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Get ur geek on!

People who are really into guns have also been proven by studies to be more stable, responsible, reasonable, and calm than the general population. Anyone who's known a guy who sleeps with an AK under the mattress and a Glock under the pillow invariably wishes that the rest of the population could be so together.

Any cop will tell you that they prefer to deal with a fully armed population...so much more polite. Guns really reduce the possibility of misunderstanding, making for a much calmer exchange.

Heat transfer (or flux) = Thermal Conductivity x [Temp(you) - Temp (sleeping surface)] Thermal conductivity is the inverse of Thermal Resistivity (degree of insulation). Ie, if the sleeping surface's temp is close to the temp at the bottom of your pad, there won't be enough temperature differential, and therefore heat transfer, for its thermal conductivity to matter much. Two things probably matter a lot more than the surface you sleep on: a) cutting the wind to reduce convective heat transfer or b) reducing the amount you radiate to the night sky by reducing the overall area of sky you're directly exposed to line of sight - by sleeping next to or under objects that are relatively warmer than outer space, like a tent, trees, or terrain. Clouds work, too, if you can summon them up, but that option has its downsides.... Also, dark volcanic rocks are pretty good at absorbing sunlight in the visible wavelengths during the day and re-radiating that energy as infrared at night. Any rock will do this, but basalt is particularly good because of its finer crystal structure, higher iron content/density, and darker surface. This re-radiation can reduce your conductive heat loss after a sunny day if the wind or cold doesn't suck that heat out before you bed down.

I've heard that if the police know you're packin', they won't mess with you, however.

In Libertarianopia, the police are free to do whatever they want.

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The Euros are dropping like flies from drinking raw milk. It's the New White Plague. CRUSH THE AMISH!!!!

How will this effect Bill's personal relationship with Obama? Is there forgiveness to be found in that disappointed heart?

"You've got to remember that these are just simple farmers. These are people of the land. You know... morons."

Whenever some local yocals get a little trigger happy, the Baby Jebus cries cuz it's all Obama's fault. Reduce State Power! (right after you fix our local police, Mr. President...)

"The biggest driver behind the overall design of the JSF is affordability." - Aerospaceweb.org LULZ

a) Shitcan the f35. b) Rent the Snowbirds for air support.

Full zips are necessary for those rainpants you'll never put on again once you have softshells, which don't come with em cuz the all temp fabric makes them unnecessary. Roll yer softshells up if it gets really warm.

The oil sands.

REI ACME...but they may have been just discontinued...Damn!

Hopefully, the other folks here can differentiate between what caused the deficit and the steps need to fix it going forward. Time value of money, interest, and all that. The Bush tax cuts 10 years ago ballooned the deficit to the point where much larger measures are needed to undo the damage. I could go through an example calculation, but I would hope no one here is moron enough to need one.

Causes of the Deficit

Yup...more than the next 10 countries combined. Europe's not a country, BTW...just so you know for the future.

Not sure where you get your bad info, but the Bush era tax cuts are the number one largest component of our deficit today - larger than our war debt, even. There's not much controversy over this conclusion...analyzing past data is a bit less error prone than your complete bullshit number.

Hmm...I'm pretty sure that doesn't sound like anything jb has ever said It sure the hell is implied by j_bots incessant calls for higher taxes as the only solution to budget crises and his appetite for big gov't "solutions" to whatever problem of the day has his panties in a wad. j-b in joined by a majority of voters who believe taxes on the rich should return to Clinton era levels. Not that the Bush tax cuts had much of an effect on the deficit...oh, wait....

The Zen force field of my Japanese maples would jam the electronics you'd need to keep the plane in the air.

With 40% of the world's weapons and a military larger and more expensive than the next 10 nations combined, I think we might just be a bit too good at war right now. Funny how we still seem to be losing all of them...

As in, unpaid volunteers.

Maybe an all volunteer airforce is needed.