Thunderbird Weirdness

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I Went Looking For Time, But I Ended Up in Life

I was curious to read Time magazine issues from the World War II years, but all I found was Life magazine (for those of you ancient enough to remember it). The 1942 issues are a real hoot to read. The srticle about the Jeep is quite entertaining.

This Was Not on my Bingo Card

10/5/24 WSB:

"DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ga. — A Douglas County homeowner told investigators that he was forced to shoot and kill an off-duty Atlanta police detective after the officer tried to break into his neighbor’s home on Friday morning."

Avoiding the Chop Saw

My wife gets freaked out by the chop saw.  I confess that if I can cut material in a less dangerous way, all the better.

I need to cut a 30 degree angle on some .99" aluminum square material.  An alternative strate4gy is put the material in a mill vise on the rotating table and run a carbide end mill through the material after turning the rotary table to 30 degrees.

I am working up to this because I am still easily fatigued.

Part of the set-up is getting the workpiece exactly at a right angle to the mill table.  Here is the workpiece in the mill vise on the rotary table.

Now squaring the workpiece to the mill table.  I used a square to get the mill vise square to the Z axis:

The next step is to zero the Y-axis at the end of the workpiece, ask the rotary table to turn 30 degrees and move the end mill to 1.75" cos 30 and slice across.  I will write some code with a bash script to make repeated cuts .01" deeper each time until I have cut through it.

Tragedy

 I ned to buy pants with a smaller waist.  Probably a smaller belt as well.

NOTAM

I could not find this on the official FAA NOTAM board but this copy clearly prohibits private relief activities near some North Carolina airports.  Almost like our government wants these red counties to die before the election. 

Even 10/2 Real Clear Politics, not a conservative site, is reporting on this nalfeasance.

One of the comments has the rest of this Florida National Guard officer's discussion of what is happening (and not happening).  He describes how FEMA prohibited the Fla. National Guard from distribution of relief supplies after a hurricane destroyed roads to the Florida Keys.  It appears FEMA only wants distribution of stuff from their suppliers.   I am guessing those suppliers have political connections. 

Camera For European Vacation

I love my Pentax KS-1 but it is a bit bulky for the March vacation in Europe.  I have a Canon 12MP point-and-shoot but its zoom range is limited and it has such limited aperture that I suspect the inside cathedral shots are not going to dshoots.  This is my big problem with phone csmeras.

Is there a category of cameras compact enough for q jacket pocket with lots of zoom and large aperture.   Yes they are called bridge cameras because, I think, they are the bridge between DSLRs and point and ahoots.  Some have amazing zoom ranges and 20MP and up resolution, and larger aperture than the point and shoots.

As I get closer to Match, I will watch thr prices fsll and buy.

Interesting Claims

 I am not entirely sure of their methodology.  The article Psychopathy, gun carrying, and firearm violence.  The abstract claims:

Firearm violence was positively related to the affective and antisocial facets of psychopathy. Whereas gun carrying without a concealed permit and defensive gun use were associated with only the antisocial facet. Gun carrying with a concealed permit was not related to any of the facets. Conclusion: These findings build on existing research on psychopathy and gun carrying among youth, suggesting that examining the facets of psychopathy can contribute to our understanding of the individual-level risk of gun violence among adults. The results also enhance the nuanced exploration of psychopathy’s role in different aspects of gun behavior, providing valuable insight into important risk factors to target during the intervention. 

This surprises me not in the least.  However, the article that led me to it apparently has access to the article and contains this curious explanation of the surveyed population: 

The study was conducted using a sample of 343 adult participants who had been treated for violent injuries at a trauma center in Virginia. These individuals, ranging in age from 18 to 75, were recruited because they were considered to be at high risk for future violence. The majority of participants were male (74%) and identified as Black or African American (65%). All participants completed a series of interviews and self-report surveys to assess their psychopathic traits and gun-related behaviors.

Without question, violent criminals are also disproportionately victims as well.  I am just skeptical that you can assume victims are a meaningful match for the victimizers. 

Mass Murder Outside America

10/1/24 BBC:

"Six people have been killed in a shooting and knife attack in Tel Aviv, police in Israel have confirmed.

"At least nine others were reported to have been injured, and several are in a critical condition."