This is especially relevant because it fits in with my whole, “prefab housing,” desires. Linked from Gizmodo
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Me and my M-14
A man and his rifle… I was mobilized for OIF III on Veteran’s Day (go figure), November 11th, 2004. Two days later I was at Ft. Bliss going through 30 days of accelerated training to prepare me for deployment. As part of that training program I was issued an M-16A2 from the unit to which …
From Railroads to Space?
Lately, I’ve been wondering if a new history/ science blog is in order. For now, we’ll just post this here; enjoy. How the space shuttle was affected by the horse’s rear-end. Just for kicks, the day they changed the guage. Let’s play a game called; name that union. Largest union of it’s day (1893)? First …
Adobe’s Response to Microsoft
With Microsoft’s attempt to incorporate pdf’s, Microsoft’s Picture It, and now Microsoft’s Silverlight, it’s no secret that Microsoft has Adobe square in it’s sights. Silverlight presents a particular challenge, it does HD, is vector based, and works on both the PC and Mac. What’s Adobe to do, how about open sourcing Flex; Adobe’s SDK? Sounds …
Sgt. York
Most people have probably never heard of Sgt. Alvin York, the man who singlehandedly captured 132 Germans. “The Argonne Forest, France, 8 October 1918. After his platoon suffered heavy casualties, Alvin York assumed command. Fearlessly leading 7 men, he charged with great daring a machine gun nest which was pouring deadly and incessant fire upon …
Economics King of the Hill
Between Mike (from Techdirt), Scott Adams (of Dilbert fame), and James Ledbetter (CNN Money’s Deputy Managing Editor) it’s a veritable game of King of the Hill. Who’s the reigning champ, for now, looks like it’s Mike. Which Mike we’re talking about here I have no clue. Scott starts us off, Mike pushes him off, Adams …
One hundered year old fish caught… I say throw it back!
For crying out loud, will you look at that thing! I have an idea of why that thing is one hundred years old! It’s too ugly to touch. Ok, it’s not technology, just a bit of humor. You’ll be interested to know that this Shortraker Rockfish is 50 years younger than the oldest one caught.
New Uniform Can’t Measure Up
As I’ve said before, hey is this thing on, the new uniform will never be able to measure up to tried and true BDU. There’s a balance in the Army, about 80% of soldiers support the 20% who actually fight. Oddly, what always seems to happen is that the 20% is often forgotten about. Less …
Military Slang
The L.A. Time is running a piece on Iraqi battlefield slang. I was pretty interested at first but after reviewing the list, it looks pretty white-washed. Some of these things aren’t even slang, just the abbreviated pronouncement. Hello, DFAC? I don’t know who did this or where they spent time doing it, but how could …
It’s All Geek To Me
Niel Stephenson takes on 300, or rather takes on those who take on 300… Link via Linkfilter Link to a PDF for posterity.