@niko Thanks for posting this. I think you make some excellent points. I don't know much about these HW back-doors. Even though I try for best practices in security I never feel like it's impossible to be pwned.
I wonder about some of the new tiny form factor computers, are there any chipsets free of backdoors? 

A .22 up close, two rounds directed at the occipital, can be plenty of firepower. But for self defense you are not likely to get into position for such a shot. When facing a potentially armed bad guy head on I would want at least 5Rnds. of .380.
Only murders kill someone with a .22, or perhaps assassins.

Oh, and i'm interested in good prices for .380 and 9mm.

how about "explosive oxidizer"? That way to avoid suspicion one could say something like "Hey man, can you sell me some explosive oxidizer?" ...wait, I may have to think more about this idea.

Right. Their job is to have access to any and all information. Not to use it, but to be able to get it when/if needed.

You could just be less active, right?  In any case, you would always be welcomed back. 

I would participate. And I think it would make an interesting sociology paper. I have a friend who is a sociology professor. He was interested in it himself until I got into cryptography and foreign currency arbitrage. This is exactly what he looked like. ---> 

Agreed. Not a stretch at all. In fact it would surprise me if they did not have keys.

Is wax soaked hemp better than butane? I thought butane produces only water and C02 after burning? Whatever, I still think it is kinda cool.

I would be digging this thread a lot more if I had paid attention in math.

I don't have one, but I'm also thinking about it. Could you let us know what you think of the kit if you get it?

I am just trying to make lemonade from the lemon we have as gov. It's not easy.
The real sad part is that he won by sheer spending power. That is the most important lesson. You CAN buy elections in America now.

Walker has won fair and square. I don't care for his policies, but the people have spoken. No worries, being a rich white man means I will personally benefit from republicans being in power.

Everybody loves anarchy until I shoot them in the gut, leave them for dead and take their wife as a slave. Then they are all like "Help! Police!".

+1

Why?... The republicans steal all our tax wealth by giving it to their political cronies and allowing them to avoid paying their own taxes. Then they see a public employee making a living wage and try to convince me they are the reason we are broke. Save it for the hillbillies on Fox news.
Voted!

Then they might as well kill me now, as I would be the first to plant an IED. 
As far as Katrina, your right, that was a fiasco. I got a call to drive to New Orleans, followed by a call to not go. It went back and forth a few times. Some rescuers said "screw this" and just went anyway. When they arrived they were assigned to a new "faith based" rescue unit that had never been deployed, had 0 equipment, and no training whatsoever. When a shipment of food and water arrived for the victims the faith squad drank and ate it. They had not even brought their own food and basically needed to be rescued themselves.
This what happens when GWBush appoints the president of the Arabian horse association to be in charge of FEMA. So if your concern is these people taking over the world, fear not. Their utter incompetence is protection enough.

My rescue squad is now getting inquires about our role in the ""re-education" camps.  I wish they were real, most conspiracy theorists could use some education. Seriously, this is pure tin foil crackpot shit.
Is FEMA preparing for a disaster? They better F-ing be, or my tax money is going to waste.

I will be voting to send Walker home tomorrow. I wish I could vote to hang him. Yuck!

@Yankee . You are going to get rich off this. 

I like GLBSE and what it means for the bitcoin economy. I see the new crowdfunding option as another way to diversify my holdings. I spread my risk over stocks and bonds, fine art, bitcoins, real estate, venture capitol funding, and any profitable commodity.   Hell, I would buy 10,000 pairs of socks if I thought the price was going up. 
The thing I like about crowdfunding is that you are rewarded for your homework. The more I look into a company the more I am likely to make a good bet. When I see how profoundly mismanaged Wall St. funds are it makes me think I can beat them, as I have in the past.