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Yesterday my boss tells me that he inherited this firearm that used to be his great-grandfather's. After a quick google search we found it is likely a "Forehand & Wadsworth", a brand I have never heard of. I found this: http://www.gundigest.com/gun-collecting-firearm-collecting/forehand-wadsworth-other-guys-deserve-mention Just wondering what you guys know and can tell from the photos. He'd like an approximate age of the pistol. We don't think it is worth much, maybe $100-$200 bucks. But it is really neat. He is thinking of making a shadowbox with it and the leather holster he received with it as well. I told him not to try and clean it up, keep the patina, etc.

http://sploid.gizmodo.com/a-wannabe-supervillian-built-his-own-thermite-cannon-1768222285   Looks dangerous but I would give it a try too.

Apple will give you a gift card for some of them if you decide you don't want to keep them around.   http://www.apple.com/recycling/

First, let me say if anyone steals my idea I will hunt you down and....well say nice to meet you and then chat with you a while.   That being said, in a few weeks I will be attending TNGIC (Tennessee Geographic Information Council). For more information see here:   http://www.tngic.org/   Now, they have a poster contest in which any attendees can participate in. I have not done so in the past but wish to this year.   What I hope to do is do a map for the State of Tennessee showing in essence HCP's per Capita per County. When compare that to something like crime, violent crime, homicides, etc. Something like that.   I found this data:   https://www.tn.gov/assets/entities/safety/attachments/Current_HG_PermitHolders.pdf   Any ideas on what to compare it to and where to get the data?

I did not consider this but it makes sense. Although I hold freedom of speech very highly terroristic speech such as that should be prosecutable. It is very much like yelling "Fire!" in a crowded room.

True. And those were just the first things that came to mind. It just seems like it would be much more beneficial to them to manufacture some sort of event that would overall fly under the radar but still warrant a comparable LE response. Walking around talking about it like they did seems like giving up a tactical advantage. Then again, it is apparent that they do not think like I do, nor vice-versa.

Well, that is true and also likely but also alludes that they are planning something. Seems it would be a better (more anonymous) test of LE response time to oh, I don't know, pull a fire alarm or go shoot a shotgun into the air in the parking lot.

  I don't think you took my comment the right way. I was meaning the fact that a guy would be tactically inept as to walk around with a cell phone talking loudly about probing security, etc. I just imagined a suspect being a bit more discreet about it rather than walking around a filled church explaining "checking out security and seeing what we're up against". Seems...counterproductive to his efforts.

If that FaceBook story is the least bit true, it strikes me as odd that a suspect would be so casual about it.

My favorite part: http://www.stlukesnashville.org/index.php?pr=THE_MOVEMENT Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Ares Gear Either the Ranger or Aegis will be perfect. I have the Aegis and love it. Might be the last belt I ever buy ever. https://www.aresgear.com/ Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

TX isn't all that great either.

I wonder if it mangled his leg or tore it clean off. It's amazing he is alive regardless. That would be a lot of blood. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Wow. Shall Tanker live forever? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Also, I forgot to mention scenes. For example, a scene could be programmed by you titled "Movie". Then you could tell Siri or hit the button on your phone that sets the "Movie" scene and then all of your lights could dim to 1% and lights in other rooms could turn off completely.   Or you could set a scene titled "Away" and then when you are leaving just say "I'm leaving" and then all your lights might turn off but your porch lights might come on. Scenes and rooms are completely up to you.

So in a recent For Sale thread a member asked how I liked my Philips Hue lightning. My simple response? I love them! But I also told them I'd do a write-up, so here it is! First, let me explain a few things. Philip's Hue is a system of "smart lights". It isn't necessary, could theoretically save you money but probably not, but is neat and adds a level of sophistication to the home in my opinion. So, to get things started you will need a Philips Hue Bridge (if you use Apple Products, make sure to get the 2nd Gen because it supports HomeKit). What it does is connect to your network via ethernet and then it broadcasts a network to the lightbulbs, controlling them. You can generally just stick it in a closet or somewhere similar. Note that the bulbs themselves act as repeaters and under most circumstances I do not believe you would see many, if any, issues with signals to the bulbs. Now, in my office on my desk I have a lamp. Inside the lamp is one of the "Hue White and Color Ambiance" bulbs. So what I do is always leave the lamp "on" and then either my phone or programming to turn the bulb "off". If you turn the lamp off physically then you cannot do anything with the bulb because it doesn't have power. In this first image I have the light set to 100% at a high color temperature. It mimics daylight pretty decent. This next image is the same temperature, but around 50% brightness. This next image shows the same temperature, but around 1% brightness. Then I decided to relax a little and stop working so much. That's why this next image shows a warmer, lower temperature light. Sometimes it is fun to watch The Hunt for Red October, and it is even more fun to do it while your lighting is red. This next photo the light is green, but it doesn't quite standout enough from my green wall. This is a blue color. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think some people call this magenta. So, the point is that the bulbs that support color can go from 0% to 100% brightness at your command or anywhere in between. Then there are literally more color choices than you would probably care to deal with, all of which you can also have different brightness levels. A problem that is easy to run into is that sometimes you do not want to use your phone, or it is dead, or you are tired and just want to turn the lights off and then crash. That is where the following comes into play. This is a Philips Hue Dimmer Switch. It can be mounted everywhere because it isn't wired to anything. Also, the small rectangle piece in the center is held by a magnet, so you can literally remove it and use it as a remote. It takes a small lithium watch battery. I also have two other lights in my living room. That's it for the hardware. As far as the software is concerned, it supports Apple's HomeKit or Google's Nest. Within HomeKit it obviously supports rooms and scenes. What does this mean? I assigned the two lights in the living room to a room called "Living Room". Since Hue supports HomeKit, I can literally pickup my phone and use Siri to "Turn off the lights in the living room" and she listens. Or I can say "Turn my desk lamp to 50%". There is an IFTTT Channel so the possibilities are vast there. I think my next experiment will be to get a Hue Lightship Plus. That would be perfect for sticking above, below cabinets, under the couch, bed, etc. I think this about covered the basics. Of course I'll answer any questions as they come up, feel free to post here or PM me. My final recommendation? If you are interested in trying these out for yourself, ask yourself this question: Do you want to start with the White and Color Ambiance bulbs or simply stick with the traditional style bulbs that do not do color but rather just 2700k (warm white light). White and Color Ambiance Kit (3xBulbs @ $59.99 each, you are basically getting the hub for $20) White Kit (2xBulbs @ $14.99 each, you are basically getting the hub for $50) So if you ever plan on getting the colored bulbs, you are saving $30 or more off the hub than if you went with the white kit and bought the bulbs individually.

So, I thought it might be a nice addition to have members post deals in a community thread. I've seen it done on other forums and it generally works well. For example, a few weeks ago I missed the Amazon Kindle deal where you got all 7 Harry Potter books for under $10 I think. So this thread is for everyone to post any deal on anything TGO appropriate (firearm or non-firearm related).   I'll start it off with what I believe to be a good deal.   You can get 5 Audible Audiobooks for $9 if you play your cards right.   Audible Trial (Gets you two Audiobooks for free)   LivingSocial Audiobook Deal (3-Months = 3 Audiobooks for $9)   Audible is typically $14.95 a month and you'd get I believe one Audiobook a month at that price. Note that if you use the above method to get your 5 Audiobooks, they will link to your account so you can cancel the auto-renewal after redeeming the credits can "keep" them forever.

Careful. That fire might melt that plastic Glock:D Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

This guys punishment should be to have to drive a motorcycle at high speed on a closed course while someone in front of him in a vehicle sprays pepper spray at him until he wrecks. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I thought Shepherd Master had returned? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

My guess is either: Or And since you said it can hold more than five and go for infinity...I am leaning towards the second. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

So my only question is whether this is taught in the beginner or advanced class: Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I would like to propose creating a new section on TGO entirely titled "TeeGObook" (pronounced tee-go-book) with the subline "My Wife showed me this on Facebook but I don't have a Facebook account". In it can go all the jokes, fake pictures, recipes, and "If you don't send this to all of your friends you are denying Christ so Christ will deny you" threads. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I completely concede to that, but having used a Surface Pro 3 at work for about a year I am very happy to return faithfully to my rMBP every night. An all in one solution isn't in my opinion of value to me, but if it is for anyone else, go for it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

So you are comparing a $1,300 Mac to a $250 Windows laptop? Ok, I mean if that's what you want. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk