October 08, 2002

YEP, HE'S A NEW YAWK

YEP, HE'S A NEW YAWK DETECTIVE, ALL RIGHT

I would probably have more respect for the ballistic analysis of the Washington snipings in Slate by N.Y. detective Lucas Miller, if Miller could have managed to spell either "sights" or "breech" correctly.

UPDATE: As of noon the next day, "breech" is now spelled correctly, but "sights" still isn't. Apparently Slate's copy editor only got around to this piece this morning, and only got half way through it before their coffee break. Maybe it'll get fixed later today. Yeah, my faith in Slate's knowledge of gun issues is just rising by the minute here.

The whole piece makes little sense anyway. There's no way this weapon was a bolt action, if it's leaving casings about. Five bucks says its a Ruger or an AR-15 variant with a scope. Kinda like the Canadian service rifle, the C7. If we start hearing of shots at 800m, I'll change my mind, but at 400m or less that's all you'd need for that kind of accuracy.

Posted by BruceR at 10:17 PM

OKAY, THIS WAS EXTREMELY AMUSING

OKAY, THIS WAS EXTREMELY AMUSING

As I've said before, Tim Blair is the only reason to forgive Australia for Kylie Minogue. His latest find, a surrealist marketing page. He's right... these are eerily accurate:

Canadian Forces: Canadian Forces is a fishpond! It runs on a single AA battery!
The University of Toronto: The University of Toronto is an electronic implant that asks trivia questions, loves children and receives data from any nearby sheet of paper.
BruceR:BruceR is a contraceptive device that has no moving parts! (Ain't that the truth --br.)
Tim Blair: Tim Blair is a coffee cup that's great for hammering in nails!

... and so on.

Posted by BruceR at 05:56 PM