Inspect your holsters!
Holsters serve two important purposes: they carry your firearm and, more importantly, they retain your firearm. The retention mechanisms in holsters are extreme...
Author: Kenneth Ballard
Sidestepping Miranda
Several years ago I wrote an article going after an appellate court decision out of Washington that, in short, allowed police (in that State, at least) to sides...
When “unanimous” isn’t
When a jury in a criminal trial returns a unanimous verdict of “guilty”, we generally presume they are in 100% agreement on that verdict. But are th...
Check your mainboard battery
So let’s talk for a moment about a small part on your mainboard that might have a lot more influence over your system’s stability and even performan...
Stop complicating espresso
Time to get something off my chest. On YouTube I’ve seen plenty of videos talking about using filter papers and puck screens in the portafilter to get bet...
Timemore Chestnut C3 manual grinder
I’ve said in coffee reviews on this blog that my grinder is the Compak K3, which is a motorized grinder with 58mm flat burrs. And for 8-1/2 years, it was ...
Verena Street Shot Tower Espresso
I’ll say up front that it’s possible my experience with this coffee is one-off. And I certainly hope it is. But it’s a horrible enough experie...
Blackmail variant – 2023-12-08
Hello, my perverted friend, We've actually known each other for a while, at least I know you. You can call me Big Brother or the All-Seeing Eye. I'm a hacker wh...
Blackmail variant – 2023-11-25
Hello, my perverted friend, We've actually known each other for a while, at least I know you. You can call me Big Brother or the All-Seeing Eye. I'm a hacker wh...
Blackmail variant – 2023-11-12
Hi there! Unfortunately, I need to start our conversation with bad news for you. Around few months back I managed to get full access to all devices of yours, wh...