PIA is cool. So is Mailinator.
BitTorrent over Tor is a bad idea because most BT clients insert the IP address into tracker info, and web traffic is bundled with the BT traffic, resulting in piercing the veil of anonymity.
Get a gift card and sign up for PIA using Mailinator. At the very least, one can skirt the DMCA! ;-)
2015-05-29
Suppressors
Holy hell, it happened! Minnesota legalized sound suppressors!! As per SF 878 / HF 849. May 22nd was a beautiful day.
There's going to be one helluva backlog, though. According to NFATracker.com, the Form 4 wait times are in the realm of 3 months from the time the check is cashed. According to SilencerShop.com, the Form 4 wait times are at 4 months for trusts, and 6-8 months for individuals. And that's after the Form 3 transfer between dealers!
The ATF isn't accepting e-file for Form 4 (transfer of NFA firearm) submissions, but they are for Form 1 (making NFA firearm). Hence some people are recommending using a kit to build one's own for minimum wait time. SD Tactical Arms makes one such kit, as detailed on ar15news.com.
There's going to be one helluva backlog, though. According to NFATracker.com, the Form 4 wait times are in the realm of 3 months from the time the check is cashed. According to SilencerShop.com, the Form 4 wait times are at 4 months for trusts, and 6-8 months for individuals. And that's after the Form 3 transfer between dealers!
The ATF isn't accepting e-file for Form 4 (transfer of NFA firearm) submissions, but they are for Form 1 (making NFA firearm). Hence some people are recommending using a kit to build one's own for minimum wait time. SD Tactical Arms makes one such kit, as detailed on ar15news.com.
2015-05-12
Net Neutrality Noise
Well, this has been open in my browser since...February. Time to dump it into here.
The Daily Caller had an article against NN that linked to Ajit Pai's dissenting statement and has a video with some remarks. The FCC's "Open Internet" (a misnomer if I ever saw one, considering government regulation) page has some of the other remarks as well.
Of course I don't agree with the co-opted version of network neutrality (distinguished in uppercase) because it inserts government into something that's supposed to be open. That ought to cause cognitive dissonance in anyone with a brain. The prior net neutrality was to avoid such interference, and then the FCC picked up the name and changed what it meant. Brilliant. And people are stupid, so they fell for it. Ah well.
The Daily Caller had an article against NN that linked to Ajit Pai's dissenting statement and has a video with some remarks. The FCC's "Open Internet" (a misnomer if I ever saw one, considering government regulation) page has some of the other remarks as well.
Of course I don't agree with the co-opted version of network neutrality (distinguished in uppercase) because it inserts government into something that's supposed to be open. That ought to cause cognitive dissonance in anyone with a brain. The prior net neutrality was to avoid such interference, and then the FCC picked up the name and changed what it meant. Brilliant. And people are stupid, so they fell for it. Ah well.
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