Showing posts with label SKS rifle. Show all posts
Showing posts with label SKS rifle. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

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What happens when people gain the ability to govern themselves? - MIT News
The mystery of Zombia - Boston.com
In the ungoverned mountain realms of south Asia, a Yale professor finds a case against the modern state.
Belkin cooling pad gives your laptop a break. - Gizmodo
When it comes to mating we really are animals after all...- iSteve
" [I]n today’s chaotic combination of polygamy for lucky alphas, hypergamy in varying degrees for females depending on their sex appeal, and, at least in theory, large numbers of betas left without mates at all—just as it is in baboon packs."
Why so-called "three-strikes" laws never seem to work out. - LA Times
You get convicted of one or two serious crimes then get sent away for 25 to life for stealing a pizza slice.
The Stinking Hellebore is the only plant discovered so far that relies on another organism to generate heat for it. - New Scientist
French intellectual and media darling Bernard-Henri Levy was duped into citing the work of a made-up philosopher in his latest book. - Seattle Post-Intelligencer
It pays to check these things professor. Heh.
SF Giants to start so-called dynamic pricing - SF Weekly
"...factors such as the day's starting pitcher, the weather, and the team's place in the pennant race all adds up -- at least on a calculator." Pissed off fans though are another matter.

High-tech replacement sights for the SKS rifle. - Tech Sights LLC

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

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"Electric bicycles" are extremely popular and getting more so. - NY Times
Used to be called scooters, didn't they?
Robotic pack-mules being developed for the Army can carry 200kg in any terrain for 24 straight hours -Layer8 blog
Selective breeding of cannabis plants for a better high also makes them a health hazard for some
- Popular Science
Army to dispense with bayonet training in basic training; modern high tech soldiers don't fight that way anymore - Popular Science
OK but what happens if you run out of ammo or your rifle jams up then?
Is human knowledge likely to survive long term in digital form? - New Scientist
Data carved into stone can last a long, long time. Stuff stored on a HDD not so much.
Why some NYC parents are giving IQ tests to their four-year-olds. -iSteveblog
Steve Wozniak: Toyota accelerator problems are caused by software bugs. - Gizmodo
Patent trolls doing great: beats actually producing code. - Ars Technica

Surplus SKS rifles are cheap, rugged, dependable, plentiful.-Backwoods Home Magazine
"This handy little semi-auto is just the ticket for taking whitetails in the woods or groundhogs in the bean field—out to somewhat over 200 yards. While its 7.62 X 39 cartridge packs plenty of punch for the bigger bucks (especially with handloaded 150-grain bullets), its recoil is really pretty negligible."