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Geohashing Meets an Angry Rancher With Firearms
katicli writes "Geohashing, an obscure xkcd pastime which involves going to random coordinates generated by md5 hashing, the date, and the opening status of the stock market, appears to have just gotten far more interesting. The official wiki reports a warning for other geohashers intending to go to the spot designated for June 14th in the San Francisco area, as several avid fans of xkcd were met by an angry rancher and firearms."
Maybe idiots are in season for hunting and he had his permit. I wouldn't worry though, because he probably has to take a female (doe) first, so luckily for these losers there wasn't one in their herd. In fact, they probably NEVER have women around them, ever.
Get off my lawn!
"I love my job, but I hate talking to people like you" (Freddie Mercury)
Hey, your irrational fear of firearms is showing. RTFA. There was no waving of anything. It says they were in plain view in his truck. In other words, he had a gun rack... Oh no. He had a gun rack with guns on it. RUN TO THE HILLS!
how is that rash of knife crime coming out? I've noticed a lot more stories about stabbings on the Beeb.
One advantage of knives is that they're easier to aim. I have yet to hear a story about a drive-by knifing in which the culprit missed his target but accidentally killed someone who just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.
If someone really wants to kill someone else, it's very hard to stop him. But getting them to use knives instead of guns at least cuts down on the collateral damage.
Tarsnap: Online backups for the truly paranoid
I think I speak for a lot of us here when I say: What a punch of pussies.
Yes, I am a smart ass; it's better than the alternative.
Removing knives from the hands of Brits will also cut down on the number of crimes committed in the kitchen.
My apologies to our British friends, this was a cheap shot at your cooking which has admittedly improved.
Women are like electronics: you don't know how damaged they are until you try to turn them on.
News flash for ya, folks. The exact location where these folks went is out a long, undeveloped road, sure. But San Ramon is a suburb, people. Yeah, if you're out there you'll find that 80 percent of the people are white. But that's not "white trash missin teeth an' drinkin moonshine" white, that's "53 percent of the people in this town are college educated and 17 percent have graduate degrees" white. It's "48 percent of the families in this town have median incomes higher than $100,000" white. Look it up. [san-ramon.ca.us]
Come on, don't let facts get in the way of all the pro-gun slashdot rants. Let's take the average vocally pro-gun slashdot poster. They're geeks, so probably not especially physically imposing. Grew up into math and computers and science, and probably got picked on for it. When they grew up they picked a safe, sedentary job. The only way they can assert their masculinity is by boasting about gun ownership online, and denigrate people who treat guns with caution.
To you city folks who think this is wrong, how would you like to wake up and find me in your living room?
Depends. Are you a seriously-hot blond nympho with huge tits who happens to have a thing for senior software engineers?
The higher the technology, the sharper that two-edged sword.
I think I speak for a lot of us here when I say: What a punch of pussies.
Ah, I believe you meant "punch of bussies".
The higher the technology, the sharper that two-edged sword.
It's funny that you start your comment with "That is absolutely made up." Because I'm fairly certain your "99.99%" statistic is "absolutely made up" as well.
We wear black and white cowboys hats. And you think Americans are ignorant of other cultures!
Fnord.
Perhaps people should just stay inside all day.
xkcd.com - a webcomic of mathematics, love, and language.
It's also generally not a good idea to bring a calculator to a gun fight.
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Depends. Are you a seriously-hot blond nympho with huge tits who happens to have a thing for senior software engineers?
Even worse.
If I woke up and found some weird guy in my living (or any other) room, well, just kick him out. Yeah, I don't lock my door or anything, and there is little or nothing in the fridge, so it's not that big a deal.
However, if a busty blonde nympho suddenly turned up in the middle of the night, the busty brunette/redhead (depends on her mood) sleeping next to me might be inclined to expect an explanation.
And I would have none.
Ignore this signature. By order.
Alternate response:
So not being blond is a dealbreaker?
A farm near my parents had an incident where someone started shooting at a combine.
The combine probably deserved it.
This land is my land
This land is my land
I got a shotgun
An' you ain't got one
If you don't get off
I'll blow your head off
This land is private property
"No fear. No envy. No meanness." Liam Clancy
tee-hee!
Sometimes at night I imagine the darkness is filled with horrible things with too many teeth, like Julia Roberts.
... survivors will be shot again.
Someone's sig on slashdot.
seriously-hot blond nympho with huge tits who happens to have a thing for senior software engineers
That's when I reach for my SECOND gun on the wall...the squirt gun for those wet T-shirt emergencies like this
WARNING: Smartphones have side effects--most of them undocumented.
Ever tried killing a wolf with an epee? I
It seems the US has taken the Phoenix problem and transplanted it to Baghdad, not the other way round....
I think 839 and 1097 have something to say to you!
My UID is prime... is yours?
On the contrary, they are often quite jolly.
I'm confused...
did you shoot at a space shuttle?
"The cup is in turn designed for holding hot or cold liquids, and has an open rim and closed base." --US Patent #5425497