Anecdote

Years ago I was in Eindhoven in The Netherlands.

One evening after work I was in the hotel sauna relaxing. There was another gentleman there reading the newspaper. As is the custom, neither of us had on a stitch so there was nothing to communicate status or profession.

After cleaning, some have suggested using the family oven but others have objected it may shorten the lifetime of the brass.

Boy, that’s different!

I finished the kit months ago but couldn’t get the black powder, especially the FFFF (or 4F) that’s recommended for the pan. That stuff is rare!

And before that, they used logarithms which, as it happens, are the basis for slide rules and, later, some of the parts in analog computers.

Speculation is a double-charge when reloading caused it. (Shooter had no serious injuries … except to his wallet.)

The computer cheated.

The company I work for makes a 100% deterministic operating system. You want that when the computer is flying the airplane. (Have you traveled on a 787?)

I was shaving in the mirror when that happened. Looking up, I saw my right eye move. It had looked off to the side for a moment but then came back to the mirror an instant later. I had no idea what it had seen nor why it had looked over there.

After the party for our son-in-law’s birthday yesterday at his parent’s home, we took a hike into the Bureau of Land Management wilderness area behind their property to find a safe spot for target shooting.