Saturday, December 3, 2011

Shotgun: Practical Home Makeover - Mossberg 500 Edition

Since I may never win the lottery and pick up a Silver Pigeon, something like this project gun seems a lot more practical. And I am definitely still in the mode of buying guns for practical purposes.

Bonus: Some hints on selecting a shotgun

Cut the baby in half

In a modern day Kramer vs. Kramer, Merck and Merck duke it out over the Facebook URL. Oh, the power of Facebook.

Via Slashdot.org

Ouch


Bunnie On Counterfeit Chips in US Military Hardware

An interesting read from Bunnie on counterfeit chips in US military hardware. (I like Bunnie's stuff. He rarely posts, but when he does his electronics, manufacturing, and China experiences make for good reading.)

The problem:
"In the case of the US Military, they have a unique problem where they are one of the biggest and wealthiest buyers of really old parts. Military designs have shelf lives of decades, but parts have production cycles of only years."
A solution:
"A final option could be to establish a strategic reserve of parts. A production run of military planes is limited to perhaps hundreds of units, and so I imagine the lifetime demand of a part including replacements is limited to tens of thousands of units. I can fit ten thousand chips in the volume of a large shoebox"

Old School Tacticool

There is just something cool about these .357 magnums. (The pictures alone are worth the click.) In some ways, they are like the bright yellow sports car that I think looks great, but would be way down on my list to buy.

Past My IT Prime

Oh great. First, no OT for IT workers. Now, I find I am past my prime by several years.

Transferring Large Files

A problem that still doesn't have a good solution... but at least some people are trying.

Cartoon from XKCD.com

Portable Inflatable Antenna Towers

What a cool idea!



Via eHam.net

Reminds me of the Russian Space Station in Armageddon

From Flat5.net - overheard in remote class:
Over the phone I hear a strong Russian accent: “Dees instruooctions not correkt. Dey are wrong! Dees system is broken. It kannot be used. It is garbage.”
Then I hear a second voice, American and slightly smug: “Well, Alexei, mine worked just fine. Maybe you should check your typing.”
The Russian voice says, “My typing is perfekt. … … [softly] Oh!” [long silence] “Ok, your system ees now working.”

Anti-piracy Ad uses Priated Music

jjaron Remember those annoying "You wouldn't steal a car" anti-piracy ads? They pirated the music bit.ly/tMYfYbFri, Dec 02 05:49:38 from TweetDeck
retweeted by arrington