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“The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don’t do anything about it.” - Albert Einstein

Someone goes and shoots up a mall and the Left just cannot resist laying the blame on the availability of ammo.

Here we go again with the old ‘COP killer bullets’ argument for banning a firearm. Thing is armor piercing handgun ammunition is already illegal. Most all rifle rounds like the 5.7×28 will pierce kevlar even when the bullets are constructed of the typical copper covered lead.
FN manufacturing in the US is potentially a […]

When something like this can actually happen in this country I have to wonder if this is even still America? Help stop this madness.

Phil Brennan has a great piece today on The Myth of Greenhouse Gases. It’s quite an interesting read discussing such things as volcanic activity, the sources of CO2 and the coming ice age.

Conservative groups are breaking with President Bush on the Law of the Sea treaty. This is good news as LOST must go down in flames and the ashes spread across the countryside.

First and foremost I find it quite distasteful that anyone would eat Spike or Fluffy to begin with. But then I really dislike squirrel, too. But that doesn’t mean that such a proposal doesn’t have serious ramifications to everyone no matter your dining preferences.
As sick as my western mind thinks this cultural difference is… […]

I’ve upgraded to the new 1.5 version of WordPress. But I couldn’t hold out long enough to get my theme ported over so you’re all stuck with the default ‘Kubrick’ theme for awhile, maybe a week or two. Unlike the earlier WP templates, though, this isn’t such a bad default theme. That is as […]

Personal weapons are what raised mankind out of the mud, and the rifle is the queen of personal weapons. The possession of a good rifle, as well as the skill to use it well, truly makes a man the monarch of all he surveys. — Jeff Cooper, The Art of the Rifle

There have been those who have tried to get lead banned as a back door to gun control. In some places and some hunting sports lead shot cannot be used but bismoth. So it is important to realize that sometimes the replacement is worse than the original when it comes to such things.

I am all for tort reform and ‘fixing the system’ but there are other issues that I feel are more weighty and that is States rights under a weak Federal Umbrella. That is why I’m dubious of President Bush’s reform law since the main thing it appears to accomplish is taking judicial power away […]

Though I’m sure it’s coincidental it is curious to see the recent 3 news stories concerning Circuit City: 1.) Investment firm offers to pay $3.25 billion for Circuit City, 2) Closing 19 Stores and , 3) 8 Die in Plane Crash.

I cannot read this article on a robotic ball without thinking of the rovers that retrieved escapees from ‘the village’ in the 1967-68 TV show ‘The Prisoner’.

I’ve been around the industry for a few years yet I’ve never heard the term ‘redlining’ used in this way. That aside the notion that it is inherently wrong to deploy the newest broadband technologies in neighborhoods that can afford to buy the services is beyond absurd. I cannot help but read this article and […]

The Big Brown Truck brought me some new toys today, leather and reloading tools for the .45 Colt. But my happiness was a bit dimmed when I wrapped the new belt around my waist. Hm.. just a bit short.
Back to the website I go to check that the ‘medium’ was really what I […]

Since I don’t use Windows at home I don’t shop for AntiVirus for my own home systems (I highly recommend Panda for Enterprises) so I’ve not personally tested this free virus protection product. It did, how ever, come recommended by one of my top Windows admins so is at least worth checking out.

I have often heard the statement from the Left that Capitalism’s inherit evil is because it is based on one of 7 deadly sins, greed. This has always been an interesting argument to refute because in point of fact there is some truth to it if Capitalism isn’t constrained by the moral foundation […]

The Canadian government is now hearing from Scientists on how the global warming science is out of date. There are many scientists that dispute the global warming doom sayers but they typically don’t get the chance to testify or present their case. The doom sayers always seem to open with ‘now that we know […]

There is an excellent article on NewsForge Comparing MySQL performance benchmarks on the various *nix OS flavors. Being a long time Linux user I thought it’d be nice if Linux were the king of this hill but expected one of the BSD’s or Solaris to take it away at a walk. Such was not […]

Looking for open-source intel to fight back against the global jihad look no further than the Internet Haganah.

Now we know who will play Ukraine President Viktor Yushchenko in a movie biography.

It seems any scientific discovery these days has to be weighed against political and social agendas before it can be released or discussed. With that being the case how can we trust science today? What is being kept from us because it doesn’t jibe with someonesf agenda? What areas of study and research are […]

Yet another piece of ‘global warming’ doom is being foiled by Polar bears who, inspite of ‘global warming’, are increasing in population.

Some people, when confronted with a problem, think ‘I know, I’ll use XML’. Now they have two problems. — Anonymous

buh-bye quiters, don’t let the door hit you on the way out. Talk about taking your ball and going home sore loosers.