Let me give a try at this:
Headline: “Nashville” production team may need incentives to stay in Nashville
Actual story: The taxpayers of Tennessee paid 32% of the production costs of a show that is on a major broadcast network, and now the network is upset that the state may only pay 25% of the production costs for season 2.
Your tax dollars at work.
*This is another one of those posts that I should probably state that this is purely my opinion and it doesn’t necessarily represent the opinion of WizardPC, who keeps letting me post here for some reason. My information comes solely from the sources that I have linked in this post. If you have not already done so, please follow and read them and come to your own conclusions.*
I’m sure most of you will remember me talking about Linoge’s experiences with the US Firearms’ ZiP Gun (now with response post!). Long story short, Linoge was able to reliably pull the trigger and operate the firing pin while the gun was out of battery. This caused a couple rounds to go off while not in battery (.22 ammo in notorious for not going into battery properly in a semi-auto). The President of the company apparently feels that 1. it’s impossible for a rimfire to detonate out of battery (evidence to the contrary), and 2. not having the trigger disconnected unless the gun is in battery is not a problem.
Well, shortly after that, the fine folks at guns.com reviewed the ZiP gun. While they failed to have the out of battery experience that Linoge had, they too noticed that their firearm had this “interesting design feature.” They also had a different malfunction. Their particular T&E item would, randomly, but repeatably, fire 2 rounds per trigger pull!
I have a theory that it may have not gone into burst mode, but rather the trigger actually got pulled twice. I have not handled this gun, but I could see this happening if the trigger reset is short. Given the… umm… interesting ergonomics of this weapon, plus the fact that it can be fired before it’s fully back into battery could mean that a looser trigger pull could essentially bump fire it. It’s a hair-brain theory, but I’m trying to give the manufacturer the benefit of the doubt.
I hadn’t really read or heard anything more about this quirky little gun until today, when I tripped over this forum post. Someone bought a ZiP gun, took it to the range, and discovered that his 10 round 10/22 mags were so tight a fit that he needed pliers to remove them (the 25 round mags didn’t work, but that’s to be expected). He reported multiple double shots, and at least one of them had the second round fire so dramatically out of battery that the case of the .22 did a rather good attempt on disintegrating.
So, it looks like he experienced *both* issues reported by the two previous reviews. I’d say that this is pretty damning evidence that these things should best left on the shelf.
Please don’t get me wrong. I admire this company for trying a rather radical new design. I would love to say that I’m trying to figure out a way to explain to the wife why I need to add it to my collection. Unfortunately, at this point, all signs point to this being a dangerous product. The most alarming thing is that the company that makes it can’t say that they are not unaware of the issues, and does not seem interested in fixing what is clearly a defective design.
Actual headline: Long-time Scout leader resigns position over gay Scouts ban
Accurate headline: After 50 years, local man has the courage to resign the least important of his Boy Scout leadership roles due to 107 year old policy*
Actual headline: La Vergne works to replace faulty emergency system
Accurate headline: City leaders spend money on new cars, parades, while 911 calls go unanswered
Actual headline: Student posts principal’s mugshot online, gets suspended
Accurate headline: Student falsely accuses principal of DUI arrest, gets suspended
*Look, I really don’t give a crap what limits a private organization wants to put on membership, but if you find that organization’s stand on something so horrific that you have to run screaming to the nearest reporter, shouldn’t you stop being associated with that organization? Note also that they asked him if his thoughts had changed over the last five years and he deflected
COCAINE!
Everyone who has come to the house so far (inspectors, appraisers, contractors) has commented on it. You can literally watch traffic go by while sitting on the stairs:
It’s not something I would have bought on my own, but now that I’ve seen one I’ll probably never have a house without it. It’s not vulnerable to reverse viewers
The one weird thing is that the image is mirrored. Anyway, just thought I’d share.
I’ve noticed that a lot of folks have been excited and talking about getting their travel plans together for this weekend. I think this is great, but I need to tell you guys this…
I’m sorry, but I don’t think we ordered enough food for all of you for the wedding reception.
Everyone is talking about my wedding, right?
What’s that? The NRA is holding some little convention this weekend?
pfft. Whatever. Have fun.
Actual Headline: Nobody injured when officer’s weapon fires during arrest
Accurate Headline: Officer needs to learn to keep his finger off the #$%&ing trigger
Actual Headline: Carrie Underwood, Tennessee lawmaker face off on Twitter
Accurate Headline: TN Lawmaker shames celebrity that claims bill does something it doesn’t actually do
(This one actually really pisses me off. The reporter takes Underwood’s claim at face value and expresses moral outrage when the guy who wrote the bill asked Underwood if she’d actually read it. The story doesn’t link to the bill, or point out that what Underwood was claiming was completely false. Not inaccurate: False.)
I want lasagna
Tell computer I want it
The future is awesome
Just got back from a great concert with Naienko. I guess you might say it was a date.
She heard the following song at the concert for the first time, and has decided that it’s one of “our songs.”
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alo16cEoBBA&w=420&h=315]
Yeah… we’re that kind of couple.
*yes, the concert was, in fact entitled “an Evening with Weird Al.”
I spotted an article in the Tennessean entitled Neighborhood meeting on youth violence remembers ‘ones we have already lost’ and thought it was going to be another of their anti-gun pieces. Surprisingly, other than using the phrase “gun violence” once, the piece makes no mention of anything other than the core issue: violence, and gang violence at that (“black-on-black youth murders”).
The solution that they’re pushing in the article is for “interventionist counselors” in the schools that specialize in gang mediation. If I recall correctly, LA has been trying the same thing for a number of years and found that approach to be the most successful at curbing gang violence (not eliminating, mind you).
It’s nice to see our local paper actually talk about trying to solve the actual problem instead of just removing a tool used.
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