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Participant[quote=no_such_reality]
LOL aside. Group think in action.[/quote]Since the next big pocket from Government is big business.. the quoteGovernment research created the Internet so that all the companies could make money off the Internet.
could be expanded by a big company to say
Big Business research created the invention A so that all the companies could make money off the invention A and pay everyone elses salaries – aka trickle down…
Yes the gov provided the money for the research.. but I don’t think any politicians or their subordinate bureaucrat got their hands dirty on actually implementing and designing the Internet… or likewise a big business and some other big thing.
PS: Another term for “Group Think” in terms of decision making.. is “Group Grope”.. and usually results in the lowest or worst decision possible.
January 24, 2013 at 12:09 PM in reply to: Assistant Attorney General Breuer Gets DOJ Boot In “Untouchables” Aftermath #758465Participant[quote=EconProf]I just now viewed that Frontline PBS program and it was terrific.
Got it by going to PBS.org, click onto Frontline series, and last night’s program entitled “The Untouchables”.[/quote]Participant[quote=squat300]nobody is 100% safe…so…ah, including the “fringe” and all law enforcement, what percent of safety can I expect whilst touring my lcoal gun show?[/quote]Better than walking through East LA during the day.. Much better than walking through East LA at night. Not as secure as walking through Pahrump, NV at night.
Participant[quote=flu]You might be right on the longevity on the above tool.
Then again, I’m not planning on using an impact wrench on it.[/quote]If you look at time index 0:40, you will see that he did not lube the threads before using.. the silvery look on the threads is galling.. from high-pressure, non-lubed sliding.
Participant[quote=flu]I just might blow up a stock motor just because I have no idea what the condition was beforehand.[/quote]I would do a quick check of the bottom end of the engine.. pull a center main off and use plastigauge to see if you are in tolerance. Same with one of the con rods– don’t forget to retorque after putting the caps back on (after removing the plastigauge). Also take a light an shine it up the cylinder that has the piston closest to TDC.. check for scraping.. should still see hone marks.. could take the time to rotate the crank and check each cyl. Also do a compression test.
If all is good, should last provided you don’t over-rev and keep good oil in it. I would suggest running with oil level near the full mark on the dipstick (there are two marks.. one full and one ‘add’). Keeping it near full helps reduce likelihood of uncovering the oil pickup and pumping air on a hard corner.. until you get a proper windage tray. You may burn slightly more oil near the full level, but you will be more likely keep the engine together.
Participant[quote=flu]If I blow up the engine, throw it away and get another…heh heh…[/quote]Build it right.. and it won’t blow up. Take a look at con-rods and pistons on the Miatas.. weak point when increasing horsepower & revs. Then start looking at the head gasket sealing. From what I remember, Miatas use an open deck block.. which does not like too much ‘boosting’.
Participant[quote=flu]Need a ball joint separator…
http://www.harborfreight.com/3-4-quarter-inch-forged-ball-point-joint-separator-99849.html%5B/quote%5DMight work.. though I don’t like the threads on the ‘screw’ portion. Threads used for anything generating high pressures should be square profile, no triangular profile. Triangular profiles tend to wear out or break very quickly under high repetitive turning stresses. Suggest liberally lubing the screw with high pressure axle grease (lithium or moly-lube) before using. Work it through the female threaded segment as well..
I have tried this type without too much success.. so I tend to use pickle-forks instead.
Participant[quote=SD Realtor]harbor freight tools are definitely cheap. I found them in Texas a few years back on some property purchases. Definitely priced really well but the quality of them kind of sucks. Still if you are looking for something you need and will not need it much at all, it is a good deal.[/quote]With Harbor Freight, I found that the quality is all over the place. Some very good, some crap. The wrenches are actually pretty good. SnapOn, Matco, Sears make theirs out of Tool Steel. The hand wrenches @ Harbor Freight are made out of Chrome Vanadium.. much tougher than Tool Steel (Chrome Vanadium is what impact wrench sockets are made out of, as well as the frames of old model T Fords – which is why the body of a ‘T’ would rot away, but the frame would still be good).
Participant[quote=squat300]1. Probably not a crime . Accident.
2. If all cops who give him safety classes cannot be 100 perc trusted to be safe, then no one is trustworthy w a firearm in public.[/quote]
1. depends… if person dies = manslaughter, definite crime. A lot depends upon negligence and intent.2. Interesting position. But you have to realize, nobody is 100% safe… it is just not possible. I do tend to worry about the fringe ownership of firearms.. as well as law enforcement. The former tends to be too rabid, the latter tends to be a little too casual.
Participant[quote=squat300]Good point. Still I have a greater incentive to not hurt myself, since I love my back, than guntards have not to spray buckshot at a gumshoe, since that’s just an accident costing others pain.[/quote]I don’t know.. I don’t think that spending time in cell with 6’8″ Bubba who has not seen a woman in 30 years as something w/o pain…
[quote=squat300]I’m going to go out on a limb and say an undercover DEA agent has 20 x more training and experience with firearms than the avg gun enthusiast.[/quote]I think those that have more experience are military – army. They have to be able to do teardowns and reassembly while under fire. I have also had a police officer as a roommate. They are sometimes a little too casual with the firearm…
Participant[quote=squat300]http://www.snopes.com/photos/accident/gunsafety.asp
ahh here it is.
now this is funny.
DEA agent shoots himself while lecturing kids on gun safety. true.
oh man.
hard to tell who the dipshits are ex ante.
therefore, I would presume all a y’all are dipshits….[/quote]And how do we trust these guys to protect us??? They act almost like the keystone cops!
Participant[quote=squat300][quote=ucodegen][quote=squat300]oh wait…there was another incident at indiana!
http://www.cnn.com/2013/01/19/us/north-carolina-gun-show-shooting/index.html?hpt=hp_t1
maybe this is a vast anti gun conspiracy to make fake accident at gun shows to make gunownership seem more dangerous than it really is..[/quote]And you expect that to support your position on gun control? Why? Is it a challenge to find comparable idiocy w/ people being injured w/o a gun? If that is the case.. you’ll lose. Youtube is just littered with videos of people being idiots with out the help of a firearm.. some being pretty badly injured in the process.. Try combinations of autos, skateboards, bicycles, snowboards, roofs, partial snow, ATVs, tall buildings near pools.
Maybe we should regulate squatting w/o a cert or licensing because improper form, inexperience, too much weight.. can send you to the hospital…[/quote]
Perhaps. But if I squat incorrectly I don’t pop every bystanders vertebrae.[/quote]Yes, but because of how insurance works… they pay for it!
Participant[quote=squat300]oh wait…there was another incident at indiana!
http://www.cnn.com/2013/01/19/us/north-carolina-gun-show-shooting/index.html?hpt=hp_t1
maybe this is a vast anti gun conspiracy to make fake accident at gun shows to make gunownership seem more dangerous than it really is..[/quote]And you expect that to support your position on gun control? Why? Is it a challenge to find comparable idiocy w/ people being injured w/o a gun? If that is the case.. you’ll lose. Youtube is just littered with videos of people being idiots with out the help of a firearm.. some being pretty badly injured in the process.. Try combinations of autos, skateboards, bicycles, snowboards, roofs, partial snow, ATVs, tall buildings near pools.
Maybe we should regulate squatting w/o a cert or licensing because improper form, inexperience, too much weight.. can send you to the hospital…
Participant[quote=craptcha]I don’t know. What if the SUV keeps coming at you? But my question was about sanctioning his reaction. Would it be ok to shoot back if someone is shooting in your general direction, you have a kid with you and you feel threatened. You fire a warning shot, it ricochets and kills a guy.[/quote]Feel threatened, no.. if you know you are in imminent harm, yes. When dealing with firearms.. ‘feel’ has nothing to do with proper use. “Feel” is what gets most abusers of the right to bear arms in trouble. The shoot because they “feel” they were ‘dissed’, they “feel” the person was up to no good(vigilantes)..
Shooting in general direction has many ‘iffs’.. how far off boresight? If you are at 45 degrees from their boresight direction.. and you shoot them.. you will be charged with murder. With current tech, bullets can not turn their direction by 45 degrees. Mythbusters also did a test where they tried to turn a bullet through ricochets.. and found that by the time they got to a 180 degree turn, it had no energy. This was bouncing it off hardened steel designed to maintain as much energy in the bullet as possible. Even by 90 degrees, the bullet had little penetration power.
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