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apparently the 1.6B rounds of ammo isn't for practice either. At least not according to Local 2554 of their union: Ammunition shortage for Border Patrol -- Rob

Nice try. Actually, amateurish. He didn't say that; and you don't get to put words in other people's mouths, little skipper. you know, I didn't even see who that was, I read it, and assumed it was Kallend. -- Rob

So, if cost was the reason to put in such a large contract for ammo (which is a perfectly valid reason to buy in bulk) why put the contract in on more expensive ammo? All I know is that I can do the basic math, and over the full term of the contract even, that's a hell of a lot of training ammo. http://www.westernjournalism.com/1-6-billion-bullets-by-the-dhs-numbers/ do you care to offer an alternative opinion as to why the DHS has contracted for purchase this much ammo? Or would you prefer to continue to rhyme, misspell and/or randomly hyphenate. -- Rob

A search engine just for ammo? yes. as well as gun-deals.com and gunbot.net gunbot hasless types of ammo, but more current information and the ability to filter on in-stock only. -- Rob

this differs from organizations hiring off duty police for extra security because the hired police aren't being hired for an event or security. They are being hired to be beat-cops. Part of me has no problem with this. Hiring off-duty cops for extra security is the way it is everywhere. With this proposal, however, the businesses and organizations doing the hiring aren't controlling the hired off-duty officers the way they would for event security. This is paying the officers to report to the city chain of command and work a specific beat. It just doesn't seem right to me. Kind of like "sure, you can have extra cops on your street mister. Fork over $30/hr for each cop. No, you're not hiring them, we still control them, you're just paying for them." but at the same time "What? you can't afford to pay for extra cops and you have a crime problem on your street? Too bad so sad... we're doing all we can." -- Rob

I've been through immigration as a business traveler (with and without a VISA) in Spain, Taiwan, China, Brazil, and Canada. the first 4 were "show me your papers, why are you here, where are you staying". Canada, however didn't let me get the paperwork out of the way up front using a service, I had to amass evidence of reasoning for my visit, and stand in a line at immigration at the airport for 2 hours while 4 agents serviced the line, 2 of the agents went to lunch during this time. China was by far the easiest entry process. -- Rob

Whatever your personal opinions of Kallend my be, I certainly hope you don't actually feed this way about educators The best professors I know are the ones that have actually worked in the field they are teaching. The pure academics are perfectly fine for the underclassmen. But when it gets time for the real, advanced education in the field that a student is choosing to pursue, someone who has worked in the industry that the student is planning on working in is going to have more context to educate with. Is it REQUIRED to be a good professor? No. I know good profs who have never worked outside academentia. I'm just saying that in my experience, context provides a better foothold for learning. This is true on both sides of the podium. I also believe students who work in their field before they graduate (be it professionally or through internships) gain valuable context into the field and will learn more from their classes. -- Rob

some funny shit, but I doubt it's real. a quick google for the first paragraph returned at least 3 different versions of the letter claiming different origination dates as far back as Jan 2010. That was on the first 2 pages of my google search results. I must say though that I have had the same response to some forms I'm filling out. At least it's getting better. For instance, the last time I renewed my passport (5 years ago), I was sent a form PDF that I could fill out in acrobat, print and sign. A friend of mine who renewed hers last year said she put in some information online, and was sent a pre-filled PDF form that had a few blanks left to fill. -- Rob

Just give it a few months and the lefties will begin blowing every little inconvenience into a major catastrophe. It's now either the cause of: Bush Fracking Global WarmingClimate change Sequester what did I miss? -- Rob

I think people can bitch about this or illegal immigration. I don't think they can do both without being hypocrites. You're funny... I know where those checkpoints are in TX. You don't think anyone trafficking illegals knows? -- Rob

As was said above, "sorting things out" will functionally mean that the talented people will say "yeah... fuck this" and leave. And yeah, they'll go back to the work from home policy as soon as someone realizes they're making counter offers to their best folks over this issue. -- Rob

referred to by some as the "Constitution Free Zone" http://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights-constitution-free-zone-map -- Rob

I am ignorant about the policies and processes behind CAFE. I didn't google it. I post sometimes to piss people off. That makes me a troll. Calling someone else a troll has been defeined as a PA. As has calling someone ignorant. The point of my post was not to piss anyone off, but to point out the idiocy of the PA rules here when they are codified in a specific manner. People know what personal attack is. You don't have to codify what it is. I got a 2 week break for using a term meaning "a state of being uninformed" -- ignorance. As a moderator, it's ok to ignore your own rules about what a PA is. Just pointing out that there is more than a double standard here. Those disagreeing with moderators, those agreeing with moderators, and moderators. All have a variable (approaching zero) enforcement of forum rules. This post will be deleted as it is about to be determined as complaining about moderator action and such posts can be deleted without notice or justification. -- Rob

Patriot Act would have been a better place to start. this -- Rob

did you just call me ignorant? http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=1155892 While I don't take the use of the word "ignorant" as a personal attack, you, as a moderator of this forum, have codified the use of that was to indicate a personal attack. Thank you for the perfect example. I expect you'll be giving yourself a 2 week break now? -- Rob

that series is on my list. Right now it's the Troy Rising series by John Ringo -- Rob

I'm reading a sci fi book now where this problem is tangentially mentioned. A large ship in our solar system with thousands of men and a few hundred women (military and civilian)... The proposal was made to open bars and bring in "semi-professional entertainment". space pussy -- Rob

the poor buy the used 10 year old fuel inefficient cars because that's what they can afford. we're sorry your so out of touch with your solar plant on your roof and your positive cashflow. -- Rob

when I was a sysadmin, I'd not hear people talking to me when I was in deep hackmode. But a msg in IRC or an IM would prompt an immediate response. followed typically by a memory swapout to a text file and departing for lunch and/or beer. -- Rob

it depends on the work being done, and the set of employees. I work with a development group that used to be 90% co-located in Austin, TX. Over the past few years, people have moved on and around, and now, I am the only person in Austin working on this project. I'm supposed to be in the office as our VP declared anyone with an assigned office who lives within 50 miles of that office space, should be in the office 5days a week. Management is mostly ignoring the rule, and it makes absolutely no sense for me. So sometimes, with co-located employees who need to collaborate on something, in-office works better. But not always. -- Rob

If it doesn't agree with his agenda, he ignores it. That kind of kills the buzz of trolling. -- Rob

a shotgun can be a very effective weapon for home defense. Certainly not a double barreled shotgun as our VP would like us to believe. Certainly not if you randomly shoot it in the air off of your balcony. For while that MIGHT scare off an intruder, it's more likely to land your ass in jail. "but I was doing what VP Biden told me to do" At least Jay Carney has job security... "what VP Biden MEANT to say was..." If there is one intruder, and one shot hits and stops him, then a shotgun is as effective as it needs to be. If there is more than one, and/or more than one shot is required, than a carbine backed up with a handgun is (in my opinion, as this is all tainted by opinion) the best combination for home defense. Recoil management, shot placement and target acquisition are only important if you need more than one shot. And let's face it... one shot stops are pretty mythical. (my opinion on shotgun vs rifle for home defense was changed about 2 months ago when I attended some training centered around personal and home defense.) -- Rob

they are trained. You're right. You don't know the people I've met. I know some pretty damn good shots. And they don't have to train do do a bunch of other things like the SS do. As for the respect aspect... the SS agents need to show a little respect for the position they hold and back off on the whoring and drinking... then they won't degrade the respect they get. -- Rob

Most of the officers i know now carry a rifle in the front and leave the shotgun in the trunk for the fallback. -- Rob

what I see here is a complaint about a provision in a new law that violates 4th amendment protections. What is repeated by the pro-gun folks is "start by enforcing the laws we have before you make new ones". This is one of the new ones that shouldn't have been made. -- Rob