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The goal is to get in and see the aliens. I'd think all of the Democrats would be there, with stacks and stacks of voter registration forms.

True, but creating a model of all but the simplest system requires simplifying assumptions. Modeling the whole friggin' planet requires a lot of simplifying assumptions (all of which must be scrutinized and challenged, of course, because there is potential to politicize the model here), but if the options are to give up because it's impossible, or do the best you can and document all assumptions made so that they can be scrutinized, then it makes sense to do the best you can.

The article is written as a parable, not as a factual account, and the problem of underdetermined or overdetermined systems of equations has been understood for centuries--it wouldn't surprise anyone doing mathematical modeling. One can and should challenge the assumptions going into a model, but it's wrong to imply that requiring the same number of equations and variables is somehow politicizing how the math works.

Ok, fair point...

All I could think of as he approached the hatch was: "this is what flash bangs were invented for".

Tents have gotten cheaper! I paid more in the '80's for the Eureka Domain 3 I still use, and that was at the annual factory sale day in Binghamton. Like you, I've no experience with fiberglass poles. I do think you'll still need to seal the seams periodically. The partial fly looks like it may be enough to keep the rain out (putting a tarp over the tent will be a pain in the neck, and it won't be possible to rig it at some camp sites), but if the tent uses non-breathable fabric higher up the walls and breathable only under the partial fly, the tent may collect more condensation inside. And, as I'm sure you know, no one will be happy with 6 people sleeping in the 6 person tent...plan on about 4. However, I don't have hands-on experience with any of the tents you mention.

Purple for boiled rib soup

My experience traveling internationally with a firearm for competition is decades old, and limited to traveling out of the US and returning, so not really relevant. With the federal paperwork in place, I think there will be a way to do this. The fact that it's a long gun simplifies things. The plan to avoid the NY airports is a very good one. I trust that someone with a more current understanding of what's involved will be able to weigh in shortly.

The safe dehumidifier would be something like a Goldenrod, correct? I don't think they generate surges. Not like the compressor-based dehumidifiers used for room dehumidification.

That was probably a really nice king salmon before it spent too much time in Zeke’s crock pot

So, how difficult is it to buy a hot dog with bitcoin?

I think this is the most promising approach, it may ultimately be successful, and it would certainly raise awareness of how messed up NJ gun laws are.

I remember them; too young to have used one Remember the x-ray machines in shoe stores that let you look at your foot bones? They weren’t still in use when I was a kid, but occasionally you’d see one collecting dust

Great callback to the early days of SNL!

A lot depends on the purpose for which the gun was designed. General purpose guns should run with general purpose ammo, but competition guns will be a little finicky. They'll have a sweet spot for what loads give the best accuracy, and a sweet spot for what loads give the best reliability, and a competitor will need to work within those parameters.

It might help. I think some schools already have such resources, so I'd be curious to know if it has proven useful. You know what would be really useful? Mental health services embedded in the Democratic National Committee!

All at once? You’ve got a beast of a smoker. Having run my smoker three of the last four weekends, I’m taking a break and I’ll be grilling instead Maybe Zeke has a recipe for making ribeye steaks and grilled corn in a soup tureen.

Or just use a straw

And eat the good food!

I always just give my own number at work, figuring I can either verify my own employment, or transfer them to HR But my local PD has never called to verify.

Not LEO; have read many reports that in a high stress situation the shooter isn’t that aware of the noise, as the mind is focused elsewhere. BUT, there is no mechanism by which hearing is shut down; the noise is damaging whether you are aware of it or not. Fortunately, it’s rare that many shots are fired in such a situation.

Good times. I used to work with a lab in Germany, and they'd send a driver to Frankfurt to pick us up whenever the American contingent came over. The driver was sure to always hit 200 kph on the way back, if only to freak out the first-timers. The hardest thing to get used to, I found, was the potential speed differential between vehicles. In the US, the difference between your speed, and what you might consider the reckless idiots on one side of the spectrum, and the impossibly slow drivers on the other, might only be +/- 15 MPH. On the autobahn, that difference can be enormous. Prepare to pass, check your mirrors six times to make sure the road behind you is clear all the way to the horizon, tromp on the gas and whip into the passing lane, and in a heartbeat, some Porsche is on your back bumper flashing it's lights.

I believe Joe said it's OK to fire a couple of rounds through the door. Joe is wrong about a lot of things...

Here is a video of the finale of a municipal show I did a few years ago. It's all NJ legal*. It's mostly a ground-level video one of the crew shot, which shows a perspective few see...including the mess made by the aluminum foil used to protect the finale mortars from errant sparks from the main body of the show. Fireworks finale *OK, it's not consumer legal. I have a very cool one-day-a-year job as a crew chief for one of the big firework companies. What you see in the video is about 700 3", 4", and 5" mortars chain-fused together.

Or at least some smokers.