Sex Sells

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I love my smart phone, but I don't "love" my smart phone. What's wrong with kids these days?

11% of Gen Y check their iPhone during "heavy petting."

Unreal.

Dilbert Hits Close to Home

Ouch. As an IT manager, I resemble this comic. Unfortunately.

Carbon Fiber Money Clip Knife

A Carbon Fiber Money Clip Knife for $200... proving once again that it is easier to have more money than sense.



Via Uncrate.

2000 Round Challenge

Introducing the 2000 Round Challenge.

Rules Summary - see link above for full details
1. Pick one gun and clean/lube it.
2. Shoot 2,000 rounds without cleaning the weapon.
3. Report results.

I didn't see this before I started the Dot Torture exercise, but I can use it to see that the CZ 75 won't make it through 2000 rounds flawlessly. I hadn't really thought about using the stats to measure the reliability of the gun in addition to the performance of the shooter. Duh, but that's the nice thing about being new at something - you learn everyday.

DT1 --- 50
DT2 --- 50
DT3 --- 50

DT4 --- 50
DT5 --- 50

DT6 --- 50
DT7 --- 50 (1 Fail to Feed)
Other - 18

I didn't make it very far. 368 rounds and already 1 failure.

Wrong Gas Station

Posted by Clay Travis. Clay says "Sign you picked wrong Mississippi gas station? This was on the door when I went to pay." I also thinks it makes the argument for an armed citizenry.

Morse Code

A neat little web app, Morse Code Translator, for turning text into audio.

Knoxville Bloggers Get Together

Turning cash into smoke and noise. Check.
Putting food in my belly. Check.
Hanging out with interesting people. Check.

Sounds like a good day to me.

Knoxville Blogger Get Together

Coal Creek Armory

I was out at CCA this week and renewed my range membership. They have a ton of pistols in stock right now. They are basically laying on top of each other in the display case. Also, don't bother leaving a guess for their "how many casings are in the fish tank" contest. I am very confident I nailed it - plus or minus a thousand.

Smith & Wesson Bodyguard 380

Phil reviews and praises the 380 at the Guns for Sale Blog.

And another favorable review at the Survivalist Blog.

My neighbor has one and he says the double-action is hard for him to shoot. I've not shot it yet, so my comments are superficial at the moment. First, it is a tiny gun. The ergonomics weren't bad when I was playing around with the safety, mag release, etc. Both reviews mentioned that the laser was not worth much in bright light. I noticed the sights were plain, black. I'd rather see them with some nice dots - perhaps something that glows in the dark as a backup to the laser, too. Definitely on my list of things I'd like to try as I look to upgrade my Kel-Tec PF-9.

Software Agreements

I feel like this sometimes, too. I especially hate dealing with the giant companies like Oracle. You can play by their rules or go home.