CZ-75B

I'm a fan of the CZ-75 due to reports like this:

So this wraps up the CZ-75B Omega 2k round test. The gun was field-stripped and lubed with Lucas Extreme Duty Gun Oil on November the 6th, and has since fired 2,000 rounds, most of it filthy, steel-cased TulAmmo, with no further cleaning or lubrication. The gun has not once failed to go through the complete cycle of operation. The front sight's tritium vial leaked all its radioactive glow-y stuff, but there have otherwise been no parts breakages.

CZ posts.

Alexa Cannibalism

Interesting chart about what things are now being done with Alexa and her friends... I know we stream a lot of music (vs. doing it from our smart phones), so that fits. We stream WUOT (the local NPR station) on our phones. If WUOT added a skill for streaming, that would also move off our phones to the Echo Dot/Anker Eufy Genie. I'm not seeing that Alexa replaces much time with tablets, the TV, or our computers - other than doing some basic voice commands for lights, thermostat, etc.

See the article at Business Insider.

Fast!

Uhhh...4.12? https://t.co/5YIP9V40da

— Peter Foley (@pedrodit) January 20, 2018

Gun Safety?

Braver or dumber?



Via Gun Free Zone

Soldering Reference

This soldering reference card from @adafruit is the most to-the-point explanation of good soldering practices I have ever seen: pic.twitter.com/DlKuf44NZV

— Michael Stapelberg (@zekjur) January 14, 2018

Power Strip with Four Alexa Controllable Outlets

WiFi Smart Power Strip, Conico Smart Surge Protector with 4 USB Charging Ports and 4 Smart AC Plugs for Multi Outlets Power Socket Extension Cord, Compatible with Alexa, Voice Controlled by Echo for $28.

I'm not sure where I would use this, but having four separate outlets (plus the USB ports), is cool.

I don't think plugging my dish washer, coffee machine, and TV in to it would match my use case.

DMR Contacts

A cool site to generate DMR-ID import files for various radio types.

Pencils

Inside One of America’s Last Pencil Factories - worth a click for the pictures alone. I like seeing the machines and getting a glimpse of the manufacturing process.

Brick O'Lore YouTube Channel

Doh - there go my plans for buying a private island.

"Under the new eligibility requirements announced today, your YouTube channel, Brick O'Lore, is no longer eligible for monetization because it doesn’t meet the new threshold of 4,000 hours of watchtime within the past 12 months and 1,000 subscribers." 

UHF Android Tablet

I've seen the phones, but this is the first tablet with UHF that I recall.

Now shipping - The first Android Tablet with UHF DMR/Analog Transceiver.
Read more: https://t.co/dime0VS61y pic.twitter.com/W9kY0NO4Gi

— Network-Radios.com (@network_radios) January 14, 2018

Via @K0NR