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by nataz 5y ago
Hmmm, this is odd. I used to have an issue with Pinterest, but somehow I found a setting to remove from search results. Am I just a lucky a/b test?
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by nataz 5y ago
location: DC metro area Remote: No Willing to relocate: No Technologies: link analysis tools, remote sensing, data visualization and GIS (tableau, SIG-IMINT analysis) Résumé/CV: Not a software dev, but I do have a track record of manag
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by nataz 5y ago
For those curious, Garand Thumb. https://youtu.be/FlHsVQDbyx4
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by nataz 5y ago
True, but you have to remember that until relatively recently, the idea of owning a 556/223 AR platform was pretty far out of the mainstream. People who liked guns hunted, and or owned things in calibers that overlapped between hunting
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by nataz 5y ago
And just a quick safety note, a 9mm round can absolutely cause long term hearing damage with just one shot, especially if fired indoors and unsurprised. Lots of variables in play here, but the answer is to always wear hearing protection.
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by nataz 5y ago
Whoa there. I think it comes from the cartoon character Elmer fudd, and stands for someone who is part of the traditional sporting/hunting culture as opposed to someone approaching it from a broader and more modern "self defense&q
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by nataz 5y ago
You have to go one layer deeper and think beyond the projectile (bullet) and include the cartridge (bullet, accelerant, primer, case). Basically how fast some thing shoots (how much accelerant) is just as important as what you are shooting
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by nataz 5y ago
I think hn and tech culture in general is sleeping on the rise of popular gun culture. Even with some significant headwinds on social media, gun culture influencers have huge audiences, slick media production, and run the gambit from highly
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Nuclear security helicopter scours Boston Marathon route for radiation(arstechnica.com)
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by nataz 5y ago
Hmm...I can't remember how I got here. Currently in Federal government. Grew up building my own computers, lan parties, etc. Lots of friends ended up in the tech world/start up scene. Lots of overlap between federal gov and techno
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by nataz 5y ago
How I take notes: For professional life: Pen + dot grid notepad - developed independently, but similar to the bullet journal technique. Dot grid plus pens make the whole thing ultra customizable. I can sketch engineering designs, make a cal
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by nataz 5y ago
Fair enough on the headline. Lots of efficiencies to be gained in this arena. The network effect here is crazy strong already, but it's historically all based on working together in person. Now that COVID is keeping everyone at home, m
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by nataz 5y ago
I don't think you're making selling to government easier, you're making it easier for contractors who are bad at selling to government connect to contractors that are good at selling to government. There are lots of governmen
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Alexandria to use Rescue Plan funds to give $500 a month to low-income families(washingtonpost.com)
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by nataz 5y ago
<Although, I'd still like to know how "required FBI background check", which I bet all are tracked and cross-referencable with the requestor, thereby giving a synthetic key to "gun purchase" does not translate to
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Google and Facebook to require vaccines for in-office employees(washingtonpost.com)
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by nataz 5y ago
Partially related question. I live in the DC metro area and work for the federal government. As such, I read the Washington post online on a pretty much daily basis. It's the best local news source in the region. Is it just me, or do t
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by nataz 5y ago
My gut tells me this is a quick cash grab to help support the PACs and the coming trump org legal battles in NY. You don't need to win the lawsuit, you need news headlines, outrage, and fundraising emails.
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Trump announces lawsuits aimed at social media companies alleging censorship(washingtonpost.com)
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Pentagon cancels $10B Jedi contract challenged by Amazon(washingtonpost.com)
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The newest MAGA app is tied to a Bannon-allied Chinese billionaire(politico.com)
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US seizes $2.3M Colonial Pipeline paid to ransomware attackers(arstechnica.com)
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Shortages loom as ransomware hamstrings the world’s biggest meat producer(arstechnica.com)
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For some Navy pilots, UFO sightings were an ordinary event(washingtonpost.com)
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by nataz 5y ago
This hits close to home. I am the son of a marine biologist, and was I was a marine biologist myself. I grew up studying coral reef ecosystems is some of the most beautiful pristine locations in the Caribbean. 40ish years later, even in the
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Hackers who shut down pipeline: We don’t want to cause “problems for society”(arstechnica.com)
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96% of US users opt out of app tracking in iOS 14.5, analytics find(arstechnica.com)
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by nataz 5y ago
The most interesting part of the HN discussion is not about the definition of what Amazon is doing, but the occasional misunderstanding of how large brick and mortar retail businesses operate at scale (see: buying shelf space/payment d
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by nataz 5y ago
I'm curious about the use of pagers in healthcare. I work in an industry that would love to have pagers for on call events, but service has proven unreliable (especially indoors) unless you build out your own dedicated wireless infrast
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by nataz 5y ago
Their comments matter, but they aren't well informed. Hacker news is full of bright ambitious folks who think they are very smart, or they can change the world, or they can make a lot of money. It's all about their personal impact

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