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I read an interesting news story yesterday about AOL. Seems that it is terminating dial-up internet connection service in September. Most here probably remember attaching a modem to your telephone and listening to that screechy sound it made while it connected. I had assumed dial-up, and AOL...

Saw this today. A new low. Don't just sit there, do something. https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/us-alcohol-consumption-record-low-health-concerns-rise-survey-finds-2025-08-13/

I am not a Zelle user, and know next to nothing about how it works, beyond that it's a money transfer service and is a favorite of swindlers and scammers. Apparently Zelle has added a safeguard to prevent money transfers between users directly, and everything now must go through a participating...

I won’t get into details, but I have a friend who owns an old refinished 98 Mauser. During the refinishing, the front receiver ring military stampings were nearly polished off. He would like to find someone capable of refreshing them. I have no idea who is capable of doing that sort of work...

This week I have received two emails, both allegedly from PayPal, notifying me that $500 has been transferred from my PayPal account wallet to someone’s Coinbase crypto account. Thing is I have no Bitcoin wallet nor a PayPal account. Of course, the message requests that if the amount is...

Today is the debut of GrabAGun on the NYSE. This is Don Trump Jr’s company. I don’t know exactly how it works, maybe some here know more about it and can explain it. Read about it here...

As the BBB passed, the $200 suppressor tax will expire. https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-republican-budget-proposal-has-removal-gun-silencer-tax-its-sights-2025-05-14/

I stumbled on this story this morning, the first I had heard of anything like this. Fusing brain neurons with silicon chips. The AI possibilities alone boggle the mind. Gotta wonder what happens when it combines with quantum computing? We are indeed living in interesting times...

Seems that Iran is now launching a missile attack on Doha, Qatar. Presumably fired at US installations there.

Here in San Antonio we had a near-record setting severe electrical storm overnight with heavy rainfall, 3” to 8”, and many areas were flooded. The strange thing was this morning, most of our power was out. This was because five of the house circuit breakers were tripped. Of those, two circuit...

I assume that like me, many of you have received a text(s) or email from some toll road authority demanding payment for an unpaid toll, and also like me, just deleted them. However I just received a text from the Texas DMV (it said) saying I had an unpaid traffic ticket, and If I did not pay it...

We were at the local Ollie’s store today and I saw something new. They were little plastic tubes that adapt AAA cells for use in devices that use AA cells. Just insert a AAA cell, the plastic tubes have metal terminals on each end. $3.39 for a package of eight. For some reason, I always have...

I drove by the San Antonio airport today. On the ramp of one of the FBOs was a lineup of five Cirrus SF50 Vision Jets. Very striking aircraft, but at about $3M each, I am not a customer. Interesting feature is that they have parachutes in case the jet engine goes out in flight, you can float...

Just saw that a $70M F-18 went over the side of the Harry S. Truman because the tow crew lost control. Any carrier squids here who can explain how that could have happened?

Appears 5 dead and 4 injured in FSU Tallahassee shooting around noon today. Apparently 2 shooters, one is dead. Accuracy of report not confirmed.

Last night, the PBS “Nova” episode was about weapons technology of the Revolution. Probably familiar to most here, but it did cover smoothbore flintlock muskets vs. rifles. The best segment was about the first submarine called “The Turtle.” Even though it played a very small role, it was a very...

As I have related before, my house is located about a quarter mile south of the landing glide path into the San Antonio airport. All afternoon there has been a succession of private business jets coming in at about five minute intervals. Seems as though the Final Four events will be...

I have a fiberglass pickup camper cap. Due to its age, about half the clear coat is peeling off or has already peeled off (especially the roof). I would like to remove all of the clear coat and start over. I have tried both acetone and the thick brown paint remover, but neither seems to touch...

I was looking up some other information and ran across this. I was unaware of how Air Mail was picked up from and delivered to smaller communities over 80 years ago. Airmail Pickup Canister | National Postal Museum

RWS now offers 7.62x51 anti-drone ammunition. Seems to me it is intended for use in a mini gun. NEW: RWS Ammunition URBAN DRONE DEFENCE (UDD): Effective Drone Defence in Urban Areas: RWS Technology