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Let me guess about those changes: More pictures of the fairer sex from Bratislava? 😉
You’re going to change the layout? Can’t wait! Jackie changed hers. Good luck!
Good Grief…now what ?!
The layout is different…and it uses themes…and has funny pictures. And other…weird stuff…
Atleast it didn’t break firebird. 🙂
If the changes that have already happened to the comments are anything to go by, it looks like it will be quite something.
Very nice, excellent makeover……..
Very nice!
That is a lot of guns.
Gun are good, and the more guns you have the better. I really am enjoying this design.
Two questions-
1) What type of gun is that?
2)What is a “Porcupine”? re: who are we? comments
The redesign is gorgeous…but the main text for articles is huge in Opera…And I tried to check it in other browsers, but your site seems down…Let’s see if this comment makes it.
Very nice indeed. All those guns will make even the most brief leftist visitor yelp with horror.
Excellent re-design, down to the little details. The comment box kicks ass.
btw, don’t randroids and Popper make strange bedfellows? And the gun doesn’t sit too well with Karl either – he abhorred violence. To be sure, he did advocate waging wars for peace. But only when the exception met the rule.
enthymeme: Exactly. I abhor violence too. That is why I want to have an effective tool to fight it… see the gun on top of the books.
Answers:
The weapon is a SIG-226
The text is not unusually large in Opera on either the Mac or PC… perhaps you accidentally clicked on the nifty button near the top of the first sidebar and increased the size of the main text? You now have the option of three sizes!
Love the gun and the books.
oh… and a ‘Porcupine’ is someone who supports the Free State Project(Link)
Is that Sig a 9mm? You do realize that if that’s a “nine”, Kim duToit is going to bounce in here and rip you a new one, don’t you? Although the Sig is supposed to be an excellent weapon, a .45 is a more lethal choice when dealing with commies, jihadis and other varied and sundry troublemakers.
The new crib looks tremendous. Kudos to you and the frogperson.
Love the reorganisation- much tidier, clearer, more stylish, and logical too! Thanks.
Yes, it is a SIG 226, something I have sadly had to leave in the USA in the care of a chum due to the benighted laws in the UK… Whilst 40 cal is actually my ideal cal of choice, I think much of the bleating about underpowered 9mm is tosh. Load with Hydra Shock or similar if loading for ‘business’ as that makes sure the slug stays where it is needed. I would rather have 15 rounds of 9mm (or even 17 courtesy of Ramline Inc.) to direct at goblins that 7 rounds of 45. In the real world people get a tad nervous in gunfights and more bangs equals more chances of holes in the target. And I rate 2x 9mm holes more highly that 1x 45 hole. I have nothing against 45’s, I just don’t think they are the holy grail of ‘business’ weapons.
Guys, the new layout doesn’t work for shit in Netscape 7.1.
The Canadian government has decided to lauch an investigation into the Maher Arar deportation by the U.S. government to Syria at a cost that will be into the hundreds of thousands to the canadian taxpayer. The guy is an admitted Al Queda sympathizer, and the Canadian public should not be asked to pick up the tab for such a fravilous expense. Why didn`t they leave him there and be done with another Al Queda sympathizer No one will ever know!
The Canadian government has decided to launch an investigation into the Maher Arar deportation by the U.S. government to Syria at a cost that will be into the hundreds of thousands to the canadian taxpayer. The guy is an admitted Al Queida sympathizer, and the Canadian public should not be asked to pick up the tab for such a fravilous expense. Why didn`t they leave him there and be done with another Al Queida sympathizer No one will ever know!