Daily Archives: October 12, 2007

Friday Lives!

Posted on October 12, 2007 by Alaska

I’ve made it crystal clear that my favorite Heinlein novel is Friday. Heinlein himself reportedly said of Michael Whelan’s cover painting, “Yep, that’s her!” Well, I’d never looked at Tamara K‘s picture before, so when I saw Tam’s image on … Continue reading →

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RNS Quote of the Day, 10/12/07 — Gore Admits It’s All A Bunch of Crap

Posted on October 12, 2007 by Alaska

I had a Quote of the Day up earlier. But having awakened to the news that the Goracle has won the Nobel Peace Prize, I thought it appropriate to re-post this little gem instead: [Below originally written February 27, 2007] … Continue reading →

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How to Carve Up Your M1A

Posted on October 12, 2007 by Alaska

Inquiring minds wanted to know more about the M1A shortened to M1 Carbine length. I pulled that pic from a November 2005 TacticalForums thread by DocGKR that I can’t find anymore. The process, however, was fascinating — so I figure … Continue reading →

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Friday Gun Porn

Posted on October 12, 2007 by Alaska

Encore 16″ specialty pistol in .257x.225 Improved. (Good heavens, I have no idea what that cartridge is.) Custom-chambered barrel by On Target Technologies, with shallow narrow flutes. The grip is also by OTT in Zebra Wood, and the owner finished … Continue reading →

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RNS Landscape of the Day

Posted on October 12, 2007 by Alaska

Telluride. My brother’s been there; I haven’t yet.

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Buses Make a Perfect Day

Posted on October 12, 2007 by Alaska

Over at Target Rich Environment, there’s discussion of and links to some rather chilling speculation about just what Bin Laden’s boys may be planning next. Seems that if you put a bunch of discrete pieces of info together, there’s the … Continue reading →

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