Silicon Valley and Knoxville

I was looking at the infograph about salaries in Silicon Valley and what appeared before my eyes... Knoxville used as a comparison. So you could make $38K in Knoxville and have the same standard of living as someone making $92 in Silicon Valley.

Via Business Insider

Gucci Gear

I have a friend who has been there and done that in the Middle East. We were talking about AR-15's and all the equipment (lasers, range finders, flashlights, tool kits, red dots, etc.) you can put on them. He said that they had taken to calling all that stuff "Gucci Gear." That fits in well with PDB's idea of the Tactical Metrosexual.

Backson

While the rest of the world is going to see Captain America, Captain America, Captain America, and even Cowboys and Aliens, I went to see a horror movie about the fearsome Backson.

Owl: It's a Giant creature with a tail
Here I'll draw Piglet in for scale
His hide is like a shaggy rug
His face a surely ugly mug
With two sharp horns atop his head
In between a mop of hair that's red
And in his nose a ring of gold
It smells of monkey's feet and mold
Its toes are black
Its fur is blue
I swear that all I tell you is not made up
The Backson!
All: The Backson!
Owl: The Backson!
All: The Backson

My two and a half year old loved it and I thought it was pretty entertaining, too. There were several clever word plays that made me laugh. The closing credits were really cool, too.

One Hundred Pushups

I took the test tonight and did 17 pushups without stopping. Let's see if this plan really works.

"If you're serious about increasing your strength, follow this six week training program and you'll soon be on your way to completing 100 consecutive push ups!"

I've never had a lot of upper body strength, so I thought I would give this a try.

Radio and Phones

I'll see your FM broadcast on your mobile phone and raise you UHF/VHF TX on your mobile phone.

Gun Owners are Diverse

From the Missed Connections on Craigslist:

"coal creek armory - m4m - 25

You are a really handsome guy. I thought we had a small moment when I checked out before you today and we candidly spoke about what gun i was holding. Tell me what gun it was and what stall you were in. id like to hang out sometime if your interested."

I'll make a joke about just about anything, so please don't take this as bashing his sexuality, but I bet the gun conversation would have been fun. Also, I suggest referring to lane numbers and not stalls.

Prepping

I like her style.

Mystery Dits

Tracking down a mystery signal reminds me of a book I read.

"According to the FCC, an amateur in Northern California had unintentionally left his keyboard too close to his keyer paddle, and the paddle somehow got pushed against the keyboard, making it send continuous dits."

Baofeng UV-3R: USB Programming Cable (G4ILO)

Julian's homemade programming cable for the UV-3R.

Nice Catch

via Yahoo Sports Shutdown Corner