Switched to the new Motorola Electrify... so far a massive improvement over the old Samsung I've wanted to shoot for the last few months.
Anyway, test post.
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Dead Six
Collaborations can be hard to organize and get the proper flow down, but Mike and Larry got it down well in this one. I finished it late last week, and was pretty sad to find it was done. Well worth the read, and I'll probably reread it down the road a couple times at least.
Monday, October 17, 2011
Act of Valor
You've probably already seen the preview, and know the hook (SEALs played by real live SEALs!!) but it does look pretty cool, with lots of cool gear to drool over. May have to get some people together and go see it.
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Saturday, October 15, 2011
Go... Rangers?
Yup. If they clinch tonight, the tomorrow's Brewer's game is pushed back to prime-time.
Why is this good? We have tickets for that game, and I'm at drill this weekend. Final formation is scheduled for 1200, and the current scheduled first pitch is 1505. Onalaska to Milwaukee is approximately a three hour drive, not counting traffic or the time it takes to find a parking spot and walk to the gates.
So... don't lose momentum boys, as much fun as it would be to beat up on some trolls, I'd like to get to the game on time.
Why is this good? We have tickets for that game, and I'm at drill this weekend. Final formation is scheduled for 1200, and the current scheduled first pitch is 1505. Onalaska to Milwaukee is approximately a three hour drive, not counting traffic or the time it takes to find a parking spot and walk to the gates.
So... don't lose momentum boys, as much fun as it would be to beat up on some trolls, I'd like to get to the game on time.
Friday, October 14, 2011
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Nerf is Learning
They've recently released a new line of blasters, and the magazines are actually called magazines (the N-Strike magazine system refers to them as "clips.")
I'm pretty tempted to snag one of the new guns just to see how they stack up to the old dart systems.
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Monday, October 10, 2011
"Improved" Remington ACR
Remington revealed their new version of the ACR at AUSA.
They've made it able to accept AR grips, tweaked the handguard and barrel swap system, but (I say "but" because I don't agree with this change) deleted the folding aspect of the stock.
Claimed weight reduction of 1.8 lbs, and they're planning on submitting the new version for the Army's new carbine competition.
More at SSD.
They've made it able to accept AR grips, tweaked the handguard and barrel swap system, but (I say "but" because I don't agree with this change) deleted the folding aspect of the stock.
Claimed weight reduction of 1.8 lbs, and they're planning on submitting the new version for the Army's new carbine competition.
More at SSD.
Sunday, October 9, 2011
Tactical...
...Boyfriend. Apparently I am one*. For those interested, the flashlight in question is the Streamlight 66318 MicroStream C4 LED Pen Flashlight
, which is the size of my finger and runs off a single AAA battery for several months of real life use, and seems just as bright as the Stinger I was issued for work (just not as good of range.) LEDs are amazing little things.
*It's not a bad thing though.
, which is the size of my finger and runs off a single AAA battery for several months of real life use, and seems just as bright as the Stinger I was issued for work (just not as good of range.) LEDs are amazing little things.*It's not a bad thing though.
Saturday, October 8, 2011
Saturday
Hitting up a smaller local-ish fun show and then hiking in a nearby state park to look at the pretty leaves. Should be a good day.
Update: Prices indicated that nobody there was actually trying to "sell" much. Ah well. Did find a sweet biking jersey at the Goodwill there for $6, and a British Combat Shirt in their desert colors at Fleet Farm for $15, brand new. Sure, the colors don't match my plate carrier, but it's for $15 I'm not complaining.
Update: Prices indicated that nobody there was actually trying to "sell" much. Ah well. Did find a sweet biking jersey at the Goodwill there for $6, and a British Combat Shirt in their desert colors at Fleet Farm for $15, brand new. Sure, the colors don't match my plate carrier, but it's for $15 I'm not complaining.
Friday, October 7, 2011
Ice Cream Machine is Low
Especially when the guy running it is lactose intolerant.
Still catching up from the trip, and worked nights the last two. I'm going to sleep in a little bit, hopefully get some stuff up here later today when I wake up...
Speaking of the trip, the Jeep Compass sucks. If the rental had cost us more than $5 I would have been pissed.
Still catching up from the trip, and worked nights the last two. I'm going to sleep in a little bit, hopefully get some stuff up here later today when I wake up...
Speaking of the trip, the Jeep Compass sucks. If the rental had cost us more than $5 I would have been pissed.
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Blog Roll Addition
Being a fan of brewed drinks and firearms, it's only natural to share a link to Musings Over a Pint with you guys.
.44 Cal Ring
Last week I mentioned a Coffee Ring I found on Etsy. Yesterday MandaFern showed me a ".44 Cal" ring she found.
Pretty sweet.
Pretty sweet.
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Home
Had classes and then Tuesday gaming today, so not much bloggage. Standard feeling of "I need a vacation from to recover from my vacation..." Back at things tomorrow.
Monday, October 3, 2011
Sigh...
Driving back to the bay and flying out pretty soon... always a little sad when the vacation comes to an end.
Sunday, October 2, 2011
Beer in Wine Country
After several days in Napa, we found a brewery not far from Jack London's estate.
I never thought vanilla and banana would be good flavors in a beer, but Sonoma Springs and my buzz say otherwise. The Norma Wiess wheat beer is incredibly smooth and drinks quite easily (three pints in an hour and a half easy.)
They even let us buy an empty Growler to take home as a souvenir and get filled at our local micro-brewery.
I never thought vanilla and banana would be good flavors in a beer, but Sonoma Springs and my buzz say otherwise. The Norma Wiess wheat beer is incredibly smooth and drinks quite easily (three pints in an hour and a half easy.)
They even let us buy an empty Growler to take home as a souvenir and get filled at our local micro-brewery.
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Friday, September 30, 2011
New Combat Tourniquet
In the form of a Giant zip-tie. Given the cost and complexity of some of the current combat tourniquets out there, this one should be one to watch. Hopefully it proves just as effective as some of the current designs.
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Jewelry
There's a few people out there making firearms related jewelry (I've got some .45acp cufflinks for my tux from Bullet Designs Inc., and they're awesome.)
To fully round out the blog, here's a coffee ring.
It's for sale in Etsy for about $50.
To fully round out the blog, here's a coffee ring.
It's for sale in Etsy for about $50.
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Dead Six is Available
It officially hits shelves today!
Co-written by Larry Correia (of Monster Hunter fame) and Mike Kupari (an EOD Tech currently serving in Afghanistan, and a Yooper to boot.) Larry's asking for help in boosting sales to kick this one up to best seller status, especially since Mike is a bit busy and unable to help push sales of his first novel.
Co-written by Larry Correia (of Monster Hunter fame) and Mike Kupari (an EOD Tech currently serving in Afghanistan, and a Yooper to boot.) Larry's asking for help in boosting sales to kick this one up to best seller status, especially since Mike is a bit busy and unable to help push sales of his first novel.
Monday, September 26, 2011
Crazy Tech
In preparation for the weekend (primarily after deciding to go to The Rock on Thursday) I decided to pick up another memory card for the camera, and finally take the plunge for a 1TB external hard drive to dedicate to photo storage.
Bare in mind all of my actual traditional photography training was back in the day when a D-SLR was a remote "coming soon" product and 35mm film reigned king. My first "real" camera was a Nikon FM10 and being young and low on cash, I had to be real careful about taking pictures (film = money.)
Now I have a Nikon D40, an FM10 level D-SLR, that uses HCSD memory cards for storage. I can get about 1000 photos on an 8GB card. Even using 36 exposure rolls, that would be 28 rolls of film. 28 rolls of film compressed down into something that takes up about the space of a quarter. I know I'm not that old, but it's still really cool to me. (Really!! I'm under 30, I swear!)
There's even bigger cards out too, up to 32GB, but the 8GBs are available for less than $20, and I'd rather have two 8GB cards instead of one 16GB in case I decide to drop it in a puddle or something. I've got far fewer pictures from Afghanistan due to an equipment failure (shattered the lcd screen on my first digital camera during a convoy...)
The side effect of this is that now with digital storage, for the price of a pack of film, I have the above amount of space on board my camera, and I don't have to pay for developing it. That means I tend to take a lot of pictures. The four "daily photos" last week were out of around 300 taken that range trip alone. If I can get out of Alcatraz Thursday and not have 1000+. I dont' even want to think about what the total will be after the weekend is over, especially with a wedding in the middle of it.
Going on the same note, I got a 1TB Western Digital Passport to dump the photos on. The thing is the size of my wallet, and I carry a small wallet (no wheelbarrows full of cash around here.) I don't even know how many photos that'll hold, but it should take a while to fill it up. All in a space much smaller than what the equivalent in negatives and proof sheets would take.
Lets not even get started on Photoshop compared to an actual darkroom...
Bare in mind all of my actual traditional photography training was back in the day when a D-SLR was a remote "coming soon" product and 35mm film reigned king. My first "real" camera was a Nikon FM10 and being young and low on cash, I had to be real careful about taking pictures (film = money.)
Now I have a Nikon D40, an FM10 level D-SLR, that uses HCSD memory cards for storage. I can get about 1000 photos on an 8GB card. Even using 36 exposure rolls, that would be 28 rolls of film. 28 rolls of film compressed down into something that takes up about the space of a quarter. I know I'm not that old, but it's still really cool to me. (Really!! I'm under 30, I swear!)
There's even bigger cards out too, up to 32GB, but the 8GBs are available for less than $20, and I'd rather have two 8GB cards instead of one 16GB in case I decide to drop it in a puddle or something. I've got far fewer pictures from Afghanistan due to an equipment failure (shattered the lcd screen on my first digital camera during a convoy...)
The side effect of this is that now with digital storage, for the price of a pack of film, I have the above amount of space on board my camera, and I don't have to pay for developing it. That means I tend to take a lot of pictures. The four "daily photos" last week were out of around 300 taken that range trip alone. If I can get out of Alcatraz Thursday and not have 1000+. I dont' even want to think about what the total will be after the weekend is over, especially with a wedding in the middle of it.
Going on the same note, I got a 1TB Western Digital Passport to dump the photos on. The thing is the size of my wallet, and I carry a small wallet (no wheelbarrows full of cash around here.) I don't even know how many photos that'll hold, but it should take a while to fill it up. All in a space much smaller than what the equivalent in negatives and proof sheets would take.
Lets not even get started on Photoshop compared to an actual darkroom...
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Busy times...
Working 24 of the next 48 hours or so, plus the twin nephews birthday tomorrow, and packing for California (crap, that's Thursday already! Running to Napa for a few days for a wedding.) Forgive me if the next week or so are a bit sparse around here.
Friday, September 23, 2011
Daily Photo
Therapy Edition.
Had a math exam yesterday, so I came home and put an AR lower together to feel better. Only took about a half hour though. Now I just need the other 2/3 of the rifle...
Had a math exam yesterday, so I came home and put an AR lower together to feel better. Only took about a half hour though. Now I just need the other 2/3 of the rifle...
Polymer Cased Pistol Rounds Coming
TFB reports Extreme Polymer Research is planning to bring polymer cased rounds for .380, 9mm, .40s&w, and .45acp to market next year.
Unlike other polymer cased projects, these are not metallic based, but full polymer. The major advantage is a lower price than traditional brass (6 - 8 cents per case.)
Unlike other polymer cased projects, these are not metallic based, but full polymer. The major advantage is a lower price than traditional brass (6 - 8 cents per case.)
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Daily Photo
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| Underfolders look cool, but are less than comfy... |
This shot really demonstrates how the slant-brake works by directing some of the gasses up and right, driving the muzzle end down into your support arm.
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Daily Photo
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| Cro trying out the 20ga 870 |
The short stock and minimum length barrel make for a great little gun to run quite aggressively, especially with the lighter recoiling 20ga chambering. I need to spend more time with the little thing.
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