tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post7203081483706710844..comments2024-03-29T08:09:40.730-04:00Comments on Borepatch: ITAR KabukiBorepatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05029434172945099693noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-39601547018574927022013-05-11T09:40:02.292-04:002013-05-11T09:40:02.292-04:00Oh, Windy, that is perfect. I'm going to borro...Oh, Windy, that is perfect. I'm going to borrow it, but will credit you!VStar Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09424010197210336987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-48099936397251094132013-05-10T18:24:15.715-04:002013-05-10T18:24:15.715-04:00The idiom I read this morning that was most piquan...The idiom I read this morning that was most piquant wasn't "toothpaste back in the tube" or "genie back in the bottle", it was "$h1t back in the cat", which does not capture the essence of what is out, but it does capture perfectly the trouble that will ensue if you try to undo the deed.Windy Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01951254236693386401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-52162407734077758692013-05-10T15:38:50.005-04:002013-05-10T15:38:50.005-04:00Slashdot has an article up on this topic and in th...Slashdot has an article up on this topic and in the comments there is a link to the 1969 U.S. Army Improvised Munitions Manual. That manual includes specific plans to manufacture single shot pistols and shotguns. And you don't a $10K printer to do it. <br /><br />Once humans have figured out how to do a thing it's a fool's errand to try to put the genie back in the bottle. ASM826https://www.blogger.com/profile/04017388670319590449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-43828583026217252132013-05-10T14:20:32.396-04:002013-05-10T14:20:32.396-04:00https://xkcd.com/504/
https://xkcd.com/504/<br /><br />A Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15288199981382663362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-33333814283591212052013-05-10T10:50:28.061-04:002013-05-10T10:50:28.061-04:00I'll bet the federal government is really glad...I'll bet the federal government is really glad they funded the construction of a robust dispersed communications network designed to route information successfully, even through the catastrophic damage caused by a nuclear war.<br /><br />Golf clap, gentlemen. If ever there were a more beautiful and poetic illustration of what it means to be "hoist by one's own petard", I am unaware of it.Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-38413913228141263942013-05-10T10:43:09.770-04:002013-05-10T10:43:09.770-04:00[obligatory Firefly reference]Can't stop the s...[obligatory Firefly reference]Can't stop the signal[/obligatory Firefly reference]<br /><br />Since you left it out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com