Further Proof

Okay, like we really needed further proof that people are sheep. Well this little act sure does prove how gullible people as a group really are. Behold, the invisible string:



ROR

Delta 6 Accelerator Suit

I knew this was going to go viral... unfortunately. So now here is the obligatory post of the worst viral video I have ever seen. If the animation is any suggestion of what the upcoming movie is like, then good luck with that.

This movie has looked awful from the get go. Sure I think it will be packed with action and a lot of special effects, and maybe a good story, but the only thing even related to G.I. Joe would be the names. This Delta 6 Accelerator Suit looks like the worst addition to any movie ever... even RoboCop. They have taken a show that defined the characters by what they were wearing and how they did it un-enhanced, and turned it into some SciFi ...Delta 6 Accelerator Suit. Need I say more.

Tron

Yes there is another.

Omaha Police Chase

This is one of my favorite police chases. Not only because of the fact it happened in my home town, but probably just the action in the video. The suspect shoots a sawed of shotgun through the back window at the cops at about the 3 minute mark. That is about the turning point from maybe we should back off, to we are going to get this guy! And they do. Good work Omaha!

Facebook

Okay, so now Facebook is not safe ... was it ever? Here is a little story about a guy named Dan. Well, Facebook takes the pictures of your friends to try and sell you useless crap. Apparently this is an ad that Dan received with a picture of his wife attached to it.

Privacy

These days privacy is a hard thing to come by. In fact your cell phone records are accessible and there are tons of numbers, and records with personal information available, either free or paid for.

I really like this guys approach at getting the attention of Verizon's CEO. I love the "can you hear me now" bit this guy does.

The Need to Laugh

I needed a laugh today, in a bad way.

Who better than to do that, then the Three Stooges

Roller coasters

Okay, so I am a roller coaster junkie, in a big way! But I think if I were to take on something like this, I would have to have quite a bit of liquid courage before I tried it. Ah, those wacky Germans!



Dirk Auer, pictured above, is an extreme inline skater who already holds the world speed record for skating, achieving a top speed of 190mph while being dragged behind a Porsche GT2. So how does one top such an accomplishment? Well by designing a special pair of inline skates that allow you to ride a wooden roller coaster of course! This stunt, which took place on the Mammoth roller coaster at the Trips Drill theme park in Stuttgart, took 2 months to plan including 110 hours making the custom inline skates. But the ride itself took just over a minute with Auer reaching a top speed of 56mph after the first 30 meter drop.

And I would totally call shenanigans on these photos were it not for this news report with footage of Dirk actually racing around the coaster. -OhGizmo

Tata Motors

Okay so the $2,500 Tata Nano is now starting its initial sales in Mumbai. All I have to say is this car is a matchbox. I couldn't even imagine who would come out on top in a collision with a Smart Car but I'm betting on the Smart Car.

I couldn't imagine this thing on Americas roads, but I do wonder when GM will give to there new owners and start mass producing a roller skate like this.

Here is a little video to see what a head on crash does ...


..and dead

Management

This is so true!



(via Geeksaresexy.com)

Dragon Tank

This should have been in the works for a long time.


Obama Axes Pentagon Plan To Build Billion Dollar Tank In Shape Of Dragon

Happy Anniversary

Forty years ago we (The United States) put men on the moon. Seems like an unbelievable feet these days. Imagine the progress that could have been made had we stuck with this monumental accomplishment for mankind.

On July 16th, 1969 Mission Commander Neil Alden Armstrong, Command Module Pilot Michael Collins, and Lunar Module Pilot Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, Jr. shot from earth in the Apollo module headed to the moon.



On this day July 20, 1968 Armstrong and Aldrin became the first humans to set foot on the moon.


Boston.com is running a special of 40 pictures to commemorate the anniversary, be sure to check them out.

Close Qarters Combat

Okay so getting locked up in a bar room brawl doesn't happen all that often. But if it does get down to old fashion street fighting there are some good techniques (often involving leverage) that are effective to use.



Best defense I have ever used or even seen used is a brain. If you have one of those tools, you can do a lot to avoid such situations.

Mom Jeans

I give you, the mom jeans moment.

Saving Money is Complicated???

Just ask Hillary Clinton. Apparently the reason the Firefox is not used at the State Department is, it is too expensive??

Her speech is very exasperating... very political. If you say enough you will lose the audience.

Omaha and Gun Control

This is something to get worried about. I commented about this bill in Omaha that would require fingerprinting individuals that sell guns to stores like Scheels.

Earlier this week, the Omaha City Council approved an ordinance that would require individuals who wish to sell firearms to "secondhand stores," such as Scheels, Guns Unlimited, and other places (which are not pawnbrokers), be fingerprinted before the transaction can occur. The ordinance would also require store owners to keep these fingerprints on record and authorizes law enforcement to inspect those records without notice or warrant. The approved ordinance now heads to the desk of Mayor Jim Suttle (D) for his consideration.

If enacted, this could lead to future ordinances requiring fingerprinting for all firearm transactions.

Please contact Mayor Suttle TODAY and respectfully urge him to veto this ordinance. The Mayor can be reached by phone at (402) 444-5000 or visit http://www.co.douglas.ne.us/omaha/mayor/contact-us to send email. Also, please contact the members of the City Council who voted for the ordinance and respectfully voice your disapproval with their passage of this attack on our Second Amendment freedoms. Contact information can be found below.

District 1:
Pete Festersen
402-444-5527

District 2:
Ben Gray
402-444-5524

District 3:
Chris Jerram
402-444-5525

District 4:
Garry Gernandt
402-444-5522

Socialized Medicine

Steven Crowder goes to Canada to get health care... unbelievable!!

Well worth the watch. WAKE UP AMERICA!!!!

There's One Way to Go

Holly B-B-Q Batman, I give you The Original Bacon Explosion

2 pounds thick cut bacon
2 pounds Italian sausage
1 jar of your favorite barbeque sauce
1 jar of your favorite barbeque rub






If I have to go, why not do it eating something like this. As tasty as this monstrosity looks, I think one bit would be a daily amount of calories.. and the saturated fat.... mmmm ... saturated fat

Shelby GT500 vs. Camaro SS

Its all in the tires.. but really no competition between these two.

1st Person Shooter

There was probably a time in the 90s that I had this same problem. I have since recovered.

Glock foregrip

Okay so all I have to say about this, is don't use it. You would be much better off.

Citroen GT

It isn't too often you see a car that is designed and built by an electronics company like Polyphony Digital, a subsidiary of Sony. This concept car was developed for the racing game Gran Turismo 5. Tell me this thing doesn't look cool!

Blog Anniversary

Okay, so I have been working on this blog for an entire year (even though my first official post was January). It took a while to get rolling but here it is. After 253 posts it has become a pretty good hobby. I figure most of the stuff I'm reading about anyway. Might as well have it to read in this one handy location.

For the loyal readers out there I will try to mix stuff up to keep it interesting, for those that are passing though, thanks. I'll see if I can keep up the good work attracting new viewers but the best way to spread is word of mouth.

Thanks for watching!

July last year my first post read "Test" Hardly worthy of keeping it around.

Office 2010

Okay, it was so stupid, I HAD to laugh. This is a trailer, done the way any great action movie trailer gets done. And yes, Microsoft did it for Office 2010. I laughed...

Clippys Dead, let him go...

Air Power

Off to work at the part time job this weekend. Posting will be a little slower.

Times not to look

Okay so the one that is getting all the press right now is this one:



The picture is great but I'm not so sure. Here is the video.

But that still desn't really answer the question about this picture.... does it?

I can only imagine what the caption could read here. Any thoughts?



What would Bill Clinton do?

Wow, I Never...

It isn't often that we see a lefty writer go soft on Bush bashing, but I have manged to find one. From Ted Rall "Sorry, Mr. Bush." That is the title. Among some of the statements that are in this piece should be something everyone sees.

"Bush was the biggest spender in history, running up a $1.8 trillion deficit with wasteful wars and tax cuts. But next to Obama, Bush was a tightwad. Glamour Prez hasn't been around six months, yet the Congressional Budget Office reports that he already has quadrupled the deficit by an extra $8.1 trillion. "The total debt held by the public [will] rise from 57 percent of GDP in 2009 to 82 percent (!) of GDP in 2019," reports U.S. News & World Report.

Obama is sinking us into financial oblivion 72 times faster than Bush."

And another that is good to see:

"Obama has done more damage than Bush. And no one's stopping him. Which makes him worse.

Sorry, Mr. Bush. If I'd known what was coming, I would've been nicer."

Bush did a lot to piss off Conservatives no doubt! There are many things that I would have been happy to see change. But we have had 8 years of no terrorism on our side of the pond. Unfortunately it came at a cost in money and lives. But the way the money is being spent now has nothing to do with National Defense. Its a refund for everyone that paid to get this guy elected. This is one writer that is starting to see what this "window dressing" of a President is fully capable of.

The SCAR

From Ammoland:

Mc Lean, Virginia - -(AmmoLand.com)-FN Tactical Sub-machine Guns, FN SCAR-16s – The SCAR Rifle System achieves complete ergonomic compatibility along with 99% parts commonality between platforms in the same caliber.

The SCAR enhances individual officer effectiveness and simplifies mission capabilities, logistic support, reduces training time and minimizes armorer service downtime.

The SCAR’s free floating barrels are quickly interchangeable by loosening six captive screws. All major windage and elevation adjustments are made at the permanently-attached front sight.

Both US Government and manufacturer’s testing prove that when a SCAR barrel is removed and then reinstalled, it will return within one minute of angle (1 MOA) to the previously established zero.

Porsche 911 GT2 vs. Corvette ZR1

I like the Corvette and always will. Even though the parent company (Government Motors) is owned by ... me. I think the days of the affordable sports car is coming to an end once our cars start looking like Euro-mobiles. Anyway..

Then Vette has just had a long heritage and for the price, it is the only sportscar that has a trunk and can compete against the likes of the Dodge Viper and the Porsche 911.

So even though the Corvette has been beat out by the Porsche for years, I still like it as a better car. This match-up is a pretty good assessment of the two, but again, I think it all depends on conditions. One tenth of a second means the world in racing.. but if I had a ZR-1, I wouldn't worry too much about the extra .1 in my time.

FNH M3M Machine Gun

Now I have never actually seen a barrel melt, I've seen them glow read, but not melt. I am thinking that this .50 cal could melt the barrel if you put enough rounds through it. It fires 1,100 Rounds Per Minute.



The GAU-21 .50 caliber weapon system includes: a pintle mounted .50 caliber machine gun with an open bolt design, the capability to use 100, 300 or 600 round ammunition cans, the capability to fire all standard NATO .50 caliber ammunition, the ability to maintain or increase the available fields of fire for each airframe, and the capability for dismounted operation by one person within two minutes.

Bugatti Veyron and McLaren F1

I have been a huge fan of the McLaren F1 since the very first rumors of this car came out around 1991. Designed and conceived from Formula One this car was the first production car to reach speeds of 240.1.

The features that I remember from the unveiling were the fact that it had three seats with the driver in the middle of the center of gravity, a gold foil liner for the engine to protect the cab from heat, and the V-12 BMW engine. Now there are many design facets that exist today that still make it look more modern that some of its competitors, but the neat thing about them is they are all functional in the overall design of the car.

Now the Bugatti is also a very attractive car and it out performs the base McLaren. But I think I still would want to get the McLaren just because it was the first Supercar that I really paid any attention to.

Bugatti Veyron
1001 HP
0-60 = 2.46 Seconds
Top Speed 253 MPH
Retail: $1,650,000

McLaren F1
627 HP
0-60 = 3.2 Sec.
Top Speed 231 MPH
Retail: $890,000



And if you mistreat any of these exotics...



It will cost you, BIG! How would you like to see a $2 million investments go up in smoke?

Middle Ages Help Desk

I know exactly how this situation falls out... all to well sometimes. But even the guy that is having the problem gives a better description than what usually happens.
On a normal day you get the:
"Well there was a box that was telling me to do something."
"What did this box say?"
"Well I don't know, I closed it" ...
"What were you doing to get the box?"
"I don't know, I was just working like I normally do and then the box showed up. Now nothing is working right."

Rev. Manning

This guy is awesome!! Just his passion about how he feels about the "long legged mack daddy." This clip is 10:00 min long but worth it. I laughed to hear this guy preaching about what has gone wrong in this country. He is a great Preacher!



Hon. James David Manning, PhD continues speaking about the Patrick Henry style revolution. He also speaks about white people rioting and Larry Sinclair. This message comes from The Manning Report on Monday, 18 May 2009.

This weeks Viral video

Another dancing baby, shocking I know. But it will be the next one I'm telling you.

Government Health Care

Here is Government health care at work.

Now let me start the story by saying this is about a man, that worked for the government, in the military. He got wounded, and had been in the hospital for treatment for decades. Well the man died. The bill for 300,000 dollars went to his next of kin. But wait, this man was covered under Government Health Care... What country did this happen... wait for it ... right here in the USA, Iowa to be exact.

I have said for the longest time, that if someone wants to see government health care in the works just visit any VA hospital. They are pretty scary places if you have never been. And the treatments there are meant just to get you up and going again. all the cosmetic stuff, not needed, extra tests, not needed. So when they talk about this ObamaCare like it is the best thing since sliced bread... Think again!

20mm Personal Assault Weapon

The Neopup fires high explosive 20×42mm grenades. Designed in South Africa, this weapon was first introduced in 2006. The grenades are designed to have a flat trajectory, allowed the user to point and shoot, rather than lobbing shells into the air.

M1A1 Abrams vs. VBIED

Well, EOD said it was cleared....

F-150 Jet, or something

Okay, so you take a practical vehicle, and you make it entirely impracticable for the purpose of your own amusement?

What is the exact end game with this project? I'm not so sure street racing is in it, because really who is going to compete with a jet engine. I don't see a lot of sponser stickers on the side so I am guessing he doesn't race this on a drag strip. Oh well, for what ever reason, here's to you ... guy with the jet powered F-150.

Google vs. Bing

We have become a Google society, and the word has taken on a life of its own. I would doubt people will start saying, "oh yeah, I just Binged that." It just sounds better to say that you Googled something.

Poor Microsoft, I think they would have stood a better chance if they had a decent search engine in the market a long time ago. Bing will have a rocky road to acceptance. On a side note, Bing does make for a good alternate search engine to Google. Sounds a lot like the Zune fighting Apple, doesn't it?

I think this video link pretty much sums up what I'm Googling here.

4th of July 2009

Wishing you and yours a happy and safe 4th

WHAT A TOOL!!!

I came across this article and had a WTF moment.

Now as the story goes, this guy in Australia is involved with one of those Online worlds (I'm not going to be specific because I don't know a thing about them or how they work. From what I have read they are like SIMS... correct me if I'm wrong).

Anyway, people pay $15 a month to play on this thing and can gain "credits" through working and some other weird stuff. Well, this guys character was the head of some EBank and he took virtual money from this bank 200 billion to be specific. He took his credits and went offline to sell his fake money for real money... I know it gets better though.

So he sells this fake cash for real cash. $5100 to be exact. The people buying the fake money are people that don't want to play the game to earn these credits.

Here is where the fun starts and I'm going to quote the article here:

"He said a spam email for a black market website that traded online money for real cash popped up on his screen, prompting him to exchange the virtual cash for real money to cover a deposit on his house and expenses related to his son's medical problems."

Okay, why are you spending so much time playing a game when you have a son with MEDICAL PROBLEMS and a deposit on your house?

I don't understand what makes some people tick.

Justifiable Homicide

Did the title get your attention? Well, when someone is breaking into your home, and you warn them to stay out, justified.

This is a story that really explains itself, but when you call 911, cops don't just fall from the sky. It takes time for them to show up, and I think I would rather have to explain to the officer why I put a round, or 2 or 3, into a home invader, than have them call CSI to come and examine what happened to my family.

Blue Angels

This is video taken from inside the Blue Angels. I have always wanted to go on a ride like this that is why I love flight simulators. But, until the day I do, I guess this video will suffice.

Car Crash

This has to be one of the top car crashes I have ever seen in racing. Conditions are bad enough in the rain but hydroplaning is much much worse. It is amazing no one was killed but I would think the drivers have some lasting scars.

Baby Squirrel

Okay so it isn't too often that I post the "cute" stuff on here, but for this I could not resist. Here you go hun.

NY Senate

Okay, so even in Kindergarten we were all taught to share. Well, these grown adults (Democrats) in New York refuse to play nice, and REFUSE TO STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE!!!

What an revolting scene as these ...again ADULTS play these games of not giving up the podium or locking them selves in a room, just because they refuse to work with the Republicans.




Albany (CBS) - The battle for control of the New York State Senate got even more bizarre Tuesday.

After talks of a power-sharing arrangement broke down, Democrats locked themselves in the Senate chamber, Republicans tried to conduct business on their own and none of the "people's business" got done.

As incredible as it may seem, pictures obtained by CBS 2 HD are of the Democratic senators who locked themselves inside their chamber so they could be "first in" for Gov. David Paterson's special session. The pictures, shot through the window of a Senate door, seem to show that it was all about taking possession of the podium.

Yonkers Sen. Andrea Stewart Cousins is seen standing there to prevent the Republicans from taking over. The move came shortly after Democrats said talks of establishing a bi-partisan operating agreement fell through because a Republican coalition insisted the Senate president be Bronx Sen. Pedro Espada.

2011 Tesla Model S

I am still drooling over this car and I am pretty sure I am not alone.

The short stats are 0 - 60 in 5.6 seconds with the sport model going into the 4 Second Range. This car will also out perform any car in its class.

Can seat 5 full size adults and 2 rear facing car seats for small kids.
20 cu ft of storage space would let you store a Surf Board, 50 inch TV, and a mountain bike with the rear seats folded down.

Oh and don't forget the customizable 17in Touch Screen that is the heart of the electronics.

Dilbert

Monday Motivation

For today's motivation.

What is a Browser?

Makes for some entertaining. It is like watching a slow decay of intellect in this country. People just get confused when they are put on camera.

Are people really this stupid. I use Firefox was probably the best answer!

Big Buck Bunny

This is a hilarious short clip. Pixar eat your heart out!

Big Buck Bunny tells the story of a giant rabbit with a heart bigger than himself. When one sunny day three rodents rudely harass him, something snaps... and the rabbit ain't no bunny anymore! In the typical cartoon tradition he prepares the nasty rodents a comical revenge.

Big Buck Bunny from Blender Foundation on Vimeo.

The Firearm Refresher Course

"Those who hammer their guns into plows will plow for those who do not." ~Thomas Jefferson


1. An armed man is a citizen. An unarmed man is a subject.

2. A gun in the hand is better than a cop on the phone.

3. Colt: The original point and click interface.

4. Gun control is not about guns; it's about control.

5. If guns are outlawed, can we use swords and IEDs?

6. If guns cause crime, then pencils cause misspelled words.

7. Free men do not ask permission to bear arms.

8. If you don't know your rights, you don't have any.

9. Those who trade liberty for security have neither.

10. The United States Constitution (c) 1791. All Rights Reserved.

11. What part of 'shall not be infringed' do you NOT understand?

12. The Second Amendment is in place in case the politicians ignore the others.

13. 64,999,987 firearms owners killed no one yesterday.

14. Guns have only two enemies; rust and politicians.

15. Know guns, know peace, know safety. No guns, no peace, no safety.

16. You don't shoot to kill; you shoot to stay alive.

17. 911: Government sponsored Dial-a-Prayer.

18. Assault is a behavior, not a device.

19. Criminals love gun control; it makes their jobs safer.

20. If guns cause crime, then matches cause arson.

21. Only a government that is afraid of its citizens tries to control them.

22. You have only the rights you are willing to fight for.

23. Enforce the gun control laws we ALREADY have; don't make more.

24. When you remove the people's right to bear arms, you create slaves.

25. The American Revolution would never have happened with gun control.

Don't Get Hurt

I think that if the government is going to take over health care, this is the plan I will go with. Beats standing in line for 4 hours just to get looked at.

Sleeping

Okay so I am a light sleeper. Extremely light sleeper. Without a baby monitor I will wake up when I hear my kid talking in his sleep, in his room across the hall. But, for anyone that sleeps like my kid, or his mother, here is the alarm clock for you.

Fallout

If Cap and Trade (Cap and TAX) is allowed to pass this will be the likely fallout from this bill. 1200 pages and no one has read it... unbelievable!!!

From Bloomberg
America’s biggest oil companies will probably cope with U.S. carbon legislation by closing fuel plants, cutting capital spending and increasing imports.

Under the Waxman-Markey climate bill that may be voted on today by the U.S. House, refiners would have to buy allowances for carbon dioxide spewed from their plants and from vehicles when motorists burn their fuel. Imports would need permits only for the latter, which ConocoPhillips Chief Executive Officer Jim Mulva said would create a competitive imbalance.

“It will lead to the opportunity for foreign sources to bring in transportation fuels at a lower cost, which will have an adverse impact to our industry, potential shutdown of refineries and investment and, ultimately, employment,” Mulva said in a June 16 interview in Detroit. Houston-based ConocoPhillips has the second-largest U.S. refining capacity.

The same amount of gasoline that would have $1 in carbon costs imposed if it were domestic would have 10 cents less added if it were imported, according to energy consulting firm Wood Mackenzie in Houston. Contrary to President Barack Obama’s goal of reducing dependence on overseas energy suppliers, the bill would incent U.S. refiners to import more fuel, said Clayton Mahaffey, an analyst at RedChip Cos. in Maitland, Florida.

“They’ll be searching the globe for refined products that don’t carry the same level of carbon costs,” said Mahaffey, a former Exxon Corp. refinery manager.

Prices Seen Rising
One in six U.S. refineries probably would close by 2020 as the cost of carbon allowances erases profits, according to the American Petroleum Institute, a Washington trade group known as API. Carbon permits would add 77 cents a gallon to the price of gasoline, said Russell Jones, the API’s senior economic adviser.

Michael Jackson

Okay so this was his announcement of the tour that he was suppose to begin in July. This is what he looked like in March. He even sounded a whole octave lower than the high pitch voice he has given us for the past 3 decades. I'm just sayin' something didn't seem ... right... convincing, even then. He looked really thin, his mouth looks wider.. I don't know, something was wrong even in March. I will let you decide.



Michael Jackson dead age 50.

Cash 4 Gold

This was just too funny to pass up. What a good idea from The Onion.


US To Trade Gold Reserves For Cash Through Cash4Gold.com

Wrong

I don't know who has been working on Burger King for their advertisements, but I really think they are missing the mark. Along with their already bad TV spots, now they have questionable print ads as well.

Here you see the newest of their ads. I think anyone with half a brain can figure out where this add is targeted. Unfortunately for BK something, like this I could only see backfiring.

IRAN

Links all over the Internet have been popping up about the Iranian violence and with good reason. Right now there are innocent people are being beaten to death in the streets of Tehran.

Charles Krauthammer has an excellent article in the Washington Times titled "Hope and Change - but Not for Iran." This is the excerpt that I think sums up most of what is happening with Iran right now.

"This revolution will end either as a Tiananmen (a hot Tiananmen with massive and bloody repression or a cold Tiananmen with a finer mix of brutality and co-optation) or as a true revolution that brings down the Islamic Republic.

The latter is improbable but, for the first time in 30 years, not impossible. Imagine the repercussions. It would mark a decisive blow to Islamist radicalism, of which Iran today is not just standard-bearer and model, but financier and arms supplier. It would do to Islamism what the collapse of the Soviet Union did to communism -- leave it forever spent and discredited.

In the region, it would launch a second Arab spring. The first in 2005 -- the expulsion of Syria from Lebanon, the first elections in Iraq and early liberalization in the Gulf states and Egypt -- was aborted by a fierce counterattack from the forces of repression and reaction, led and funded by Iran.

Now, with Hezbollah having lost elections in Lebanon and with Iraq establishing the institutions of a young democracy, the fall of the Islamist dictatorship in Iran would have an electric and contagious effect. The exception -- Iraq and Lebanon -- becomes the rule. Democracy becomes the wave. Syria becomes isolated; Hezbollah and Hamas, patronless. The entire trajectory of the region is reversed.

All hangs in the balance. The Khamenei regime is deciding whether to do a Tiananmen. And what side is the Obama administration taking? None."

Protesters and police mobilizing.


Basijis shooting into crowd while running from Protesters

Apache

I love the Apache. Here you get to see what is going on in Afghanistan right now! Great video of taking down the Taliban.

Asinine

This is just dumb, further proof that this great state for gun laws is having blue influences in its major city.

In Omaha they now want to pass a bill that would require finger printing for sales of guns to large retailers, that aren't pawn shops. So if I wanted to go trade my Springfield XD to get another gun at Scheels, the city ordinance would require that I get fingerprinted and that the record of that transaction remains on file, indefinitely, to be reviewed without warrant. Well, if it starts there, what would stop them from imposing laws that would require all transactions of firearms be finger printed? Time to fight!

-From the NRA-ILA

Nebraska: Omaha Seeking to Require Fingerprinting for Firearm Sales!

Tuesday, June 23, 2009


Please Stand-Up and Make Your Voices Heard!

This afternoon, the Omaha City Council will consider an ordinance that would require individuals wishing to sell firearms to "secondhand stores," such as Scheels, Guns Unlimited, and other places (which are not pawnbrokers), be fingerprinted before the transaction can occur. The ordinance would also require store owners to keep these fingerprints on record and authorizes law enforcement to inspect those records without notice or warrant.

If passed, this could lead to future ordinances requiring fingerprinting for all firearm transactions.

The meeting will be held at 2:00 p.m. in the Legislative Chambers of the Omaha City Council located at 1819 Farnam St. in Omaha.

Please take the time to attend today’s hearing and stand-up against this unwarranted ordinance. If are unable to attend, please contact the members of the City Council and respectfully voice your opposition to this measure. Contact information can be found below.

District 1:
Pete Festersen
402-444-5527

District 2:
Ben Gray
402-444-5524

District 3:
Chris Jerram
402-444-5525

District 4:
Garry Gernandt
402-444-5522

District 5:
Jean Stothert
402-444-5528

District 6:
Franklin Thompson
402-444-5523

District 7:
Chuck Sigerson, Jr.
402-444-5526

Private Browsing

What would be a more awesome commercial than having Dean Cain be a spokesman?... well anything, but you can count on Microsoft to pull him out of the Ripley's show and have him strap on a cape again to promote Internet Explorer 8. Enjoy!



So, again, Microsoft portrays their IE8 as the better browser. No shock there. Granted IE8 is a better browser than the previous versions, many of the claims are not accurate. You can check out this comparison chart on Microsoft's Website but I thought it would be nice to see it here.

I really like the point they make with InPrivate Browsing, which as almost everyone knows Google started before anyone, and now Firefox 3.5 will have it. But there is so much more to say about the "I'm better and your not," category's listed below.

Viral Video

So for today's viral video, I thank my wife for finding this one.

"This video was made in the Antwerp, Belgium Central (Train) Station on March 23, 2009, with no warning to the passengers passing through the station. At 8:00 am a recording of Julie Andrews singing 'Do, Re, Mi' begins to play on the public address system. As the bemused passengers watch in amazement, some 200 dancers begin to appear from the crowd and station entrances. They created this amazing stunt with just two rehearsals!"

Lee Iacocca Mustang

Ladies and Gentleman, I am in love. This 45th anniversary edition of the Mustang is just a great looking car! It has such clean lines and aggressive posture. Some of the angels on this car look so much more like the old classics with the fastback.

The car comes standard with the Ford 4.6-liter V-8 rated 320 hp, or optional with a supercharged V-8 rated 400 hp. Sadly, I will not be getting one. I'm sure because of price, but also the fact there are only 45 being made.

Ed McMahon

Popular for his sidekick acts on the Johnny Carson show, Ed McMahon has died today at the age of 86.

H.R.197

Havent heard much on H.R.197 but I thought I would just throw it out there again. Wonder if it is dead in a sub-comittee somewhere or if elements have been rolled into other bills? Oh well, it sure would be nice if it went through.

The National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Bill

H.R. 197, introduced in the U.S. House by Representatives Cliff Stearns’ (R-Fla.) and Rick Boucher (D-Va.), would allow any person with a valid concealed firearm carrying permit or license, issued by a state, to carry a concealed firearm in any state, as follows: In states that issue concealed firearm permits, a state’s laws governing where concealed firearms may be carried would apply within its borders. In states that do not issue carry permits, a federal "bright-line" standard would permit carrying in places other than police stations; courthouses; public polling places; meetings of state, county, or municipal governing bodies; schools; passenger areas of airports; and certain other locations. The bill applies to D.C., Puerto Rico and U.S. territories. It would not create a federal licensing system; it would require the states to recognize each others’ carry permits, just as they recognize drivers’ licenses and carry permits held by armored car guards. Rep. Stearns has introduced such legislation since 1995.

• Today, 48 states have laws permitting concealed carry, in some circumstances. Forty states, accounting for two-thirds of the U.S. population, have RTC laws. Thirty-six have "shall issue" permit laws (including Alaska, which also allows carrying without a permit), three have fairly administered "discretionary issue" permit laws, and Vermont (and Alaska) allow carrying without a permit. (Eight states have restrictive discretionary issue laws.) Most RTC states have adopted their laws in the last decade.

• Citizens with carry permits are more law-abiding than the general public. Only 0.01% of nearly 1.2 million permits issued by Florida have been revoked because of firearm crimes by permit holders. Similarly low percentages of permits have been revoked in Texas, Virginia, and other RTC states that keep such statistics. RTC is widely supported by law enforcement officials and groups.

• States with RTC laws have lower violent crime rates. On average, 22% lower total violent crime, 30% lower murder, 46% lower robbery, and 12% lower aggravated assault, compared to the rest of the country. The seven states with the lowest violent crime rates are RTC states. (Data: FBI.)

• Crime declines in states with RTC laws. Since adopting RTC in 1987, Florida’s total violent crime and murder rates have dropped 32% and 58%, respectively. Texas’ violent crime and murder rates have dropped 20% and 31%, respectively, since its 1996 RTC law. (Data: FBI.)

• The right of self-defense is fundamental, and has been recognized in law for centuries. The Declaration of Independence asserts that "life" is among the unalienable rights of all people. The Second Amendment guarantees the right of the people to keep and bear arms for "security."

• The laws of all states and constitutions of most states recognize the right to use force in self-defense. The Supreme Court has stated that a person "may repel force by force" in self-defense, and is "entitled to stand his ground and meet any attack made upon him with a deadly weapon, in such a way and with such force" as needed to prevent "great bodily injury or death." (Beard v. U.S., 1895)

• Congress affirmed the right to guns for "protective purposes" in the Gun Control Act (1968) and Firearm Owners’ Protection Act (1986). In 1982, the Senate Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on the Constitution described the right to arms as "a right of the individual citizen to privately possess and carry in a peaceful manner firearms and similar arms."

IRAN

This is happening right now in Iran. Anyone that says that there is no evil in the world had better look again. This regime is taking the lives of innocent people. People that do not have the same rights and privileges we have in this great country.

***WARNING GRAPHIC***

There are videos of the violence poping up all over the Internet and here are just two:



From a Facebook account of Hamed Rad:

At 19:05 June 20th

Place: Karekar Ave., at the corner crossing Khosravi St. and Salehi st.

A young woman who was standing aside with her father watching the protests was shot by a basij member hiding on the rooftop of a civilian house. He had clear shot at the girl and could not miss her. However, he aimed str More..aight her heart. I am a doctor, so I rushed to try to save her. But the impact of the gunshot was so fierce that the bullet had blasted inside the victim’s chest, and she died in less than 2 minutes.

***UPDATE*** More on this story at Fox News.

Beretta ARX160

Okay so the new gun that I drool over would have to be the new Beretta ARX160.
Looks like this could be a new generation of field weapons.

Father's Day

Happy Father's Day out there to all the dads. This will be my first year for me.

CMS William Candy aka The Terminator

So this is why the Terminators look so much like Arnold. Too bad it hit the cutting room floor.

Defense

Okay so here is a story about an attempted robbery in Virgina. Well, it didn't end so well for the robbers.

Back

Okay so I was gone for a while on a Trip for work. Got to see all of Tampa, Clearwater and St. Petersburg in Florida. Very nice area, and a lot to do and see. But I am really glad to finally be back home. Never thought I would like to see Nebraska so much but I think it was more because the family stayed back this time.

Bawny Fwank

Down't Meth wiff, Bawny Fwank.

Gun Listings

Okay so firearms and ammo and some supplies and accessories are off limits to ebay and Craigslist. Well this handy little information from the Firearm Blog talks about Gunlistings.org. This is a site for the rest of us, owned by a 20 year old in Iowa.

"Zach Terhark, a 20 year old college student from Iowa and owner of GunListings, says:

Last year I was browsing craigslist.org and I thought I would search for a shotgun because I was in the market for a new one. I then realized that craigslist bans guns. I then go to google to search for a craigslist dedicated to guns, and there were none to be found. At that moment I was determined to make a website where people could buy and sell guns to others in their community for free."

One Bad Ass Movie

The new Star Trek Movie was awesome!! I encourage anyone to go see this movie. Even with no background of Star Trek it is still just a well developed plot and a great story. The new cast does an excellent job bringing the young version of the characters to life.

1/2 Billion Dollar Plane

Here is a view into luxury air travel. This Airbus A380 was recently purchased from a Saudi Prince. For $485 Million you too could own this plane. Some of the features include 3 floors with four suites, a marble-lined steam room, a concert hall with a baby grand piano, a room on the belly of the plane with a virtual transparent floor, a parking garage, and an elevator that drops all the way down to ground level, a holographic projection systems, the giant touchscreens, and the virtual prayer mats that always point toward Mecca.

Now go on out there and get into the oil industry, you camel jockey you.

GeeeeeK!

Yes I already know this is another clip, but hey I'm out of town right now so this is what you get.

A mash up from Magnum P.I. and Star Wars. I think its done pretty well!

Enjoy!

Playnetix Tumbler 1.0

So OhGizmo showed this great replacement for playground equipment called the Playnetix Tumbler 1.0. Is it just me or does this thing have lawsuit written all over it. They could fall or get there fingers pinched... not like the monkey bars or tire swings I use to play on as a kid ....

Worst Job

Okay so this guy has to have the worst job in the world. I would hate to be stuck doing what he does, day in .... and day out .... okay so that is a stretch. I'm sure my wife would not approve though.

Drunk Monkey's

I give you, Drunk Monkeys:

The Economy

From Frank Strategies: The Economy, then and now.




I think this pretty much sums it up.

iPhone 3GS

Okay, so I would still like to get an iPhone someday. I just really have no desire to switch over to AT&T for the service. The big news in Apple's world, is the addition of the iPhone 3GS to its line up. There are some features of this phone that make it far superior to its "older" generation. This video pretty much covers all the changes to the new phone.

Ryu Destroys a Car

Okay so when I saw the title of this video I was thinking, special effects or a self destructing car... something. What I got was hilarity! I especially liked the part about :42ish seconds into it.

F-150 Raptor SVT

If this truck was not $39,000 I would get it. Built for Baha this truck doesn't even look like the usual F-150. It is just a bad ass Ford Pickup Truck.

The Hollywood Few

This is a very good speech from Jon Voight at the NRSC-NRCC.

This guy has some serious guts for this speech, going against the typical Hollywood crowd. Thank you Jon Voight!

Viral

Okay so the Hammertime phenomena was cool when it first came out. It was 1990 and yes there were a lot of people that would make reference to it, including me (oh admit it you did too). The "you can't touch this" being the most popular line at the time.

The following little gem has been going around and now I've decided to post it here. It is viral and yes it made me laugh.

Enjoy:

Terrorism

This hag needs to move on. This was a memorial for Pvt. William Long, and this cow has the nerve to attack it. Show some respect!

Microsoft

This probably would not be funny, if some of it was not true. Enjoy this snippet of Life at Microsoft.

Jaguar XFR

I give you the 1 3/4 Ton Jaguar XFR. This thing is a spaceship or made from alien technology. What a heck of a car!



From MotorTrend:

Jaguar has gone outside the box with nearly every aspect of the XF. Its look is fresh and bold. The interior design and technology are anything but retro. Unlike its competitors from Germany, there's no six-cylinder "base" model sold in the U.S. Perhaps trying to focus more beginner buyers toward the updated-for-2008 {{{X-Type}}}, you'll find no fewer than eight cylinders beneath an XF bonnet.

Buy-in begins with the aforementioned 4.2-liter, 300-horsepower V-8. The XF Supercharged ups the ante to the same blown, 4.2-liter, 420-horsepower V-8 currently huffing away in the performance-minded XKR coupe/convertible and XJR sedan. But BMW, Audi, and Mercedes-Benz offer their midsize sport/lux four-doors with 450 to 500 horses. So that's where Jag is headed with the XFR.

Our intel suggests the XFR V-8 will share certain architecture with the current AJV8 engine, but employ, at minimum, a new block able to be sized at 5.0 liters and beyond. Atop that will be supercharging and intercooling. The result should be at least 500 horsepower in blown form, with a 400-or-so-horse, naturally aspirated version to come later, perhaps replacing the current supercharged 4.2. The XFR's transmission will remain the excellent ZF six-speed automatic, with paddle shifters as on the XKR, plus its own unique calibration.

Standard on the XFR will be 20-inch light-alloy wheels and speed-rated rubber, along with the usual cocktail of upgraded brakes, stiffer suspension tuning, a beefier exhaust note, and sportier interior trim. Visuals likely will ape other Jaguar "R" models, meaning a bit less chrome, wire-mesh front grillework, more aggressive front and rear fascias, a rear lip spoiler, and a slightly reduced ride height.

The XFR will show its production face sometime in 2008 as a 2009 model. Pricing has yet to be announced, but it'll be aggressively positioned against the M5 and E63, meaning a predicted base of just under $80,000.

Honey, I Want One!

Google Street View

I think Google finally got the street view right. This has been a great tool that I have used for places before I travel there or just to see what an area looks like, without ever leaving my chair. ...I know lazy right? Planning trips is 100X easier now by using this to get a feel for the area. Gone are the days of looking at a map and getting travel guides. Welcome to the 21st Century!

Pole Position to Forza 3!

So I was a huge fan of Pole Position on the old Atari. I love the description in Wikipedia "Pole Position was the leading game in arcades worldwide due to its relatively realistic graphics for the time." I even had the little controller with the dial on it, you know the one that really made you feel like you where driving a car... okay, maybe not so much. But anyway I wanted to give a comparison of that Atari game and what the race car games are like now. Not only that but you get the privilege of sitting through a 1980's commercial, which we all know those are cool.



And the next game I will get, somehow someway, is Forza 3. Much improved in 30 years wouldn't you say?