Monthly Archives: July 2020

Thoughts on Apple Silicon

Posted on July 24, 2020 by rthtgnbs

The announcement that Apple would be transitioning to an all ARM ecosystem has been met with derision, applause, analysis, and disbelief. Of all of those reactions, it is the analysis part that has been most useful. Apple has been designing … Continue reading →

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Invicta 9937OB Watch: Initial Impressions

Posted on July 18, 2020 by rthtgnbs

I have two Invicta Pro Divers with the NH35A movement, both picked up on Amazon Prime day for cheap. One has been modified to be “retro milsub” and the other has not, but I plan on giving one to each … Continue reading →

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Liberty Creek Pinot Noir

Posted on July 15, 2020 by rthtgnbs

Odds are good that if you buy a bottle of California wine for under 10 bucks, regardless of the “brand” it’s likely a Gallo wine. If you don’t believe me, there’s a nice list of Gallo brands here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E_%26_J_Gallo_Winery Comparing … Continue reading →

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What Cultural Appropriation Actually Looks Like.

Posted on July 14, 2020 by rthtgnbs

This tweet by singer “SUCH” has been making the rounds: I was intrigued, and so went looking for her biography. I found this on her official website: Growing up the daughter of Haitian immigrants, her life was centered around faith … Continue reading →

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Russian/Soviet and Finnish Sniper Ammunition

Posted on July 12, 2020 by rthtgnbs

I’ve covered various US precision rounds before, for both 5.56 and 7.62 families, but today we will look at the Soviet and Russian 7.62x54r sniper ammunition. To make a long story short, over the course of the Russian/Soviet/Russian empire, there … Continue reading →

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Meritocracy in a world where life isn’t fair.

Posted on July 12, 2020 by rthtgnbs

Three years ago, in 2017 one of the cadre at the US Army War College wrote that meritocracy in the Army is a myth, at best an aspiration or ideal to work towards.  The author, a white male US Army … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on CPU Power/Performance considerations

Posted on July 9, 2020 by rthtgnbs

There are some interesting developments in the CPU and software world right now, and they are all linked to a power/efficiency problem. The first is CPU thread handling, more threads generally equals more performance. The second is power consumption, the … Continue reading →

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Winking Owl Cabernet Sauvignon

Posted on July 4, 2020 by rthtgnbs

So here goes another Winking Owl two buck chuck review…. The Cabernet Sauvignon is generally the least rated of all the Winking Owl offerings, at least based on the reviews I could find. This is weird to me as I … Continue reading →

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The Plight of the Family Farm

Posted on July 1, 2020 by rthtgnbs

Every once in a while you need to read the enemy propaganda to find out what they want to accomplish. Well, this time they want to implement Zimbabwe’s disastrous land redistribution policy, but in America, for “social justice” or something. … Continue reading →

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