Challenger, 20 years later

January 29, 2006

Today marks the 20th anniversary of the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, which killed seven astronauts and shattered the idea that space travel would be as routine as air travel is today. The whole thing is made even more poignant …

The Guns of LonelyMachines

January 22, 2006

Sig Sauer P228

In a Rafter S elephant rig.

The P228 was my first Sig. Over the years, I'd found it a bit too large for carry, and I'd sold …

Zen wisdom of the Mall Ninja

January 7, 2006

Whoever owns mallninja.com didn't renew their domain, and it's gone. I went looking for the original thread on GlockTalk, but they don't have it in the archives. Does it mean that the eternal wisdom of Gecko45 and SPECOPS …

Sony MZ-EH930

January 6, 2006

This is the second-generation Hi-MD playback unit. Notice the similarities to last year's MZ-E630 MDLP player. This unit has the HD amp as well as a connexion for an external battery pack. …

Rumors of Rio's demise possibly premature.

A bit back I posted that Rio had gone belly-up. All assets had been sold to Sigmatel, and hope for anything developed by their team looked lost.

Looks like I jumped the gun.

Turns out, Sigmatel has kept Rio's development …

Darwinism in action…

January 1, 2006

This is very similar to an event that once happened to me. Gansta Homey Tip of the Day: retain your weapon and ensure you've got it under control when robbing someone. This guy just didn't get it:…