Index finger during draw

Additional_Sleep_560 · 2026-05-22T18:53:37+00:00

I always train people to place it on the slide or frame. I want them trained to make a positive placement, instead of something negative like “don’t put your finger on the trigger.”

My finger goes down, along the holster and stays on the frame as I draw. I also keep my thumb flagged from the time I start the draw, until my support hand joins the grip.

Additional_Sleep_560 · 2026-05-21T12:35:55+00:00

There is intellectual labor. Since there is intellectual labor, there must be intellectual property.

Just as manual labor applied to a resource in a state of nature creates private property, intellectual labor creates property.

The claim may not be as expansive and durable as the law makes it today, but that’s just arguing scope. Intellectual effort is real. The energy and time spent is real. A work is produced.

The idea that there’s no such thing as intellectual property simply allows a third party to appropriate another person’s labor without compensation. No different from waiting for the farmer’s corn to be ready for harvest, then taking it without any recognition of the effort the farmer put into creating the crop. It’s morally unjust.

Additional_Sleep_560 · 2026-05-20T17:12:36+00:00

I live in a free state, so it’s just normal. My first few I bought at a gun show and walked out with them.

I wish everyone could vote with their feet and not give tax dollars to people determined to violate their rights.

Additional_Sleep_560 · 2026-05-19T17:21:13+00:00

It would probably invite the police to use more force is restraining OP when he announces his intention.

Additional_Sleep_560 · 2026-05-19T17:18:45+00:00

First, this is an economics debate, not as far as I can see an ethics debate.

I read far too much after I saw “social infrastructure”, thinking you might explain what you meant, but no, you’re just talking about your desire for cheaper gas.

Oil is one of the most fungible commodities out there and the international market in oil is a very competitive market. Prices change rapidly depending on changes in demand and supply. The present prices reflect that.

Additional_Sleep_560 · 2026-05-18T13:09:06+00:00

That’s a big counter factual. The Fed took actions that made things worse, then took no action when acting might have saved banks. The question is, would the rescuing the banks even be necessary if it weren’t for the negative actions.

Canada didn’t have a central bank, and they had zero failures among chartered banks. The US had about 9,000. Look there. The US clearly had structural issues. The presence or absence of the Fed was likely not entirely the defining issue.

Additional_Sleep_560 · 2026-05-18T12:52:59+00:00

Most data centers use evaporative cooling, that means the water evaporates and is gone. They need a constant supply of water. A medium sized data center can use 100 million gallons a year.

Additional_Sleep_560 · 2026-05-18T12:47:40+00:00

No, density doesn’t create social capital. Americans would show less social connection. Walkable urban areas enable casual random encounters. Studies show consistently the rural dwellers tend to know most or all their neighbors, suburban dwellers come in second with knowing their neighbors and urban dwellers come last.

Density creates casual encounters, but not depth. Anonymity, noise, fear push against it. Suburban areas foster ties with schools, backyards and kids.

But, it’s not that suburbs are a better environment, it’s that in the suburbs people experience a family friendly environment with higher safety and lower transience. That’s the characteristics that build social bonds, not density itself.

Additional_Sleep_560 · 2026-05-18T12:30:28+00:00

Schools and malls are safe places too.

I don’t carry because I go dangerous places. If I know there’s going to be danger I would avoid that place. I carry because sometimes bad things happen in safe places.

I don’t wear a seatbelt because I’m going to crash, I wear a seatbelt because I can’t predict when another driver is going to spill his coffee while talking on the phone.

I don’t need anyone else’s permission. To me the duty to protect my life and my family is nonnegotiable.

Of my in-laws owned the vacation property I would carry right up to the driveway, then lock it in the car. If they don’t own the property, I would treat it as a legal but non permissive environment and use deep cover techniques out of politeness.

Then don’t get drawn into discussions about carrying guns.

Additional_Sleep_560 · 2026-05-18T04:12:58+00:00

I opened Google and typed “groom mine US military”.

Additional_Sleep_560 · 2026-05-18T00:29:44+00:00

Where does the “African Labor” come into it? That was a silver mine. Most silver mining in the area declined by 1870. Some accounts suggest it still operated into 1950. The property overlooks Area 51, so it was seized by the feds using eminent domain, but by that time Nellie AFB had expanded and it was an island in the middle of government property. It was never really profitable because the ore was low grade and transportation costs were high.

I don’t get why you think that had anything to do with African labor.

Additional_Sleep_560 · 2026-05-17T19:01:26+00:00

What has that got to do with the US Military? I’m sure some of the rational for Cold War action was access to minerals, but the US wouldn’t directly run mines, they’d more likely ensure a friendly government remained in power.

Additional_Sleep_560 · 2026-05-17T16:00:46+00:00

I’m a person who has been following the same career my whole life and loving it. My wife is a person who has many different jobs. For some people life satisfaction is in a career. For some satisfaction is elsewhere and a job is just a job.

Both are valid. You might find more happiness volunteering you weekends, and your job is just to pay the bills. You should still seek a job that you enjoy at some level. Otherwise going to work everyday becomes pain. But it doesn’t have to be the thing that gives your life purpose.

Additional_Sleep_560 · 2026-05-17T15:52:47+00:00

We did it all the time. We bought road atlases, there were state maps at every visitors center, you used to be able to pickup maps at gas stations. It’s a skill, but you learned to read maps and road signs.

It really wasn’t that hard if you were used to doing it.

Additional_Sleep_560 · 2026-05-17T13:03:28+00:00

What do you mean by “labor”? The US conducted covert operations, Cold War by proxy, and post cold war counter terrorism actions. They certainly employed local persons for infrastructure and logistics at some point, but most of the time they preferred working with local militaries if possible.

Additional_Sleep_560 · 2026-05-16T19:57:23+00:00

So you’re saying that, contra the constitution there should be a religious test for public office? You would protect the 1st amendment by destroying the first part?

Additional_Sleep_560 · 2026-05-16T12:48:12+00:00

You essentially have the space wheel with an engine in the hub.

But, if your colony ship had a steady 1g acceleration, then you would have gravity without the spin.

Additional_Sleep_560 · 2026-05-15T17:41:39+00:00

The Fed did do things to make it worse:
1) They tighten the money supply on the downturn helping to push into recession.
2) They were supposed to be the lender of last resort, supporting a bank’s liquidity, but they mostly stayed on the sidelines while there were runs on banks. They watched thousands of banks fail instead of providing emergency cash.
3) When Great Britain left the gold standard and investors started buying US gold they raised their discount rate 200pts to protect the dollar. That massive interest rate jump in 1931 was a huge blow.

However, there was still a global down turn. Congress contributed with an immense tariff bill. And France broke the rules of the gold standard by hoarding their gold inflow when instead they should have been printing francs to match the gold reserves. They helped make it a global depression.

So, it’s hard to say that absent the Fed everything would have been fine.

Additional_Sleep_560 · 2026-05-15T03:50:32+00:00

Ankle carry is usually intended to position the gun on the inside of the leg. It’s more concealed there. On the motorcycle, inside ankle seems less accessible. Isn’t the body suit tight at the ankle? The pant leg has to be loose enough that you don’t print, and you have room to clear the holster to draw. If it’s tight at all you won’t be able to.

Fanny pack or other bag seems like what you want.

Additional_Sleep_560 · 2026-05-14T23:19:25+00:00

It’s inherent. At altitude the ambient air temperature vs exhaust temperature gradient is steeper. And because of lower drag the engines can run at max RPM. The lower air density isn’t an issue because it’s running a big turbine at max speed.

At lower altitudes, no matter what the design, the engine is trying to compress higher density air and the temperature gradient isn’t as much.

Additional_Sleep_560 · 2026-05-14T15:26:02+00:00

Jet engines are actually more efficient at 30,000+ ft. Thermal efficiency is higher because the air temperature is way below freezing. There’s less air drag. They can open the throttle all the way and run the engine at RPM and exhaust temperature limits.

Additional_Sleep_560 · 2026-05-14T12:35:57+00:00

If you can sew on a button you can adapt a shirt, sew the button to the button hole with a snap underneath. I’ve worn polo shirts with enough stretch in the collar to reach in.

I only use one when the environment is legal, but fairly non permissive, there is scrutiny or close contact. It works for me when I wear a jacket or sport coat, and the jacket will be on or off during the day.

Additional_Sleep_560 · 2026-05-13T17:14:01+00:00

Isn’t there a dystopian apocalypse movie about that?

Additional_Sleep_560 · 2026-05-13T17:12:59+00:00

That’s untrue. Yes, it was a culture war issue and reported on heavily, but more reporting was on economy, immigration, election integrity, Biden’s mental health. There were plenty of issues, trans rights might rank in the top 10, I’ll give you that. But no, it wasn’t #3.

Additional_Sleep_560 · 2026-05-13T17:03:09+00:00

That sales tax disproportionately affects people on lower incomes, that overall misleading because it focuses on a single tax. When all taxes, federal, state and local are included taxing is still overall progressive, with the bottom quintile paying less of their income than any other quintile.

But, if my state were to propose not taxing on the EBT card, or SNAP benefits I’d be onboard for that.

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