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Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 13th May 2022, 09:44 PM
Replies: 1,390
Views: 235,020
Posted By LTC8K6
Shirley they are on sale now? If I'm not...

Shirley they are on sale now?

If I'm not mistaken, Mills touted a working prototype about 25 years ago.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 3rd June 2021, 02:13 PM
Replies: 1,390
Views: 235,020
Posted By LTC8K6
So I still can't pick one up at Home Depot then?

So I still can't pick one up at Home Depot then?
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 26th November 2020, 01:34 PM
Replies: 1,390
Views: 235,020
Posted By LTC8K6
IIRC, Mills has been "months from shipping" since...

IIRC, Mills has been "months from shipping" since the early 1990s.
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 20th November 2020, 08:16 PM
Replies: 748
Views: 138,318
Posted By LTC8K6
Same here. I haven't been here much in the...

Same here.

I haven't been here much in the last year or two, but still no bigfoot, but plenty of bigfoot discussion.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 20th November 2020, 08:15 PM
Replies: 1,390
Views: 235,020
Posted By LTC8K6
And I still can't buy the magical genset? ...

And I still can't buy the magical genset?

What gives?

Lots of changes in my life such that I haven't been here much, but I see that neither the genset nor bigfoot have been shown to be in...
Forum: Trials and Errors 9th January 2020, 01:09 AM
Replies: 476
Views: 46,838
Posted By LTC8K6
Yes, not looking god for Smollett and his...

Yes, not looking god for Smollett and his manager.
...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 19th October 2019, 08:25 AM
Replies: 1,390
Views: 235,020
Posted By LTC8K6
So I still can't buy a Mills Magical Genset?

So I still can't buy a Mills Magical Genset?
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 19th October 2019, 07:58 AM
Replies: 2,321
Views: 471,310
Posted By LTC8K6
So has one been captured yet?

So has one been captured yet?
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 3rd August 2019, 11:50 AM
Replies: 2,321
Views: 471,310
Posted By LTC8K6
Not to mention that this idiot apparently only...

Not to mention that this idiot apparently only had a small pistol that fit in a pocket, which would be ineffective against an extra large primate, but very effective against the poor folks camping...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 3rd August 2019, 11:41 AM
Replies: 2,321
Views: 471,310
Posted By LTC8K6
Another report on the Kentucky incident. ...

Another report on the Kentucky incident.

https://start.att.net/news/read/article/travel_leisure-man_fires_gun_in_a_kentucky_national_park_after_cl-rtime/category/news

Bigfoot nut shoots into...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 7th July 2019, 05:18 PM
Replies: 62
Views: 6,769
Posted By LTC8K6
I would guess that Ruger's 10-22 is one of the...

I would guess that Ruger's 10-22 is one of the most modified rifles out there. Probably a thousand different stocks available alone. And it's stock is not even designed to be easily changed.
Forum: Trials and Errors 7th July 2019, 11:19 AM
Replies: 476
Views: 46,838
Posted By LTC8K6
And we still have the US Mail used in a crime... ...

And we still have the US Mail used in a crime...

So far going unpunished, which is very unusual to me.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 7th July 2019, 11:09 AM
Replies: 62
Views: 6,769
Posted By LTC8K6
Also, you don't actually need to remove the stock...

Also, you don't actually need to remove the stock for bump fire.

So, I don't think the remove-ability of the stock should be a factor.

Plus, replacing a stock is a common thing with rifles....
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 7th July 2019, 10:57 AM
Replies: 62
Views: 6,769
Posted By LTC8K6
If an AR-15 has powerful recoil, what does an...

If an AR-15 has powerful recoil, what does an AR-10 have? Super powerful recoil? A 30-06 must have ludicrous recoil?

All the AR-15's and M16's I ever shot had very little recoil.

AFAIK, only...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 21st June 2019, 09:01 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 4,725
Posted By LTC8K6
Cat-fox species?

Interesting looking critter...
Had not heard of it before.

https://www.livescience.com/65744-cat-fox-new-species.html
Forum: Trials and Errors 14th June 2019, 04:49 PM
Replies: 476
Views: 46,838
Posted By LTC8K6
The letter is the oddball thing here, imo. ...

The letter is the oddball thing here, imo.

It seems to be the biggest crime committed during this whole kerfuffle, yet we seem to have radio silence on it.

Typically using the mail that way is...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 14th June 2019, 04:37 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 5,786
Posted By LTC8K6
Fortunately the community as a whole seems to be...

Fortunately the community as a whole seems to be rejecting him.

https://www.wvlt.tv/content/news/DA-looking-into-East-Tennessee-pastors-sermon--511197261.html
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 7th June 2019, 01:40 PM
Replies: 270
Views: 20,022
Posted By LTC8K6
CNN has the perps as teenagers. The...

CNN has the perps as teenagers.

The Metropolitan Police said four males, aged between 15 and 18, had been arrested on suspicion of robbery and causing grievous bodily harm.
...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 6th June 2019, 05:03 PM
Replies: 69
Views: 5,848
Posted By LTC8K6
Kind of like your brain wanted to see Roxanne...

Kind of like your brain wanted to see Roxanne again, so you saw her.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 30th May 2019, 05:59 AM
Replies: 187
Views: 7,713
Posted By LTC8K6
Almost sounds like she was role playing.

Almost sounds like she was role playing.
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 29th May 2019, 07:25 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 5,330
Posted By LTC8K6
UFO has never meant "extraterrestrial flying...

UFO has never meant "extraterrestrial flying object" though.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 29th May 2019, 07:21 AM
Replies: 187
Views: 7,713
Posted By LTC8K6
Just another mystery that made for good news...

Just another mystery that made for good news stories, I guess.

I'm on pre-order for the book.

That was a joke.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 27th May 2019, 09:09 PM
Replies: 187
Views: 7,713
Posted By LTC8K6
Just looked through my emails. I had to get the...

Just looked through my emails. I had to get the 3G phone in mid-2016 and I remember the 2G phone had actually quit working by then. Both my brother and I had to get new phones.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 27th May 2019, 02:12 PM
Replies: 187
Views: 7,713
Posted By LTC8K6
Story sounds pretty odd to me, actually. ...

Story sounds pretty odd to me, actually.

Went jogging on a trail for three miles, decided to sleep on a log, woke up and didn't know where I was.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 27th May 2019, 02:10 PM
Replies: 187
Views: 7,713
Posted By LTC8K6
Looks like a flip phone, but in any case her own...

Looks like a flip phone, but in any case her own cell phone has an advanced mapping system in it that requires no cell signal.

Unless she does not have a smart phone, which seems unlikely.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 27th May 2019, 09:11 AM
Replies: 187
Views: 7,713
Posted By LTC8K6
I got a notice a couple years ago that 2G was...

I got a notice a couple years ago that 2G was being shut down in my area soon. Provider sent a new 3G phone for free.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 27th May 2019, 09:05 AM
Replies: 187
Views: 7,713
Posted By LTC8K6
Why would she need power for more than a few...

Why would she need power for more than a few minutes? You mark your car location in Google Maps, shut your phone off, and take it with you.



You wake up lost, turn on your phone, look at Google...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 26th May 2019, 07:26 PM
Replies: 187
Views: 7,713
Posted By LTC8K6
You can also pre-load maps into your phone with...

You can also pre-load maps into your phone with Google Maps so that you will have them even without any reception. That way you can navigate by map as long as your phone has power.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 26th May 2019, 07:20 PM
Replies: 187
Views: 7,713
Posted By LTC8K6
Well, we can see her using a cell phone right...

Well, we can see her using a cell phone right when she was found. Presumably the person who found her let her call her family with their cell phone.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 26th May 2019, 05:54 AM
Replies: 187
Views: 7,713
Posted By LTC8K6
Wonder why she didn't take her phone with her? ...

Wonder why she didn't take her phone with her?

If she had, she'd have been fine.

In the rescue selfies, it appears that cell phones work in the area.
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 25th May 2019, 08:52 PM
Replies: 2,380
Views: 495,957
Posted By LTC8K6
Dahinden and Green seem to be traveling a lot...

Dahinden and Green seem to be traveling a lot around the time they get word to go to DeAtley's place.

Then they go to UBC on the 26th to see the PGF, which they've already seen...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 25th May 2019, 08:43 PM
Replies: 2,380
Views: 495,957
Posted By LTC8K6
You'd think they'd rush over there. Maybe get...

You'd think they'd rush over there. Maybe get Patterson to show them the site.

They didn't even go to see the film site at all, really.

Patterson never took any of the big time footers back...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 25th May 2019, 06:17 PM
Replies: 3,654
Views: 170,715
Posted By LTC8K6
So has anyone seen the files yet? I am back...

So has anyone seen the files yet?

I am back after being locked out for a while.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 9th May 2019, 01:25 PM
Replies: 62
Views: 4,216
Posted By LTC8K6
Yeah, Cali could well simply destroy his property...

Yeah, Cali could well simply destroy his property even if they have no legal case against him.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 9th May 2019, 10:18 AM
Replies: 62
Views: 4,216
Posted By LTC8K6
I wonder how long before he gets them all back?

I wonder how long before he gets them all back?
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 8th May 2019, 04:52 PM
Replies: 66
Views: 3,613
Posted By LTC8K6
Noone filed a federal lawsuit in April of this...

Noone filed a federal lawsuit in April of this year.

Someone is bound to be offended.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 8th May 2019, 01:37 PM
Replies: 226
Views: 6,291
Posted By LTC8K6
Student Who Sued Over Chickenpox Policy Comes...

Student Who Sued Over Chickenpox Policy Comes Down With The Illness

https://detroit.cbslocal.com/2019/05/08/student-who-sued-over-chickenpox-policy-comes-down-illness/

Oh well...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 7th May 2019, 01:52 PM
Replies: 66
Views: 3,613
Posted By LTC8K6
I can never understand these cases where the...

I can never understand these cases where the police are obviously wrong, but they hang on like a leech and refuse to admit they are wrong.

Why not just admit you've got the wrong person right...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 30th April 2019, 04:30 PM
Replies: 1,036
Views: 141,064
Posted By LTC8K6
Third degree murder and second degree...

Third degree murder and second degree manslaughter.

He should do many years in jail with those charges.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 30th April 2019, 04:19 PM
Replies: 1,203
Views: 60,819
Posted By LTC8K6
It doesn't appear that the shots were heard by...

It doesn't appear that the shots were heard by very many people?

Did anyone other than Guyger call 911?

Guyger would only need to be slightly past the doorway to have the sound of the gunshots...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 30th April 2019, 04:11 PM
Replies: 1,203
Views: 60,819
Posted By LTC8K6
She doesn't notice until after the shooting, when...

She doesn't notice until after the shooting, when she turns the lights on, imo.

Prior to that, she was still loopy from lack of sleep and did not notice the door number or mat.

The "burglar in...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 30th April 2019, 03:26 PM
Replies: 1,203
Views: 60,819
Posted By LTC8K6
Nope. She knows she is not in her apartment...

Nope.

She knows she is not in her apartment by the furniture she can now see with the lights on. She immediately knows it's not 1378, before she calls 911.

She does not know which number it is...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 30th April 2019, 03:07 PM
Replies: 1,036
Views: 141,064
Posted By LTC8K6
Noor has been found guilty. Various breaking...

Noor has been found guilty. Various breaking sources.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 30th April 2019, 02:40 PM
Replies: 1,203
Views: 60,819
Posted By LTC8K6
That's crazy.

That's crazy.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 30th April 2019, 02:38 PM
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Views: 60,819
Posted By LTC8K6
It totally supports her story of being tired and...

It totally supports her story of being tired and going to the wrong apartment.

I think an objective jury will be influenced in her favor by the 911 recording.

If there was any doubt that Guyger...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 30th April 2019, 07:39 AM
Replies: 1,203
Views: 60,819
Posted By LTC8K6
The 911 call will certainly help her case.

The 911 call will certainly help her case.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 26th April 2019, 12:56 PM
Replies: 106
Views: 3,385
Posted By LTC8K6
If you see something, say something, and then get...

If you see something, say something, and then get arrested. :D
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 26th April 2019, 11:44 AM
Replies: 3,362
Views: 621,367
Posted By LTC8K6
Cruel and unusual punishment is illegal.

Cruel and unusual punishment is illegal.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 26th April 2019, 11:40 AM
Replies: 106
Views: 3,385
Posted By LTC8K6
How about shoplifting? The police pretty...

How about shoplifting?

The police pretty much never see the act, and they pretty much always take the word of the store employees and cart off whoever they point out, or whoever the employees...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 26th April 2019, 11:34 AM
Replies: 106
Views: 3,385
Posted By LTC8K6
How often do you suppose the police actually...

How often do you suppose the police actually observe the crime when they make an arrest?

I suspect it's not very often and police are mostly making judgements on the fly whenever they are called...
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