Friday, August 5, 2011

Got Yourself a Fancy Degree

Well, lah de dah. I bet you have a degree in Economics, too. Yes, ma'am, I do.

Job Security

More turnover in federal attorneys due to death (33) than firings (27) - that's not a lot of change given the total of 35,000 attorneys.

Appropriately via Overlawyered

Bombs and Guns

Guns are worse than bombs. Via Sebastian at Snowflakes in Hell

But if someone else had a gun, then the bomb would have been worse.

Blogging for Dollars a Day

From the "I must be doing it wrong" file... Blogging for Dollars a Day. But maybe I could get something by just asking.

Sounds like an Episode of Weeds

Check your trunk for drugs before driving back across the border from Mexico. Clever crooks are using folks to act as unwitting mules.

AutoDesk buys Instructables

I'm not sure what to make of AutoDesk (AutoCAD) buying Instructables.

Shooting Suspects in a Barrell

Shooting a handcuffed suspect that is in the back of a police cruiser doesn't pass the smell test to me.

Via SaysUncle

Tactical Toys

Soldiers in Afghanistan use a toy truck to find roadside bombs.

Via The Opsimath (and I agree that private industry is smarter and more efficient than the government will ever be.)

Happy Days

Some cheery reading about the Super Congress and a plan to attack the 2nd Amendment.

Via Slim

Leaky Bucket

Larry Correia (Monster Hunter) speaks the truth on the economy and left:
To say that this is because we failed to raise taxes is stupid. Think of it this way. The government is like a bucket with a leaky hole in it. Throwing extra water in the bucket doesn’t fix the problem. You need to plug the hole.