Those Wacky Athiests

Posted on August 3, 2011 by Weerd Beard

Tam has a post up on the butthurt Atheists that are upset that they might see something Cross-like at a 9-11 memorial, and the so-called Christians who are hurling some ironically unflattering insults at them.

I’m not going to go to far into the so-called Christians being violent assholes. When it comes to heart-felt belief the weaker-minded of any group will often do some really stupid things. Who hasn’t seen somebody wish death or harm on a troll on a message board of ANY topic. I’ve seen people wishing harm on other people who didn’t like the same Anime series they do. Seriously, two Americans arguing with violent threats over a JAPANESE cartoon show. And that’s not even getting into the furies. I’ve seen harm wished by pro-gun people on Anti-gun people (and despite motive and opportunity all known anti-gun trolls are still alive. They know this, and that’s why they troll) I’ve been wished harm by anti-gun people.

There are turds in every pot. Islam and Marxism get short shrift from me only because there are entire nations that are Muslim Theocracies that sponsor the “Kill all the Jews/Infidels” perversion of Islam. That’s just a pressure cooker of danger. Marxism always ends in state-sponsored mass murder…so its a shitty ideology because that’s the fucking truth.

Still as a former Atheist I gotta wonder what the big deal is. Sure I get upset if somebody gets up in my grill or actively judges me (I’m most impressed with the people who pray for me simply because I don’t subscribe to their theology) for not believing what they believe, or when I see them supporting bashing of other ideologies or lifestyles, or if they’re “praying away the gay” or forcing your kids in public school to Memorize the Ten Commandments in social studies, or study the Book of Genesis as an alternative to Darwinian Evolution.

Still thinking you can go through life not believing in a higher power and be insulated from religious icons, relics, or seeing religious ceremonies or practices isn’t very realistic.

Look Atheists if you see somebody wearing a yarmulke, a Cross, or a Hijab, that’s how they roll. They believe those things have meaning, you don’t. Don’t get offended. It would be no different than me getting offended when my coworkers talk about the big ball game around the water cooler. Didn’t watch it didn’t care. They DO care, and so long as they aren’t making me watch it, what is it to me?

Saying you don’t want to see religious icons at a memorial for a Mass-Murder that killed lots of people of a wide range of faiths is pretty rude. Death is one of those big things that tie into religion, and to push religion away from a HUGE death event is VERY rude. Also look around and note those you know who DO have faith.

I may not ascribe to any particular faith, but man I see a LOT of good done. Grow up and get over yourself. Not believing in these things SHOULD mean they don’t have any power over you!

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Give a Man Fish He’ll Eat for a Day

Posted on August 3, 2011 by Weerd Beard

Teach a man to fish he’ll probably go back to his house and wait for you to bring him more fish.
Kevin posted this gem the other day.

Note these are the people we need to have our taxes raised for. And don’t go flashing the race card, there are plenty of trailer parks and high-rises filled with folks of EVERY color who won’t work because Big Daddy .Gov picks up the tab. And even better he’ll pick up the tab for your food, rent, but also your slot machines, lottery ticket, booze and smokes! You really only need cash to buy your drugs!

Maine was a little more strict than this, but if you asked around you could find a junkie on food stamps who’d be willing to sell you $50 worth of groceries for $25 in cash…maybe if you didn’t have a five you could talk him down to an even $20. Hell McDonalds added credit card readers in the last few years just so they could get food stamps.

And look, “I appreciate you paying for my rent and school, Judge Judy!”, sounds like a half-cocked ejaculation. I’m sure he thinks that money really just comes from the sky, and Judge Judy is just talkin’ tough. But he has no shame that he’s living on the dole, and ZERO shame at being caught misusing the funds.

But the kicker is Sugar-Momma, who I bet you thought was gonna take this asshole to the cleaners….she wasn’t paying her rent and got evicted…no shame in that. Sign a lease, and then feel no obligation to honor it?

These are people who can work, pay their rent and better their lives…they just chose not to. Frankly I can’t blame them. Bettering your life has its rewards, but it has its costs. Its MUCH easier just to lie back and let the .gov pick up the tab. Sure I bet the apartment their arguing over is a shithole. You get what you pay for…and what these assholes paid for is First month, and security deposit. And I bet there was a bunch of government-bought drugs to be had! Also he’s studying the saxophone! That, Wymns Studies, and Sanskrit are degrees that will all land you jobs that any high school graduate will get!

Shit like this doesn’t make me warm up much when I hear the “Progressives” say I need to pay more in taxes.

Fuck you! You’re taking my money and tossing off a bridge. I don’t think I want to give you any more. The Government is a junkie, but rather than borrowing your money to put some smack in its arm, its borrowing money to give cash to our most irresponsible and unproductive.

Seem fair to you?

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“Gun Death” I’m OK with this

Posted on August 3, 2011 by Weerd Beard

This one is a little lighter.

THE body of a Louisiana man who vanished 27 years ago have been found lodged inside a bank’s chimney.

Staff stumbled across Joseph Schexnider’s corpse as they carried out renovation work. He went missing in January 1984 ahead of a court appearance for possessing a stolen vehicle, KATC-TV reported today.

Police investigating the grim find in Abbeville, west of New Orleans, have ruled out foul play.

They say Schexnider probably died from dehydration and starvation after climbing into the Bank of Abbeville’s chimney and becoming trapped.

The story goes on to question why the corpse didn’t have any safe cracking tools, or gear to haul away large amounts of cash.

They fail to note that he attempted to enter the building via a Chimney. There’s a reason why there isn’t a huge market for chimney security means…because this is the most realistic outcome of that.

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes. And no “Gun Death”! I’m OK with this!

h/t Bob

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Play me Out Anne Heche

Posted on August 2, 2011 by Weerd Beard

Been listening to a bunch of Smodcasts and in one Kevin Smith and Chris Hardwick talk about the origin of this song:

I remember seeing the remake of Psycho and just being wide-eyed at the shower scene. Was I the only one who saw that? Was I mistaken? I saw the movie in the Theater with my parents, and I wasn’t quite comfortable to broach the subject with them.

Yep well if you’re curious the scene is here, semi-NSFW

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More Gun Control Sucess Stories!

Posted on August 2, 2011 by Weerd Beard

From the UK where all anti-freedom zealots think we should strive to be.

Kimberley Bray, a 45-year-old gran, worked in schools for ten years and was employed at St Paul’s Catholic High School in Wythenshawe at the time of her arrest.

Arrest? My Goodness! I don’t know how the UK handles it, but teachers go through VERY extensive background check, and generally get treated worse than Massachusetts gun owners when they get their job. Background checks, fingerprinted, I believe my father even had to submit a DNA sample just to further intimidate the kiddie-diddlers into picking another line of work…like TSA screeners. I can’t imagine the UK school department being LESS intrusive than the British Police State. I mean they have public security cameras that look into private homes fer cryin’ out loud!

But she failed to tell police that her 46-year-old lover Paul Taylor was running a round-the-clock weapons safe-house for criminals from their home, which made her guilty of possessing them too.

The weapons – described by police as some of the most destructive they have ever seized – were linked to a series of shootings in Manchester and the north west, including one incident where a bullet narrowly missed a baby.

Whoa, you mean the kind of crime gun control is supposed to stop?

In a raid at the house in Burbage Road, Newall Green, police found a frightening array of firearms and ammunition, including two 9mm pistols, a 12-bore shotgun for use in combat, a Skorpion sub-machine gun

Look at this bullshit! Of all the full-auto guns, I think I’d want a VZ61 Skorpion most of all. Can’t have one of course, only a handful made it into the states before the Hughes Amendment, and even the Semi-auto Clones are not approved for Massachusetts sales! But over in England where handguns are 100% banned they have Skorpions!

and lethal hollow-point and soft-tip bullets.

Oh, grow the fuck up, you poofs! Police carry hollow point ammo because its SAFER! They need to put less rounds on target, and over-penetration is limited. Tho its not like handgun ammo (especially the 7.65x17mm Browning that Skorpion eats) is particularly lethal stuff, and Hollow points don’t improve overall lethality.

Now, Taylor – dubbed quartermaster to the criminal underworld in court – has been jailed for 17 years after admitting possessing guns and ammunition with intent to enable others to endanger life, as well as production of cannabis.

Huh, go figure. Marijuana is just as illegal as guns, and these jerks had BOTH. Its almost like criminals will get what they want, devil-be-damned.

The machine gun has been linked to five shootings in the north west going back five years.

One of the handguns – a Tariq 9mm believed to have been smuggled from Iraq – has been linked to three shootings in Greater Manchester, including a 2009 incident where a bullet narrowly missed a sleeping baby

Lot of shootings, big success of gun control right there! Also the Vz 61 is a Czech Sub Machine-gun, and the Tariq is an Iraqi copy of the Beretta 951. Using the logic of the antis (stop LAUGHING! :p) the obvious solution to Britain’s unsafe streets is to ban guns in IRAQ and the CZECH REPUBLIC!!!!11!!

You see they must do the same thing, just harder, THEN it will work!

Another success story for Gun Control! We OBVIOUSLY need more of it here, then OUR babies can get shot with SMGs and Iraqi Military Pistols!

Not to mention we can die while waiting for an operation being so glad that it would have been free, had we survived the multi-month waiting period!

I’d like to thank Sean who mailed this to me, while he’s on vacation! Enjoy your R&R, bro! I sure wish I wasn’t headed back into the lab tomorrow!

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Got Nothing

Posted on August 2, 2011 by Weerd Beard

The patio people showed up this morning to start the excavation for our patio. I took a half-day so I could make sure they started the job right, clarified any questions they had for me, ask some questions I had, and stroke a check for that stage of the work.

Blah Blah it was not a great use of my time. Now I’m playing catch-up in the lab to make up for the missed half-day.

So yeah don’t expect much here at least until evening.

Blogging, you get what you pay for! 8)

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“Gun Death” Family Affair

Posted on August 2, 2011 by Weerd Beard

Does it really matter what weapon a violent criminal has if they live with you?

A 16-year-old Spotsylvania County youth charged with raping and killing his sister and beating his niece will likely be tried as an adult, said Commonwealth’s Attorney Bill Neely…Based on the accounts of the defendant, authorities said that Betsy Smith had been beaten with a sledgehammer and stabbed before being raped about 1 a.m. Monday morning.

When the 2-year-old niece began crying, she also was struck in the head with a sledgehammer, the sheriff said.

Horrible crime. Can you imagine it as being MORE horrible if a gun was involved?

Yeah

h/t Nancy

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Quote of the Day: Tam

Posted on August 1, 2011 by Weerd Beard

Tam has dropped a few winners, so much that I feel obligated to repost:

I swear to Vishnu, at one point she farted a rainbow. I’m surprised Barry didn’t make her SecTreas when that happened.

And for Snarky Cynicism:

What this planet needs is a 20-ft. flying predator.

Sadly Tam much like Authors writing about 20-ft Flying man-eaters (often breathing fire) and people spending HUGE money to go to Africa to hunt the big five (and the amazingly extensive anti-poaching laws out there to keep people who are hunting to keep it fair for the critters, and to keep us from over-hunting them.

If there was an honest-to-God keystone predator that eats people, they’d probably get hunted to extinction before they made too huge a dent in the Nation’s hobo and lay-about population.

Hell we beat the bejesus out of the Blue Whale population so much that the whole damn world simply banned commercial fishing of whales (Japan is currently the ONLY nation that harvests whales, and they do that under the guise of “Scientific Research”), Its the biggest damn creature on the planet, and its even bigger than the mo’fuggin dinosaurs, and the big fucking thing hides under the ocean and has no interest in people in the least, and we still came damn close to wiping them out, and frankly if we set the goal at killing all the fucking whales, rather than just keeping us tits-deep in blubber, baleen, and whale-burgers we’d have made a pretty good go of it.

I don’t think a 20 foot flying predator that hunts people would fare very well. If they were VERY plentiful they’d get a WHOLE lot of us, but in the end I suspect we’d get ALL of them. We’re just too damn good at killing stuff.

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Point Shooting

Posted on August 1, 2011 by Weerd Beard

DON’T! Seriously JUST DON’T!

Follow the link and see Caleb give a very good run-down on some pretty unimpressive point-shooting training.

Honestly point-shooting is the handgun training equivalent of making a political statement about Israel being behind the 9-11 attacks. It reveals you as a crackpot and discounts anything you might have to further add to the subject.

If anybody has handled a classic pistol or a replica of a vintage firearm you may quickly see why point shooting might have ever been considered.

Take my Colt 1908 Vest Pocket .25. It was the Conceal Carry gun of the first half of the 20th Century. Small, compact, and light. Also the M1908 was striker-fired with a rounded profile to avoid snagging when drawing from a pocket, purse or concealed holster. To further the snag-free design the sights consisted of a trench ground into the top of the slide with a miniscule front blade placed in the muzzle-end. Even in optimum light and against a white background that sight picture is hard to see. When I’ve shot this gun against a black target you can’t see ANYTHING. Also in low light, again the sights vanish. Even bigger guns like the S&W Model 10 or the Miltary M1911s had skinny front sights that were mated to narrow and small rear sights. In good conditions you could make precise aimed shots, but in the stereotypical defensive gun use, such as being jumped in a dark ally, or having your door kicked at oh-dark-hundred those old-style sights aren’t going to help you much, so you’re just going to have to point the gun at your target and hope the shots land where they need to.

Today that isn’t the case. Most guns have big sights that allow for a clean and fast sight picture, and there are many options for contrast, be it simple black-and-white of 3-dot, Dot-and-bucket, or dot-the-I, all the way to fiber optics, tritium, to XS Express Sights, you can tailor your gun from extremely accurate sights to very fast and everything in between.

There’s a little bit of debate in the comments at weather Caleb is being fair for calling this training course out as crackpottery, but frankly the video alone damns it. Still I’m hardly mister rocket-ninja or Mr. Tiny groups, but I guarantee I can shoot that course of fire just as fast with better accuracy using a gun that has sights.

Further because sight picture is EASY to train on, if it comes down to a situation where there is a rapidly closing attacker you can make a VERY rough sight picture as quick as point shooting simply from the muscle memory of bringing your gun up to your line of sight .

I can see SOME of the logic behind this for a VERY beginner person, as when I first started shooting I’d bring the gun up, then hunt for that front sights THEN do my fine-alignment and initiate a trigger squeeze.

Teaching this crude-alignment is MUCH faster than that, but frankly its like teaching a baby to crawl better. Crawling is just an intermediate and hardly and end. (You’ll know if you spend any length of time crawling around on the floor)

The training is simple. Get an empty gun and find a safe point on a wall. Put the gun at low-ready and raise it to the target and align the sights. Keep doing it until you can get it faster and smoother.

You can add more by adding a draw from a holster, or draw from a concealed holster, or adding in a trigger squeeze. But at its simplest it burns almost no calories and is VERY easy. After a few hundred repetitions your sights will appear on target roughly aligned. In any of the argued situations for point-shooting this WILL be good enugh. Furthermore if you’re at contact or near-contact distances even somebody who simply knows how to discharge a gun will be able to point it in a rough enough direction to draw blood. At arms-length your target is a zillion MOA across, they are the proverbial broad-side-of-a-barn. Training isn’t all that necessary at that point, and retention of the firearm and melee attacks would be better served to add a tactical advantage.

I carry in an urban environment. There may come a time when I, or somebody around me is attacked in a crowded area. Either a spree killer made sensational by the news, or something as simple as a mentally ill street-person doing something both crazy and dangerous. If there are lots of innocent people around and you feel it is appropriate to use deadly force you had better damn well know where all your rounds are.

Best way to do that is to use your sights….either to align your gun with your target’s vital zone, or as a nostril hook!

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MKS Responds to Jake

Posted on August 1, 2011 by Weerd Beard

So MKS wrote a really dumb press release. A bunch of bloggers chattered about it, but Jake was one of the first people I saw to actually write them.

Looks like MKS has responded to Jake. Go have a read. In a world where dumb statements are defended with non-apologies and non-committal responses, this one does strike me as quite sincere.

We’ll see if they have a more public response. Still good work Jake!

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