Monthly Archives: May 2010
QOTD: What's the worst that can happen?
“Worst-case thinking leads to bad decisions, bad systems design, and bad security. And we all have direct experience with its effects: airline security and the TSA, which we make fun of when we’re not appalled that they’re harassing 93-year-old women … Continue reading
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Civil RIghts Fail
From Georgia Carry: Federal court in Wisconsin: “No reasonable person would dispute that walking into a retail store openly carrying a firearm is highly disruptive conduct which is virtually certain to create a disturbance. This is so because when employees … Continue reading
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"Unexpected"
After 19 months, you don’t get to used the word “unexpected” any more. You can’t wish a better economy into being and you damn sure can’t borrow your way into one. To anyone with a lick of sense, nothing about … Continue reading
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Vote them out.
Vote them out. All of them. You always hear the same story. Those asshats in DC, we need term limits! Oh, except for my guy, he’s great. Uh huh. Sorry, your guy is part of the problem too. You’re gonna … Continue reading
How to deal with pirates, Russian style.
“The Russians never released the young men instead they shot them point-blank range then loaded their lifeless bodies back on the boat,” he added. If it’s true, then GOOD! THAT is how you deal with pirates. You kill them. You … Continue reading
Word Origins: Bazooka
Robert of Abney Park (best steampunk band ever) has a great post on the how the Bazooka got it’s name: We can thank General Patton for it. when the general first saw the shoulder mounted rocket launcher, he said “Looks … Continue reading
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Steam Fail
I’ve been looking forward to Steam on the Mac because I’d love to play Portal on my MBP. YAY!! Steam for Mac is live today! Download Drag to apps folder Launch… Oh shit: Steam requires that /Applications/Steam.app/Contents/MacOS be created on … Continue reading
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I guess it's true…
… I can be an ass sometimes.
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Fashion for Gunnies
I’m packing for the NRA convention. Do I take the GBC t-shirt or the dead Che shirt? Blue Sun? I like 5.11s but I don’t like wearing them to gunnish events because of the mall ninja effect. Decisions, decisions. (Actually, … Continue reading
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I can has photo cred?
Does this look familiar? Ubisoft sent me an email asking if they could use that photo in a promo for their new skateboard game and they were willing to pay. Of course I said yes! Then I got hit with … Continue reading
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