Everything posted by 45Doll
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PORK ROLL or TAYLOR HAM!?
OK, at the risk of subjecting Pork Roll Tayor Ham breakfast meat to quantum analysis... The quote I referenced was by Mark Kac, a mathematician, and I did not do justice at all to the original: In science, as well as in other fields of human endeavor, there are two kinds of geniuses: the “ordinary” and the “magicians.” An ordinary genius is a [person] that you and I would be just as good as, if we were only many times better. There is no mystery as to how his mind works. Once we understand what he has done, we feel certain that we, too, could have done it. It is different with the magicians. They are, to use mathematical jargon, in the orthogonal complement of where we are and the working of their minds is for all intents and purposes incomprehensible. Even after we understand what they have done, the process by which they have done it is completely dark. They seldom, if ever, have students because they cannot be emulated and it must be terribly frustrating for a brilliant young mind to cope with the mysterious ways in which the magician’s mind works. Also, The Physicist As Magician - TIME Perhaps this explains the breakfast conundrum: the meat we all like so much exists in a two-state Hilbert space where, every time we chew it, flips to its previous incarnation. Pork Roll, Taylor Ham, in constant harmony.
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PORK ROLL or TAYLOR HAM!?
And he was one true genius. Who at least knew not all the fun in life was inside of physics. Look him up some time if you care too. One physicist who worked with him (I think it was either Hans Bethe or Freeman Dyson) put it this way (I'm paraphrasing): "When a magician pulls a rabbit out of a hat and you see it, you're not sure how he did it but you can see how he got there. With Feynman, when he offered a conclusion, you had absolutely no idea how he arrived there. But you instinctively knew he was right." He also played the bongos, which drove Edward Teller crazy while at Los Alamos.
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PORK ROLL or TAYLOR HAM!?
You know, I finally have to say that with all these breakfast samplings I have yet to hear two words: "Orange juice." None of those breakfasts for me would be complete without it. The guy who helped invent the atom bomb and went on to help diagram quantum field theory agrees with me!
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Price of gas
Running around 3.32 in Sussex County today. Definitely on the way down. A little.
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The Ghost Gun Thread
So the SCOTUS will save the 2A? We'll see. Biden's ATF Wins a Round in SCOTUS on Ghost Guns but the Outlook Is Grim for the Feds – RedState
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Illinois/Pritzker Gets Smacked Down Again
Apparently many IL citizens have made up their mind. Illinois' New Gun, Magazine Ban Registry Met With Massive Non-Compliance – RedState
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New Zealand to ban all assault arms, ‘military-style semi-automatic weapons’ IMMEDIATELY
The Wheel has turned down under and over. Ardern Aftermath - New Zealand Elects Conservative Prime Minister Christopher Luxon - The Last Refuge (theconservativetreehouse.com) New Zealand Conservatives Prepare to form Coalition Government (breitbart.com)
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Diane Feinstein dead at age 90
Her legacy lives on. "The future ain't what it used to be." How the Dianne Feinstein Effect Wrecked the Future | Economic Prism
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Defensive firearm use
I'll call this a 'self-defensive carjacker', from across the pond. 'Carjacker' dead when shotgun fires as he tried to smash window | Metro News
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Judge Benitez
His decision has been stayed. And get this: This injunction lasted for one week, in what became known to gun owners in the state as "freedom week," when California residents were allowed to purchase magazines of any capacity. From March 29th through April 5th, California residents purchased approximately 8 million magazines... The emphasis was mine. 9th Circuit Court Stays Lower Court Ruling Banning 'High' Capacity Magazines in California – RedState
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Price of gas
Crossed the PA border on 202 Monday and came up north on 31 to Sussex County. Was surprised to see 3.23 - 3.49 almost all the way up. The top edge definitely had dropped. With the Gaza crap going on I would expect the price of oil will be very volatile. Fill up while it lasts. BTW, since Biden drained the SPR I think we have about 17 days national supply if it hits the fan bigtime.
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Inside Baseball from Sam Gabbert (SGAmmo)
And 9mm for $165!
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Book Recommendations
This is my standard trilogy I point out to anyone who tells me they're going to purchase/retain/employ a firearm for self-defense. The first two are the latest editions. The trial accounts by Ayoob in his book are eye-opening. The Law of Self Defense: Principles: Branca, Andrew F, Ayoob, Massad: 9781943809806: Amazon.com: Books Deadly Force: Understanding Your Right to Self-Defense, 2nd edition: Ayoob, Massad: 9781951115852: Amazon.com: Books You Have the Right to Remain Innocent: Duane, James: 9781503933392: Amazon.com: Books And this is the classic I bought in 1980, about three months after I purchased my first handgun. It's overpriced at $61 since much if it is covered in the books above. But it's a classic I loan to close friends or family. I think I originally paid around $3.00 for it. Best money I ever spent for advice, and none of the advice has changed much in 43 years. In the Gravest Extreme: The Role of the Firearm in Personal Protection: Ayoob, Massad F.: 9780936279008: Amazon.com: Books
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Inside Baseball from Sam Gabbert (SGAmmo)
That is not Sam Gabbert's style.
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Inside Baseball from Sam Gabbert (SGAmmo)
How's the ammo business since the Hamas attacks? Check out his narrative from his latest newsletter. He and his company is the only one I read this kind of detail from. Ammo Deals - Beat the Demand Surge @SGAmmo | SGAmmo.com
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Hotels canceled Army-Navy game room reservations due to migrant crisis. Now, some are calling for changes to Massachusetts’ right-to-shelter law
I still favor 'illegal alien invasion'. This is still (believe it or not) the legal term in U.S. law. Immigrant imparts a hint of legality, and for the vast majority of these foreigners, there is none. And it is most definitely a calculated and purposeful INVASION!
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ATF finalizes rules for Stabilizing Braces
Held up again. US District Court in Texas Issues Preliminary Injunction Against Government in Stabilizing Brace Lawsuit – RedState
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c christie
WATCH: Chris Christie Concedes on MSNBC That His #1 ‘Job’ Is Attacking Trump For the Democrats – PJ Media
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Gavin Newsome on Gun Control
And furthermore... Gavin Newsom Says California Believes In Free Speech And If You Disagree You Will Be Arrested | Babylon Bee
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Diane Feinstein dead at age 90