some MMA fighting. Mildly entertaining

http://clankiller.com/stuff/cruka12.wmv

So i got an email today, with a title called "whats the difference between Obama and Sarkozy. And attached were two pics.

Sorry if i mistyped the names.

lol, hilarious

This is good for giggles:

http://www.boxofmystery.com/?p=475

(press arrow in the box then continue clicking through)

Takes a while but you can click through it at your own pace - some of it is just hilarious. Basically they 'acted out' the suggestions of forum members in some sort of really effed up point-and-click adventure style game.

I can't believe I wasted 20 minutes reading that. Still, not so shabby.

Yea i went through it too, It kinda shows the mental health of people using the internet

Not exactly funny, but whatever. Interesting article about WI. They ruled you can openly carry a firearm, yet police keep arresting people in complete allowance of the law. The guy they keep arresting is following the law and a firearms instructor.

http://www.wisn.com/cnn-news/19235901/detail.html

heh, interesting. I guess it takes some getting used to. Whatever, i'd be the guy getting told to lay face down every day. I sure as hell would be exercising my right to carry a firearm, especially if the cops screwed with me as a result. Not that I have a problem with cops, but if it's my right, I should be able to exercise it without being harassed.

On the other hand, I think you should have to have a license and training in order to be able to carry a gun.

Well since i have my own pistol im not immediatly struck with panic as i see people carrying a gun, I do keep my eye on them but thats just because guns are so rare on streetview. And theres no way of knowing their training.

But i do feel it raises unnecessary tensions. I think its good that people with low selfrestraint can beat eachother sensless but if we add a firearm to this equation, its not gonna be a pretty sight. And you cant take a bullet back, its a terminal solution. And bullets don't stop with the initial victim. If its .45 or .50 it will keep going for a while.

I remember when i went to the practice range, i had one under my arm and one on belt, concealed (i had permit for 2, now one expired, but that one was a bitch to clean so i dont want use it anyway) Ive never felt more uncomfortable. Can't turn because the gun restricts jacket movement, the arms are open wide like carrying a watermelon in armpits. Fuck it, now i ultra rarely carry my gun on me, too much stress etc. If i get into a situation where i have to use a gun, i am already a failure.

haha. I don't necessarily disagree, though not having a gun won't keep you from getting shot.

Anyway, I saw this image and thought it was quite hilarious.



Linky to article that contains it... not so funny, but since I'm stealing the image bandwidth I thought it would be nice to link to the source material.
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news ... -doubt.ars

OMG that is a really good miniature. It even has a fine tuning peg! I would love to get my hands on it to play with it. See if the pegs move, if it has a sound post, etc.

As for carring a gun. I personally am for it. But, I am a little nervous with other people. But I am also nervous being a passanger in other peoples cars. As for actually carring a gun, well what type, size, weight do matter.

With my pistol, I chose a very small and light, yet accurate gun, so I could carry it. Only a little .32. But, I don't carry it. However, just because I don't does not mean I don't fully believe I should have the right. The main reason why I don't right now is I am smart enough to know how I handle extreme stress. But, I also believe that would be eliminated with better stress management training.

Long story short, I had a very aggressive driver try to loterally run me off the road, get in front of my car and slam on breaks etc. I did not have an opportunity to get away so I called the police from my cell phone. When the police asked me where I was, the name of the street literally froze on my tongue. This was a street I took every day home from work. So, that is when I decided for the time I would not carry a gun. I didn't need to need the gun and not be able to remember anything about the incident. However, that was many years ago, and I fully believe I am much better at those situations than when I was like 23-24.

And yes, if I saw someone with a gun, I would definately keep a watch on them, but I would the same with homeless people, people not acting right, following me etc. I would rather know my surrounding than not. And I have had people try to grab me off the street into a car before, so I feel it is always best to know what is going on around you.

Funny though generally speaking when Satis is around I feel much safer and less likely to be aware of my surrounding. Guess that is trust or something.

Seriously? I'd feel a lot less safe if Satis was near myself. If L4D is anything to go by...hehehe

As you all already know I don't subscribe to your pov on guns, but whatever. Don't see how carrying guns or having them freely accessable is going to make things any safer. That's assuming a lot of self-control and intelligence from people in general, which I am pretty sure is majorly unjustified based on 27 years of personal experience.

Good training might make things a bit better - but even then, as long as we're not talking intensive combat training or anything (which, incidentally, has little application to 'real-world' situations) you don't really know how people would react (a little like what Shiny said). For instance, I know girls who're very loud and not shy and did self-defense courses and stuff, who always said they'd "take care" of the situation if they ever got sexually harassed. But usually when that actually happened to them, they found that they didn't scream for help, didn't fight back, didn't think rationally - just froze up and hoped it would stop (afterwards they would often feel worse because they suddenly realized that they can't really handle the situations and are out of control, than about the harrassment itself, too). Point being: you never know how you'll react.

Guns make it too easy to cause permanent damage. Sure, you can cut with a kitchen knife or a beer glass too, but we can agree that they're generally speaking not as dangerous as a gun.

Another anecdote: a Dutch cyclist has recently come under fire for causing a crash in mid sprint (they go about 60-70 km/h then) by pulling the race leader to the ground causing him to crash into the barriers. His defense, since he crashed himself too, was: 'why would I cause a crash if I'm right behind the guy and risk badly hurting myself?' Imho, a void statement. Once you hit that zone, once that red veil goes over your eyes, personal safety is the least of your worries. It's the same reason why retarded drivers that go loco in traffic try to crash your car, even though it is incredibly dangerous for them too. People just go crazy.

Long story short: in a society filled with unpredictable and crazy-ass motherfuckers I don't like people around me carrying guns. And yeah, if I had a gun I could defend myself, but that's not the point is it? Besides, if someone pulls out a gun in a metro station or busy street there's a 90% chance you'll get a cap in your ass before you even notice what's going on.

/rant

Well ox, that sounds pretty much the same what we were trying to say. Atleast in Estonia, getting a permit to carry a firearm is a road filled with misery and failures. Its very difficult to get a licence and the red tape is really really bad, which is kinda good because only the really determined people make it.

One thing i learned from all the gun stuff is that you never know who is armed and every time you piss someone off is a chance of getting shot. Once that got in my head it kinda pacified me. But then again i have been against violence my whole life, and using a firearm on someone is an extreme case of violence, terminal violence.

So tazer guns for everyone

lol. I'm all for fistfights, everyone unarmed! W00t!

Meh, we've had plenty of instances where someone beats someone else to death with nothing more than their fists. With other people around not helping.

IMO the gun thing is mainly a deterrent. If you don't know who's packing, suddenly everyone's a lot nicer. I'm suddenly getting a flashback to a similar discussion we had here several years ago, so that probably means it's time to stop.

BTW, Shiny, the mini violin is almost certainly photoshopped.