Gizmag reports that the UK is looking at fabric-based tank armour.
Say, has anyone heard from Troy Hurtubise recently?
Thursday, August 13, 2009
One Hundred Heads
Make the proper selection, and one hundred heads would be more than enough to set things right.
The Electric Car You I've Been Awaiting:
From Gizmag:
Now you're talking!
How many city dwellers would not want an electric car that . . .
accelerates 0-60MPH in <9 seconds
has a 200+ Miles range
and recharges in 10 minutes?
Just get the price down by a decimal point, and MIT wouldn't be able to produce enough to keep up with demand, EVER.
Now you're talking!
How many city dwellers would not want an electric car that . . .
accelerates 0-60MPH in <9 seconds
has a 200+ Miles range
and recharges in 10 minutes?
Just get the price down by a decimal point, and MIT wouldn't be able to produce enough to keep up with demand, EVER.
Fiona apple: Auditory Stimulation And HOW!
Basically the whole of her Tidal album really does it for me when I'm in the mood for it. Give it a listen. Make sure you turn up the bass on Sleep to Dream (first track on the album).
Note: when she first got to "full is not heavy as empty, not nearly, my love . . . " my socks were well and truly knocked off.
In related news: I really dig Last.FM. I have this album, but I NEVER bring my CDs to work. I just listened to the whole thing online, free. Sweet. Listening to this album (along with getting over the norovirus or whatever it was) has put me in a good mood. Seriously, this CD is in the running for my favorite. album. EVAR. Right next to my copy of Handel's Messiah that I wore out with much listening.
Note: when she first got to "full is not heavy as empty, not nearly, my love . . . " my socks were well and truly knocked off.
In related news: I really dig Last.FM. I have this album, but I NEVER bring my CDs to work. I just listened to the whole thing online, free. Sweet. Listening to this album (along with getting over the norovirus or whatever it was) has put me in a good mood. Seriously, this CD is in the running for my favorite. album. EVAR. Right next to my copy of Handel's Messiah that I wore out with much listening.
Mike Vanderboegh has been on a roll lately
Using condensed milk to shake your truth in the tyrant's face
Quote of the Day: "Bugger all liberals. To the end of time."
. . . and the best you'll see in a while: Daring the ATF: EAT ME!
Quote of the Day: "Bugger all liberals. To the end of time."
. . . and the best you'll see in a while: Daring the ATF: EAT ME!
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Review: Kensington Expert Mouse
Cliff's: Best. Input. Device. EVAR.
My dad converted me to a trackball user as a boy, and i've been using ever since.
"Hi, my name is VFD"
"Hi VFD"
"Yeah, um, so, I've been using Kensington trackballs since before the Pentium processor was invented"
::scattered applause::
I bought one for myself in the '90s and wore it out completely. I replaced a couple of failed switches, but eventually the circuit board gave out. I bought another one. The finish is worn through from my sandpaper-like Man Hands but the mechanism is still sweet. Plus it's got an optical sensor so it can be super-dusty and still work. . . which is great because I use it at work where we blow dust off of stuff with shop air, and the dust layer is useful in forensic investigations.
If you don't like a trackball, you won't like this one.
If you do like a trackball, you will like the Kensington Expert Mouse.
UNLESS
You don't have oily facial skin.
.
.
.
Hold on there. What?
The Kensington trackballs roll on little tiny rollers. When they get dry and dusty they are gritty. When they are slightly oily, they can be filthy with dust and keep on rolling smooth as silk. You don't think about it, but you touch your face all the time. The trace amounts of facial oils that get transferred to the roller ball are enough to lubricate it. If you are a fanatic about sterilizing your workstation with alcohol on a daily basis, you will probably not like any of the Kensington trackballs.
I luv 'em.
My dad converted me to a trackball user as a boy, and i've been using ever since.
"Hi, my name is VFD"
"Hi VFD"
"Yeah, um, so, I've been using Kensington trackballs since before the Pentium processor was invented"
::scattered applause::
I bought one for myself in the '90s and wore it out completely. I replaced a couple of failed switches, but eventually the circuit board gave out. I bought another one. The finish is worn through from my sandpaper-like Man Hands but the mechanism is still sweet. Plus it's got an optical sensor so it can be super-dusty and still work. . . which is great because I use it at work where we blow dust off of stuff with shop air, and the dust layer is useful in forensic investigations.
If you don't like a trackball, you won't like this one.
If you do like a trackball, you will like the Kensington Expert Mouse.
UNLESS
You don't have oily facial skin.
.
.
.
Hold on there. What?
The Kensington trackballs roll on little tiny rollers. When they get dry and dusty they are gritty. When they are slightly oily, they can be filthy with dust and keep on rolling smooth as silk. You don't think about it, but you touch your face all the time. The trace amounts of facial oils that get transferred to the roller ball are enough to lubricate it. If you are a fanatic about sterilizing your workstation with alcohol on a daily basis, you will probably not like any of the Kensington trackballs.
I luv 'em.
People Who Deserves Extraordinary Marksmanship Medals, One More:
From The Firearm Blog:
After three days on a rooftop, Scot Cpl. Reynolds and his spotter, Cpl. Hatton, got a 1500 meter one-shot kill on a drug lord in afghanistan.
That right there is a good shot.
Steve points out that this is the longest shot made by a UK Army sniper in Afghanistan. The record long shot in Afghanistan is currently held by a Canadian, Cpl. Furlong, who made his kill at 2430 meters on the second shot.
There should be a medal for marksmen like this.
Oh, and if you ever meet a sniper with a little bit of a superiority complex, it is only because he is.
After three days on a rooftop, Scot Cpl. Reynolds and his spotter, Cpl. Hatton, got a 1500 meter one-shot kill on a drug lord in afghanistan.
That right there is a good shot.
Steve points out that this is the longest shot made by a UK Army sniper in Afghanistan. The record long shot in Afghanistan is currently held by a Canadian, Cpl. Furlong, who made his kill at 2430 meters on the second shot.
There should be a medal for marksmen like this.
Oh, and if you ever meet a sniper with a little bit of a superiority complex, it is only because he is.
People Who Should Be Shot: Two More
Dude runs over 6 year-old girl, and she dies of massive head & pelvic injuries.
He ran her over as he passed a stopped MARTA (Atlanta public transit) bus.
. . . Crossing a double stripe (No Passing zone)
. . . With a uniformed police officer on the scene directing traffic
Unsurprisingly, he has a long history of traffic violations.
Guy in Austin who killed 3 people was drunk, and is up on felony intoxication manslaughter & assault charges.
He was high on pain killers from ANOTHER fatal wreck he was involved in previously.
BANG! BANG!
There, the taxpayer was just saved a couple million dollars to take care of the trash for the rest of their lives, and the gene pool is cleansed.
He ran her over as he passed a stopped MARTA (Atlanta public transit) bus.
. . . Crossing a double stripe (No Passing zone)
. . . With a uniformed police officer on the scene directing traffic
Unsurprisingly, he has a long history of traffic violations.
Guy in Austin who killed 3 people was drunk, and is up on felony intoxication manslaughter & assault charges.
He was high on pain killers from ANOTHER fatal wreck he was involved in previously.
BANG! BANG!
There, the taxpayer was just saved a couple million dollars to take care of the trash for the rest of their lives, and the gene pool is cleansed.
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
My Television, It Fears Me.
We are using a borrowed television set that was our neighbors' primary TV until they upgraded to the new hotness. It's an aging 31" CRT that's no longer good enough to pull in signal over the airwaves (we use cable). After a lightning storm a while back, every once in a while the vertical deflection goes out, and all you get is a horizontal line or maybe a scrunched up picture. So we're back to 1963 and "honey go bang on the side of the television set, will you please?"
Earlier, my Darling Wife and I were watching the idiot box together and it started acting up. I got up and told it, "I'm gonna murder you," and reached down for my Glock.
Right when I got a firing grip, before I drew the pistol, the television fixed itself.
You had to be there, but if you were (and I was) it was pretty funny. Sometimes my Darling Wife shoots it with her finger-gun and the children are very impressed by that.
Earlier, my Darling Wife and I were watching the idiot box together and it started acting up. I got up and told it, "I'm gonna murder you," and reached down for my Glock.
Right when I got a firing grip, before I drew the pistol, the television fixed itself.
You had to be there, but if you were (and I was) it was pretty funny. Sometimes my Darling Wife shoots it with her finger-gun and the children are very impressed by that.
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