Author Archives: Alaska

…seen on Facebook: “Find out the Snap-On part number for what you want. Go to amazon and paste in the part number with “Williams”. You’re welcome.” This is not what to say to a completist. Snap-On’s outrageous (yet understandable) pricing … Continue reading →

This is delightful.

I don’t know about you, but similar to Playboy and articles, I read Slate Star Codex for the puns. And other humor, like amusing metaphors: “Like the ski resort of young girls looking for husbands and husbands looking for young … Continue reading →

I’ve seen blackpowder guys do similar things with the old 310 tool on the firing line, but this is pretty slick for smokeless through a 9mm. Did not know about this polymer casing business. Check out the video. In other … Continue reading →

Human brains have been shrinking for a long time now. While there are the (uplifting) efficiency and (depressing) Idiocracy explanations, each of which have their own merits, domesticated shrinkage is compelling: “In essence, we domesticated ourselves, according to Richard Wrangham, … Continue reading →

That nefarious scheme to nail down all those layabouts as solid Dem voters appears to be in trouble: give ’em bread and circuses, and they don’t vote.

For those of a certain age, these are pretty funny. Catch them before the lawyers take them down.

…but we can’t say that! http://techraptor.net/content/there-is-no-diversity-crisis-in-tech-by-brian-hall

Could be a hoax, or unrelated, but here’s a 4chan thread that may be from the Umpqua shooter today. Rumors of the killer being Muslim may be misplaced. He may instead have been a pathetic creepy involuntary celibate loser.