F.J.R. sent this from MacLife: Eight Apps for Wilderness Survival [1]. The piece begins: “It might seem counterintuitive to rely on a device so associated with the comforts of civilization for survival in the wilds, but a well-prepared iPhone could mean the difference between life and death when stranded in the great outdoors…”
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Let’s hear it for home schools: They are educating kids better than public schools [2]. (Thanks to Bob G. for the link.)
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Mike Williamson’s latest book Tour of Duty: Stories and Provocations [3] will be released tomorrow.
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A privacy-minded reader in Bend, Oregon wrote to mention that he was having trouble finding a .50 BMG bolt action rifle from a private party seller. In the same e-mail he mentioned that he was in the process of parting up several AR-15s. Well, here are a couple of solutions for him: The Ferret .50 [4] or the Safety Harbor .50 [5]. Any adult can buy these .50 BMG upper halves by mail order with no FFL paper trail (Form 4473) and then complete it with a generic AR-15 lower.