Fight’s on!!!

Posted on by April 13, 2018

US, UK, France vs. Syria… TOT, 2100 EDT, 0400 Local Syria time

Multiple launches by various platforms from various bases, plus a ‘few’ TLAMs thrown in for good measure. Targeting was Syrian compounds that have the capability to produce chemical weapons. And apparently there was a ‘deconfliction’ line passed to the Russians (e.g. don’t come south of this line, if you do, all bets are off)…

And yes, the President DOES have the authority to launch an operation lasting less than 30 days without Congress’ approval.

And it wasn’t ‘leaked’!!! What a novel concept! Actually do the mission FIRST, then talk about it. Limited strikes, three targets, including the R&D facility in Damascus. BDA will be done after sunrise this morning, but I’m going to still be asleep when that comes in.

And this sends a message that the NORKs and others are sure to be watching… 🙂

The dominos are being lined up…

Posted on by April 12, 2018

This one caught me by surprise…

Merriam-Webster’s online dictionary changed its definition of “assault rifle” to one that matches what gun control advocates are pushing for.

From the Federalist, HERE.

All of us who have a military background know the actual military definition is a rifle designed to fire MORE THAN ONE ROUND with one pull of the trigger. Either a three round burst, or fully automatic.

Now that Merriam-Webster has been co opted, the libs/looney left will be ramming this down our throats.  Dammit…

h/t JP

AIs and Hate Speech…

Posted on by April 11, 2018

According to Zukie, Facebook’s ‘people’ are designing AIs to do all kinds of ‘back office’ functions, including defining ‘hate speech’…

But you can see his answers HERE to Rep Scalise’s questions..

Which nobody, h.uman or otherwise, can actually define. But according the Facebook, the two black ladies known as Diamond and Silk are terrorists!!! Link HERE for those questions.

One of the things I noticed was how truly incompetent most of the questioners were. They didn’t actually have a clue about what they were asking Zukie… Much less be smart enough to actually understand those few answers he gave… I really was wishing some of the legislator’s staffs had been the questioners, at least they have a clue about FB and its ins and outs…

My opinion, there was a lot of shucking and jiving on Zukie’s part. Claims that ‘his team’ would get back with the legislators, and I was amazed at the number of times he got away with the “I don’t have that answer.”

I think it will be interesting to see what the follow up is, and what’s going to happen when/if these AIs get rolled out, if they are ever publicized. I know I’ve cut back what little time I spend on FB, so I’m only on it maybe an hour or so a week…

YMMV, IANAL, and I’m a grumpy old man…

 

Now THIS is interesting…

Posted on by April 10, 2018

On one hand we have Citi and their stance (newly formed) on guns and their credit cards…

Citigroup’s landmark decision to restrict gun sales in the wake of the Parkland, Fla., school massacre is threatening its relationship with GOP lawmakers, who are preparing to retaliate against the nation’s fourth-largest bank.

Full article HERE, at Politico.

On the other hand, we have Wells Fargo fighting off a push from teachers…

The American Federation of Teachers on Friday published an exchange with Wells Fargo that began with AFT president Randi Weingarten saying if the bank continued in the “arms business” then the organization would “dump” its Well Fargo mortgage program. The program has directed more than 20,000 members to the bank’s services.

Full article HERE, from Guns.com

I think it will be interesting to see how these play out. We all remember the E-Bay/Paypal issues, and how they drove us away. It’s really an attempt to once again shut off money to the gun makers, and Bank of America did that yesterday.

Bank of America officially took sides in America’s gun debate Tuesday, announcing it would no longer make loans to companies that make “military-style” weapons.

The second-biggest U.S. bank announced Tuesday that it would drop current loan-customers Vista Outdoors, Remington and Sturm Ruger, and blackball any other manufacturer of assault weapons.

Full article, HERE.

Sigh…

S&W Shield issue…

Posted on by April 9, 2018

Heads up for anyone with a S&W Shield .380!!!

Like any firearm, the function of the M&P®380 Shield™ EZ™ Manual Thumb Safety pistol can be influenced by the type and quality of ammunition used with the pistol.  In the case of the M&P 380 Shield EZ Manual Thumb Safety, we have found that in very rare circumstances, ammunition that produces a high level of felt recoil can cause the manual safety to move from the fire to the “safety on” position during firing.  Should this occur, you will not be able to fire the next round unless and until the manual safety is reset to the fire position.

Full advisory,  HERE. Serial Number lookup, HERE.

As many others have said, NEVER buy a gun in the first year-18 months… Give the manufacturer time to work out all the issues!

Having said that, yes, I’ve bought one in the first year… Sigh… YMMV, etc. etc.

Draggin’ home…

Posted on by April 8, 2018

Week of volunteering is done… By the time you read this, I ‘should’ be sitting at the airport waiting to get on a bird and head home. Assuming I woke up on time, and drove the hour back to the airport.

It’s been a long, but good week. Been sunburnt, wet, colder that a… That too. But giving back a little bit to the community is always a good thing.

It’s also a chance to see old friends, eat good food (at least once a day), and see some interesting people do interesting things. The other nice thing is a week of no cell phone, very little computer time, and good conversations over the dinner table! I swear my blood pressure is probably down 20 points! LOL

I should be back to commenting and posting more on Tuesday. Thanks to those who’ve put up reviews of The Grey Man- Twilight, thank you for the honest reviews and I hope you enjoyed my scratching.

Oh my…

Posted on by April 6, 2018

You NEED to watch this one!!!

Especially starting about 4:40 in. One Mr. Mark Robinson lays it on the line to the Greensboro City Council!

h/t John at No Lawyers

Shot of the day…

Posted on by April 5, 2018

Wednesday’s was Jack Nicklaus grandson getting his first ever hole in one…

At the Masters par 3 tourney…

With his grandfather, Tom Watson, and Gary Player watching!!!

And it’s on video, HERE. It doesn’t get more special than that!!!

And no, I didn’t see it… Sigh…

Yesterday’s was Jason Day, out of the rough, across the fairway, off a tree, off a patron, in his beer! And the patron didn’t even drop the beer!!!

Once Day identified his ball, the patron finished his beer, then gave the ball to Day. And Day may have signed it and given it back… LOL

Didn’t see that one either, but a gallery marshal was about six feet from it when it happened, and I overheard him telling the story.

Sorry for the lack of commenting, but I’m draggin’ in, eating, and going to bed.

 

 

Busy, busy…

Posted on by April 3, 2018

So, I’ll start with a question- Where is this line from, and who wrote it?

In the Spring a young man’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love.

Why, you might ask, am I doing this??? Well…

It’s spring, I’m outdoors and there are more than a few young ladies out and about in those filmy ‘spring’ dresses. AND the wind is blowing… 🙂

We may be old, but we’re NOT dead… LOL

Answer(s) below the fold.

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