The below is an off-site archive of all tweets posted by @lopp ever

September 10th, 2009

But if we learn from a mistake and become better for it, shouldn’t we be rewarded for the learning, rather than punished for the mistake?

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Our world, with its rules of causality, has trained us to be miserly with forgiveness. By forgiving too readily, we can be badly hurt.

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$&@* durham is outlawing dog tie-outs on jan 1. my HOA doesn’t allow cheap fences. where’s my bailout so that i’m not a criminal?

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@ddahlke you can never have too much firepower when it comes to defending yourself against clay pigeons

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buy this game, now. the price is right at $5 - http://idek.net/Tly

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i haven’t purchased a firearm in over a year… i’m digging a rotating bolt, gas-operated semi-auto 12 gauge shotgun http://idek.net/TlV

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@sweetlydrifting counterintuitive, i know. unless you’re in a hybrid car, coasting in gear cuts off the fuel and results in ‘engine braking’

via twhirl in reply to sweetlydrifting

@sweetlydrifting a bit - when you do that you’re actually using more gas than if you coast while in gear

via twhirl in reply to sweetlydrifting

very similar to an idea I had, though my version was a shotgun in a side holster like they use on horses: http://idek.net/TgT

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