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I took my .44 out yesterday (it was mightily delicious! Loud, accurate, and the most fun I've ever had shooting any gun) but neglected to bring my video camera. I will have to shoot some video of this hand-cannon firing during my next adventure. Until then, John Locke will fucking kill you:

Honey Moon

Do you like summer ales? I know I do. A beer you can open up, drink directly from the bottle on a hot day is a good thing. That's what surprises me about Honey Moon, from the people who brought you Blue Moon. It's a citrusy summer ale that tastes close to Blue Moon, but doesn't require the orange and the glass to fully enjoy.

Enjoy some outdoors, enjoy some brew.

Cave Story

Do you enjoy classic video games? Do you enjoy crack cocaine? You may enjoy Cave Story.

I used to be a died-in-the-wool Megaman fan and considered it the ultimate platformer, but Cave Story has turned my world view on its head. The game was designed by a single Japanese designer over the course of five years and the level of perfection in gameplay is clearly visible.

The problem is this game is addictive as hell. Speed runs are actually fun and there is a single, controlled level that is tailored for doing speed runs (example provided in the video by a VERY talented player).

Check out Play This Thing for details about how you can install an English language version.

Now why the sudden expressed interest? We-e-e-ell... You'll see in the next few weeks. But here is a hint about why I am so interested in it:

Airsoft: Fo' Realz this time

It looks like Airsoft will happen at the PASS on the 12th of this month of January. Click on the SHOOP DA WOOP to fire ur lazer or to alternately discuss the game.

An orange...

...fit for the Goatse to eat.

Yes, I own this horrifying orange. It may have cracked the lens of the camera that was used. I know I felt a cold wind when I turned my back on this hideous bastard.

If you don't get the joke about the layout or goatse, you can still save yourself by never looking at the internet again.

OMGZ I MADE A WAYB SITE!

New Russian Kit Pedlar in Town

Finding quality Russian kit that isn't drenched in cosmoline or 50+ years old is tough, especially in the United States. That's why I was surprised to see Soviet-Propaganda pop up so soon. They carry all kinds of rare stuff like SPOSN Gorka and other stuff from ANA that is usually only available when ordering direct from Russia. So, if you are planning on a Russian loadout, this place may be worth a shot. I know team Shitsnaz will be shopping here.

Link.

The Transformers Movie may be the best thing ever.

Find as many people as you can and take them to see Transformers. They will not be disappointed. My one sentence movie review:

Special effects that make you cry for joy, dialog that makes you pee yourself laughing, and a movie that doesn't try to take itself too seriously make for the best sci-fi flick of the summer and best robot flick of all time.

There are enough in-jokes for die-hard fans and enough action to keep non-fans on the edges of their seats. Go see this movie now.

Transliteration goof-up

Looks like when Alex transliterated the text for when we started this blog, he screwed up. While we are still shiznas.com, we changed the Cyrillic title to be accurate:

Шицназ

The old title was:

сицназ (sitsnaz)

Why this matters, I'm not sure, but Alex had me change it.

I hate the iPhone.

Don't get me wrong, I own an iBook and there are a couple of iPods running around my house, but I just don't like the iPhone. Neutered version of Leopard, stuck with proprietary apps, and a rather small hard drive means it will make either a great MP3 player or a decent PDA.

Meanwhile, the Open Moko project is going to give us a very functional Linux distro that is wide-open for developers. It will undoubtedly get some cool apps, and on top of that, it is a technological powerhouse that could keep up with the iPhone for less money, and without a horrid service contract with AT&T!

So, why am I so adamant about the iPhone? I want to get on Fox as the only person in the world that hates the iPhone:

Link.

Shameless Plug

VS gets to talk about a laptop and I get to talk about shoveling ads on top of you. That little box to the right is going to contain all of our ads on this page. Blogger is nice enough to provide a free service, so all those ads will do is pay for keeping our domain name for ourselves. VS even mentioned something about donating portions of it to Linux but I think that means buying meth from a smack-cooker nicknamed "the pizza chef" from the pepperoni-like scabs falling off of their arms.

(If this were boingboing, you'd get a unicorn chaser for that.)

Anyway, that should be it for advertising since VS is in it for the fun of it and not the money. Unfortunately, I'm in it for the money. That lovely custom famas above is for sale if you follow this link.