Monthly Archives: March 2014

Under pressure from Demanding Moms, Facebook mulls banning ‘gun-themed’ pages

Remember, these creatures are demanding control over how we talk about guns–why would they shrink from dishonorable methods to gain that control?

Update: There is a petition asking Facebook to continue its current practice, and leave “gun-themed” Facebook pages alone. Please consider signing it and distributing the link.

FK – It’s time to leave FB in droves. Let them starve.

 

Molon Labe: Connecticut Gun Group Issues Ultimatum to Government

State officials look down the barrel of the laws that they created, and it is very probably that they now tremble as they rethink the extremity of their folly. Connecticut Carry calls on every State official, every Senator, and every Representative, to make the singular decision: Either enforce the laws as they are written and let us fight it out in court, or else repeal the 2013 Gun Ban in its entirety,” states the group’s press release.

FK – One wonders who’s gonna take the chance on going to prison…

No RadioShack, the ’80s didn’t call and Americans don’t want to go back to them

RadioShack’s problems are myriad. Like other brick-and-mortar electronics retailers, it has struggled in the face of aggressive competition from the online juggernaut that is Amazon. But it has also shot itself in the foot with outdated product choices and substandard customer service. The company’s stock price is currently in the doldrums, amid persistent rumors (paywall) it could formally file for bankruptcy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUwwZHdx6SU

FK – Let’s hope radio shack survives somehow. Amazon basically treats its workers like jackasses.

Putin has hit the “pause” button on his invasion of Ukraine

All in all, the impression is that Putin is—at least temporarily—taken aback, either by Western actions to isolate him, or by the market slide, or both. In one of his more bizarre outbursts, he lashed out at the US and the West for embracing what he called anti-Semites in Kiev who had shot an unarmed engineer dead and burned another alive. “I think they sit there across the pond in the US, sometimes it seems … they feel like they’re in a lab and they’re running all sorts of experiments on rats without understanding consequences of what they’re doing,” Putin said.

FK – Well at least they only consider us to be livestock…

And don’t miss this cheery news:

Obama could cut Russian ammo imports as response to Ukraine crisis

Why Google Might Launch the World’s Largest Constellation

Although unconfirmed, sources indicate that this may result in “160 Skybox-sized” satellites launched at first, followed by hundreds more to total 1600 satellites. Yes, this would be more satellites than are currently operational. Yes, this is possibly apocryphal. No, we do not know if these satellites will be used for Earth observation or communications or both. But what we do know is that this story makes sense. On the next page are 10 reasons why NSG Analysts would not be surprised were GOOG to announce such plans.

FK – I don’t trust google any farther than I can throw a satellite.

FDA Wants to Monitor Social Media Chatter About Product Risks

The agency is looking for a contractor that can provide historical information about the sorts of conversations consumers are having on blogs, message boards and social media sites about the product classes FDA regulates — such as drugs, medical devices, food and tobacco — and then track when the sentiment or volume of those conversations shifts, according to the sources sought notice posted on Tuesday.