Prof. Fuller Bullspit

I have a pre-Ruger Marlin 94 in .45 Colt. I have used Schofield cases with 200 grain bullets, and full length cases woth a variety of 250 grain bullets. Length just didn’t seem to matter for function. As for accuracy, everything was minute of steel. I preferred 250 grain RNFP with a standard amount of Unique for anything past 50 yards. The chamber is on the generous side and that probably makes the biggest difference in accuracy.

The versions of AI that are publicly available are not the cutting edge. AI is being taught to train itself, even writing it’s own programming. Estimates are that human programmers will soon no longer be able to understand the new programming fast enough to matter. What can a hacker do with access to the Internet? Steal your identity? Empty a bank account? Now imagine an AI that can operate as if it is 1000 hackers who write new code 100 times faster than a human. AI is likely being incorporated into military systems and there are some who say we are in an AI arms race right now. This includes AI cyber warfare. We are putting a lot of trust into our human programmers.

Is AI like any other human-created tool or is it something that goes beyond our control? Many of our tools have both good and bad impacts across a range of possible outcomes. The big difference is control. Take nuclear weapons. They have the potential for incredible harm. But they have remained under human control and, with two exceptions, we have chosen not to use them to use them in a war. Will we be able to retain control of AI? That is the fundamental question here. If AI advances to the point where it can advance itself without our input, and it expands its ability to cause actions i the “real” world the answer is probably no. This is an interesting examination of how this could happen, and how quickly.

Thank you. The top picture had me thinking the barrel might be shorter than the standard length. Let me know what your double check on the bore etc. shows. Much appreciated!

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You just pay postage: Three pair of faded canvas duck button front pants. These are worn, some have been restitched by hand at wear points. Personally I mostly preferred the worn and faded look when I was shooting cowboy and thought these were perfect for the saddle worn cowboy look. However, if you are a fastidious and fabulously dressed sort these are not your cup of tea! Size 42 and 44. This style of pants fits small so they are best if you wear 38-40 modern style jeans. Three band collar shirts. These are modern but look vintage. All clean but well worn. These are size large, about a 40 inch chest but the sleeves are about 30 inches or so. My preference would be to give them all away at once, especially to a cowboy who is starting off and spending all the money on the guns.

This is the biggest problem with rank points, not the postulated failure of rank time to adequately penalize a safety violation. A shooter outside of your category influences your outcome. Further, if you ranked within category rather than across categories, the failure of rank points to penalize safety violations would be much reduced.