October 2007 – Page 8 – Shall Not Be Questioned

Bricked a Switch

Sorry for the lack of posts.Â I just got back from work.Â Â I bricked one of the switches I’m installing trying to update the system image.Â I had to restore a copy from the boot prom, which takes a long time with xmodem over a serial port.Â Normally I’d leave that problem until the morning, except I had already installed the switch at great frustration and much swearing.

But once all this is done, we’ll have a gigabit network.Â I know our scientists will appreciate the fast loading times of the rather large amount of simulation data our Linux cluster generates

Looking for Cake Ideas?

How about this one?Â The kids will love it!

Anti-Gun Groups Circling the Bowl?

It certainly looks that way.Â I would encourage everyone not to get too complacent.Â It’s quite possible a big part of why Brady & Company is struggling is because the left is so preoccupied with getting us out of Iraq, they aren’t thinking too much about the gun control issue these days.Â Â In other words, this could be rather temporary, and fortunes could change.

Potato Suppressors

The tax on potatoes could be going up, to say, perhaps, 200 dollars?Â Anyone know if this actually works?

Robb Makes an Activist

Robb Allen shows the importance of getting new people out to the range:

I am proud. It goes to show that a calm, reasoned approach has a much better chance at bringing people over to our side. It is also proof that we are winning the war on guns and that the Brady’s and the VPC’s of the world are simply money pits with near zero ROI.

One day, they’re a hoplophobic teacher, the next they’re producing massive fireballs with a vintage Russian carbine.

Yep. I think it’s the only way to win long term.

UPDATE: Robb says it’s mostly Greg’s work

Monday Morning Funny

SayUncle links to some fun poking at H&K.

Most Don’t Die

Jeff points out to a reporter that most defensive gun uses don’t result in shots being fired. I’d also point out that most people who get shot with a pistol actually live. Even if there are 195 justifiable homicides by private citizens, there would be a lot more defensive gun uses where the perpetrator was shot, but lived.

Must Read

Eric from Classical Values takes the Philadelphia Inquirer to task and details some history a lot of people on the left would rather forget about.

Interview With Shirley Katz

Ahab has an interview with Shirley Katz, the Oregon teacher who’s asserting her right-to-carry on her school’s campus in court. There’s some good info there that the main stream media wouldn’t bother to seek out. I think Ahab did a pretty good job here. Also, I’d like to compliment Ms. Katz on her choice of side arm.

Why Gonzalez is a Turd

Ryan Horsley has an excerpt from a transcript detailing Rep. Chris Cannon’s concerns over the ATF’s mishandling of the NFRTR that was raised with Gonzalez during hearings.