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John Kloehr

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  1. Then stop reading this post right now. For square root of a number, take the log of the number, divide the log by 2, and take the antilog of the result.
  2. If all one is interested in is emotional agreement with those who agree, then fake quotes serve this purpose. If one wants to create dialog which brings others to the same viewpoint, fake quotes terminate such dialog. In this case, there is a legitimate quote which supports the dialog.
  3. Fake quote, but at least manufactured from a real quote: Mark Kramer, director of the Cold War studies program at Harvard University, pointed us to something close. In memoirs written after his retirement, Boris Bazhanov, Stalin’s former personal secretary, claimed that Stalin said: "Я считаю, что совершенно неважно, кто и как будет в партии голосовать; но вот что чрезвычайно важно, это кто и как будет считать голоса." It translates to: "I regard it as completely unimportant who in the party will vote and how, but it is extremely important who will count the votes and how."
  4. Springs have a life measured in cycles. Leaving them compressed will not shorten the life. Repeatedly cycling them uses them up.
  5. I've seen this discussed in other places and there seems to be some consensus for this. North Carolina may be both the next and last state to institute permitless carry. This will bring the total to (I recall) 40, and the last 10 states will simply not do so absent a cultural shift or Supreme Court ruling invalidating permit requirements. Since Bruen did not cast doubt on "longstanding" permit requirements, I suspect the Supreme Court would support them under the "more nuanced" analysis rather than invalidate such requirements completely. At the same time, the court indicated "abusive" permit requirements would not be constitutional.
  6. Had to look up trail carry. Is it this:
  7. I think for many, it is now just an excuse to drink green beer.
  8. I did not quite hear it as strong as the commentator made it sound. And Chevron does not need to go away entirely. I do expect Chevron to acquire limits on two items. First, an interpretation of legislation into a rule can not create a crime. Second, an interpretation must be consistent with the law and also not be a reversal of prior interpretation.
  9. My lady just bought one of these today. Please see this link to see if this particular arm is subject to the voluntary upgrade for the drop safety. https://www.sigsauer.com/support/p320-voluntary-upgrade-program/?avad=275597_b382f5e1d My lady's gun was not part of it. The 320 is a good gun, and Sig will service it for later buyers. But would be good for potential buyers to know if the offered item is in the earlier affected group. Good luck with the sale, my lady paid more than you are asking.
  10. Credit card. Automatic payments set up with the company. Payment date set up for 10 days before current due date. This is one week early plus an allowance for weekends and holidays. For a very long time, the due date did not change. Then got late notices. Check bank statements. All payments made. Credit card company statements also show all drafts made on time. Except they were suddenly not on time... Over the previous four months, the due date moved earlier. First by just a few days, then a week, and suddenly over two weeks in a single leap. And another jump making the new due date a month earlier than the original date. Getting support to understand... Took a while, and suddenly she "got it." Fixed it, reversed charges, and got the old due date back. The agreement is for 12 payments per year, not 13.
  11. While we could talk about Pi until we are going in circles, it would be a pointless conversation. Don't eat too much Pi unless you keep track of your circumference.
  12. I think your best bet to bring about change is to be elected as an officer on the board yourself.
  13. Found the source: https://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/titanic-the-hingley-anchors.html The original author did write "hand." The author is a historian of all things Titanic, including the companies and the local area at the time. The link was a fun skim.
  14. Hand versus machine forging. Swinging the hammer yourself or controlling a power hammer. Hand versus die forging. Shaping as one goes or stuffing it into a die (mold) forging it all at once. The shank was probably machine forged and the chain links were probably die forged. As noted in the article, the head was cast It is not an anchor until assembled, so there are other problems with the sentence claiming "hand" forged. But there was certainly a lot of labor expended on them.
  15. Fingers crossed on the weather, I have not decided if I will make a run to see it. I did get to the last one in the southeast, and it was amazing. Also the roosters, and the insects. Night fell in the middle of the day. But likely to be cloudy near me, statistically speaking. Best odds for a clear view in early April is in Texas, will check forecasts nearer to me as the date approaches. I went the day before to the last one. And got fuel for exit, had food and water, etc. If you go, be prepared for sold out fuel and other problems with this much traffic. On exit last time, some semi got caught around a corner blocking the road (somewhere between there and home), phone maps found it and routed us around it. Added a couple hours but was home before the road was cleared. Also there was some strange disorientation when exiting. We did not wait for the "end" of the eclipse, we left as most of the light seemed to be back. The sudden onset of night does somehow affect us just like it does the roosters and insects. All just thoughts for consideration... And also curious what an eclipse is like even if it is cloudy.
  16. On an unrelated note, postal service ships bricks to build bank: https://www.dinoland.com/the-building-that-was-sent-through-the-mail/
  17. It is: But this is not about reality, it is about perception. FKCGG Does not "believe he has seen it used."
  18. That is the Red Flag provision of the bill. The bill includes funding for states which choose to implement Red Flag legislation.
  19. I took a second look. "Cornyn" is mentioned 4 times. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bipartisan_Safer_Communities_Act Negotiations in the Senate over narrower bill On May 24, 2022, Senator Kyrsten Sinema met with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and Senate Minority Whip John Thune for advice on which Republican senators would be willing to negotiate a gun control bill. They directed her to Senators John Cornyn and Thom Tillis. Thirty minutes later, Senator Chris Murphy texted Sinema to join the negotiation, as Murphy had been one of the Senate's most prominent gun control advocates since the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in his state in 2012. Cornyn, Murphy, Sinema, and Tillis began negotiations the next day.[7] ... On June 12, a group of 10 Democrats and 10 Republicans came to an agreement on a framework outlining the provisions of the bill.[8] Provisions regarding "red flag laws" and the "boyfriend loophole" were contentious during Senate negotiations, and Cornyn walked out during talks on June 16.[9] The text of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act was released on June 21.[10] ... Reception During negotiations, Cornyn was booed at a Republican Party of Texas convention for his involvement in the bill, and the RPT adopted a resolution against his involvement. Following the release of the text, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell expressed support for the bill while the National Rifle Association and many other groups opposed it.[10] The bill was endorsed by President Joe Biden[16] and by gun-control advocacy groups such as Everytown for Gun Safety.[10] Newsweek journalist Jake Thomas praised the law, while also stating that it was weaker than the 1994 Federal Assault Weapons Ban due to its lack of bans on "so-called assault weapons,"[17] that being AR platform rifles and other firearms made to look similar to machine guns. Reason journalist Jacob Sullum criticized the law, saying it "would unjustly deprive Americans of their second amendment rights" and would subsidize "state laws that suspend gun rights without due process."[18]
  20. Google maps does not have street view for the address. They just have not driven down that side road. Overall the company does check out. Shows out of stock on some sizes of Federal primers. No crap english pages, no latin pages. Actual phone number on contact page. Added some things to the shopping cart and proceeded to checkout. Takes credit cards, no options for PayPal, Venmo, or Zelle. Those alternate payment methods would be absolute red flags for the products, and lack of credit card payments is the same. Company does appear somewhat new, only about 2 years. But not seeing the usual red flags for scam sites. One really negative review on BBB, seems the main issue was the customer not understanding primers are more expensive to ship. One thing I did not check is if those Federal primers had a reasonable price or rediculously cheap.
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