Author Archives: alan

Facebook, continuing the suck and fail

I’ve never seen this one before but I’ve noticed a lot of problems with Facebook lately. On good days, it’s sluggish and flaky.

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Zombie Squirrels!

Tonight on SQRPT: Zombies! It turns out they’re real and they’ll eat your face.

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My new pet.

Isn’t he cute? adopt your own virtual pet!

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Mall Ninja Alert, iThingy edition

This looks like a really dumb idea. Military-grade optics meet iPhone and iPad via US Night Vision and Special Operations Apps Strapping a night vision scope onto an iThingy? Because nothing says covert like your face lit up from the … Continue reading

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USMC 100 Years in the air

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Reasoned Discourse breaks out at the Texas CHL Forum

Hey! Want to get banned from the Texas CHL Forum? Ask when the TSRA will support open carry! You’ll get banned too! For bonus points point out that a certain lawyer doesn’t seem to know the difference between libel and … Continue reading

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100 years and looking good!

The Texas is 100 years old today. Happy Birthday!

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Fences next?

I bet the politicians who don’t want a fence on the border to keep people out would be just fine with one to keep people in.

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Billion dollar boondoggle

First it was the bridge to nowhere, now they’re actually building nowhere. A $1 billion city without residents will be developed in Lea County near Hobbs, officials said Tuesday, to help researchers test everything from intelligent traffic systems and next-generation … Continue reading

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Nerd Alert: Quantum Geekery Ahead

The famous double slit experiment has been recreated using large molecules. So it’s not just a subatomic thing. Thomas Juffmann et al. fired molecules composed of over 100 atoms at a barrier with openings designed to minimize molecular interactions, and … Continue reading

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