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MP3 Player In An AK-47 Magazine

Posted by timothy on from the have-fun-going-through-security dept.

Comrade Pikachu writes "These guys have apparently fit a hard drive based MP3 player into a Kalashnikov ammunition clip. They are accepting pre-orders now. It fits into a standard AK-47 and comes pre-loaded with over 200 audio books. Listen to Poe on your assault rifle!" Audiobooksforfree also is one of the few places I've found online with free (low-fi) audiobooks -- for greater fidelity, you can buy files or pre-loaded hard drives, or (at long last) this unorthodox player.

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  1. Next trip on the airplane... by jawtheshark · · Score: 5, Funny
    Good luck getting that through airport security ;-)

    Nice babe by the way. Wouldn't try to mess with her though....

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    1. Re:Next trip on the airplane... by kilgore_47 · · Score: 5, Funny

      This is great news! While mp3 technology may soon be illegal in the U.S., the conservatives have shown they are highly dedicated to protecting our god-given right to carry an assault riffle! I can't wait until I have to hide my mp3s in an Ak-47 to keep the secret police from finding them...

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    2. Re:Next trip on the airplane... by JohnnyCannuk · · Score: 3, Insightful

      Airport?

      Hey man, good luck even getting this in the first place. If it comes through the regular mail, it's likely to be delivered in person by FBI/RCMP/Federale/MI5/(your national police force here) officers...;)

      If it's couriered, it's likely to be inspected by their internal security and then reported to the above just the same...

      Even if you get it, how long can you use it before your shot by a state trooper of you lodal police service when they see it and decide not to question you as to the location of the rest of the Kalashnikov...

      Gotta love the Patriot Act... :)

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    3. Re:Next trip on the airplane... by roseblood · · Score: 2, Informative

      Seriosuly, this would not even be legal in the state of California without a special permit that's issued only to Law Enforcement and Hollywood studios. No Magazines over 10 rounds allowed here. Even if it no longer can hold more than 10 rounds, the fact that it did in the past sets the EVIL BIT in the eyes of California Law.

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    4. Re:Next trip on the airplane... by jawtheshark · · Score: 2, Insightful

      Did I already mention that you americans are in deep shit ;-)

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    5. Re:Next trip on the airplane... by Wyatt+Earp · · Score: 3, Informative

      "No Magazines over 10 rounds allowed here."

      Not true.

      One can't sell a mag over 10 rounds, but it is legal to own them.

      Parts for them can be sold as well.

      http://www.shootinggalleryinc.com/gunlawfaq.htm# ei ght

      "Continued possession of large-capacity magazines (able to accept more than 10 rounds) that you owned in California before January 1, 2000, is not prohibited. However, as of January 1, 2000, it is llegal to buy, manufacture, import, keep for sale, expose for sale, give or lend any large capacity magazine in California except by law enforcement agencies, California peace officers, or licensed dealers.

    6. Re:Next trip on the airplane... by JohnnyCannuk · · Score: 5, Funny

      Read the nic, brother...

      I'm Canadian, not American (and thank god for that!) :)

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    7. Re:Next trip on the airplane... by Polo · · Score: 5, Funny

      I guess if you downloaded mp3's and got caught there would be a $1,000 fine for the clip and a $97,000,000,000 for the music.

    8. Re:Next trip on the airplane... by Polo · · Score: 2, Funny

      s/for the music/fine for the music/

    9. Re:Next trip on the airplane... by Sycraft-fu · · Score: 4, Informative

      I realise that things are different in Canada, but in the US it is completely legal to have even a fully operational (which this is not) magazine deliever to you. I ordered a magazine for my pistol some time back and they just shipped it UPS. No big deal. Guns themselves are restricted, those have to be shipped to someone with a permit, but the associated parts you can just get shipped to you personally.

      Oh, and there's nothing illegal about owning an AK either. In the US you can't own fully automatic weapons (without a permit) but semi autos are fine. I know a couple peopel that have civilian versions of the M16 which just don't have burst or auto fire modes.

      Believe it or not we are actually a very gun totin' nation. Here in Arizona, it's leagal to carry a firearm openly, it just had to be holstered. I've done it and the police have nothing to say about it, it's legal and so they don't bother you.

    10. Re:Next trip on the airplane... by Sunda666 · · Score: 2, Informative

      > to get a response of "that kicks ass" from the local police...

      heh except that the AK-47 sucks ass as a rifle. shitty, shitty rifle.

      AK47s are to assault rifles what the original VW beetle is to cars. Reliable,
      simple, but simply sucks.

      Well i should not talk on this subject since i'm onto bolt-action snipers
      anyway... assault rifles are a waste of ammo ;-)

      cheers

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    11. Re:Next trip on the airplane... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Informative

      Here in Arizona, it's leagal to carry a firearm openly, it just had to be holstered.

      Don't take this as legal advice, but in most states it is legal to do the same (varies with local laws though). So long as your weapon is legal and it is carried openly, there's no problem. You do have to use some common sense in carrying it; like don't take it in banks, schools or government buildings but for the most part you're okay.

      Concealed weapons are a different matter. They generally require a permit, or might be banned altogether.

    12. Re:Next trip on the airplane... by silentbozo · · Score: 4, Informative

      That's in Arizona. Here in the People's Republic of Kalifornia, it is illegal to have, transport, manufacture, cause to transport, manufacture, to sell, or even give away any magazine that holds more than 10 rounds. Of course there's an exemption for the entertainment industry, but it means that all magazines fitting that description not already in your personal posession at the time the law took effect are illegal.

      Note that this is different from the national law forbidding the importation or manufacture of magazines that hold more than 10 rounds - you can still buy magazines that were here in the US at the time (and there are presumably stacks of them lying in warehouses that were manufactured just prior to the passage of that law.) You just can't bring them into California...

      And just try to open carry any kind of firearm in Los Angeles, I dare you. :) Actually, the worst thing about being in LA is that there are no indoor gun ranges within the city limits that I know of, with the exception of the police ranges, and the LAX range, which is getting run down and rather unsavory. No place to shoot means no place to practice. :(

    13. Re:Next trip on the airplane... by JohnnyCannuk · · Score: 2, Informative

      Well then, remove the FBI from my list.

      I can tell you for sure, Canada Customs wouldn't let this into my country because owning automatic weapons is illegal unless you can prove that you need it for your work (that means only cops and certain members of the military).

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    14. Re:Next trip on the airplane... by Ryan+Amos · · Score: 5, Interesting

      Actually you can ship pretty much anything except the lower reciever to a gun without any sort of permit. For example, I can ship an entire M16 through the mail, no questions asked -- though it can't have the lower reciever (and thus is not a functioning weapon.) To ship a lower reciever you have to do it through someone with a license (normally a gun shop.)

      Here in Texas, you can walk down the street with a loaded automatic rifle and so long as you legally own the gun, nobody can do anything about it. Though if you point it at someone, that's considered a threatening action and is illegal. Oh, and it's legal to shoot a robber in the back as he flees from your house. So don't rob my place if you don't wanna get shot. ;)

    15. Re:Next trip on the airplane... by Kombat · · Score: 2, Insightful

      You're very wrong. I'm a Canadian with my Restricted and Unrestricted PALs, and the magazine itself is not illegal. Sure, owning fully autos is illegal, but so what? What on Earth makes a clip "auto" or "semi-auto?" It's just a clip - it holds ammo. The action of the rifle that'll hold it is completely unrelated. It could be either.

      Yes, it is illegal to have a magazine that'll hold more than ... I think it's 7 rounds in Canada. But this isn't a clip anymore. It's just an MP3 player that happens to look like an ammo clip.

      This would get through customs no problem.

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    16. Re:Next trip on the airplane... by Tenebrious1 · · Score: 2, Insightful

      Seriosuly, this would not even be legal in the state of California

      Did you look at it? It's not the standard AK 30 round clip but the short sporting clip which holds 10 rounds, legal to sell and own under the current laws.

      Bringing it on a plane... I certainly wouldn't. Pass it through the xray, they see a strange electronic device with batteries... what are they gonna think? You pull it out and it's a magazine to an AK and you're toast. Hell, it might even contain some chemical powder residue detectible by the sniffers, then you're really hosed.

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    17. Re:Next trip on the airplane... by JohnnyCannuk · · Score: 3, Insightful

      At least, that's how it would go down in a civilized nation. Don't know how it would go down in Canada.

      Need I remind you that last year the capital of your "civilized nation" alone has a murder rate nearly 48 times that of my entire nation -> Washington DC, 48.5 murders per 100 000 people, compared to the entire country of Canada, 1.78 murders per 100 000 people. Also of note from Stats Canada on murders involving guns:

      "Of the 171 firearm-related homicides, 110 were committed with a handgun, 46 with a rifle or shotgun, 7 with a sawed-off rifle or shotgun, 3 with a fully automatic firearm, and 5 with another type of firearm.

      Handguns were used in 65% of all firearm homicides. This proportion has risen from 46% in 1998 as a result of the continuing decline in the number of homicides involving rifles or shotguns."

      That's out of 554 total murders in the entire country of 32 million during 2001. Compare that to Los Angeles, with 658 murders in the same time, but with 1/3 the population.

      In the "civilized nation" 65.6%of all the murders were committed with a firearm during the same time.

      Hmmmm, perhaps there are some people who are "too stupid to have a gun".

      Say what you will about "mummy government", I am quite safe from gun violence here as are my children. That is, after all, why I elected my governement - to ensure my life, liberty and security of the person.

      If all you have protecting you from sending ammo clips through the mail is a minimum wage postal clerk, then you have the country you deserve... :)

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    18. Re:Next trip on the airplane... by ocelotbob · · Score: 4, Informative
      Totally different demographics between our two countries. The US has far greater numbers of people living in cities, and traditionally, cities have a much higher level of violence, due to sociological factors people still argue about. If you compare urban areas, you'll see that crime rates are about the same. If you do more than look at one city, you'l find that nationally, the murder rate is about 5.5 people per 100000. While still high, it's much more reasonable, and a more sensible comparison than what your trying to insinuate. You have to consider external factor like the growth rate of the city; growth pretty much always causes crime.

      Plus, there are figures that seem to show that gun laws have the opposite effect to what you believe. Looking at these statistics, one is lead to believe that many criminals don't care, or perhaps are more willing to shoot when they know someone is unarmed.

      I'd much rather live in a country where the state of government is to ensure life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Much nicer that way, don't have to worry about insane taxation that way. Before you start on that claptrap on healthcare -- I pay $14/week for my medical insurance, and could probably pay even less for better coverage, I just need to shop around. By and large the myth of the unaffordable costs of medical care is just that, a myth.

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    19. Re:Next trip on the airplane... by abischof · · Score: 2, Informative

      See also Packing.org for concealed carry (CCW) laws in the US, state-by-state.

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    20. Re:Next trip on the airplane... by thynk · · Score: 2, Funny

      Actually, the worst thing about being in LA is that there are no indoor gun ranges within the city limits that I know of, with the exception of the police ranges, and the LAX range, which is getting run down and rather unsavory. No place to shoot means no place to practice. :(

      And here I thought all of LA was pretty much a shooting range. Guess you can't believe everything you read these days. Oh well, at least it's not Boulder, CO.

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    21. Re:Next trip on the airplane... by Pulzar · · Score: 3, Informative

      Totally different demographics between our two countries. The US has far greater numbers of people living in cities...

      That's one of those myths about Canada. In fact, 79% of all Canadians live in cities (http://www.canadainfolink.ca/teach.htm), and over 50% live in just 4 cities. If anything, we have 10 large cities and lots of open space in between up here :).

      I'd much rather live in a country where the state of government is to ensure life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Much nicer that way, don't have to worry about insane taxation that way.

      That's another one. Altough our taxes are higher on average than the US taxes, it's not by much (depending on the bracket you're in), and it's actually less than several states in the US (Ontario taxes are quite a bit smaller than in California).

      If you're starting your own business, then our taxes are much more friendly than US. Lower corporate taxes, lower capital gains taxes, higher R&D credits, and refundable tax credits for smaller companies.

      So, yes, they're trying to keep us happy over here, as well :).

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    22. Re:Next trip on the airplane... by BKX · · Score: 2, Funny

      Michigan's actually pretty similar to Texas now with respect to gun laws. You can walk around with loaded shotguns and rifles as long as you don't aim them at anyone. You can carry concealled guns with the proper permit. When I turn 21 I intend on getting one of those CCWs so I can carry my Glock and possibly a couple other guns at the same time. It's also legal here to shoot a robber in the back as he leaves or while he's in your place as long he's in your house (or business) when the cops get there. Just last year, a dude in Grand Rapids shot some guy who tried to steel his TV. He had to chase him down, shoot him again and drag him 100m back to his house so he wouldn't be arrested when he called the cops. The only trouble he got in was with the media.

    23. Re:Next trip on the airplane... by 2short · · Score: 2

      "AK47s are to assault rifles what the original VW beetle is to cars"

      I cannot imagine a better compliment. The original beetle is highly reliable. If it does break, you can jury rig it with a coat hanger until you get can fix it properly anywhere with the most rudimentary garage. This is exactly why the AK is the weapon of choice for everyone who doesn't bring a full maintenace department wherever they go (NATO & Israel).

    24. Re:Next trip on the airplane... by 2short · · Score: 2, Insightful

      The demographics do not support you. (Canada has a greater urban/non-urban ratio than the US).

      As for your "Statistics", the site you link is <sarcasm> wonderfully unbiased. </sarcasm> Please consult the crime statisitics of any nation (your no doubt fair choice) with more restrictive gun control for an example of a country with less gun violence.

      As for health care: Canadians pay 1/10 what we do per capita, and get health care for everybody. No doubt you'll say our (well, your) healthcare is better. But is it 10 times better? I'd gladly pay 1/5 what I do now for twice the health care of a Canadian. Hell, I'd pay what I do now for the health care of a Canadian (with similar hassle lack), and I've got supposedly above average benefits. For-profit health insurance is just plain stupid. The actuarial tables are well known; why throw away money (the vast majority of it!) on inefficiencies and profits for middlemen? Sorry, you hit a pet peave of mine: claiming the US Health system is good. It's not. It's the worst in the industialized world. Even the people getting served (you and me) are paying way too much for no reason. It's not even an academic argument; every other western nation has an objectively better system. It pisses me off. The sentence "Iceland is seriously kicking our ass on this" just shouldn't apply to anything, dammit.

    25. Re:Next trip on the airplane... by i+chose+quality · · Score: 5, Insightful
      Here in Texas, you can walk down the street with a loaded automatic rifle and so long as you legally own the gun, nobody can do anything about it.
      please be honest:
      don't you think, there is something wrong with this?

      maybe it's just me, but it doesn't seem quite OK.
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    26. Re:Next trip on the airplane... by pommiekiwifruit · · Score: 2, Funny
      how comes your way of thinking? were you raised in times of war?

      The US has always been at war with Eurasia. Or was it Oceania?

    27. Re:Next trip on the airplane... by glesga_kiss · · Score: 2, Insightful

      Your wasting your time. Americans are brought up to love their country with a passion, the entire schooling system is based on instilling nationalistic pride. It is logistically imposible for them to even think for a moment that it may not be the best place in the world.

    28. Re:Next trip on the airplane... by nightherper · · Score: 2
      Hmm - shitty rifles to the point that the US Spec Ops used them in the Vietnam era in place of the shitty current issue rifles. Regular forces were not allowed to carry AKs due to the fact that the distinctive sound would draw friendly fire.

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    29. Re:Next trip on the airplane... by i+chose+quality · · Score: 2, Insightful

      i'm just not used to it and can not understand why anybody should carry a gun around.

      where i live, you would get your ass sued if you used a weapon in a personal conflict. if you get attacked, you are allowed to counter the attack by reasonable means. and a gun is very high on that list.

      maybe it is just a regional problem, but the crime statistics don't justify carrying a weapon in my country.

      if you are not a criminal and if you don't work under personal danger (e.g. for the police), you don't carry a gun. it's easy.

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  2. A warning would be nice by captainstupid · · Score: 2, Informative

    For those coming in monday morning and checking out this story, be warned...

    BIKINI CLAD WOMEN LIE JUST BEYOND THAT LINK!

    Seriously, a warning from the editor would have been nice.

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    1. Re:A warning would be nice by shadowbearer · · Score: 2, Funny

      "Seriously, a warning from the editor would have been nice."

      Heh. For who, slashdotters or the webadmin of the site? :-)

      SB

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  3. Finally ... by pyramid+termite · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... Snoop Doggy Dogg, Tupac and Dr. Dre as they were meant to be heard.

  4. from the... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    swords-into-plowshares dept.

  5. This is how the us army .... by ufpdom · · Score: 2, Funny

    Will controll the RIAA... oh yeah.. take our Mp3 players away from us.. hehehe.. click

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  6. Mag, not clip by captaineo · · Score: 5, Informative

    Just to pick nits - it is improper to refer to the ammunition feeding device of an AK as a "clip." It has a spring inside of it, therefore it is properly called a "magazine."

    1. Re:Mag, not clip by broller · · Score: 3, Funny

      Yes, which is why when I read the title of this article I thought to myself, "Oh man it must be a slow day if we're pointing out MP3 Players in periodicals...and I didn't know that there were magazines soley about AK-47's" :)

  7. Why by Camel+Pilot · · Score: 4, Funny

    Why would anyone find this interesting? This is completely useless.

    If I put a mp3 player in a toilet seat do I get to be on slashdot?

    1. Re:Why by Effugas · · Score: 4, Funny


      If I put a mp3 player in a toilet seat do I get to be on slashdot?

      Actually, yes.

    2. Re:Why by pmbuko · · Score: 5, Funny

      Yes, but only if there's a hot, bikini-clad chick taking a dump through said product.

    3. Re:Why by Idarubicin · · Score: 4, Funny
      If I put a mp3 player in a toilet seat do I get to be on slashdot?

      No, but if you put a web server and some neon lights in an AK-47 magazine, you will.

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    4. Re:Why by shadowbearer · · Score: 2, Funny


      Doesn't Bezos have a patent on that?

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    5. Re:Why by Maniakes · · Score: 3, Funny

      This is completely useless.

      Not so. Now, if you get caught smuggling MP3s, you can claim you though you were just doing some innocent gun running.

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    6. Re:Why by NotAnotherReboot · · Score: 2, Funny

      Probably not, unless you can fit that toilet seat with an mp3 player in it into an AK-47 magazine.

  8. Marketing 101 by SlashdotLemming · · Score: 4, Funny

    DO NOT put the picture of the crusty old guy next to the crotch shot of the hot model.

  9. Reminds me of... by Rorschach1 · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...the scene in Dreamcatcher where he takes a call on the Glock. Perhaps the next all-in-one media appliance? The original point-and-click interface...

    (OK book, lousy movie.)

  10. Cool! by Ryan+Stortz · · Score: 3, Funny

    Cool! I'm going to put my Bob Dylan collection on it.

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  11. Wrong way around, silly ... by BabyDave · · Score: 5, Funny

    Build me an assault rifle in an MP3 player, then we'll talk

  12. Sorry couldn't pass itup :-) by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    The AK-47 when absolutely positively need to kill every motherf**ker in the room, while drowning out their screams with Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata, except no substitutes.

    (Ah, Violence and soft symphany music They go so well together.)

    1. Re:Sorry couldn't pass itup :-) by tengwar · · Score: 2, Funny
      The AK-47 when absolutely positively need to kill every motherf**ker in the room, while drowning out their screams with Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata, except no substitutes.

      (Ah, Violence and soft symphany music They go so well together.)

      And perhaps a spot of milk-plus prior to the old ultraviolence, Alex?

    2. Re:Sorry couldn't pass itup :-) by Brummund · · Score: 2, Funny
      I take it you would like to read about The Mall Ninja. Read it, it is hilarious :)
      Preview:
      BTW, I am, of course, usually carrying a pair of ceramic plates in my briefcase so that I can shield my head. My SO (we work as a team when necessary) has a similar accessory containing a breakdown NEF single-shot 300 WinMag with an 18" bbl. The plan is that I shield us with my body and "catch the rounds" while she assembles the NEF. I lay down covering fire with my 23 (Bar-Sto .357 Sig barrel) and she makes the long shots. I will then throw smoke grenades to obscure the area while continuing to lay covering fire. The problem, of course, is when I have to turn my back to run, and then the problem crops up.
  13. Not an AK-47 mag... by ktakki · · Score: 4, Informative

    It's too wide for an AK-47 (7.62x39mm). It's really a Dragunov magazine (a sniper rifle based on the Kalashnikov action that's chambered for the old 7.62x54R round).

    k.

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    1. Re:Not an AK-47 mag... by Serk · · Score: 3, Funny

      Give 'em a break, they're British! Since their government has decided it doesn't trust it's citizens with weapons, they wouldn't know an AK-47 magazine from an AR-15 magazine...

      For what it's worth, I concur on your observations...

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  14. I wonder... by Chocolate+Teapot · · Score: 4, Funny

    if you were load up an AK-47 with Eminem and LL Cool J, would it be classified as a weapon of mass destruction? Hans Blix is going to be busy if these things become popular.

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  15. first post by nuckin+futs · · Score: 4, Interesting

    that questions whether it supports OGG. :P

    BTW, it doesn't. It only supports MP3 and WMA.

  16. Anti-Shock Protection? by AlaskanUnderachiever · · Score: 3, Funny

    "480sec Anti-shock"

    Anti-Shock protection? Hard drives and solid state electronics skip now? Since when? Did I miss a meeting again?

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    1. Re:Anti-Shock Protection? by dduardo · · Score: 5, Funny

      All it means is don't hold the fire button for 8 minutes straight

  17. Mirrors of pics by Cutriss · · Score: 4, Interesting

    In case anyone wants to see the pics of that really cool guy in the glasses, I've mirrored all the pics on my uni account.

    http://www.msstate.edu/~ajl3/cache/003mid.jpg
    http://www.msstate.edu/~ajl3/cache/004mid.jpg
    http://www.msstate.edu/~ajl3/cache/013mid.jpg
    http://www.msstate.edu/~ajl3/cache/P0000381.gif
    http://www.msstate.edu/~ajl3/cache/P0000387.jpg
    http://www.msstate.edu/~ajl3/cache/bonifaciy.jpg

    Oh yeah...the pics of that chick are there too, but I know none of you care about that...

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  18. Has anyone ever thought of an mp3 player DILDO ??? by zymano · · Score: 4, Funny

    I am going to make a fortune!!!!

  19. Iraqi information minister says... by gilesjuk · · Score: 4, Funny

    "No these are not cruise missiles, they are MP3 jukeboxes with a 40GB hard disk"

  20. Since it's a rifle... by 1nv4d3r · · Score: 4, Funny

    Since it's a rifle, for a couple days I could get a kick out of annoying people with my Heston impression. Ahem...

    They'll have to pry this MP3 Player from my cold, dead hands. Damn the RIAA. Damn them all to hell!

  21. Forget mp3 clips, we need mp3 bullets. by Dr+Tom+Danger · · Score: 4, Funny

    Imagine the glory of our army if every soldier had a theme song in their bullets so for every kill they got a burst of musical fanfare! It would probably liven up the monotony of semi-auto machine gun fire...

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    1. Re:Forget mp3 clips, we need mp3 bullets. by roseblood · · Score: 2, Funny

      Uhm..Semi-auto machine gun. I think one of the mandatory requirements for a machine gun is FULLY AUTOMATIC fire. I've seen semi-auto capable assult rifles (they also shoot full auto) and semi-auto selectable SMGs..but never a Semi-auto MACHINE GUN (except for the Browning BAR of WWII fame...) then again, I'm no expert.

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  22. Silly mp3 player, but free audio books? by shooz · · Score: 2, Insightful

    The mp3 player is silly, but has anyone tried any of the free audio books the site offers? They seem to offer all of their books for free in an inconvenient and low-quality manner, while charging for convenience and quality. Are the free quality books listenable?

  23. Woah by Adam9 · · Score: 2, Informative

    Holy shit, it's a guy? They sure fooled me!

  24. Great for travel too by nomadicGeek · · Score: 3, Funny

    The tough metal case makes if perfect for air travel as well.

    I got a stern look for having a nail file on my fingernail clippers and they broke it off an took it away. I bet this one would be fun. Try explaining to your friendly new federal employee that your magazine case plays music.

    Be sure to pack it on you next trip to Israel. They have a great sense of humor there. It will go great with your camo travel pants and Timothy McVeigh haircut.

    Have a happy trip!

  25. Cool idea, but only halfway there... by Moses+Lawn · · Score: 4, Funny

    Even better would be to put the player in the AK itself and have the magazines be replacable hard drives or memory sticks. That way I can change musical styles in a *really* cool way, which is the entire point, right?

    And wouldn't it be cool to carry my MP3 player slung over my back when I go to class or the airport? Imagine: extra battery packs and nice speakers built into the stock and barrel -- instant party device when I come by! Hell, put a microphone in the barrel for really easy recording of concerts, teachers, or just plain people outside the car.

    What a great idea - it can't miss. I'm going out to the shop with my soldering rig right now!

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  26. Re:Has anyone ever thought of an mp3 player DILDO by Comrade+Pikachu · · Score: 5, Funny

    Actually, someone has!

  27. Indeed by The+Tyro · · Score: 3, Informative

    the term "clip" is properly used to refer to a "stripper clip."

    A stripper clip is a long, crescent-shaped piece of metal, with a flange on each side to grip the case head of a round of ammunition. They usually hold 10-15 rounds, and are typically used to feed ammunition into rifles that have a built-in box or rotary magazine (a common example would be an unmodified SKS). Note the middle of the linked picture... THAT'S a "stripper clip"

    A detachable ammunition feeding device that contains a spring, follower, etc (clearly the case for the AK-47) is properly called a "magazine"

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    1. Re:Indeed by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

      While we're educating geeks. The thing holding the rifle is a human female.

  28. Give him a break by Mr.+Arbusto · · Score: 2, Funny

    He just wanted to show off his new wife playing with his new gun.

  29. 100 weeks == 1 year? by miradu2000 · · Score: 2, Funny

    "It will take dedicated listener 100 weeks or 1 year to listen them all."

    I don't know about the UK, but in a land called america, a year is 52 weeks.

  30. Re:That explains... by Rolo+Tomasi · · Score: 3, Funny

    Cave? Bin Laden is running a burger joint in downtown Houston, Texas. I can't tell you where exactly, but it's only a few blocks from Saddam's garage.

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  31. Things that go great together by mabu · · Score: 4, Funny

    In keeping with the trend of bundling two things together that otherwise wouldn't be thought of, let me offer these equally-useful suggestions:

    * Upright vacuum with a blender attachment

    * Chess set/tampon dispenser

    * Combination show shovel and nosehair trimmer

    * 801.11 CAT 5 cable

    * Bicycle seat/Sliderule

    * Traffic light that blinks in morse code

    * USB-enabled fishing pole

    * Umbrella/universal AC adapter

    * Insulin pump/rodent defogger

    * Universal language translator/pulsating showerhead

    * Chainsaw/postage meter

    * voice-activated tire gauge which recalls your favorite mixed drink recipes

    * Electric guitar/cheese slicer w/Floyd Rose Grater attachment

    Jeeez. Where's a patent attorney when you need one?

    1. Re:Things that go great together by Cyno01 · · Score: 2, Funny
      * USB-enabled fishing pole
      Why not, catch the fish on your USB-enabled poll and then cook em on your USB-enabled Grill.
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  32. Finally! by fa098h23fra · · Score: 2, Funny

    A way to disseminate knowledge with extreme prejudice! Now to find an appropriate clock tower/speaker combination.

  33. The title was right. by GMontag · · Score: 2, Informative

    "These guys have apparently fit a hard drive based MP3 player into a
    Kalashnikov ammunition clip.

    Magazine, NOT clip.

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  34. works in quake3 by towaz · · Score: 2, Funny

    Well my concentration improves when listening to music like slipknot or rage against the machine in quake3. Would not like to try it in the middle of a warzone though.

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  35. DMCA plus Patriot act equals...? by L.+J.+Beauregard · · Score: 2, Funny

    And remember, kids, when you download MP3s, you're downloading TERRORISM!

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  36. Re:I knew it! by Bitsy+Boffin · · Score: 3, Informative

    Is it just me or does this site seem a bit, well, scummy ? I mean, he's gota ton of audio books online, you can download them singly for free at 8kbps (yikes), not only does it cost you a heap for better versions but he'll charge you $2 just to zip them up, hell, it'll cost you $200 just to get them put on the mp3 player he's selling. He wants libraries, schools etc to give him free advertising.

    The licence agreement prohibits redistribution of even the free versions, and cites the DMCA, and I'm willing to bet if he pays the narrators at all it's a pittance.

    Just seems all a little antislashdot (that's a new word, you can use it if you like :-)) to me.

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  37. I can just see it now: by rune2 · · Score: 2, Funny

    The Apple assault rifle, the iKill.

  38. This is fantastic news... by Cranx · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...now I have one question: why?

  39. Now we know by ceeam · · Score: 2, Funny

    MP3 _is_ terrorism.

  40. Re:Never S&W, by MAXOMENOS · · Score: 2, Informative
    Sorry, but to most gun owners a S&W gun is the most politicly incorrect thing you can own.

    You'll get my scandium AirLite when you pry it out of my cold, dead hands.

    Anyway, I respectfully submit that you've got it mixed up. It's not that they were developing safety technologies, but that they accepted a consent decree to incorporate that technology in all guns as soon as it was 'marketable', where 'marketable' is determined by HUD. Gun owners saw a future of federally-mandated unreliable guns (except for older, 'dumb' guns) and reacted en masse.

    If safety technologies were the problem, then Taurus would get the same treatment that S&W got before the company changed hands. The trick is, the safeties have to allow the owner to shoot the gun when necessary. There's no room for error or delay. Gun owners don't trust the feds to understand this, and this is why we jumped on S&W.

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