There's been some speculation that what we're seeing with the protests and riots is a taste of what they plan to do if Trump is reelected.
"Either elect our guy, or you get four more years of this!"
No.
There will not be four more years of this.
I am seriously doubting that there will be four more months of this.
The Lovely Harvey, because of where she works, has a multitude of liberal co-workers and acquaintances.
They're not acting normal.
They're scared.
They've asked if we have any spare guns they could borrow or buy.
We'd have been happy to loan them a couple, but I suck at boating.
They're not buying the line that Black Lives Matter is selling.
They're shocked at the statues being knocked over, even the Confederates.
They don't want the cops gone.
Did I mention that most of her co-workers are black women?
Well, I guess they're just women now, because they're not planning on voting for Biden.
They've expressed concern that the shenanigans of Anti-Fa (not by name, they don't know that name) is going to cause a real race war and they REALLY Grok the word "minority" and what that means if whitey decides that they've got to fight for their very lives.
They're not scared of racists, but they are scared that someone is pushing the white-folk into a corner where they're going to have to kill a lot of darker skinned folks to get out.
Most of them have older family members who remember the dark days of genuine racism and worry that might be regarded as a better time to live in than when anti-fa finally tosses the last straw on the camel.
Damn.
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11 July 2020
Busy Day
Ran out with Marv to get parts to fix his bike. Two inner tubes and a chain.
I needed a new seat. The narrow one that came with the bike simply isn't up to supporting my ample ass.
The reason we wanted our bikes fixed was to pace The Boy on his 5k walk for Virtual Special Olympics!
The Boy did his 3.1 miles in just over an hour.
Then I made celebratory burgers, supported a local brewery's 3 for 2 sale and bought some hot fudge sundaes.
Loads of fun!
I needed a new seat. The narrow one that came with the bike simply isn't up to supporting my ample ass.
The reason we wanted our bikes fixed was to pace The Boy on his 5k walk for Virtual Special Olympics!
The Boy did his 3.1 miles in just over an hour.
Then I made celebratory burgers, supported a local brewery's 3 for 2 sale and bought some hot fudge sundaes.
Loads of fun!
10 July 2020
Finally Confirmed
Every single one of the small breweries that I haunt has, despite my mask, recognized me.
I think we can stop with the idea that anyone at The Daily Planet was fooled by Clark Kent's glasses.
I think we can stop with the idea that anyone at The Daily Planet was fooled by Clark Kent's glasses.
Good Shoot
Looks like a good shoot so far.
But, since this is Florida, the homeowner will probably be charged for hate crimes or something once the respective races of everyone involved are revealed.
Rumor has it he used a 10mm. Col Cooper's Grave is humming.
But, since this is Florida, the homeowner will probably be charged for hate crimes or something once the respective races of everyone involved are revealed.
Rumor has it he used a 10mm. Col Cooper's Grave is humming.
09 July 2020
Oklahoma Changes Name Back To Indian Territory
McGirt v Oklahoma
It appears that Congress never bothered to formally end the 1866 treaty and we've been operating as if it had for the past 154 years?
Things could get sporty real fast in OK.
Update:
Someone at Arfcom explains the ruling thus:
It appears that Congress never bothered to formally end the 1866 treaty and we've been operating as if it had for the past 154 years?
Things could get sporty real fast in OK.
Update:
Someone at Arfcom explains the ruling thus:
A lot of confusion here about today's supreme court decision. Ownership of land was not at issue, just the geographic limits of tribal jurisdiction. Non-tribal members are still under state jurisdiction. Members of the tribe will be tried by tribal courts for minor crimes and Federal courts for major crimes committed in these areas.
Many Western States already have this dual sovereignty arrangement.
Zero Fucks Given
One of the neighborhood strays has found a nice place to bask in the early evening.
He paid me zero mind while I snapped pics.
He paid me zero mind while I snapped pics.
To Alt You Need To Know What You're Changing
Been reading.
A lot.
A decent hunk of the reading is wanting to get The Sioux right.
I can tell, right now, that even if I sell millions of copies I will not be nominated for a Hugo if I'm honest about them.
The truth about any people is rarely politically correct and the revision to create a "noble savage," uninvolved in their fate and completely innocent in the conflict with the expanding USA is simply bullshit.
The revisions are aided by it being true that whites were pressing west and settling wherever they damn well pleased and, for the most part, their claim to the land they squatted on being backed by the US government.
The events cited most about the evils of whites come after literally years and years of trying to find some sort of peaceful settlement.
Neither side seemed to be capable of keeping their word.
It seems one-sided on the deceit front because the outcome was very one-sided.
A stone-age culture does not win against an industrialized one unless the industrialized culture stops itself for some reason.
I noticed that the revisionists don't mention how The Sioux stole a huge hunk of their territory from the Kiowa and Cheyenne.
They don't seem to know about how common slavery was among the plains Indians.
But the giant elephantine gorilla in the room that's most important for really understanding the why of how this all went was neither culture possessed the concept of cultural relativity.
They both viewed the world through their own lenses of right and wrong and that there could be a different view from their own was not rejected because it couldn't even be conceived of.
Revisionism is applying cultural relativism to the histories and has chosen a bad-guy while ignoring that there's enough blame to go around for everyone.
A lot.
A decent hunk of the reading is wanting to get The Sioux right.
I can tell, right now, that even if I sell millions of copies I will not be nominated for a Hugo if I'm honest about them.
The truth about any people is rarely politically correct and the revision to create a "noble savage," uninvolved in their fate and completely innocent in the conflict with the expanding USA is simply bullshit.
The revisions are aided by it being true that whites were pressing west and settling wherever they damn well pleased and, for the most part, their claim to the land they squatted on being backed by the US government.
The events cited most about the evils of whites come after literally years and years of trying to find some sort of peaceful settlement.
Neither side seemed to be capable of keeping their word.
It seems one-sided on the deceit front because the outcome was very one-sided.
A stone-age culture does not win against an industrialized one unless the industrialized culture stops itself for some reason.
I noticed that the revisionists don't mention how The Sioux stole a huge hunk of their territory from the Kiowa and Cheyenne.
They don't seem to know about how common slavery was among the plains Indians.
But the giant elephantine gorilla in the room that's most important for really understanding the why of how this all went was neither culture possessed the concept of cultural relativity.
They both viewed the world through their own lenses of right and wrong and that there could be a different view from their own was not rejected because it couldn't even be conceived of.
Revisionism is applying cultural relativism to the histories and has chosen a bad-guy while ignoring that there's enough blame to go around for everyone.
08 July 2020
You Can Get The Revolver
But you will be hard pressed to get a proper Krag carbine for 1899.
Beat up examples without rear sights are running $1,500.
Rifles, as usual, are easier to get than carbines.
That's true of Trapdoors as well.
But you can buy a replica of a Trapdoor carbine, you cannot, as of yet, buy a replica Krag-Jørgensen.
There's a strong temptation to try making a clone from the sportified rifle I have.
A temptation that fades as the realization of the skills required being non-existent on my personal character sheet and expensive when hired out.
Beat up examples without rear sights are running $1,500.
Rifles, as usual, are easier to get than carbines.
That's true of Trapdoors as well.
But you can buy a replica of a Trapdoor carbine, you cannot, as of yet, buy a replica Krag-Jørgensen.
There's a strong temptation to try making a clone from the sportified rifle I have.
A temptation that fades as the realization of the skills required being non-existent on my personal character sheet and expensive when hired out.
Making Characters
The decision to use GURPS to keep the characters straight in my embryonic novel is paying off, if for no other reason that there's a name at the top of the sheet and what unit I've lumped them into.
Lt William Fowler, I troop, 16th Cavalry, 77th Expeditionary Group.
Lt Col Waller, commander of the Expeditionary Group.
Sgt. Harrington, mage assigned to I-troop.
Major Beasley, Commander I-Troop. He's got a flaming saber!
I've a few more that don't have names yet.
I need more enlisted characters.
I'm still trying to decide how I want the point of view to behave.
I'm inclined to first person, but third person seems more flexible.
Lt William Fowler, I troop, 16th Cavalry, 77th Expeditionary Group.
Lt Col Waller, commander of the Expeditionary Group.
Sgt. Harrington, mage assigned to I-troop.
Major Beasley, Commander I-Troop. He's got a flaming saber!
I've a few more that don't have names yet.
I need more enlisted characters.
I'm still trying to decide how I want the point of view to behave.
I'm inclined to first person, but third person seems more flexible.
If There Were Honest Reporting
The increase in the number of dead today is 1/4 the increase in the number of new cases two weeks ago.
They keep stressing that the death rate is a lagging indicator. They always say two weeks.
The number of cases is increasing at 5-9% a day with a mean of 5.28%
The number of deaths is increasing at 1.74 to 3% a day, but is falling from 3 not increasing from 1. The mean is 1.23%
Cases are increasing four times as quickly as deaths.
This is excellent news!
In the same two weeks the crude case fatality rate has fallen from 3.01% to 1.74%.
This is excellent news!
We know that the number of new cases includes positive antibody tests.
We don't know what percentage of new cases are antibody tests.
They keep stressing that the death rate is a lagging indicator. They always say two weeks.
The number of cases is increasing at 5-9% a day with a mean of 5.28%
The number of deaths is increasing at 1.74 to 3% a day, but is falling from 3 not increasing from 1. The mean is 1.23%
Cases are increasing four times as quickly as deaths.
This is excellent news!
In the same two weeks the crude case fatality rate has fallen from 3.01% to 1.74%.
This is excellent news!
We know that the number of new cases includes positive antibody tests.
We don't know what percentage of new cases are antibody tests.
None Dare Call It Racist
Why is it we're twisted around the axle over the police shooting of George Floyd and Rayshard Brooks, two black men with lengthy criminal histories who were being actively violent while resisting arrest?
When we don't give two shits about Eric Shaw who was shot for simply being at a place he had a right to be, late at night, and leaving his door open or Daniel Shaver, who was shot to death trying to figure out what the fuck the cops were screaming at him from a state of inebriation. Neither had a criminal history and both were white.
When it's put forward that Black Lives Matter doesn't care about any lives but black lives, this is my answer.
If you want to talk about excessive police violence and unnecessary killings, let's talk.
But you keep wanting me to get upset about felons making a final bad decision because they are black and ignore other shootings with far less police justification because they are white.
I was with you until you started being felonious over the Floyd death. I actively don't care about Brooks because the riots undermine your position.
When we don't give two shits about Eric Shaw who was shot for simply being at a place he had a right to be, late at night, and leaving his door open or Daniel Shaver, who was shot to death trying to figure out what the fuck the cops were screaming at him from a state of inebriation. Neither had a criminal history and both were white.
When it's put forward that Black Lives Matter doesn't care about any lives but black lives, this is my answer.
If you want to talk about excessive police violence and unnecessary killings, let's talk.
But you keep wanting me to get upset about felons making a final bad decision because they are black and ignore other shootings with far less police justification because they are white.
I was with you until you started being felonious over the Floyd death. I actively don't care about Brooks because the riots undermine your position.
07 July 2020
Gold Standard
Lest anyone tell you that inflation is not possible on a gold standard...
In 1851 an ounce of gold was $18.93.
In 1881 an ounce of gold was $18.94.
But the price of copper was not tied to the price of gold.
The 1851 coin was made from 10.89g of 100% copper.
The 1881 coin was made from bronze with 2.95g of copper in it.
Present value is about $20 for the older coin and $2 for the newer.
In 1851 an ounce of gold was $18.93.
In 1881 an ounce of gold was $18.94.
But the price of copper was not tied to the price of gold.
The 1851 coin was made from 10.89g of 100% copper.
The 1881 coin was made from bronze with 2.95g of copper in it.
Present value is about $20 for the older coin and $2 for the newer.
Inching Across The Line
Marv has his saber operating.
His hilt is decidedly budget oriented and mainly sourced from Home Depot's plumbing section.
We gave up trying to reinvent the wheel and just purchased the Crystal X board from The Custom Saber Shop.
It's verra kewl!
I've got all the parts I need for mine, but I need to get some powdercoating done.
His hilt is decidedly budget oriented and mainly sourced from Home Depot's plumbing section.
We gave up trying to reinvent the wheel and just purchased the Crystal X board from The Custom Saber Shop.
It's verra kewl!
I've got all the parts I need for mine, but I need to get some powdercoating done.
'Tis A Silly Place
Decided to hang the Krag, because it was getting in the way. That got me to hang up the cartridge belt, altered M1873 revolver and M1860 saber.
The first shot captures a lot of the silliness and geekery which I surround myself with.
It's a lot better than focusing on the shit that gives me nightmares.
06 July 2020
Ironic Advice
If you're one of the many people in central Florida and/or Texas who has Frontier Communications for internet and you're currently down:
Change your DNS server settings to Primary 1.1.1.1 and Secondary 8.8.8.8 to bypass the jury-rigged with baling wire and duct-tape DNS servers Frontier manages.
Your internet should come back directly.
I understand that giving this advice over the internet that you likely cannot see because of the outage is ironic.
Change your DNS server settings to Primary 1.1.1.1 and Secondary 8.8.8.8 to bypass the jury-rigged with baling wire and duct-tape DNS servers Frontier manages.
Your internet should come back directly.
I understand that giving this advice over the internet that you likely cannot see because of the outage is ironic.
Temptation Get Thee Behind Me!
Cimarron lists a Trapdoor Carbine.
Bud's lists it for $1,355.
Time to start saving again.
Bud's lists it for $1,355.
Time to start saving again.
05 July 2020
Feedback
The Cimarron came from a Gunbroker vendor in Louisiana.
The tracking originated from an FFL in Illinois through St Louis, Missouri.
He claimed he had a gun in stock in his kitchen FFL, but really had it drop shipped from his distributor.
That pisses me off.
But he got the gun to me in the agreed upon time frame, so I don't really have anything to complain about except a small lie at the beginning.
I've been wondering what I should do about feedback.
So I looked to see if he'd left ME feedback.
After all, I'd done my job as the buyer. I stabbed "buy-it-now" and paid seconds later with the FFL information attached thanks to the automatic system on Gunbroker.
What more could a seller ask for than that?
He has not left feedback.
He leaves lots of feedback, so he must be the kind of seller that waits to see what you said about him before he rates you.
Don't hurt me a bit to not bother with feedback. Hurts him more than me, for what little affect it has.
The tracking originated from an FFL in Illinois through St Louis, Missouri.
He claimed he had a gun in stock in his kitchen FFL, but really had it drop shipped from his distributor.
That pisses me off.
But he got the gun to me in the agreed upon time frame, so I don't really have anything to complain about except a small lie at the beginning.
I've been wondering what I should do about feedback.
So I looked to see if he'd left ME feedback.
After all, I'd done my job as the buyer. I stabbed "buy-it-now" and paid seconds later with the FFL information attached thanks to the automatic system on Gunbroker.
What more could a seller ask for than that?
He has not left feedback.
He leaves lots of feedback, so he must be the kind of seller that waits to see what you said about him before he rates you.
Don't hurt me a bit to not bother with feedback. Hurts him more than me, for what little affect it has.
Fireworks
This year is unusual for fireworks.
We buy the mortars during the buy one get two free sales in the off times and the "happy fun" variety packs on the 4th.
The tents were cleaned out.
Our initial thought was that supplies were low, because of Wu Ping Cough.
Listening to the cracking and banging...
Supplies were fine, sales must have been brisk.
It feels good to hear.
I hope it portends well for the future that people are celebrating this day 244 years ago when we collectively told our government to fuck off, we can do better.
We buy the mortars during the buy one get two free sales in the off times and the "happy fun" variety packs on the 4th.
The tents were cleaned out.
Our initial thought was that supplies were low, because of Wu Ping Cough.
Listening to the cracking and banging...
Supplies were fine, sales must have been brisk.
It feels good to hear.
I hope it portends well for the future that people are celebrating this day 244 years ago when we collectively told our government to fuck off, we can do better.
04 July 2020
Filtratious
Playing around with the camera.
First I confirmed that the b/w monochrome setting was different from the sepia setting.
Next I played with the simulated color filters in sepia mode.
First I confirmed that the b/w monochrome setting was different from the sepia setting.
Next I played with the simulated color filters in sepia mode.
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| No Filter |
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| Yellow Filter |
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| Orange Filter |
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| Red Filter |
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| Green Filter |
NRA New Condition
You can't deny we did a great job restoring this revolver. It's near mint!
I'm here all night, don't forget to tip your wait-staff.
Links to the history of this gun with me.
Weekend Project
Electrolysis
It Shoots
Coincidence
Israel has a functioning squadron of F-35's.
Iran is having explosions and fires around their secret nuclear facilities.
Completely unrelated, I am sure.
Iran is having explosions and fires around their secret nuclear facilities.
Completely unrelated, I am sure.
FOUL!
Pardon me if I am skeptical about the daily rate of new tests going from 4-6% to suddenly being 15-20% of the new day's test.
Especially on the heels of the CDC "casually" mentioning that Florida is lumping antibody tests with the viral tests.
We've gone from reporting "who has the virus?" to "who has had the virus?"
Also damning is how Florida is, quite deliberately, not mentioning that all the people who've had the disease over the past three months cannot still be sick.
The great news, which is not being reported AT ALL is the crude case fatality rate is well below bad flu season in Florida again.
Hospitalizations did not spike with the spike in new cases, as it did before antibody testing began.
Deaths have not started a parallel spike as should have as they trail the new cases by about two weeks. They are, in fact, flat to dropping. Eyes crossed that this remains the case.
The counting of cases and mixing viral and antibody testing is a scandal worthy of journalism's highest stated goals. The kind of thing they used to give awards for.
If only the truth reflected poorly on Republicans, they'd be on it like... like... [metaphor not found].
Especially on the heels of the CDC "casually" mentioning that Florida is lumping antibody tests with the viral tests.
We've gone from reporting "who has the virus?" to "who has had the virus?"
Also damning is how Florida is, quite deliberately, not mentioning that all the people who've had the disease over the past three months cannot still be sick.
The great news, which is not being reported AT ALL is the crude case fatality rate is well below bad flu season in Florida again.
Hospitalizations did not spike with the spike in new cases, as it did before antibody testing began.
Deaths have not started a parallel spike as should have as they trail the new cases by about two weeks. They are, in fact, flat to dropping. Eyes crossed that this remains the case.
The counting of cases and mixing viral and antibody testing is a scandal worthy of journalism's highest stated goals. The kind of thing they used to give awards for.
If only the truth reflected poorly on Republicans, they'd be on it like... like... [metaphor not found].
Here's A Trivia Item
What cartridge did the Gatling guns commanded by John Henry Parker fire?
What was the designation of the last model Gatling gun adopted by the US Army.
What cartridge did it fire?
What year was it withdrawn from service?
The answers might surprise you.
What was the designation of the last model Gatling gun adopted by the US Army.
What cartridge did it fire?
What year was it withdrawn from service?
The answers might surprise you.
03 July 2020
Is This Something
This sure looks like it could be something.
If it's deliberate, someone should be punished besides us citizens this time.
If it's deliberate, someone should be punished besides us citizens this time.
M1873 Altered Model
She's a handsome beast, isn't she?
Uberti went all the way on doing the small details matching the real deal.
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| "Bullseye" ejector. |
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| Front mounted axis pin retainer screw instead of a side-mounted plunger. |
It's covered in "RAC" proof marks after Rinaldo A Carr.
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| CZ for "made in 2020". |
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| ATF would have kittens, but this is where the Army put the serial number. |
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| The Pietta version of this gun laser burns this cartouche. Uberti presses it like it's supposed to be. |
The extra barrel length, for me, is entirely cosmetically necessary.
I was surprised to find that my Armi San Marco made EMF New Dakota has an undersized grip.
National Parks Are Racist
They really are saying this.
The argument boils down to: Minorities don't make as many visits to the national parks as white people, therefore it's racist.
This is very much like trying claim that Colt 45 is racist because white people don't imbibe much malt-liquor.
The parks aren't racist by design or application.
The thing keeping minorities from visiting the parks isn't the parks.
Eliminating the parks won't fix the problem that's keeping them from visiting.
Even if the problem is a simple lack of interest in visiting them.
I've never been to Grand Canyon National Park, does that mean I'm being discriminated against?
Or does it mean that it's a long way from Florida and I've other things I want to do on vacation than visit Arizona?
Not every discrepancy in outcome is due to racism.
Here's a clue: Many minorities live in self-imposed sub-cultures which preclude interest in things that the greater culture which surrounds them is interested in. It's not forced on them from the outside, but it is real.
Also of note is that virtually every minority who "Uncle Tom's" and rejects the sub-culture and joins the surrounding culture is welcomed as a member and has few, if any, problems.
The argument boils down to: Minorities don't make as many visits to the national parks as white people, therefore it's racist.
This is very much like trying claim that Colt 45 is racist because white people don't imbibe much malt-liquor.
The parks aren't racist by design or application.
The thing keeping minorities from visiting the parks isn't the parks.
Eliminating the parks won't fix the problem that's keeping them from visiting.
Even if the problem is a simple lack of interest in visiting them.
I've never been to Grand Canyon National Park, does that mean I'm being discriminated against?
Or does it mean that it's a long way from Florida and I've other things I want to do on vacation than visit Arizona?
Not every discrepancy in outcome is due to racism.
Here's a clue: Many minorities live in self-imposed sub-cultures which preclude interest in things that the greater culture which surrounds them is interested in. It's not forced on them from the outside, but it is real.
Also of note is that virtually every minority who "Uncle Tom's" and rejects the sub-culture and joins the surrounding culture is welcomed as a member and has few, if any, problems.
I'll Make Popcorn
I heard a rumor that Antifa was considering doing something to The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in DC.
I want to see that.
They act like the five soldiers on post at the tomb are the entire force guarding it, and that in the face of hundreds of protesters they'd fade away like the police always do.
Even if you forced those guards to retreat, which I think is unlikely, the entire Old Guard will be back in a minute to retake the site and they're not going to be coming to arrest anyone.
"Use of lethal force has been authorized" is an important phrase.
I want to see that.
They act like the five soldiers on post at the tomb are the entire force guarding it, and that in the face of hundreds of protesters they'd fade away like the police always do.
Even if you forced those guards to retreat, which I think is unlikely, the entire Old Guard will be back in a minute to retake the site and they're not going to be coming to arrest anyone.
"Use of lethal force has been authorized" is an important phrase.
While We're Tearing Down Statues
Can we destroy the one at the Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King Junior at the MLK memorial in DC?
Can we replace it it with one that doesn't make him look like chairman Mao?
Can we make one that doesn't appear to be made by a Soviet Russia artist?
Dr King deserves a better monument than he got.
Can we replace it it with one that doesn't make him look like chairman Mao?
Can we make one that doesn't appear to be made by a Soviet Russia artist?
Dr King deserves a better monument than he got.
Five Days
When The Lovely Harvey and I first got together, one of her exes said that it would never last past two-weeks.
Today marks 20 years of marriage, or as we jokingly say, "five days".
Nine days before she dumps me.
36 years in McThag time.
20 years doesn't seem all that long, to be honest.
As with all relationships, there have been ups and downs.
More up than down most of the time.
Today marks 20 years of marriage, or as we jokingly say, "five days".
Nine days before she dumps me.
36 years in McThag time.
20 years doesn't seem all that long, to be honest.
As with all relationships, there have been ups and downs.
More up than down most of the time.
Where'd They Go?
After the Civil War, there were a lot of black people who headed west.
They were a not-insignificant portion of the population of what we now call "cowboys".
None of the places with a "cowboy" tradition has a significant black population today.
Where did they all go?
The cattle-drive states should have 30-40% black populations from this.
What happened?
It's actually not a mystery.
If one third of the male population is black and hardly two percent is female... and marrying outside your race was a great way to be hanged... The population percentage dwindles.
Either they don't have kids, or they haul ass to where they have a decent chance at female companionship.
They were a not-insignificant portion of the population of what we now call "cowboys".
None of the places with a "cowboy" tradition has a significant black population today.
Where did they all go?
The cattle-drive states should have 30-40% black populations from this.
What happened?
It's actually not a mystery.
If one third of the male population is black and hardly two percent is female... and marrying outside your race was a great way to be hanged... The population percentage dwindles.
Either they don't have kids, or they haul ass to where they have a decent chance at female companionship.
What's In A Name?
Cimarron's "Old Model" guns from Uberti, if they were made by Colt would be referred to as "black powder" frames.
This was the model P frame from 1873 to 1895, or so.
With the advent of smokeless powder, Colt made some changes to the design and metallurgy and began proofing the frames for smokeless.
The 1896 to 1940 frames become known as "pre-war".
Both the black powder and pre-war frames are "1st generation" Single Action Army's, Model P's, Peacemakers... etc...
The 1956 to 1974 made guns are "2nd generation" but are otherwise identical to the pre-war guns, except for chamberings.
The "3rd generation" is from 1976 to present from Colt and has several manufacturing changes and remain basically the same as the pre-war design.
Thag Be Lurnin'!
Guns from Italy...
They're most like 3rd generation guns with features from earlier generations to better resemble a particular representation. Thus Uberti's Cimarron "Old Model" is, in essence, a 3rd gen black-powder frame that's rated for smokeless.
Exciting, isn't it!?!
This was the model P frame from 1873 to 1895, or so.
With the advent of smokeless powder, Colt made some changes to the design and metallurgy and began proofing the frames for smokeless.
The 1896 to 1940 frames become known as "pre-war".
Both the black powder and pre-war frames are "1st generation" Single Action Army's, Model P's, Peacemakers... etc...
The 1956 to 1974 made guns are "2nd generation" but are otherwise identical to the pre-war guns, except for chamberings.
The "3rd generation" is from 1976 to present from Colt and has several manufacturing changes and remain basically the same as the pre-war design.
Thag Be Lurnin'!
Guns from Italy...
They're most like 3rd generation guns with features from earlier generations to better resemble a particular representation. Thus Uberti's Cimarron "Old Model" is, in essence, a 3rd gen black-powder frame that's rated for smokeless.
Exciting, isn't it!?!
02 July 2020
New Group
It appears that something which is contributing to the large increase in cases in Florida is testing migrant agricultural workers for the first time since this all started.
Lots of new cases in a largish population which was untested previously and generally live and work in close quarters with each other?
The good news is it also appears that they're mostly being detected from antibodies rather than active virus.
The bad news is they were carrying it the whole time while picking food.
Uf Dah!
Lots of new cases in a largish population which was untested previously and generally live and work in close quarters with each other?
The good news is it also appears that they're mostly being detected from antibodies rather than active virus.
The bad news is they were carrying it the whole time while picking food.
Uf Dah!
Orc Lives Matter
Make Orcs something other than mindless, faceless evil mooks?
It's been done.
Repeatedly.
I've done it myself quite often.
All it takes is to hand them a culture that's mutually incompatible with the adventurer races.
They don't need to be evil, per se; just different enough that the two societies can't live next to each other.
It's been done.
Gamers did it years, even decades, before it became fashionable.
We didn't do it to mollify anyone's delicate sensibilities, we did it to make the game worlds we'd created seem more realistic and consistent.
It's been done.
Repeatedly.
I've done it myself quite often.
All it takes is to hand them a culture that's mutually incompatible with the adventurer races.
They don't need to be evil, per se; just different enough that the two societies can't live next to each other.
It's been done.
Gamers did it years, even decades, before it became fashionable.
We didn't do it to mollify anyone's delicate sensibilities, we did it to make the game worlds we'd created seem more realistic and consistent.
'Tis Fascinating
In the name of Black Lives Matter, Antifa killed more black people in Seattle during the short life of Antifastan than the Seattle Police had killed all year.
Not just a slow clap.
Slow golf clap.
Odds are, if you're going to be shot by the Seattle PD you're a white man and your significant other called the po-po for domestic abuse. After domestic abuse your white male ass is most likely to be shot for being high as Floridaman on Bath Salts.
Not just a slow clap.
Slow golf clap.
Odds are, if you're going to be shot by the Seattle PD you're a white man and your significant other called the po-po for domestic abuse. After domestic abuse your white male ass is most likely to be shot for being high as Floridaman on Bath Salts.
Isn't This Interesting
Someone on Twitter making graphs and talking about what's right in front of us.
I've noticed for a while that the new cases have decoupled from hospitalizations and deaths.
The CDC noted in May that Florida is counting people with antibodies as active cases.
Florida's department of health freely admits they are not making any attempt at tracking recoveries.
For a disease that takes three weeks to run its course, giving a running total of everyone who's ever caught it makes the problem appear much larger than it actually is.
It's lying with the numbers right to our faces.
One bright side to how Florida is counting things is the crude case fatality rate is plummeting.
I've noticed for a while that the new cases have decoupled from hospitalizations and deaths.
The CDC noted in May that Florida is counting people with antibodies as active cases.
Florida's department of health freely admits they are not making any attempt at tracking recoveries.
For a disease that takes three weeks to run its course, giving a running total of everyone who's ever caught it makes the problem appear much larger than it actually is.
It's lying with the numbers right to our faces.
One bright side to how Florida is counting things is the crude case fatality rate is plummeting.
Very Odd (Rewritten)
If you have repeated 'F' feedback scores with the customers being upset with you for long shipping times and accusing you of selling items that you don't, in fact, have in stock and...
...you're located in Louisiana and...
...you claim to have five of a given firearm in stock according to your GunBroker ad...
...shouldn't the tracking information from UPS show an origin in Louisiana rather than Missouri?
Just askin'.
...you're located in Louisiana and...
...you claim to have five of a given firearm in stock according to your GunBroker ad...
...shouldn't the tracking information from UPS show an origin in Louisiana rather than Missouri?
Just askin'.
Change The Context
These morons who're kneeling...
OK, do you understand why we stand for the National Anthem rather than bend the knee?
It's because every single citizen is sovereign.
We're not beholden or sworn in fealty to anyone.
Not our mayor, county commission, governor, senator or president.
Not a lord or king.
We The People are the pinnacle and apex of power in this republic.
So...
Kneeling while citizens are standing?
Fine, serf.
You chose poorly, but I will hold you do that choice.
Kneeling is an abdication of sovereignty, not an assumption of power.
We will make you regret it.
OK, do you understand why we stand for the National Anthem rather than bend the knee?
It's because every single citizen is sovereign.
We're not beholden or sworn in fealty to anyone.
Not our mayor, county commission, governor, senator or president.
Not a lord or king.
We The People are the pinnacle and apex of power in this republic.
So...
Kneeling while citizens are standing?
Fine, serf.
You chose poorly, but I will hold you do that choice.
Kneeling is an abdication of sovereignty, not an assumption of power.
We will make you regret it.
01 July 2020
Uh...
I'm thinking player character myself.
Image search doesn't really help find the history of the photo, but all of the hits are to Canadian history sites.
From the holster, it's post 1875, so it's not impossible for someone in Canada to have acquired a katana.
Some museum has a caption for this, and I'd love to read it.
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| Stolen from Filthie |
From the holster, it's post 1875, so it's not impossible for someone in Canada to have acquired a katana.
Some museum has a caption for this, and I'd love to read it.
Bodies Stacked Like Cordwood
With the recent surge in Wu Ping Cough cases and closure of bars, people have entered a second round of freaking out.
Never mind that the crude case fatality rate has fallen by half since this surge began.
Two breweries I frequent have said that even to-go sales are depressed compared to before.
I worry about that.
Nano and Pico breweries are the very definition of small businesses.
Never mind that the crude case fatality rate has fallen by half since this surge began.
Two breweries I frequent have said that even to-go sales are depressed compared to before.
I worry about that.
Nano and Pico breweries are the very definition of small businesses.
Will This Go On My Permanent Record
I was doing a search of Angus McThag and [CENSORED] to make sure I'd not uttered das verbotten word lest I be quoted out of context.
My name and [CENSORED] don't appear together in many places and it's always someone else saying it in a comment thread I'm participating in.
But since [CENSORED] is included in the search terms, I get results that have [CENSORED] in them but not Angus McThag.
I found me a couple of straight up racist pages and clicked on one because the short blurb seemed to be more against than pro racism. Nope, totally racist, they were just quoting someone who wasn't racist to further condemn the "[CENSORED] lover."
Sigh.
Now my visit to that site is going to on my permanent record.
That feels less like a joke now than it would have even five weeks ago.
My name and [CENSORED] don't appear together in many places and it's always someone else saying it in a comment thread I'm participating in.
But since [CENSORED] is included in the search terms, I get results that have [CENSORED] in them but not Angus McThag.
I found me a couple of straight up racist pages and clicked on one because the short blurb seemed to be more against than pro racism. Nope, totally racist, they were just quoting someone who wasn't racist to further condemn the "[CENSORED] lover."
Sigh.
Now my visit to that site is going to on my permanent record.
That feels less like a joke now than it would have even five weeks ago.
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