ZakkaNik
Billy Galaxy Vintage Toys
2005-10-30
2005-10-29
Federal Firearms License
Ahh, wouldn't it be cool to have one of these? No more stupid fees to take possession of firearms. Of course, this is only useful if I intend to buy enough guns to cover the license fees. Maybe after I move back to the U.S. And buy a house. And a large safe.
ATF Firearms FAQs - Information and links about U.S. firearms law.
Firearms & Explosives Imports Branch - Information on weapons importing.
National Licensing Center - Get licensed.
ATF Distribution Center - Order Form F7!
ATF Firearms FAQs - Information and links about U.S. firearms law.
Firearms & Explosives Imports Branch - Information on weapons importing.
National Licensing Center - Get licensed.
ATF Distribution Center - Order Form F7!
2005-10-28
Brain Sex
That's not as funky as it sounds. Americans are so overly sensitized to the word "sex" that they erroneously substitute "gender" when they mean "sex". Sex, aside from the act of copulation, refers to the physical characteristic differences between males and females of a species (at least when a species has two sexes). Gender is the role that a particular sex plays, and is largely psychological, but is also cultural and invariably somewhat linked to the physiological sex.
So a homosexual male who is always the femme and has nurturing instincts could truthfully answer on a form that asks for "gender" that he is "female".
But that's beside the point. Gina Lynn's Wired blog has a link to this Brain sex test on the BBC. I haven't checked it out yet, but after hearing about one of my coworkers taking such a test and coming up 80% female (although he's male), I wonder how I stack up. That I don't like football counts against me, but that I like weapons makes me more masculine than the preponderance of wimpy Americans who don't like guns.
So a homosexual male who is always the femme and has nurturing instincts could truthfully answer on a form that asks for "gender" that he is "female".
But that's beside the point. Gina Lynn's Wired blog has a link to this Brain sex test on the BBC. I haven't checked it out yet, but after hearing about one of my coworkers taking such a test and coming up 80% female (although he's male), I wonder how I stack up. That I don't like football counts against me, but that I like weapons makes me more masculine than the preponderance of wimpy Americans who don't like guns.
これ、欲しい！
前から「ピュア・タブレット」みたいなノートパソコンが欲しいと思っていたけど、これがいい。富士通のFMV-STYLISTIC TB12/B。でかい電池を入れると１０時間ももつんだって。使ってみたい。
これも面白そうだけど、使い道あるのかな。
これも面白そうだけど、使い道あるのかな。
2005-10-27
MRJapanese
That's not "Mr. Japanese", it's Management Recruiters Japanese. Apparently Katie's trying to get a job through them. My Japanese isn't great, but perhaps I should look, too....
2005-10-24
2005-10-23
Reed-Solomon ECC
The ECC Page - Links, code, and such.
4i2i Reed-Solomon Codes - A nicely written overview of RS.
The Wikipedia entry on RS.
4i2i Reed-Solomon Codes - A nicely written overview of RS.
The Wikipedia entry on RS.
2005-10-21
2005-10-20
2005-10-19
M'Gold!
(Trying to emulate that weird gold-mad dog in Duck Tales.)
Kitco has some interesting precious metal resources, such as historical pricing and a bunch of stuff I can't really appreciate.
They also link to GoldMoney, which is an electronic payment system based on a gold standard. Sounds more interesting than the other e-payment schemes I've seen lately.
Kitco has some interesting precious metal resources, such as historical pricing and a bunch of stuff I can't really appreciate.
They also link to GoldMoney, which is an electronic payment system based on a gold standard. Sounds more interesting than the other e-payment schemes I've seen lately.
2005-10-17
Warthog
Cute. I'd rather have a firearm with larger magazine and longer barrel, though, since I don't have a concealed carry license anyway. (And currently living in Japan, I can't even use a gun here....)
2005-10-14
Lazy Stockpicking
It's interesting to see how other people's stock portfolios perform. Check out this article called Lazy Beats the Street on Motley Fool.
The article links to this older piece on Warren Buffet's thinking on investments. 20 stock picks, eh? I've already used up 10 or so. The problem is, only a few of them have been LTBH for me, like INTC and RGR. Getting the good stocks at good prices is a tough one. On the other hand, playing risks probably has me breaking even right now, largely because my errors made in learning wiped out my profits, c.f. shorting GOOG in the low $200s (it went up) and a currently sagging gamble on GTE.
Other interesting articles on the 'Fool:
Will Caribou's Shari'ah Affect Shares? - I didn't realize Caribou's primary investor was Islamic. It'd be a good idea to pay attention to who's holding the majority of the share pie.
A Super Sonic Stock - Sonic might be a good stock to study, as well as BW3's.
The Beef's at McDonald's - I figured "Supersize Me" would depress their stock price. Maybe I should get a piece.
McDonald's Burrito IPO - Hadn't even realized that Mickey D's had bought Chipotle. Maybe the IPO would be worth watching.
The article links to this older piece on Warren Buffet's thinking on investments. 20 stock picks, eh? I've already used up 10 or so. The problem is, only a few of them have been LTBH for me, like INTC and RGR. Getting the good stocks at good prices is a tough one. On the other hand, playing risks probably has me breaking even right now, largely because my errors made in learning wiped out my profits, c.f. shorting GOOG in the low $200s (it went up) and a currently sagging gamble on GTE.
Other interesting articles on the 'Fool:
Will Caribou's Shari'ah Affect Shares? - I didn't realize Caribou's primary investor was Islamic. It'd be a good idea to pay attention to who's holding the majority of the share pie.
A Super Sonic Stock - Sonic might be a good stock to study, as well as BW3's.
The Beef's at McDonald's - I figured "Supersize Me" would depress their stock price. Maybe I should get a piece.
McDonald's Burrito IPO - Hadn't even realized that Mickey D's had bought Chipotle. Maybe the IPO would be worth watching.
2005-10-13
2005-10-12
Clinton's war on Iraq?
Found this interesting link off of slashdot (here). Apparently before Bush got in office, Clinton was making preparations to go to war with Iraq. Doesn't mean that oil wasn't the main reason, though.
LCD Arms
Wintechno - The horizontal stand is something like out of the Matrix, and I may just have to buy the moving workstation rig....
LiveCreator - Lots of variety, but the arms just look cheap.
Forvice - Is it just me, or is that not a good name for a company? Their LCD arms look cool, though.
Eizo / Nanao
? - For Sharp LCDs. There's some stuff here but it looks like Forvice's stuff.
LiveCreator - Lots of variety, but the arms just look cheap.
Forvice - Is it just me, or is that not a good name for a company? Their LCD arms look cool, though.
Eizo / Nanao
? - For Sharp LCDs. There's some stuff here but it looks like Forvice's stuff.
2005-10-11
この切替器が欲しいな。
PKV-04PUA
PS/2の端子 もUSBの端子も付いていて、使用はいろいろありそうだ。USBの周辺機器をシェアできるのがいいけど、他の製品ではUSBを切り 替えるのが時間かかるから、キーボードとマウスはPS/2のままがいい。どうせマック意外まだPS/2端子が付いてる。本当はDVI対応のが欲しい。だけ ど、モニターとパソコン一台しかDVIじゃないから、あまり買う必要がないかも。
これは新しい製品だから、ほとんど見つからない。メジャーな店にまだ置いてないらしい。
PS/2の端子 もUSBの端子も付いていて、使用はいろいろありそうだ。USBの周辺機器をシェアできるのがいいけど、他の製品ではUSBを切り 替えるのが時間かかるから、キーボードとマウスはPS/2のままがいい。どうせマック意外まだPS/2端子が付いてる。本当はDVI対応のが欲しい。だけ ど、モニターとパソコン一台しかDVIじゃないから、あまり買う必要がないかも。
これは新しい製品だから、ほとんど見つからない。メジャーな店にまだ置いてないらしい。
2005-10-10
2005-10-06
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