I have heard rumors that BMW sets their speedometers about 5 mph faster
The gauge on the dash reads about 4-5 mph fast on my 540i. Although the onboard computer will correctly report the mph if you switch to it and reset the average (it only tracks rolling average). I have done this a number of times at different speeds as I pass those radar stations towns set up and also using GPS. Also the odometer is correct on them as I have verified it over long distances using a GPS. Granted they don't show the 1/10 of a mile on their odometer
I know that a.22 is lethal but I was trying to put in perspective the power of the ammo used. Granted.22lr is the most common caliber for firearms and most that take the.22lr will also work properly with the.22 short. The.22 cal air rifle I have shoots clear through small game like a fat rabbit or large possum and that is sub sonic as I believe.22 shorts are. The projectile weight is fairly comparable (the air rifles pellets are a bit lighter unless you have a.25 cal one) but even I wouldn't want to be on the receiving end of being shot with my air rifle. There is a world of difference between a rim fire cartridge and a center fire one though. The.22s are all fairly low pressure as the cases have to be thin enough to be crushed to fire but not rupture when fired, while center fire ignition allows for much higher pressures those cases are much thicker.
I get a similar response when I mention that I don't believe in accidental shootings and the ones that you hear about that are classed that way really are criminally negligent shootings. I will admit I have had a firearm accidentally discharge before (SKS fired when the bolt closed because the pin had frozen forward from sleet) but even then because it was being handled properly and was in good working order (didn't double or empty the mag) it just shot the soft dirt ground about 3 feet out in front of me. It was pointed in a safe direction I knew what was in the direction (the ravine my buddies and I shoot pop cans in) and we all stay behind the firing line when shooting. Granted when it did that I then unloaded it, stripped it, checked it, and cleaned it all to be sure there wasn't any issues.
Well every few months one of the local retailers here has one of them on sale for $89 +tax. I checked out the M44s once a long time ago and decided that with the fixed folding bayonet, shorter length, and the reduced accuracy and consistancy when compared to a M91/30, that for deer hunting the M44 seemed like a poorer fit. Granted I don't know what the current price is as that same store seems to be fairly vacant of firearms from everyone panic buying but the did have the the $89 deal on 91/30s in January. I admit haven't bought a firearm in a couple of years when I went from the 91/30 to a really nice Finnish M39 (that thing is a tack driver with 203 grain soft point boat tails) but those Finnish ones aren't bottom basement prices either. The Nagent revolvers I saw advertised for $119 a couple of months back and the place had several crates full of them.
And nothing of value would have been lost. Seriously if an airline fails it isn't a bad thing as they fail all the time. They then exit bankruptcy and in another 10 to 15 years repeat the cycle.
Sulfur is easy to come by. Go to a good garden store and they will sell you elemental sulfur as it is commonly used to decrease soil ph. I bought a a 10lb bag (smallest they sold) of it a few years ago for correcting the ph of the soil in my garden for around $15 or $20.
Well I don't know what the creator of the plastic guns personal feelings are but I think you would find the vast majority of gun owners aren't the crazies you hear about. Most are probably like myself we own 2 maybe 3 firearms (a shotgun, a rifle, and maybe a handgun or another rifle or shotgun in a different caliber for different game) they get used a few times a year for hunting and going to a gun range before the hunting season starts for some practice and then once finished the gun goes back into the locking gun cabinet or gun safe. You never hear about these people on the news as there isn't anything news worthy about some guy shooting a deer during deer season, unless it was some particularly large deer, and even then it is usually on the back page of the sports section in the news paper no one reads anymore. The people you do hear about are the ones who do stupid shit with their firearms, commit crimes, or are just fucking nuts but those people get a lot of press coverage.
That has me thinking maybe a drag stabilized.22 cal projectile would be good for this. Have it be a sabot round and you could get a bit more power with an increased bore and lower chamber pressures and it might actually be usable.
If there was a revolution within the US today it wouldn't be fought on the open battle field but would be asymmetric guerrilla war. Most of what you would see being done is people taking pot shots at military and government personnel. There would also be a lot of IEDs used as those are trivial to make and probably some home made chemical weapons (mix some household cleaners and toss). Now add in that if a real revolution or civil war broke out in the US there would probably be numerous nations who would be willing to supply heavier arms to the revolutionaries
Guns can be had for cheap so that really isn't a barrier. On the low end this printed gun probably costs more than a real gun that actually fires a round with some power behind it, has some accuracy, and has a really good chance of NOT blowing up in your face. I have seen rifles in good working order for about $90 (Mosin-Nagent M91/30s or M44s) and handguns for about $120 (Nagent revolvers) from reputable shops. Granted these are not brand new but good condition WWII era Soviet military surplus. If you looked hard you could probably get those cheaper in a shootable but beat up condition but I haven't seen any.
That is was I was thinking. I haven't seen, let alone shot a.22 short or even a.22 long (shorter than the standard.22lr). From what I have read on the.22 short it packs about as much punch as my.22 caliber air rifle. Then again my air rifle isn't like the Daisy ones everyone is familiar with (the ones were you can watch the BB in flight as it exits the barrel) as it will shoot right through small game like rabbits, chipmunks, squirrels, possum and would probably fatality wound a smaller raccoon. I really would question the accuracy of their little plastic gun as I doubt it is rifled and if it is it wouldn't be tough enough to engage the bullet which is another thing that my air rifle would have on it.
Doesn't go far enough as the next poor sap gets nailed. I want to rig up a bunch of the multi watt ones around my license plate, with enough power output it should damage the camera
I got on a similar program like that years ago when it was a pilot program from my local utility. Things like the dish washer, cloths dryer, AC, etc were all well utilized during the low usage periods. I would have it so that the AC would chill the house up until right before the peak pricing kicked in then shut off until a little before anyone got home thus minimizing the peak power usage and still being fairly cool before it started back up. I figure that also took some of the load off the fridge and freezer during the day as well. Also starting loads of laundry early in the morning when I would get up or right before bed isn't a big deal and neither is running the dish washer when I go to bed.
Hell my chem teacher in high school had a 6" flower pot filled with the stuff and lit it. It went great until it melted the rock he put in the bottom and molten iron started pouring out the bottom and onto the floor. He was also know to light the gas outlet on fire at the table in front if someone wasn't paying attention during a lecture. Unfortunatly they had cleaned the chemical locker so the really neat stuff was gone, no more phosphors or sodium but there was still a 1 quart container with mercury in it which is surprisingly heavy if you are not expecting it.
They tried that with me I told them to provide me with a phone if they wanted to contact me outside of work hours. I am not paying for any device or service needed to do my job. In the 5 years I have had a work cell phone I have been called twice on it outside regular work hours, both times when I was on call and being paid for being on call. I did have one boss who was upset that I would be unreachable when on vacation and wanted me to take a laptop and celluar card but couldn't grasp that where I was going there wan no cell signal and to get one required a 30 minute drive. He asked how he could find me and I pointed at a map and said get a team of trained blood hounds and some trackers and I will be somewhere in this area as I pointed to the arrow head region of Minnesota.
My pervious boss upon recieving my letter of resignation asked what it would take to keep me. I gave him a number 50% higher than my current job was offering as there was a lot of things I didn't like about that job and I figured I would be willing to stay for that amount even though I knew it would never be accepted.
They said mobile device. I guess I will have to bust out the good old TRS-80 Model 100 and some AA batteries to meet these requirements. I wonder if my home phone or work phone (seems unlikely) still support pulse dialing?
As much as I believe that they would argue this it seems like that was not a malfunction but instead the machine did exactly as it was told. There wasn't a part the broke inside or some random short that cropped up so one would think that it becomes quite difficult to claim that it was a malfunction. That won't stop the casino from trying and probably succeeding in doing so though.
My thoughts exactly. Then again I am not the correct audience for this as I keep my firearms locked up in a nice heavy fireproof safe the is bolted to the concrete floor in my basement and have a trigger lock or cable lock on them when out of the safe but not in use. I also don't feel the need to carry one around for protection with exception for the large predators in the woods that I have had run ins with.
Well we already have the ability to turn various things into oil and oil like substances, some of which already are much closer to refined oil based fuels. The some of the more notable processes are: Fischer–Tropsch process Thermal Depolymerization Pyrolysis CO2 to liquid
In almost all of these cases all that is being done is something absorbs CO2 and then that thing is turned into an liquid. Which means that oil is basically a battery much like the vaunted hydrogen fuel cells but in an easier to handle an use form. Some of these methods have even been done industrially and some I believe are close to being cost effective at the moment.
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I have heard rumors that BMW sets their speedometers about 5 mph faster
The gauge on the dash reads about 4-5 mph fast on my 540i. Although the onboard computer will correctly report the mph if you switch to it and reset the average (it only tracks rolling average). I have done this a number of times at different speeds as I pass those radar stations towns set up and also using GPS. Also the odometer is correct on them as I have verified it over long distances using a GPS. Granted they don't show the 1/10 of a mile on their odometer
I know that a .22 is lethal but I was trying to put in perspective the power of the ammo used. Granted .22lr is the most common caliber for firearms and most that take the .22lr will also work properly with the .22 short. The .22 cal air rifle I have shoots clear through small game like a fat rabbit or large possum and that is sub sonic as I believe .22 shorts are. The projectile weight is fairly comparable (the air rifles pellets are a bit lighter unless you have a .25 cal one) but even I wouldn't want to be on the receiving end of being shot with my air rifle. There is a world of difference between a rim fire cartridge and a center fire one though. The .22s are all fairly low pressure as the cases have to be thin enough to be crushed to fire but not rupture when fired, while center fire ignition allows for much higher pressures those cases are much thicker.
I get a similar response when I mention that I don't believe in accidental shootings and the ones that you hear about that are classed that way really are criminally negligent shootings. I will admit I have had a firearm accidentally discharge before (SKS fired when the bolt closed because the pin had frozen forward from sleet) but even then because it was being handled properly and was in good working order (didn't double or empty the mag) it just shot the soft dirt ground about 3 feet out in front of me. It was pointed in a safe direction I knew what was in the direction (the ravine my buddies and I shoot pop cans in) and we all stay behind the firing line when shooting. Granted when it did that I then unloaded it, stripped it, checked it, and cleaned it all to be sure there wasn't any issues.
Well every few months one of the local retailers here has one of them on sale for $89 +tax. I checked out the M44s once a long time ago and decided that with the fixed folding bayonet, shorter length, and the reduced accuracy and consistancy when compared to a M91/30, that for deer hunting the M44 seemed like a poorer fit. Granted I don't know what the current price is as that same store seems to be fairly vacant of firearms from everyone panic buying but the did have the the $89 deal on 91/30s in January. I admit haven't bought a firearm in a couple of years when I went from the 91/30 to a really nice Finnish M39 (that thing is a tack driver with 203 grain soft point boat tails) but those Finnish ones aren't bottom basement prices either. The Nagent revolvers I saw advertised for $119 a couple of months back and the place had several crates full of them.
So you mean have security based on marketing principles rather than security principles. That sounds sensible. /s
So how is that any different from what we have now except that I don't have a choice of what marking I accept?
Could be better if the government didn't grant them immunity.
And nothing of value would have been lost. Seriously if an airline fails it isn't a bad thing as they fail all the time. They then exit bankruptcy and in another 10 to 15 years repeat the cycle.
Sulfur is easy to come by. Go to a good garden store and they will sell you elemental sulfur as it is commonly used to decrease soil ph. I bought a a 10lb bag (smallest they sold) of it a few years ago for correcting the ph of the soil in my garden for around $15 or $20.
Well I don't know what the creator of the plastic guns personal feelings are but I think you would find the vast majority of gun owners aren't the crazies you hear about. Most are probably like myself we own 2 maybe 3 firearms (a shotgun, a rifle, and maybe a handgun or another rifle or shotgun in a different caliber for different game) they get used a few times a year for hunting and going to a gun range before the hunting season starts for some practice and then once finished the gun goes back into the locking gun cabinet or gun safe. You never hear about these people on the news as there isn't anything news worthy about some guy shooting a deer during deer season, unless it was some particularly large deer, and even then it is usually on the back page of the sports section in the news paper no one reads anymore. The people you do hear about are the ones who do stupid shit with their firearms, commit crimes, or are just fucking nuts but those people get a lot of press coverage.
That has me thinking maybe a drag stabilized .22 cal projectile would be good for this. Have it be a sabot round and you could get a bit more power with an increased bore and lower chamber pressures and it might actually be usable.
If there was a revolution within the US today it wouldn't be fought on the open battle field but would be asymmetric guerrilla war. Most of what you would see being done is people taking pot shots at military and government personnel. There would also be a lot of IEDs used as those are trivial to make and probably some home made chemical weapons (mix some household cleaners and toss). Now add in that if a real revolution or civil war broke out in the US there would probably be numerous nations who would be willing to supply heavier arms to the revolutionaries
Guns can be had for cheap so that really isn't a barrier. On the low end this printed gun probably costs more than a real gun that actually fires a round with some power behind it, has some accuracy, and has a really good chance of NOT blowing up in your face. I have seen rifles in good working order for about $90 (Mosin-Nagent M91/30s or M44s) and handguns for about $120 (Nagent revolvers) from reputable shops. Granted these are not brand new but good condition WWII era Soviet military surplus. If you looked hard you could probably get those cheaper in a shootable but beat up condition but I haven't seen any.
That is was I was thinking. I haven't seen, let alone shot a .22 short or even a .22 long (shorter than the standard .22lr). From what I have read on the .22 short it packs about as much punch as my .22 caliber air rifle. Then again my air rifle isn't like the Daisy ones everyone is familiar with (the ones were you can watch the BB in flight as it exits the barrel) as it will shoot right through small game like rabbits, chipmunks, squirrels, possum and would probably fatality wound a smaller raccoon. I really would question the accuracy of their little plastic gun as I doubt it is rifled and if it is it wouldn't be tough enough to engage the bullet which is another thing that my air rifle would have on it.
Pocket protectors went out more than 20 years ago even with the nerd/geek culture, but MTG was just starting then so add that to the list.
Doesn't go far enough as the next poor sap gets nailed. I want to rig up a bunch of the multi watt ones around my license plate, with enough power output it should damage the camera
I got on a similar program like that years ago when it was a pilot program from my local utility. Things like the dish washer, cloths dryer, AC, etc were all well utilized during the low usage periods. I would have it so that the AC would chill the house up until right before the peak pricing kicked in then shut off until a little before anyone got home thus minimizing the peak power usage and still being fairly cool before it started back up. I figure that also took some of the load off the fridge and freezer during the day as well. Also starting loads of laundry early in the morning when I would get up or right before bed isn't a big deal and neither is running the dish washer when I go to bed.
Damn-it I almost had a bingo. Wait I have the free space.
Hell my chem teacher in high school had a 6" flower pot filled with the stuff and lit it. It went great until it melted the rock he put in the bottom and molten iron started pouring out the bottom and onto the floor. He was also know to light the gas outlet on fire at the table in front if someone wasn't paying attention during a lecture. Unfortunatly they had cleaned the chemical locker so the really neat stuff was gone, no more phosphors or sodium but there was still a 1 quart container with mercury in it which is surprisingly heavy if you are not expecting it.
They tried that with me I told them to provide me with a phone if they wanted to contact me outside of work hours. I am not paying for any device or service needed to do my job. In the 5 years I have had a work cell phone I have been called twice on it outside regular work hours, both times when I was on call and being paid for being on call. I did have one boss who was upset that I would be unreachable when on vacation and wanted me to take a laptop and celluar card but couldn't grasp that where I was going there wan no cell signal and to get one required a 30 minute drive. He asked how he could find me and I pointed at a map and said get a team of trained blood hounds and some trackers and I will be somewhere in this area as I pointed to the arrow head region of Minnesota.
My pervious boss upon recieving my letter of resignation asked what it would take to keep me. I gave him a number 50% higher than my current job was offering as there was a lot of things I didn't like about that job and I figured I would be willing to stay for that amount even though I knew it would never be accepted.
They said mobile device. I guess I will have to bust out the good old TRS-80 Model 100 and some AA batteries to meet these requirements. I wonder if my home phone or work phone (seems unlikely) still support pulse dialing?
As much as I believe that they would argue this it seems like that was not a malfunction but instead the machine did exactly as it was told. There wasn't a part the broke inside or some random short that cropped up so one would think that it becomes quite difficult to claim that it was a malfunction. That won't stop the casino from trying and probably succeeding in doing so though.
My thoughts exactly. Then again I am not the correct audience for this as I keep my firearms locked up in a nice heavy fireproof safe the is bolted to the concrete floor in my basement and have a trigger lock or cable lock on them when out of the safe but not in use. I also don't feel the need to carry one around for protection with exception for the large predators in the woods that I have had run ins with.
Sabam has previously demanded money from truckers for listening to the radio, and wanted to charge libraries royalties for reading to children.
And I want a pony, and a brand new Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport, and a solid rhodium toilet.
Well we already have the ability to turn various things into oil and oil like substances, some of which already are much closer to refined oil based fuels. The some of the more notable processes are:
Fischer–Tropsch process
Thermal Depolymerization
Pyrolysis
CO2 to liquid
In almost all of these cases all that is being done is something absorbs CO2 and then that thing is turned into an liquid. Which means that oil is basically a battery much like the vaunted hydrogen fuel cells but in an easier to handle an use form. Some of these methods have even been done industrially and some I believe are close to being cost effective at the moment.