https://www.activeresponsetraining.net/adaptive-defensive-pistol-shooting-skills

If you've never fired a handgun from a retention position you may not be prepared for what happens when you do. It's a good skill to have but may not work out like you expect the first few times. First, you must be really sure of the location and position of your own body parts. All of them. Second, your aim point is not at all where you think it is - it's much lower. While you may feel that you're holding the muzzle horizontal you are most likely doing exactly what the woman in the picture is doing. Firing a gun that close to your own body parts is unnerving the first few times. It's good to have an instructor with you who can observe to make sure you're safe, and properly prepare you for what's about to happen. #gunstr

The tortured definitions and linguistic gymnastics the #civilianDisarmament shock troops go through to justify their campaign against basic freedoms is something to behold. #gunstr

I don't disagree with your claims, it's just not what I chose to do. One of the reasons I went with a different ROM was to discover the limitations and compromises that come with it. I have put #GrapheneOS on four different devices without issue over the past 2-3 years. So far I'm fine with the tradeoffs.

I have considered adding a low-end OEM device for experimentation in the BTC/Lightning arena. Having a dedicated test bed is a good approach. I used an old Pixel 3 without SIM card for my first GrapheneOS test bed. So I may do that in the future.

https://www.activeresponsetraining.net/your-tactical-training-scenario-haunted-forest-shooting

Be careful out there. Halloween scare-fests can attract the crazies. #2A #gunstr #prepared #selfdefense

I don't know. I think it happened because of several interactions on #nostr. I did not put my name on any list. One of the devs may have noticed some of my inquiries or questions and decided I was a good candidate. That is just speculation.

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I'll do my best...

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Here is one of the better blog posts I have seen related to #FEMA and hurricane relief for #Helene. Chaos in a natural disaster is just what happens, and we (the colloquial "we") form a lot of misguided ideas about the omnipotence and abilities of government agencies (especially Federal agencies) to respond. Coordination without communication is very hard. Deployment without roads is very hard. There really isn't any way to prepare for watching all of your property be, literally, washed away before your eyes and being left with only what you're wearing and what you're carrying.

What if you're a conscientious prepper but all your supplies just disappeared into a raging torrent of water. All your water, MREs, medical supplies, radios, camping gear, vehicles, arms and ammo just washed away except what you could grab. Even if you have a bug-out location you can't get there now because you didn't leave in time.

Being forced from a comfortable, civilized life into an isolated survival scenario with no communication, transportation or supplies in a matter of hours is something very few of us can even comprehend, much less prepare for.

It really puts a focus on things we often say as slogans but never consider as realities we'll have to deal with: "You are your own First Responder." "No one is coming. You're on your own."

https://areaocho.com/fema-refresher/

I received an alby invite in my email this morning. I'm going to get on board with this and take another step in my BTC journey. There is a lot I do not yet understand. I have not yet figured out how to connect a wallet to my #nostr account (I think my use of #GrapheneOS plus refusal to run #GSF has increased the difficulty) and I hope #getalby will let me move forward.

There is so much happening in this space, and so many new apps and approaches appearing so rapidly, that it routinely goes over my whelm limit. The only way to reach my goal is one step at a time.

Good explanation. Thank you.

Is it reasonable to characterize Lightning as a "proof of stake" layer atop a "proof of work" protocol?

#asknostr #lightning #bitcoin

That's how it seems to me, the more you have, the more you can receive, but you must prove you have it (by opening a channel) before you can receive it.

The relay situation is challenging for me - especially since it seems I need more than one for each purpose for redundancy. Every little bit helps. Thanks.

Emergency support services - EMS, fire, police - have all switched to cellular communications in most areas. So have emergency infrastructure repair crews such as road, electric and natural gas. So does a lot of ground-based search and rescue. In a real emergency this proves to be a fragile link in the critical communications chain. Once the cellular network goes down everything takes 3x-4x longer without communications.

What does not fail however, and continues to prove itself disaster after disaster, is ham radio and the licensed amateur radio operators who form clubs around the country and go to work immediately in emergency situations.

#hurricane. #Helene

https://survivalblog.com/2024/10/03/lessons-learned-from-hurricane-helene-by-n-c-ham/

Spent two days at #TriggerCon24 in Witichita over the weekend. This is a very well-run event combining a good, mid-sized mfg/vendor expo on Fri-Sat in the downtown convention center, and a mfg/vendor range day on Sunday. This is not a "gun show" where dealers are selling guns, it's a mfg expo where the public can see and shoot guns they may be interested in purchasing later.

I shot several double-stack 1911-style pistols including #ColtCZGroup #DanWesson #DWX, #WilsonCombat #EDCX9, and a newer company out of AZ called #OADefense with their #2311Compact in 9mm. This gun felt good, shot very well and uses standard #SigSauer #P320 magazines. If it turns out to be both reliable and durable that magazine will be a big competitive advantage in my opinion.

I also shot some really nice single-stack, bobtail, Commander guns from Wilson and #Nighthawk. Those two companies make absolutely awesome guns. Pricey, but totally awesome.

If you live in the midwest and have a chance to attend #TriggerCon25 I highly recommend it. There aren't a lot of opportunities to get out on a range with 30+ vendors providing multiple models to test fire.

#gunstr

Drove through most of Kansas over the weekend. Lots of it is well and truly flat, but not all. We got up into the #FlintHills area around Fort Riley and Milford Lake, west of Topeka on I-70. It's pretty scenic there, with some picturesque sunrise/sunset moments.

We went to visit old friends whose health is declining. We are at the age now that we realize when we travel to visit friends it might be the last time we see them. We never used to think about that.

Shot one of these OADefense double-stack 1911-style guns yesterday. Liked it. Priced midway between Staccato and Springfield Prodigy, uses readily available and affordable SIG P320 magazines. Can't speak to long-term reliability and overall durability, but I can vouch for comfort, fit and shootability.

Don't know whether or not there is a "drop safety" issue such as that which is known to affect the Staccatos. I do know it was enjoyable to shoot.

https://oadefense.com/product/oa-2311-compact/

Yes directly GitHub.

4-cyl diesel motor (mfg'd by Mercedes, I think). The whole thing is super simple, will run for decades. No luxury BS, no techno BS. You can probably run the thing on vegetable oil. Combine it with a couple of kick-start, single-cylinder, 4-stroke Honda dirt bikes from the '80s/'90s and you've got a solid apocalypse motor-pool.

This ...

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Installed #Obtanium. Uninstalled #Amethyst. Added Amethyst to Obtanium and installed. Signed into Amethyst using #Amber. Very slick. I'm completely over app stores. Even the free ones. It was a broken, inefficient model which failed from the outset to deliver on the promises of superior quality and choice made by the corporate overlords. It's time it died.

I am not close enough to the incident to accurately recount the details, but I know the scammer had the victim's phone number and email address, and used both to manipulate the victim into transferring Bitcoin. I do not know enough to say any more.