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First up, Metal Storm is just bound and determined to get it’s gimmick on a battlefield somewhere, this time with a better mine field.  I actually like this idea, sensors are a lot cheaper than actual mines, unexploded ordinance is … Continue reading →

that my home state of WI produces a better quality politician.  Agree with them or disagree, at least they are willing to stand alone and apart from the party dogma to try and get things done.

is that the Central Planner is required to not be batshit insane!

Eric Martin over at Obsidian Wings is busy mocking the city of Colorado Springs because the voters there told the city that, no, they can’t raise taxes to cover their expenses.  Thus, the city is following the time tested pattern … Continue reading →

You get Maricopa County. As a compensation supervisor, Darrien Ellison spends a lot of time researching money requests from the Sheriff’s Office. In the course of his normal work over the past year, he denied two pay-raise requests for a … Continue reading →

Somedays, it’s worth getting up & opening the windows. I took that from my front porch.

One of the problems with staying up ’til 1am three nights in a row to meet a thesis deadline is that it’s really difficult to fall asleep before 1am on night four. With the wife blissfully snoring breathing beside me … Continue reading →

The Robert Downey Sherlock Holmes flick was IMO actually watchable for Sherlockians. The double-entendres were understated enough you could ignore them if you chose. But yeah, despite lots of nods to Literary Agent Conan Doyle’s work, the overall effort had … Continue reading →

I was up ’til 1am last night coding student interviews for my wife’s thesis, and I’ll be doing the same tonight and tomorrow. Here’s what’s running thru my ears: one of our favorites. Crank it, of course! And this one, … Continue reading →