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Weekend Knowledge Dump- July 12, 2013

 

Here are a few links to articles and videos I found interesting this week. Some are intellectual. Some are informative. Some are just fun. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.

 

 

The 23 strangest habits you’ll pick up after living in 23 different countries

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Fluent in Three Months is the best language learning site on the web.  Benny makes it a project to move to a different country every few months and learn the language as quickly as possible.  He’s listed some interesting cultural customs from each of the countries where he has lived.  If you are interested in travel or foreign culture, check this article out.

 

 

The 4th amendment violations will continue until morale improves

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“It should be as plain as day at this point. Yet some people still have a hard time understanding that they’re living under an oppressive, destructive, unaccountable government.

 

Most other cultures get it. If you go to Argentina, Vietnam, Italy, or China, people there have absolutely no trust or confidence in their governments.

 

It’s something that’s -almost- uniquely American– a lifetime of steady, bombastic propaganda that inculcates a deep belief that our system is the ‘best’.

 

And, even in the face of such overwhelming evidence, it’s still hard for people to break from this programming and acknowledge that their government is just as corrupt as Mexico’s… albeit slightly more sophisticated.”

 

 

 

Podcast – Ballistic Radio Episode 12

 

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I’ve been gradually working my way through the excellent radio programs/podcasts from Ballistic Radio.  I’ve been very pleasantly surprised at the excellent quality of information those guys are putting out.  It’s the only gun-related podcast I regularly listen to.  This particular episode features my friend Kathy Jackson as a guest.  Kathy teaches firearms classes for her company Cornered Cat LLC and specializes in women’s shooting issues.  This podcast has some great information for female shooters and male instructors who may train women.

 

If you are interested in learning more about female shooters and some of their particular challenges, I also recommend Kathy’s excellent book The Cornered Cat.

 

 

 

AK-47 Magazines – What’s Good, What’s Better, What’s Best, and What to Avoid

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Good guidelines for choosing AK magazines…if they ever become available again.

 

 

 

Suicide bummer — Jihadi hid explosives up his backside

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The reason why airport metal detectors and body scanners are a complete farce. Neither would have detected this bomb. If a person wants to blow something up badly enough, there isn’t much we can do.

The proper grip for shooting an autoloading pistol

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Claude Werner shows you the best way to grip a pistol.

 

 

 

How To Make A Glowstick Alarm

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This might be useful for any of you looking to make a cheap perimeter alarm.

 

HERE is another neat idea.

 

 

Tactical Snake Oil Part 2: Chemical Analysis of Oral IV.

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For all my cop/military friends (to whom this shit is marketed), it appears that Oral IV isn’t quite what the manufacturers claim….

 

 

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Posted on July 12, 2013 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
AK-47, Ballistic Radio, Bombs, Claude Werner, Kathy Jackson, travel

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