Category: General
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Hearing Protection Act
I am NOT a good source of information about the HPA. I’m not even sure the “A” stands for “Act”. That said, repeating what I’ve read and heard from people I respect and follow: The HPA removes suppressors from the NFA. This means they are no longer regulated under the NFA. No tax stamps, no…
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Organized thoughs
I admit that I have horrible organizational skills. I use different tools to account for that lack. I love me some Kanban and it looks so pretty when I start. And then it gets left behind. Git allows me to make cheap commits. It allows cheap branches. The development model should be “Create Issue. Create…
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Tariffs, Prices, and Costs. Oh My! – Updated
Update Player Who Seller Company in China selling the item Vendor Company in Canada buying from Seller Customer Company in the US buying from Vendor Amazon Large retail website The world is ending because the United States is imposing tariffs on other countries. This will cause the economy to crash. Amazon was going to put…
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The Great Easter Egg Hunt
This has been a tradition at our house for the last 12+ years. I was roped into doing the Easter Egg Hunt for my kids. Easter Sunday, my wife tells me she’s going to be gone with the kids to church for a period of time, I’m to make an Easter egg hunt for the…
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Is It AI Or Is It Real?
I noticed that we don’t see Garcia’s face clearly. All the images are from the side. There are some perspective issues when they are shaking hands. Finally, they went from, “No, you can’t see him.” With the Senator getting stopped by the military 2 miles from the prison, to sitting and having drinks in a…
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The Sky Should Be Falling!
Just a short follow up. In one day the portfolio I am following recovered about 530%. That is to say, the reported loss over the last 6 days has gone from 3.58% yesterday to 0.19% today. Just stay the course and things will get better. If you are invested in the market, don’t panic. As…
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The Sky Is Falling!
Trump has put multiple tariffs into place. These tariffs cause changes in supply chains and in the costs to produce certain goods. Every product produced requires raw goods, tooling, work space, and skills to create. Consider a simple BLT. The raw goods are bacon, bacon, bacon, lettuce, tomato, bread, mayo. Having all of those raw…
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On the wall…
There are five rifles on the wall. Four lever action and “Mrs. Pink”, an AR-15 platform with pink furniture. Don’t ask. They are known as “Bear”, “Deer”, “Raccoon”, “Squirrel”, and “Mrs. Pink.” Bear is a Henry Big Boy in 45-70. Deer is a Winchester model 94 in 30-30. Squirrel is a Henry Golden Boy in…
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Sham Marriage
Immigration law in the United States is garbage. For many years, we did accept immigrants. Americans to be. We were the melting pot. You came to the United States, proud of your original country, or hating it, then you work to become an American. The stories of parents demanding that their children only speak English,…