Monthly Archives: April 2021

.50 BMG SLAP, Raufoss Rounds vs. Body Armor

Posted on April 11, 2021 by Lawrence Person

In my continuing series of “Videos of .50 BMG Rounds Hitting Things Make Great Lazy Blog Fodder,” here’s Kentucky Ballistics testing SLAP, Raufoss, and other exotic .50 BMG rounds against body armor plates. Other entries in the series: .50 BMG … Continue reading →

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Dan Crenshaw Undergoes Eye Surgery

Posted on April 10, 2021 by Lawrence Person

Texas Republican U.S. Representative Dan Crenshaw has undergone emergency surgery on his remaining good eye: Representative Dan Crenshaw (R., Texas) announced that he received emergency surgery on his left eye on Friday, which will leave the congressman “effectively blind” for … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for April 9, 2021

Posted on April 9, 2021 by Lawrence Person

Greetings, and welcome to another Friday LinkSwarm! Lying media and Biden’s Border Crisis dominates news this week:  60 Minutes proves that they’re lying scumbags again: CBS’s “60 Minutes” deceptively edited an exchange that reporter Sharyn Alfonsi had with Florida … Continue reading →

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Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography Is Insane

Posted on April 8, 2021 by Lawrence Person

People reading yesterday’s piece on China’s semiconductor industry have been asking “Wait, are you saying every semiconductor maker in the world relies on one Dutch firm?” For new, cutting edge fabs, the short answer is yes. If you’ve bought a … Continue reading →

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China’s Semiconductor Industry: Shell Games All The Way Down

Posted on April 7, 2021 by Lawrence Person

I’ve written about China’s semi-illusory semiconductor businesses before: “In China the question is always how much of that investment is real, and how much is illusion. A lot of those ‘under construction’ fabs never materialize, either unable to attract investors … Continue reading →

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A Good Explanation of the Semiconductor Shortage

Posted on April 6, 2021 by Lawrence Person

A semiconductor shortage has been plaguing the automobile industry for several months, and this piece explains why: To understand why the $450 billion semiconductor industry has lurched into crisis, a helpful place to start is a one-dollar part called a … Continue reading →

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Texas vs. California Update for April 5, 2021

Posted on April 5, 2021 by Lawrence Person

After a long hiatus, the Texas vs. California update is back! The update, focusing on news about the two biggest states in the union, and contrasting the the red and blue state models of governance for each, was a regular … Continue reading →

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Breaking: 2 Shot, 1 Stabbed in Austin Park

Posted on April 4, 2021 by Lawrence Person

Here’s some breaking news for you: Police are responding to a shooting with ‘multiple injuries’ Sunday evening. Police say an initial call of shots fired came in a little after 7 p.m. Public Safety Alert – Multiple people shot or … Continue reading →

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Polish Pastor Don’t Play That

Posted on April 4, 2021 by Lawrence Person

Happy Easter! Enjoy this Polish Pastor in Calgary forcing police who tried to shut him down out of his Church by the sheer force of his personality. BREAKING: A Polish pastor just threw out the police who tried to shut … Continue reading →

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Austin Burning

Posted on April 3, 2021 by Lawrence Person

Another wondrous side benefit of all the drug-addled transients Mayor Steve Adler and the Austin City Council have lured to the city is the fires they’ve started in their trash-strewn camps. This week saw three separate homeless camp fires, one … Continue reading →

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