnett at Accuracy 1st, a precision shooting camp in west TX. Todd and his company consults and teaches military and law enforcement, as well as civilian shooters. He's developed a system on getting quick, accurate shots on target at extended ranges as well as ballistics programs and graphic aids to help the shooter.
One of the most interesting things Hodnett demonstrates on the video is the capability of his ballistics program to 'true' the computations based on real-world conditions. As an artilleryman in a former life, I immediately recognized the process as equivalent to 'registering' and artillery piece. The registration process is one in which you take into account things that your gunnery solution can't (such as things like cant of the piece). His program has the ability to adjust the predicted solution to match what the bullet is actually doing based on current conditions.
Add to this a facility in west TX in which he can allow students to shoot at ranges up to 2K meters in all directions and you've got a slow-paced yet exciting video (the Mile Shot is particularly intersesting).
If you can find the video to borrow I encourage it ..;. when I win the lottery, I'll be taking a class!
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Friday, September 20, 2013
The IRS ...
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... gets caught again:
Now lets talk.
Our society is doomed because we've taken all of the consequence out of bad actions. Jefferson warned us this would happen.
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... gets caught again:
When the IRS starts targeting political dissent for scrutiny, they have stopped being a revenue collector and have become instead a political enforcer. That’s dangerous for all Americans, and Congress needs to demand and enforce immediate reform in the IRS.I've got a better idea. If you're ever contacted by the IRS, tell them you'd be happy to meet in your attorneys office. If they show up, sit down, draw a handgun and lay it on the table.
Now lets talk.
Our society is doomed because we've taken all of the consequence out of bad actions. Jefferson warned us this would happen.
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Thursday, September 19, 2013
Athis makes a certain amount ...
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... of sense:
Some who know economic theory would tend to agree. The thought that possessions aren't worth someone's life is only valid if you believe that possessions just appear out of thin air. The things you have (unless you've stolen them) you've obtained by trading portions of your life for money, money that you then used to get your things. So one could make the case that by taking your things, a robber is taking a part of your life. I tend to agree.
How much of your life would you be willing to part with before you started shooting?
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... of sense:
Laws should be written in comportment with human behavior. It is normal human behavior to shoot a fleeing punk in this situation. The law should therefore bless it.The story is about the French jeweler who is facing charges for shooting a fleeing man who had just robbed him and his store.
The law should not be an ass.
The law should be written to make sense to the common man, not the exceptional one. Perhaps an exceptional man places so much value on the life of the man who just beat him, threatened him with a shotgun, and stole his fortune that he would rather let a fleeing robber escape than fire a shot at him.
Some who know economic theory would tend to agree. The thought that possessions aren't worth someone's life is only valid if you believe that possessions just appear out of thin air. The things you have (unless you've stolen them) you've obtained by trading portions of your life for money, money that you then used to get your things. So one could make the case that by taking your things, a robber is taking a part of your life. I tend to agree.
How much of your life would you be willing to part with before you started shooting?
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Wednesday, September 18, 2013
Alan of the squirrel report ...
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... posted this picture on his facebook page:
As a former artilleryman, this made me laugh. Hip-pocket arty like mortars are capable of surprising accuracy, but they're still area weapons. It's hilarious that these gents are trying to 'lay' their piece when they really don't care exactly where the shell lands!
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... posted this picture on his facebook page:
As a former artilleryman, this made me laugh. Hip-pocket arty like mortars are capable of surprising accuracy, but they're still area weapons. It's hilarious that these gents are trying to 'lay' their piece when they really don't care exactly where the shell lands!
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Tuesday, September 17, 2013
Handguns for women bleg
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I was listening to one of Deviant Ollum's presentations about firearms and defense (watch it, it's good), and I heard something that made me think. Thus my bleg ...
When it comes to women and firearms, what 6 handguns would you select for a new female shooter to try at a range. Do not consider caliber, but do tale similarity between models into account (don't pick a Colt Commander and a Kimber Pro Carry).
During Deviant's Q&A, Mouse made the suggestion for women to go to a range and rent a bunch of guns (while noting that gun ranges have a vested interest in making you feel welcome). It made me think about a range putting together an 'Absolutely New Shooter' package with 6 handguns and appropriate ammo, priced at, say $100.
If you think that 6 is too many (or too few) make your case. Also make suggestions about price point (I don't go to an indoor range ... I have property on which I can shoot) since I don't know what a range charges.
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I was listening to one of Deviant Ollum's presentations about firearms and defense (watch it, it's good), and I heard something that made me think. Thus my bleg ...
When it comes to women and firearms, what 6 handguns would you select for a new female shooter to try at a range. Do not consider caliber, but do tale similarity between models into account (don't pick a Colt Commander and a Kimber Pro Carry).
During Deviant's Q&A, Mouse made the suggestion for women to go to a range and rent a bunch of guns (while noting that gun ranges have a vested interest in making you feel welcome). It made me think about a range putting together an 'Absolutely New Shooter' package with 6 handguns and appropriate ammo, priced at, say $100.
If you think that 6 is too many (or too few) make your case. Also make suggestions about price point (I don't go to an indoor range ... I have property on which I can shoot) since I don't know what a range charges.
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