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Re: #DIGTHERIG – Andrew and his Sig Sauer P229R in a Squared Away Customs Holster

Stretch — Tue, 28 Jun 2016 00:47:24 -0000

Do you normally carry it cocked? I'd be even less inclined to while appendix carrying..

Re: My Beef With The Permitting Process, And The Life Of A Concealed Carrier In New York State

Stretch — Fri, 22 Apr 2016 11:29:56 -0000

Upstate NYer here.. Monroe County specifically. For being one of the more liberal centers of the state (Rochester), the county itself is still red. The process for me went like this:

Drive to the county clerks office to pick up the county-resident application (couldn't print it up at the time and city residents had a different process)
Fill out the packet and drop it off back at the county clerks office once you have your required endorsements and mental health portion filled out (don't sign anything until you're in the office)
Designate what you want your permit for (hopefully not getting any restrictions)
Pay $125 or so and get a little slip of paper as proof that you pre-paid for fingerprints
Walk over to the sheriff's department, show them the slip of paper and go through the fingerprinting process
Wait 10 months (plenty of time to save up for a gun)
You now have a *paper* permit that can't be laminated, because your serials and calibers have to be printed on it (this has since been changed, but you need 1 card as a permit and 1 card with your registrations on it)

Buying a pistol
Go to the shop, buy the gun. Rather, you're buying the right to take possession of the gun.
Take your coupon to the county clerks office, stand in line for an hour, pay $3 to have them print your serial and caliber on your permit
Drive back to the shop with your approval and then go through the background check process
Finally take delivery of your gun.

Oh and Monroe County has no requirement for gun safety, laws, or knowledge. There's no training requirement at all.

Re: [VIDEO] Female Thug Opens Fire On People At Detroit Gas Station

Stretch — Mon, 28 Mar 2016 17:09:43 -0000

Yes, I do most humbly apologize and bow to your ever-expanding wealth of knowledge on this matter. You have shown yourself dedicated to the pursuit of the correction of others, in which you should be most proud.

Re: [VIDEO] Female Thug Opens Fire On People At Detroit Gas Station

Stretch — Mon, 28 Mar 2016 16:16:47 -0000

You are most welcome. I'm glad to see that you have a returned to continue contributing to this conversation thread. While your observation is duly noted, there was no additional information regarding ethnicity or association of the man in question at the time I penned my original comment.

I do hope you have a splendid day continuing to troll online discussions. May your ego be stroked and your Internet warrior level increase sevenfold.

Re: [VIDEO] Female Thug Opens Fire On People At Detroit Gas Station

Stretch — Mon, 28 Mar 2016 12:41:02 -0000

Thank you for taking the time to comment on something a week old to express your insight into the matter in such a well-worded way. The internet is thankful for your insistence on making sure everyone knows you're right. Have a great day.

Re: [VIDEO] Female Thug Opens Fire On People At Detroit Gas Station

Stretch — Fri, 25 Mar 2016 01:45:18 -0000

Semantics... :)

Re: [VIDEO] Female Thug Opens Fire On People At Detroit Gas Station

Stretch — Tue, 22 Mar 2016 00:12:05 -0000

The white guy in all black.. looks to be a concerned citizen. He knocks the one dude out cold and then looks to give the girl a nasty case of road rash.. Quick moves!

Re: [VIDEO] How NOT To Carry Concealed

Stretch — Wed, 16 Sep 2015 11:52:44 -0000

I'd be concerned about corrosion from all that underbelly sweat.. haha

Re: Concealed Carrier Saves Family From Man Who Opened Fire Wielding Two Handguns

Stretch — Mon, 27 Jul 2015 12:23:12 -0000

Interesting.. would have thought that news about Patrick Ewing would have made more of a splash

Re: US Appeals Court: No Firearms On U.S. Postal Property At All. Sorry, Parking Lot!

Stretch — Wed, 01 Jul 2015 15:34:07 -0000

Curious as to how this plays out in my town's post office lot.. it's in a plaza that's shared with a pizza place, movie store, bank, etc.

Re: Australian PM: ISIS 'Has Nothing to Do With Any Religion'

Stretch — Tue, 16 Dec 2014 09:49:07 -0000

Hmm.. actually I'd equate it more with how Catholicism spawned the Inquisition. Convert or die.

Re: Here's What 'Net Neutrality' Is... and What to Think About It

Stretch — Thu, 13 Nov 2014 10:35:42 -0000

As I've mentioned on this site and elsewhere, we're starting with the wrong questions. Small government ideals aren't going to work here because all across the US, each metropolitan/suburban market is stuck with one choice for an ISP.. perhaps two if they don't share the same medium (cable, dsl, etc). Markets like mine (Rochester NY) have agreements in place where outside competition doesn't step a foot inside and so these ISPs are monopolies/duopolies.

The author can claim to be a "dork" as much as he wants, but as an actual network engineer/administrator, I know how this stuff actually works. Because there's no competition (either due to buyouts or litigation), there's no incentive to innovate. We're essentially using the same cables that were in use for home internet connections almost 20 years ago. Very few people have fiber to their homes, even though the relative cost of installation has come waaay down. Have a house 20 miles east of me and Verizon will plunk down a FiOS line no problem.. but here, Frontier wouldn't dream of it.

You can scream 'small government, small government' all you want, but the system is already fundamentally broken due to inaction and delaying intervention now will only make the matter worse down the road. People like Ted Cruz need to campaign on a tech-friendly platform where issues like this are addressed.. not just criticized. The previous generation freaked out with Bell because telephones were once a thing.. my generation is concerned out our communications service as well.

Also.. when people say stuff like "Net Neutrality is simple really: If Obola is for it, I am against it.", you're giving the left ample reason to call us ignorant morons.

Re: 7 Reasons Net Neutrality Is A Dumb Idea

Stretch — Tue, 11 Nov 2014 01:02:05 -0000

Unfortunately, this whole issue isn't that simple. Most ISP markets have well-established monopolies or duopolies and any competition is sued, restricted, or purchased by the bigger ISPs. The federal and state govts have by-and-large ignored, sometimes helped, these companies rise to extreme power and we're past the point where simple free market ideals are easily going to correct things. Its easy to say that competition will win out and if you don't like the restrictions your ISP is placing on you or the proposed "fast lanes", then switch.. but the competition simply isn't there. This is essentially Bell several times over but in this case, they don't interfere with each others markets.

Reclassifying an Internet SERVICE Provider as a telecom SERVICE and not a product goes a long way at breaking up content/source/destination discrimination. My fear is that by not passing bipartisan net neutrality legislation, the door will be open first for consumers to be abused at an unprecedented level, and then immediately after by the government trying to rein in an even bigger problem.

I love Ted Cruz, but I think he got this one wrong. Instead of making headlines as the antichrist on every tech site known to man today, how about taking the offensive and setting up a tech-friendly/small-gov platform that my generation will flock to.

http://theoatmeal.com/blog/...

Re: Verizon's Samsung Galaxy S5 Is Getting An Update With Minor Changes And Flips The Switch On Advanced Calling 1.0 [Update: LG G2 Too]

Stretch — Wed, 01 Oct 2014 00:24:40 -0000

Battery life is horrible now.. The phone refuses to sleep. Seems to be a common problem :\

Re: NY Has Highest Percentage of Illegal Cigarettes in U.S.

Stretch — Sun, 23 Mar 2014 22:59:31 -0000

The majority of people I know get them from the Indian reservation about 30 minutes from where I live.. cheap gas and smokes and take indirect routes back home. As a second hand smoker, I can tell you they smell terrible. My dad smoked Marlboro's during my childhood and boy do I miss that smell

Re: GitLab CE 6.5 released - GitLab Blog

Stretch — Wed, 22 Jan 2014 11:34:18 -0000

Nevermind, had to restart apache

Re: GitLab CE 6.5 released - GitLab Blog

Stretch — Wed, 22 Jan 2014 11:29:43 -0000

In the admin section, should I still be seeing old styles and v.6.4.3? I upgraded and the whole admin section is wonky.

Re: Whitlock: 'We Need Someone Watching the Watchers'

Stretch — Tue, 27 Aug 2013 17:40:33 -0000

Can we stop using this header image? Its a bit too NSFWork/Home

Re: [Update: Winner!] Win A 32GB HTC One From AT&T And Android Police

Stretch — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:30:08 -0000

Such a pretty phone!

Re: Engadget Giveaway: win one of two ASUS Transformer Primes, courtesy of NVIDIA!

Stretch — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 12:02:34 -0000

ASUS Rocks!

Re: http://reederforchrome.tumblr.com/post/13496251400

Stretch — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 22:25:34 -0000

Great plugin.. I love it. The new Google bar broke it though

Re: September 11th, 10 years later. It still hurts.

Stretch — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 22:22:36 -0000

To add to Matthew's comment, it is tragic to hear how first responders are dying even now, at alarming rates, while very little is done to help the families.. I just finished watching the CBS special, 9/11, 10 years later.. Statements made by the EPA and Giuliani regarding the air being safe are just appalling and now cancer isn't a condition covered under plans the gov't has put in place. IMO, all the first responders and crews that worked that day and in the months following with cleanup, should receive the same benefits US military should-- access to VA hospitals and health coverage, etc. Even 10 years later, firemen are dealing with PTSD, survivor syndrome, high divorce rates, unemployment because of the psychological trauma experienced.

9/11 was a horrible day.. The least we can do is support those who fought the devastation first-hand

Re: Guilds and Alliance Wishlist for Guild Wars 2

Stretch — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 12:35:13 -0000

I love the idea for a guild HOM and games.. Just a quick fact check tho-- back in 2006, I had lots of gold and was only an officer, but I outfitted probably half our guild hall, so I don't think NPC purchases are limited to GL's (unless that changed)

Re: Caithe of the Firstborn

Stretch — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 11:49:50 -0000

Just look at where she came upon Rytlock and Logan at the beginning of EoD..

Re: Caithe of the Firstborn

Stretch — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 11:45:28 -0000

Caithe was one of my favorite characters in EoD. I don't see her as being a character who falls on a tragedy and becomes a villain of sorts (like Loki, Thor's brother). I have a feeling that her actions will be questioned by other characters because of her failure to yield to norms that other races have adopted-- even if her own race falls in line.

Its interesting the distinction that is made with Caithe seeking out the shadowy parts.. Building on the revelation that Sylvari share a common knowledge, wouldn't the knowledge of those shadows be present in the minds of the more naive? (for lack of better word) Do they then just choose to repress those memories?