El Santo
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Post by El Santo on Jun 15, 2023 15:55:05 GMT -5
So I'm thinking just a shotgun and/or maybe a revolver. The first question you should ask yourself, I think, is can you use it? I don't mean in the sense of knowing how to, or having the skills to hit what you're trying to aim at, but rather, do you have it in you to kill somebody? Because if you don't, all you're going to accomplish by owning a gun is to give your hypothetical burglars a chance to upgrade their own firepower.
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Post by Dr. Kobb on Jun 15, 2023 15:55:41 GMT -5
There is a surfeit of banjo in those songs. They always hit the ground running, too. I'm sure there's exceptions, but every time I haphazardly try one out, they begin the song in a fiddling frenzy.
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Post by Dr. Kobb on Jun 15, 2023 16:09:01 GMT -5
So I'm thinking just a shotgun and/or maybe a revolver. The first question you should ask yourself, I think, is can you use it? I don't mean in the sense of knowing how to, or having the skills to hit what you're trying to aim at, but rather, do you have it in you to kill somebody? Because if you don't, all you're going to accomplish by owning a gun is to give your hypothetical burglars a chance to upgrade their own firepower. Without question. But, only after I've ascertained that the person(s) in my dwelling are not friend/family. I'm always thinking about repercussions, and I'm fairly confident I'd be considering legal ramifications somewhere in the recesses of my head, no matter how dire the situation. There were times at work over the years where somebody would be in my face and I wanted to murder them with my bare hands, but was always thinking, If I do that, I'll possibly wind up in jail and just as likely lose my job. Being home the majority of the time nowadays (apart from random runs here and there), I'd more than likely be here if someone tried to break in.
there was a tragic case only houses from my computer guru's place a couple of years ago. Pre-Pandemic if I recall. It made national news. A far flung relative traveled all the way from Norway for his cousin's birthday here in the USA. He thought it would be funny to hide in the bushes and surprise his kin. Well, he was shot dead. The cousin thought he had a burglar and blam.
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Post by Dr. Kobb on Jun 16, 2023 10:05:05 GMT -5
The first question you should ask yourself, I think, is can you use it? I don't mean in the sense of knowing how to, or having the skills to hit what you're trying to aim at, but rather, do you have it in you to kill somebody? Because if you don't, all you're going to accomplish by owning a gun is to give your hypothetical burglars a chance to upgrade their own firepower. Without question. But, only after I've ascertained that the person(s) in my dwelling are not friend/family. I'm always thinking about repercussions, and I'm fairly confident I'd be considering legal ramifications somewhere in the recesses of my head, no matter how dire the situation. There were times at work over the years where somebody would be in my face and I wanted to murder them with my bare hands, but was always thinking, If I do that, I'll possibly wind up in jail and just as likely lose my job. Being home the majority of the time nowadays (apart from random runs here and there), I'd more than likely be here if someone tried to break in.
there was a tragic case only houses from my computer guru's place a couple of years ago. Pre-Pandemic if I recall. It made national news. A far flung relative traveled all the way from Norway for his cousin's birthday here in the USA. He thought it would be funny to hide in the bushes and surprise his kin. Well, he was shot dead. The cousin thought he had a burglar and blam.
Here's a link to the story. I was off on a couple of minor details.
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Post by Dr. Kobb on Jul 14, 2023 12:27:04 GMT -5
It seems like it's harder to locate specifics about a tune from Googling lyrics anymore. Does anyone here recall a song with these (or very similar lyrics) from probably mid-80's? I jump into a taxi...it's really coming down, fire lake...watching watching watching...
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Post by Deeky on Jul 14, 2023 17:12:26 GMT -5
Google isn't great for much outside of buying stuff now.
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Post by Dr. Kobb on Jul 14, 2023 20:03:10 GMT -5
Google isn't great for much outside of buying stuff now. Have you noticed it too? The Net is awful ever since that cunt appointed by Trump monetized things. I can hardly find any news articles that don't hide behind a paywall anymore. Like you said, everything is about purchases now.
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Post by Lemmy Caution on Jul 15, 2023 19:50:30 GMT -5
Google isn't great for much outside of buying stuff now. Have you noticed it too? The Net is awful ever since that cunt appointed by Trump monetized things. I can hardly find any news articles that don't hide behind a paywall anymore. Like you said, everything is about purchases now. Google's goal is to sell ads and search keywords. For that to work at maximum efficiency, users must leave Google as infrequently as possible. So, the trend is to bring *just enough* information into Google to let people think they might have found something. Then, discourage people from actually clicking through to the source of that information --except to the extent that Google can make money by selling click-throughs. So, if the source sites aren't paying Google something --fuck 'em. Also, fuck people who actually want to find stuff that won't make Google any money.
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Post by Dr. Kobb on Jul 15, 2023 20:55:47 GMT -5
I saved these search tips back a few months ago. Problem is, most of the time I am too lazy to dig out which folder I slid them into.
Anyway, I'll break them into three separate posts.
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Post by Dr. Kobb on Jul 15, 2023 20:56:10 GMT -5
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Post by Dr. Kobb on Jul 15, 2023 20:56:32 GMT -5
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Post by Dr. Kobb on Jul 19, 2023 20:43:21 GMT -5
Since we don't have a crackpot ideas thread I'll just put this here: I was driving home across town today and noticed an old public pole phone along a sidewalk. Now I'm talking old as in no more receiver and the box looked ancient and weathered. I would love to figure out a way to place a small speaker on a timer under or behind it or something, so that this old phone would "ring" several times every fifteen or thirty minutes. I'm in love with the idea of some random passerby walking or bicycling by this thing and having it suddenly ring like it's haunted or some shit.
It's not a plan I intend on sticking around for, so I can't use a bluetooth speaker for this idea. Needs to be some mini, portable speaker I can somehow program with a phone ringing sound and leave there. Sure, someone will probably snatch it in the first day (this ain't a great part of town), but I just love whimsical plans like this. Any ideas for gizmos or speakers to utilize to make this happen? Anybody?
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Post by Dr. Kobb on Jul 20, 2023 19:35:05 GMT -5
Everybody got their MegaMillions ticket?
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Post by Deeky on Jul 20, 2023 20:16:25 GMT -5
I bought a Power Ball ticket for last night but didn't win.
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Post by Dr. Kobb on Jul 20, 2023 20:19:41 GMT -5
I bought a Power Ball ticket for last night but didn't win. I think there should be more smaller winners on those things. Instead of one bloated $1 billion prize, a whole bunch of people could win enough to set them up nicely. That's probably why they don't do that. Lots of people could effectively leave the work force if they won enough (and weren't total dummies with their winnings).
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El Santo
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Post by El Santo on Jul 21, 2023 8:18:37 GMT -5
I bought a Power Ball ticket for last night but didn't win. I think there should be more smaller winners on those things. Instead of one bloated $1 billion prize, a whole bunch of people could win enough to set them up nicely. That's probably why they don't do that. That does sort of happen sometimes. Because people are allowed to choose their own numbers if they want to, there's always a non-zero chance of more than one person having the winning digits. In those cases, the pot is divvied up among however many winners come forward.
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Post by Dr. Kobb on Jul 25, 2023 23:20:29 GMT -5
How come I never hear anything about calisthenics anymore? Was it just a fad? Or did something better come along that replaced it, fitness program-wise?
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Post by Marxo Grouch on Jul 26, 2023 4:53:22 GMT -5
I'm guessing it's been displaced (although not outright replaced) by the many different exercise styles that have been spawned over the years. I would imagine it's probably still very popular in the military.
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Post by Dr. Kobb on Jul 30, 2023 21:11:18 GMT -5
Everybody got their MegaMillions ticket? Wow! It's up to a billion now for Tuesday's drawing.
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Post by Deeky on Jul 30, 2023 21:13:25 GMT -5
Everybody got their MegaMillions ticket? Wow! It's up to a billion now for Tuesday's drawing. Bought one today. 🤷♂️
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