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Year: 2005

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Chalk up #1000

Yes, my home state of North Carolina has executed the 1000th person since the death penalty was reinstated. The professionally indignant are, well, indignant. Oh…

December 2, 2005February 15, 2021
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Like the .45 ACP?

If you’re a fan of the .45 ACP, here’s a site with some interesting information for you. If you’re a fan of other calibers (there…

December 1, 2005February 15, 2021
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Because we can do more than stick a yellow ribbon on our cars

Does the name Jim Scoutten ring a bell? He’s the host of Shooting USA and Sighting In, 2 interesting gun programs on the Outdoor Life…

December 1, 2005February 15, 2021
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OK, so waste 3 minutes of your time

This was sent to me by one of my numerous Internet spies. As he noted, “Someone has way to much time on their hands”. Anyone…

December 1, 2005February 13, 2021
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Shot in the foot?

(Via Claire Wolfe) The dominos of modern criminal science just keep falling. First, we find out that fingerprints may not be a reliable identifier, now…

November 28, 2005February 13, 2021
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Not to be outdone

Our politicians at the Federal level apparently want to prove that they will not lag behind the State of NC in graft.

November 28, 2005February 13, 2021
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A little local political color

Never let it be said that North Carolina doesn’t havethe best politicians money can buy.

November 27, 2005February 15, 2021
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Happy Thanksgiving

A lot of us think of Thanksgiving as a time to eat too much, take a couple of days off work, watch football on TV…

November 24, 2005February 15, 2021
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The Carnival of Cordite is on the air!

Yes, the Carnival of Cordite #39 is up at Resistance is Futile!. Once again, Gullyborg has all sorts of gunny goodness and this time, some…

November 21, 2005February 13, 2021
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Not harsh enough by half

(Via Drudge) An Ohio judge has sentenced a woman who abandoned cats in a local park to 14 days in jail. Oh, and a night…

November 19, 2005February 13, 2021
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What Hero are you?

(Via the GeekWithA.45) Me, I’m Maximus. You scored as Maximus. After his family was murdered by the evil emperor Commodus, the great Roman general Maximus…

November 17, 2005February 13, 2021
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Sony–not done just yet

Wired reporter Bruce Schneier has this interesting piece on the Sony BMG music rootkit fiasco. It’s interesting to see how long this thing was floating…

November 17, 2005February 13, 2021
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Harry Potter and the Half-Crazed Bureaucracy

(Via Jerry Pournelle) Benjamin Barton of the University of Tennessee (Knoxville) College of Law has written an essay (abstract and full paper available here) examining…

November 17, 2005February 15, 2021
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I am humbled in the presence of greatness

Now this gentleman is a reloader!

November 16, 2005February 15, 2021
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The feminine side of gun rights

Wendy McElroy, writing for FOXNews, explores gun rights and gun ownership from a feminine perspective. Very interesting and chocked full of facts on gun ownership…

November 16, 2005February 13, 2021
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And the light bulb is finally lit

News.com is reporting that Sony has decided to do the right thing and recall their copy protection-infested music CDs. Of course, this is after several…

November 16, 2005February 15, 2021
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Carnival of Cordite #38

A Veteran’s Day special edition of the Carnival of Cordite awaits you here. You gotta love that picture of Patton.

November 16, 2005February 15, 2021
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Spec Ops?

(From FreedomSight) You gotta be kidding. Me?! You scored as Special Ops. Special ops. Your sneaky, tactful, and a loner. You prefer to do your…

November 15, 2005February 13, 2021
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National Ammo Day

I need to remind you that Saturday is Get out there and buy a 100 rounds. Send a message.

November 15, 2005February 13, 2021
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Our financial house of cards

(Noted on TimeBomb 2000) USATODAY notes that we have A ‘fiscal hurricane’ on the horizon. Pithy quotes include: “We face a demographic tsunami” that “will…

November 15, 2005February 13, 2021
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A weekend at the range

Well, not the whole weekend, but a goodly portion of it at any rate. As I mentioned earlier, Friday was a trip to the range…

November 14, 2005February 15, 2021
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Survival information from an unlikely source

One of the things I love about being a geek is that other geeks are interested in the most fascinating things. Like survivalism. Oh, they…

November 14, 2005February 13, 2021
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If this is success…

God save the French from failure, is all I can say. Overnight, the number of car-torchings “— a barometer of the unrest ” dropped sharply,…

November 14, 2005February 15, 2021
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Perhaps it’s time to start getting concerned

(Via Drudge) I’ve been watching the “bird flu” story with a cross of interest and amusement. Interest because it is important from a survivalist point…

November 14, 2005February 13, 2021
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Score one (sorta) for the consumer

News.com is reporting two pieces of good news on the Sony rootkit copy protection scheme from Hell story: Sony has decided that making its customer’s…

November 14, 2005February 13, 2021
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The 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month

Whether you call it Remembrance Day, Armistice Day or Veterans day… Thank you, veterans. Now, I’m off to take my father, late of the 27th…

November 11, 2005February 13, 2021
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Bliss Ninnies on parade

I’m sure all you gunnies have heard that the bliss ninnie majority in San Francisco have approved a ballot initiative (Preparation Proposition H) that bans…

November 10, 2005February 15, 2021
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Sony music, root kits and “What were they thinking?”

The story about Sony BMG music CDs installing software disguised with a rootkit has been buzzing around the Internet for a week or two now.…

November 10, 2005February 13, 2021
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Life as an engineering problem

Have you ever felt that your workday, maybe even your life, was experienced in small fragments? Worse yet, every time you try to “get something…

November 9, 2005February 15, 2021
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Fred’s at it again

I’ve been catching up on Fred Reed’s columns. Fred’s always a good read, but this one on PMS is better than average. Ducking and weaving,…

November 8, 2005February 15, 2021

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