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Hey! iPhone fanboys! Over here!

This is a really good question: I don’t understand why Apple made the iPhone deal with AT&T, since AT&T is – and I’m just going to say this [-] the company rightly most notorious for giving the worst people in … Continue reading

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Updating the list

I note, in the wake of Monday’s carnage, that there are a number of things the Blogosphere has magically become an expert on: Wound ballistics Weapon performance Urban/close-quarters battle tactics Unarmed self-defense against armed maniacs Will wonders never cease? I … Continue reading

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We need new icons

It’s probably just me, but I have to say the similarities between this and this are kinda creepy, especially considering the relative subject matter. (I’ll have better graphics in the morning, honest.)

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Roots

From a comment over at this blagh here: Seriously, I hear Libertarians talk all the time about how they’re socially liberal (so to speak), but it never seems to matter come vote time. In that way, I see no chance … Continue reading

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I hung my head

If this doesn’t sum up too much of the last five years, I don’t know what else will: This mindless, authoritarian belief in Presidential Infallibility repeats itself in almost every debate we are having. Those who favor greater protections for … Continue reading

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"A very British apocalypse was being prepared for us."

I’ve had this kind of sick fascination with civil defense for quite some time now. What drives this, I think, is my general paranoia and distrust of any kind of “official” government advice when it comes to dealing with things … Continue reading

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"This is indefinite dictatorial power. And I don't use that term lightly."

Are you starting to sense a trend? This isn’t about the spying, although that’s a major issue in itself. This is about the Fourth Amendment protections against illegal search. This is about circumventing a teeny tiny check by the judicial … Continue reading

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"… and our nation will fall into despotism. I mean that sincerely."

At the risk of channeling my old blog, Perry Metzger hits it out of the park: The FISC may be worthless at defending civil liberties, but in its arrogant disregard for even the fig leaf of the FISC, the administration … Continue reading

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