AmpBenzScientist @AmpBenzScientist@qoto.org
Toughbook fan, Mathematician and Locksmith with limited success in other areas.
Political stance is far right and far left. Proponent of First Aid Kits and PPE. Easily disheartened by big tech. Partially hinged personality and stubborn enough to not write this in the First Person.
Distrust of Psychology and a fan of satire. I love a good joke and contradict myself. Somewhat serious but easily distracted.
Joined Jan 2020
@thor I don't have the same experience. My friends usually care more.
@thendrix The government is the real problem here. Cartels are just businesses that are oppressed by shortsighted officials. The US could fix many of its problems by legalizing drugs, firearms and sex work.
These problems are a fantastic way to manipulate the public, secure funding and perhaps get senators to vote a certain way.
@thor Perhaps it's best to enjoy everything in moderation.
@thor Same here.
@thor I hear that in Sweden all crime is illegal.
@Pat @TruthSandwich @freemo To mark themselves?
@TruthSandwich @Pat @freemo As someone who has very similar views to Libertarians, I'm surprised you didn't simply ignore them. It's like voting polls but with attention.
@TruthSandwich @Pat @freemo Pen Island, the one stop shop for what one might not expect?
@lore It returns 1 or false?
@thendrix Ah yes the good ole black mat stuff.
@thendrix Something like blueberry bushes should thrive in what I suspect is sandy soil and clay. The root system should help stabilize the ground especially if it is the wild variety. Some sassafras trees on the middle steps should help to stabilize that section well. I suppose more needy plants can be placed on the bottom steps as they will have more protection from direct sunlight and a fair share of water from the rain.
When I see landscaping steps with gravel it just seems like such a waste when it could be a very good garden. The soil mix can be changed with each step so a variety of plants can be grown. If you want an ugly tree that produces fruit, there's always the peach.
Eventually the run off will make it grow weeds and grass so that's maybe a year or two before it starts to be a problem.
@thendrix Perhaps the West would be better if everyone went back to Dexedrine, a pack a day and social drinking at work. Some people say that drugs are the problem. I would say that the problem lies in people using the wrong drugs because the right drugs aren't easily available in realistic amounts.
These so-called Conservatives don't work in conserving our rights. These so-called Liberals can oppress people but they shy away from legalizing drugs. That's just anti American and our political system has failed us. Perhaps that guy who says legalize meth and full auto has a point.
@thendrix Cartels only have to carry firearms to protect their products. Realistically they shouldn't be prosecuted for deterring violence just like nations do. Where did you learn this son? I learned it from you!
@TruthSandwich @freemo @Pat That's not necessarily the case. It is true that a fountain pen is highly likely to leak as it is to not write or otherwise disappoint.
The ball point pen really became popular and available around the late 50s and early 60s. They shouldn't leak ink but when the ball is depressed when in contact with clothing, the ink will come out continually due to capillary action of the fabric. They do have caps and ways to protect the tip but it only takes one unprotected insertion to ruin a shirt. They are also not distrusted like the fountain pen and this leads to a perfect scenario where it can Exon Valdez a shirt.
@TruthSandwich @freemo @Pat I've seen a Mathematician mock students for using calculators. He went on to point out how hilariously bad the slide rule was in comparison. He concluded by saying that calculators are superior and that the slide rule was more heavily utilized than the modern calculators. IE he implied that the use of calculators helped to decrease reliance on calculations that were now more commonly done by hand.
There's something unique about Mathematicians pointing out how things used to be and how they are currently. The unique thing is that they usually despise both. Calk was an instrument and it left a large mess. Dry Erase markers work well when it's the second or third one that one grabs and the solvent hasn't evaporated. Points to the floor and points out how it's like chalk but not airborne. Then uses a digital board and mocks how inaccurate the stylus is even after calibrating it several times.
@Pat @freemo @TruthSandwich I use a pocket protector. One of my Mathematics Professors got me into them by demonstrating that one could take it out of the pocket. All the pens and pencils stay in the chastity device upon removal.
So use of a pocket protector serves as a means to remove pens with ease and to save a shirt from a leak. It seems like something this wouldn't be needed but a dress shirt can easily go for 80 dollars.
I can also deflect attention from the pocket protector to my Zebra Pens like my F-701, F-401 and F-301s. I'm not an Engineer so the eraser on the M-301 mechanical pencils is sufficient as I keep a pentel eraser in my pocket.
I usually keep a Cross pen in my pocket protector too in case I have to deal with a "professional" that needs a pen to write with. Yes it is a fancy pen and that's real Gold but such elegance isn't needed. I only hand over a Zebra pen to someone I trust. Very fine point black ink that is very dark and dries quickly. I use a G-2 1.0mm, very bold, for Hanzi and that's all.
Every tool has a purpose and I believe that to be true with pens and pencils. With around 6 pens, 2 pencils and a permanent marker I believe that the pocket protector is worth the trouble. It's much like a face tattoo except it screams science instead of Xanax.
@thendrix In the Southern Hemisphere they rotate in the opposite direction and are known as something else.
@thor They could be broken up into that size so parallel operations could be used and then recombined. Mathematical wizardry can still be the answer.
@thendrix Yes they are very good pistols. If I had a Gen 3 I would make the swap to 357sig and return home with a box of 9mm and swap back. Some people thought the barrel changes were sketchy but 357sig without having to drop a lot of money is what I saw.
@thendrix I am a fan of fixed barrels in pistols. It's not that other designs can't get close to the same results. It's just difficult to mess up the accuracy of a blowback design.
(God why does a hi-point put my 800 dollar 1911 to shame?)
The roller system would help more with recoil when larger or faster rounds are used. H&K used stamped steel receivers in the G3. The bearing surfaces were milled but that's all that the system really needs.
It would be difficult to mess it up and it would be a very durable design. The weight would be noticeable but it would last a long time before it gets out of spec.
The Alien is impressive but the roller-delayed blowback system in a sidearm would turn heads. The slide would need to function similar to a bolt. Having the frame extending into the slide would be necessary but it would still work. So the slide would be like a bolt with the extended frame acting like the receiver. The inverse could also work and it might work better.
It would just be an interesting pistol and a fun project. If the ramps are in the slide, the caliber could be changed by replacing the barrel and slide.
It just seems like the natural progression of things. There's a rotating barrel system, a gas piston system but I have yet to see a roller-delayed system in a pistol. It's likely because it would be expensive like even more so than the MP9, CETME and G3.
Toughbook fan, Mathematician and Locksmith with limited success in other areas.
Political stance is far right and far left. Proponent of First Aid Kits and PPE. Easily disheartened by big tech. Partially hinged personality and stubborn enough to not write this in the First Person.
Distrust of Psychology and a fan of satire. I love a good joke and contradict myself. Somewhat serious but easily distracted.
Joined Jan 2020
