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Forgetting Something

That Lazerpig diatribe forgot something very important when he went down the list of bad things that President Trump was doing with regards to our military posture.US interests.Our withdrawal from...

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Why Put Them Back?

The dissipator upper came with an 'F' marked front sight base.  Those are slightly taller than the normal front sight base and are tailored for flat-top uppers and the rear sights that clamp to them.I...

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Unresponsive

I never posted a pic of Olive as a 6.8?She's only been this way for a year and a half...It's a very comfortable configuration. 

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I'm Not Even Christian

I don't care if the Pope died.

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I Too Own A Thesaurus

I'm a pretty firm supporter of adult LGBT stuff.I've been confronted about it here too.But something else from that Lazerpig diatribe stood out.I will try to be gentle, but there's no real way to...

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An Idea Whose Time Is Long Past Due

The U.S.S. Robert A. Heinlein Campaign!We want the new Secretary of the Navy – John Phelan — to name a future DDG-51 Flight III destroyer for Robert A. Heinlein.************************ It is the...

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I'm No Good At This

Often times among my friends I am just the MOST socialized.That doesn't mean I'm well socialized.I routinely get the signals wrong.With depressing regularity, I will end up depressed about how someone...

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Urf Day

It's a pity that I cannot crank the AC and Heat at the same time with my entirely too modern house thermostat.But what I can do is leave Moxie idling all day while I drive around in my six-liter V-8...

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6.8 Update

Every once and a while I do a "what's still out there" for the alternate calibers.Widener's has posted about 6.8x43mm! It's a good summary of what's still being made and some honest consideration of...

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Factual Error

When verifying that Bushmaster is who coined the term "dissipator" for a 16" barrel with a rifle length sight and handguard, I encountered this article from Pew Pew Tactical. In this article is a...

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Got Parts

The parts to do the evaporator core arrived today from Rock Auto.I need to read up on how much oil I need to put into this thing and I might end up doing what it says and removing the compressor and...

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That's A Bummer

My first AR was made from a kit I bought from Del-Ton.Their web page now says:Thank You For Your Support - Del-Ton is Closing.As Del-Ton prepares to close its doors, we want to take a moment to express...

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I Should Get A Grant

As an almost psychology graduate, some aspects of research make me wonder if I could have gotten the grant and done the study.I was reading this article when I wondered:  In the absence of racial...

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Grenade Launchers

The misidentification of the M203 from Pew Pew Tactical, for some reason, has reminded me of something.Somethings...We had two experimental weapons changes to our M1A1(HA).The first was a single tank...

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SCCY Dead?

Watching one of the podcasts I run on YouTube in the background and they talked about how SCCY owes Volusia County, FL about $250k and there's tax seizure notices on all the entrances to the...

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Farming It Out

"There is no Cloud.  There is only someone else's computer."The tariff thing is really revealing some things about some paradigms many businesses were working under.They didn't actually make what they...

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Remove HVAC Module

Turn off the sound.  Trust me.Part 1: Part 2:He manages it without removing the windshield, which the service manual says to do.To match his speed I'm going to need lots and lots of meth.This is...

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A Slighter Easier Job

I think the YouTube algorithm is offering it's opinion about the difficulty level of my HVAC job by suggesting this one:Actually it was Marv that sent it to me.The algorithm would send the Panama Canal...

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New Books Old Rules

Watching a video of two guys talking about the changes made in the new edition of D&D.Right at the beginning they mention that if you don't actually read the new book, you're not going to see those...

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Sometimes A Cigar Is Just A Cigar

Reading about how Star Wars: Andor has an attempted rape in one of the episodes and watching lots of places trying to make it an allegory for... something.Maybe they're just showing that the Empire is...

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If You Use Enough

440 Six-Pack:  Proof that 2-barrels can be cool if you use enough of them.

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Chaos Beastman

Chaos Beastman (WFRP 1e p.216) 33 Points + Mutation(s) Attribute Modifiers: ST+1 [10]; DX-1 [-20]; HT+2 [20]. Secondary Characteristic Modifiers: HP+6 [12]; Will-1 [-5]; Basic Speed +0.75 [15]; SM 0....

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Working Solution

I've managed to make a workable set of stat conversions from Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay to GURPS.It utterly falls apart when going past the humanoid character level, but by that point I have other...

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Gimme That Old Time Religion

FuzzyGeff and I have oft discussed how religion would be different in a fantasy setting as opposed to the real world.When you can ask the Gods a question and they not only answer, but do so where...

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I've Dealt With This Reporter

Civil War was not as bad as I'd seen it reported.  It's not great, but it's got its moments.

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