Deep sea giant isopod will eat your face
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Reality is scarier than nightmares
I had a strange dream wherein I had bugs living inside my foot. (???) I went to the doctor, and they pulled out a bug that looked like short, fat centipede. It grossed me out to the point that I wondered if such a bug existed. After a bit of searching, I found something that made me forget about my nasty bug, because this one was real.
Deep sea giant isopod will eat your face
Deep sea giant isopod will eat your face
Monday, February 11, 2008
Quote of the fighting spirit
There is an old saw, often quoted by the left, "speak truth to power." The heck with that. Spit in their eye. They blink just like everybody else.
From Mike
Interesting Post by Mike Vanderboegh
Mike Vanderboegh is known for his inflammatory style and choice of topics.
This essay is about the awkward stage. If you don't already know what I'm talking about, move along. Nothing to see here.
This essay is about the awkward stage. If you don't already know what I'm talking about, move along. Nothing to see here.
they went straight from the "awkward stage" to the concentration camps without ever firing a shot.
To its victims, the Tories, the [American] Revolution was truly incomprehensible. Never in history, said Daniel Leonard, had there been so much rebellion with so 'little real cause.'...
Quote of the I'll turn them in at 2000 FPS
Well, it's The Progressive, so I'm going to take that last line with a grain of salt. But I'll also hold onto some other grains in various measures...
Via David.
"This is an exercise in [citizen] obedience training."
UPDATED THE THIRD
"Leave our checkpoint IMMEDIATELY."
UPDATE: Click here for why this guy had such a short fuse.
You like the border patrol agent who took a picture of him taking pictures?
It reminded me of something from Rob's excellent post;
"Hey look, this dude's recording us! What a douche. I'll go record him! Heh. What's his problem?"
He has recorded this check point before, this is why he asked if she already knew who he was. He made this one about a month before the above one. It's worth watching.
"You can ask me what ever you want."
Note there are no orders issued, only forceful requests. Notice also that there was very little actual answering of questions. Questions were met with questions.
Check out this video at the same checkpoint. Note how the officer doesn't ask him to stop recording, but contends that by recording the exchange, he is creating a traffic hazard. Unbelievable.
I've also decided to add a tag that I didn't really want to add. This clenches it. The tag is Double-Plus Ungood
UPDATE: Hazel Stone, of The Line Is Here, is taking me to task in the comment section. The best way to change hearts and minds is with open debate! If you disagree, please attempt to change my mind, and allow me the same courtesy.
UPDATE: Blogi has joined the fray, with his keen ability to spot BS from a mile away!
also, that rhymes
"Leave our checkpoint IMMEDIATELY."
UPDATE: Click here for why this guy had such a short fuse.
You like the border patrol agent who took a picture of him taking pictures?
It reminded me of something from Rob's excellent post;
Take for instance the case of Ezra Levant, a Canadian publisher brought up before the laughable "Human Rights Commission" for the unspeakable act of publishing the Mohammad cartoons. Watch the videos he has of his ordeal. Watch how detached the "human rights officer" is from the whole affair. For her, it's just a job. She gets a sheet of paper that says do X, she does X. The fact that she is is a tine in the pitchfork of fascism is lost on her. The fact that she is instrumental in crushing free speech bothers her about as much as deciding what she will be having for lunch.
"Hey look, this dude's recording us! What a douche. I'll go record him! Heh. What's his problem?"
He has recorded this check point before, this is why he asked if she already knew who he was. He made this one about a month before the above one. It's worth watching.
"You can ask me what ever you want."
Note there are no orders issued, only forceful requests. Notice also that there was very little actual answering of questions. Questions were met with questions.
Check out this video at the same checkpoint. Note how the officer doesn't ask him to stop recording, but contends that by recording the exchange, he is creating a traffic hazard. Unbelievable.
I've also decided to add a tag that I didn't really want to add. This clenches it. The tag is Double-Plus Ungood
UPDATE: Hazel Stone, of The Line Is Here, is taking me to task in the comment section. The best way to change hearts and minds is with open debate! If you disagree, please attempt to change my mind, and allow me the same courtesy.
UPDATE: Blogi has joined the fray, with his keen ability to spot BS from a mile away!
also, that rhymes
This Weighted Companion Cube will accompany you through the test chamber.
The symptoms most commonly produced by Enrichment Center testing are superstition, perceiving inanimate objects as alive, and hallucinations. The Enrichment Center reminds you that the weighted companion cube will never threaten to stab you and, in fact, cannot speak.
The Enrichment Center reminds you that the Weighted Companion Cube cannot speak. In the event that the Weighted Companion Cube does speak, the Enrichment Center urges you to disregard its advice.
Huffing and Puffing
While searching for a particular bit of writing at Marko's place, I found an old post on getting back into running. It seemed like a sound plan, so I've started the Couch-to-5K plan.
It sucks to realize you have the lung capacity of a chain smoking 3 year old. Especially when you used to run a lot.
I was dying the first two sessions, but finished per the instructions. This morning was the third session, and I noticed a slight improvement in my running. More notable was my elevated energy level afterwards. It's a good feeling I used to enjoy when I would work out 3 times a week with my sister before her work hours changed. Definitely worth the investment of a mere 20 minutes three times a week.
If you can't find 20 minutes to improve yourself three times a week; you're lying.
It sucks to realize you have the lung capacity of a chain smoking 3 year old. Especially when you used to run a lot.
I was dying the first two sessions, but finished per the instructions. This morning was the third session, and I noticed a slight improvement in my running. More notable was my elevated energy level afterwards. It's a good feeling I used to enjoy when I would work out 3 times a week with my sister before her work hours changed. Definitely worth the investment of a mere 20 minutes three times a week.
If you can't find 20 minutes to improve yourself three times a week; you're lying.
Thursday, February 07, 2008
Well, there you go.
If Obama wins the Democratic nomination, I think he'll be the next President of the United States. Put him next to McCain on a stage and a public obsessed with American Idol ain't going to pick the cadaver.
From Kevin
Roll-your-own Knife workshop!!!!!OMGOMGOMG
A coworker of mine e-mailed me last night while I was... waxing philosophical.
He told me he just got back from a $10 knife workshop, and included some pictures...
I then proceeded to wet myself in anticipation of next week's workshop.
I have been in need of a simple high carbon steel utility knife.
Being able to make it myself is beyond awesome.
He told me he just got back from a $10 knife workshop, and included some pictures...
I then proceeded to wet myself in anticipation of next week's workshop.
I have been in need of a simple high carbon steel utility knife.
Being able to make it myself is beyond awesome.
Wednesday, February 06, 2008
Lemon + Vodka = WTFAWESOME?!
1. Fill a small glass with ice
2. Fill 1/3 with Lemon Juice (or use 3-5 lemon wedges and less ice)
3. Fill 2/3 with vodka
4. ???
5. FUCKING WIN!
Doesn't matter if you don't drink alcohol straight, somehow the simple addition of lemon allows you to drink copious amounts of vodka.
Getting you interesting in record time, and at minimal expense.
UPDATE: My sitemeter just exploded. Welcome visitors from Vodkapundit. See the sights, and enjoy your stay!
UPDATE THE SECOND: I had an opportunity to reallyget wasted explore this drink last Saturday, and found it to be sooper drunkifying wanting in no way. SR SC can attest to this.
2. Fill 1/3 with Lemon Juice (or use 3-5 lemon wedges and less ice)
3. Fill 2/3 with vodka
4. ???
5. FUCKING WIN!
Doesn't matter if you don't drink alcohol straight, somehow the simple addition of lemon allows you to drink copious amounts of vodka.
Getting you interesting in record time, and at minimal expense.
UPDATE: My sitemeter just exploded. Welcome visitors from Vodkapundit. See the sights, and enjoy your stay!
UPDATE THE SECOND: I had an opportunity to really
Police: Don't fight violent robber/rapists
Victims Fight Back in Home Invasion
A family of four were barbecuing outside their garage when two armed robbers force their way in and ransack the place.
These don't sound like the kind of guys you should trust to just rob and rape, and leave promptly with a tip of the hat.
Gun grabbers and professional victims insist that when threatened with violence, you should acquiesce to your attacker's demands, because if you fight back, they might get angry. (anything but that!) Most of these folks don't say what to do if what they want is to kill.
This is a terrible situation. This is the kind of thing that ruins your life. Even if you survive the attack, you will forever know that because you failed to prepare; terrible things happened to your daughter, damaging her for life. Even if you surrender, thinking they just want to rob you, you just missed your opportunity to stop them if they change their mind.
Fortunately, while these two pieces of trash were preparing to force themselves on the victims, they saw an opportunity to fight back, and most importantly; they did.
Suddenly these unarmed, submissive victims burst forth with anger and fury, and strike these confidently armed goblins.
This is what I mean when I talk about the victim mentality. Resigning yourself to defeat at the first sign of force can only end badly. Fighting back with anything you can, in any way you can is the only option that offers chance of success.
These people should be put on pedestals as symbols of the fighting spirit all of us have. Symbols that proclaim;
"We will fight back when our lives are threatened. We will not bend for those who would threaten it. We will meet force with force. We will protect each other."
But the police don't see it that way.
There you have it folks. A cut-and-dry case, and the answer is the same.
Situation:
Armed robber/murderer/rapists force their way into your home, ransack it, beat you and talk about how they will enjoy killing you. They then prepare to rape your daughter in front of your eyes.
Official police recommended course of action:
Do nothing.
Wait a minute... I missed the part where the 911 call was made, and the police were screaming to their rescue. Oh wait; the armed rapists, didn't allow them to call 911. Well, how are the police supposed to help if no one calls them?
It doesn't get any more clear folks. Not only can the police NOT protect you, they don't like it when you protect yourself.
Get firearm training, and arm yourself. NOW.
Via SurvivalBlog
A family of four were barbecuing outside their garage when two armed robbers force their way in and ransack the place.
"The look in their eyes, especially when they started beating us in the back of the heads with the guns. It was kind of like someone would torture a little animal and then joking about how they were going to love killing us," said one victim.
These don't sound like the kind of guys you should trust to just rob and rape, and leave promptly with a tip of the hat.
Gun grabbers and professional victims insist that when threatened with violence, you should acquiesce to your attacker's demands, because if you fight back, they might get angry. (anything but that!) Most of these folks don't say what to do if what they want is to kill.
The men were pinned to the floor with shotguns. "It got ugly when they went back downstairs and decided to tell the women to undress their clothes," the victim added, "The girls were really crying and you could just tell that they were incredibly upset."
This is a terrible situation. This is the kind of thing that ruins your life. Even if you survive the attack, you will forever know that because you failed to prepare; terrible things happened to your daughter, damaging her for life. Even if you surrender, thinking they just want to rob you, you just missed your opportunity to stop them if they change their mind.
Fortunately, while these two pieces of trash were preparing to force themselves on the victims, they saw an opportunity to fight back, and most importantly; they did.
"I grabbed him, threw him down on the ground, grabbed a weight from the weight set and smashed him in the head."
The women also joined in the fight, hitting the suspects with a frying pan.
"One of the girls completely nude managed to grab a gun and shoot the guy in the chest area and in the leg."
Suddenly these unarmed, submissive victims burst forth with anger and fury, and strike these confidently armed goblins.
This is what I mean when I talk about the victim mentality. Resigning yourself to defeat at the first sign of force can only end badly. Fighting back with anything you can, in any way you can is the only option that offers chance of success.
These people should be put on pedestals as symbols of the fighting spirit all of us have. Symbols that proclaim;
"We will fight back when our lives are threatened. We will not bend for those who would threaten it. We will meet force with force. We will protect each other."
But the police don't see it that way.
The police are very cautious not to make this seem like a heroic act. They say fighting back can sometimes end with the victims being more seriously hurt.
There you have it folks. A cut-and-dry case, and the answer is the same.
Situation:
Armed robber/murderer/rapists force their way into your home, ransack it, beat you and talk about how they will enjoy killing you. They then prepare to rape your daughter in front of your eyes.
Official police recommended course of action:
Do nothing.
Wait a minute... I missed the part where the 911 call was made, and the police were screaming to their rescue. Oh wait; the armed rapists, didn't allow them to call 911. Well, how are the police supposed to help if no one calls them?
It doesn't get any more clear folks. Not only can the police NOT protect you, they don't like it when you protect yourself.
Get firearm training, and arm yourself. NOW.
Via SurvivalBlog
Tuesday, February 05, 2008
Rrrrrrr-ghghghghgh!
It's kinda funny when someone attempts a Chewbacca roar, and I counter with (what many have described as) an exceptional Chewbacca roar.
Well, that's not funny by itself; the funny thing is when I tell them I get a lot of practice at work.
Well, that's not funny by itself; the funny thing is when I tell them I get a lot of practice at work.
Bill Ruger's rolling around in his grave
...and that warms my heart.
Ruger selling Mini-14 with 20 round magazine
Ok. I'll end my boycott on Ruger.
Mark III, GP100, and SP101, are go.
Fuck Bill Ruger. I hesitated at my use of harsh language, but anyone who calls a citizen with more than 10 rounds in a magazine dishonest (and likely means much worse) deserves scorn. Call me a criminal because I have magazines that holds more than 10 rounds? Fuck you, and fuck anyone who insists an American must argue a need for anything they might want.
I might have to buy a Mini-14 just so I can have ahigh regular capacity magazine with the Ruger name on it.
Err-- shit. Forgot I still live in Ca which restricts purchase of regular capacity magazines... No thanks to Bill Ruger. I don't care, I'll just offer to buy one for someone out of state.
UPON FURTHER REFLECTION: Is the above paragraph healthy? I'm willing to give money away simply to spite a dead man. That's gotta be a mania of some sort...
Ruger selling Mini-14 with 20 round magazine
Ok. I'll end my boycott on Ruger.
Mark III, GP100, and SP101, are go.
“no honest man needs more than 10 rounds in any gun…” and “I never meant for simple civilians to have my 20 and 30 round magazines…”. It has long been Ruger’s policy to limit sales of those items to Law Enforcement or Military purchasers”
Fuck Bill Ruger. I hesitated at my use of harsh language, but anyone who calls a citizen with more than 10 rounds in a magazine dishonest (and likely means much worse) deserves scorn. Call me a criminal because I have magazines that holds more than 10 rounds? Fuck you, and fuck anyone who insists an American must argue a need for anything they might want.
I might have to buy a Mini-14 just so I can have a
Err-- shit. Forgot I still live in Ca which restricts purchase of regular capacity magazines... No thanks to Bill Ruger. I don't care, I'll just offer to buy one for someone out of state.
UPON FURTHER REFLECTION: Is the above paragraph healthy? I'm willing to give money away simply to spite a dead man. That's gotta be a mania of some sort...
Averting Trouble
James has a post up where he recounts a recent exercise in situational awareness.
It really doesn't take much effort to take a quick glance around you, and it can make a serious difference.
It really doesn't take much effort to take a quick glance around you, and it can make a serious difference.
Monday, February 04, 2008
Hold your nose and vote McCain?
I spent most of my lunch hour trying to get through to Larry Elder's radio show. Larry is a self-described "Republitarian" and wanted to know how many people are going to hold their nose, and vote for McCain. Plenty of people called in and said they would rather stay home, or vote RP.
Larry argued that the stakes were simply too high in Iraq and the War on Terror to allow a Democrat into the White House.
If we HAVE to vote for the candidate who is strongest on the War on Terror, where does that leave us?
It's pretty fair to assume Republicans will always be tougher on the War on Terror, which means we MUST always vote for the republican who has the greatest chance of winning. Even if we don't agree.
The War on Terror has no terms of victory. We will never see a president stand behind the podium on a prime-time press conference, and announce victory in, and the conclusion of, the war on terror. If we caught OBL tomorrow, the war on terror would go on. If all current terrorist chatter stopped, they'd just start looking harder. We will likely never see the end of the war on terror, which means we will likely never see the end of Republicans arguing that the war on terror is the most important issue facing America, and that we MUST vote for them or else the terrorists win. Arguing we must hold our noses because of the war on terror is completely moot considering it allows no chance for change.
Might as well argue we must only vote for winnable Republicans because it is dire that Republicans win. Most Republicans aren't "My party, right or wrong!" but they seem to be becoming "My party, or else the Democrats win." I can only hope the Republican leadership wore out that card last election.
I thought Larry was beyond this kind of cheap trick, especially when he is hard on callers who compromised on the immigration issue to vote for Bush. I still think that deviation from the constitution and conservatism will do more damage to this country than Al "Suicide bombers wanted; inquire within" Qaeda could ever do.
Larry argued that the stakes were simply too high in Iraq and the War on Terror to allow a Democrat into the White House.
If we HAVE to vote for the candidate who is strongest on the War on Terror, where does that leave us?
It's pretty fair to assume Republicans will always be tougher on the War on Terror, which means we MUST always vote for the republican who has the greatest chance of winning. Even if we don't agree.
The War on Terror has no terms of victory. We will never see a president stand behind the podium on a prime-time press conference, and announce victory in, and the conclusion of, the war on terror. If we caught OBL tomorrow, the war on terror would go on. If all current terrorist chatter stopped, they'd just start looking harder. We will likely never see the end of the war on terror, which means we will likely never see the end of Republicans arguing that the war on terror is the most important issue facing America, and that we MUST vote for them or else the terrorists win. Arguing we must hold our noses because of the war on terror is completely moot considering it allows no chance for change.
Might as well argue we must only vote for winnable Republicans because it is dire that Republicans win. Most Republicans aren't "My party, right or wrong!" but they seem to be becoming "My party, or else the Democrats win." I can only hope the Republican leadership wore out that card last election.
I thought Larry was beyond this kind of cheap trick, especially when he is hard on callers who compromised on the immigration issue to vote for Bush. I still think that deviation from the constitution and conservatism will do more damage to this country than Al "Suicide bombers wanted; inquire within" Qaeda could ever do.
Friday, February 01, 2008
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