2013-05-24
Question of the Day
If the actions of the majority of people around you are telling you that they disrespect and despise everything about you, then why do you stick around?
2013-05-23
2013-05-22
More on the Denver+Perrazi Hoax
I'll admit that some of the details early on seemed peculiar to me. But, because Denver has something of a Reality Distortion Field over it these days, I assumed the story was true. I think many of us did.
Out of the gate, there were some peculiarities:
Well, it turns out that Fox31 Denver, which reported the story initially (and that we all heard about from a few sources -- The War On Guns has been keeping us all up to speed) and who was standing by their sources, has discovered that, yes, indeed, the story is entirely fabricated.
In fact, the person who fabricated it seems to have dug herself into a very deep hole. You see, she reported to everybody -- and even in her online resume -- that she earned her JD in Criminal Law from DU in 2011.
Turns out that both DU and the Colorado BAR have never heard of her.
Now, I'm no attorney. But if I were to make an assumption, I'd guess that it's likely perfectly legal to pass yourself off as a licensed attorney. However, I believe I'm correct when I say that it is most assuredly illegal to actually practice law without a license. Big difference between saying you do it, and actually doing it.
One is sleazy, the other illegal. Either way, I think this will likely prove to be a career-limiting move on her part and make it difficult for her to advance very far at all in law... or journalism... or attending meetings.
Anyway, I think the takeaway from this experience for the rest of us is simply that if something seems fishy with a story, it very likely is.
Examine the world around you and think critically.
Out of the gate, there were some peculiarities:
- How does a taxi driver alert authorities that he thinks his fare is a terrorist without tipping of said alleged terrorist?
- Why would the head (never mind for a moment that the named person was, in fact, deceased) of a billion-dollar Italian organization go to a somewhat low-rent gun show in Colorado? There are far better places to promote new (though spectacular) shotguns valued somewhere between a small car and a large motoryacht.
- How could even Denver PD be so incredibly daft as to think that somebody with arms, going to a well-known, well-publicized, public gun show be up to something nefarious?
Well, it turns out that Fox31 Denver, which reported the story initially (and that we all heard about from a few sources -- The War On Guns has been keeping us all up to speed) and who was standing by their sources, has discovered that, yes, indeed, the story is entirely fabricated.
In fact, the person who fabricated it seems to have dug herself into a very deep hole. You see, she reported to everybody -- and even in her online resume -- that she earned her JD in Criminal Law from DU in 2011.
Turns out that both DU and the Colorado BAR have never heard of her.
Now, I'm no attorney. But if I were to make an assumption, I'd guess that it's likely perfectly legal to pass yourself off as a licensed attorney. However, I believe I'm correct when I say that it is most assuredly illegal to actually practice law without a license. Big difference between saying you do it, and actually doing it.
One is sleazy, the other illegal. Either way, I think this will likely prove to be a career-limiting move on her part and make it difficult for her to advance very far at all in law... or journalism... or attending meetings.
Anyway, I think the takeaway from this experience for the rest of us is simply that if something seems fishy with a story, it very likely is.
Examine the world around you and think critically.
2013-05-20
The Perrazi Story...
...was a fabrication. I'll update when I have a computer.
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Update: Perazzi reports that this is inaccurate.
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Update: Perazzi reports that this is inaccurate.
Daniele Perazzi died last year.
The current head of Perazzi, Mauro Perazzi, wasn't in the USA.
I've nuked the post.
More Nuns with Guns...
Another Reason to Never Go to Denver
...and I live right next door. Click. Observe. Giggle... then cry.
City of Denver: It's like Chicago of the Rockies.
City of Denver: It's like Chicago of the Rockies.
2013-05-19
Ammo Shortage Status
Took SWMBO and The Littles over to Gander Mountain a little while ago in search of a new hat to replace my badly abused generic boonie and, after deciding that I really don't want to drop $80 on a new hat (hey, that Tilley TWC6 would go with a kilt, right?) I wandered over to have a look at ammunition availability.
Today, Sunday, May 19, 2013 in a large metropolitan area of Colorado, here's how ammo looks:
Alas, I didn't get any photos to prove it as I left my iLeash in the car while I wandered through the store.
Today, Sunday, May 19, 2013 in a large metropolitan area of Colorado, here's how ammo looks:
- Shotgun ammunition in previously readily-available loads (12 & 20 ga.) is pretty well wiped out. This seemed strange to me but only because I've seen what I would perceive to be a reasonable surplus in shotgun loads while The Great Ammo Paranoia Buyout of 2012 has continued.
- There were actually 15 boxes of 10mm on the shelf! This, too, was surprising for quite the opposite reason. I haven't seen a single box of 10mm anywhere for months! Sadly, I've molested my bank account quite enough this week, so I didn't buy any.
- Rifle-wise, there were one or two boxes each of some of the abnormal calibers available along with a huge (!) supply of every variety and variant I've seen in one place. I started to wonder if it would be worthwhile to locate a good quality 7mm bolt platform.
- And, the largest quantity of a single caliber was in the form of about hundred or so boxes of 20-count 7.62x54R... for $24 a box. Pwwaahahahahah!
Alas, I didn't get any photos to prove it as I left my iLeash in the car while I wandered through the store.
2013-05-16
Internet Annoyance...
Ever find yourself going through the overly-complex order process on some website, and at the very moment you complete entering your credit card info and click on "Yes, Really Submit My Order" that the vendor's website has some peculiar error.
Did my order go through or not?!?
Should I order it again?
Do I need to sit on hold waiting for somebody in a foreign land with a tenuous grasp on English tell me that I must have done something wrong to break their website?
Yeah, that's the kind of thing that really annoys me.
Did my order go through or not?!?
Should I order it again?
Do I need to sit on hold waiting for somebody in a foreign land with a tenuous grasp on English tell me that I must have done something wrong to break their website?
Yeah, that's the kind of thing that really annoys me.
iPhone Rifle Mount
I've been thinking about hacking together a kludgy solution to get my old iPhone 4 mounted on my AR... along with a bottle opener (that's another rant) but only because I haven't been able to find such a solution out there.
Seen at The Firearm Blog, is this: the InteliScope iPhone mount.
My only complaint is that it doesn't have its own built-in optical zoom but instead relies on the iPhone's digital zoom. Frankly, digital zoom on anything sucks.
I wouldn't mount the thing atop my rifle -- that spot is reserved for a recently delivered 10x42 mildot. Sure, that's way more scope than the 223 really needs, but if fits me and the AR far better than it fits on my G3.
Back to the InteliScope -- it is an iPhone mount so it'll work with your 4, 5, or even the iPod Touch. And because it works with standard rails, you could even side-mount the thing and use it for just video or to run your ballistics software.
Presales at $70 from the manufacturer. Ships in June.
Want.
Seen at The Firearm Blog, is this: the InteliScope iPhone mount.
My only complaint is that it doesn't have its own built-in optical zoom but instead relies on the iPhone's digital zoom. Frankly, digital zoom on anything sucks.
I wouldn't mount the thing atop my rifle -- that spot is reserved for a recently delivered 10x42 mildot. Sure, that's way more scope than the 223 really needs, but if fits me and the AR far better than it fits on my G3.
Back to the InteliScope -- it is an iPhone mount so it'll work with your 4, 5, or even the iPod Touch. And because it works with standard rails, you could even side-mount the thing and use it for just video or to run your ballistics software.
Presales at $70 from the manufacturer. Ships in June.
Want.
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