Somewhat to my surprise, earlier this year, Illinois passed an assault weapons ban, justified in part as an attempt to end mass-shootings. The ban is already under attack in the courts and dozens of county Sheriffs have claimed they will not enforce it. Lots of people in the RKBA((Right to Keep and Bear Arms)) community think it won't survive court scrutiny, especially in light … [Read more...] about Assault Weapon Ban Theater
Still Here
Some of you may have noticed alarming messages on my site saying that my account has been suspended! Or maybe you saw "Bad Gateway" errors and broken links. It's nothing to worry about.I run the web server that hosts this site, so the only one who can suspend me is me. Actually, it's a virtual private server (VPS) that InMotion Hosting has running in the cloud somewhere, … [Read more...] about Still Here
WindyTHINK
I've started a new website.Most of you probably know me as a guy who rants about stuff on the web. But some of you may be aware of my real job as asoftware developer.Most of the time I work on large, mature web products: The code base typically has over a million lines of code, with tens of thousands of code commits dating back 10 to 15 years. I'm just one member of a … [Read more...] about WindyTHINK
What Marjorie Taylor Green doesn’t know about masks… or underwear
Week after week, the competition for greatest Marjorie Taylor Green parodist on Twitter has one clear winner: Marjorie Taylor Green. And a few days ago she showed everyone else why she's still the champ:(Tweet text: "So many people still wearing masks. I just want to ask you. If a pair of underwear, really thick ones, high quality cotton, can’t protect you from a fart, … [Read more...] about What Marjorie Taylor Green doesn’t know about masks… or underwear
Burning Down Twitter
Elon Musk may have been kicking employees out of Twitter to reduce operating costs, but it's possible he couldn't have destroyed more of Twitter's value if he'd burned down headquarters.Let me explain...It’s common to use the word “capital” to mean money, as in capitalizing a corporation, but to an economist, capital refers basically to tools. That is, capital goods are … [Read more...] about Burning Down Twitter