The most recent 20 comments posted to Making Light by C Allan:

Just so the round of voices saying this is pathetic is complete, a Republican-sympathizer (I'm not registered to vote--no use when you plan on renouncing citizenship as soon as possible) has to step in. And thus I do.

Seriously, I'm rabidly pro-firearm, pro-hunting, but come on. If you're only capable of killing tame drugged animals--don't even bother. That's what agri-business is there for.

This seems to fit into the conversation, nicely (NOTE: NSFW, most likely, and contains an image that [while censored] might still be disturbing, to some).

All of this is pretty much moot, though, considering that for $5,000USD one could make a missile with a 20lb carrying capacity and, if I remember correctly, a 2 mile range. I'd say you could get a nice sized explosize on that, easy. And the cost is easy to transfer with no oversight to anyone in the US. Foreign bank accounts and a Panamanian debit card and you're good to go. Hell, even if you used normal accounts no reporting is mandatory under $10,000.

I'd say a few missiles screaming over DC scaring the hell out of everyone before blowing a few monuments or shopping centers to hell would terrorize the citizens, nicely.

What I find amusing about the rent--500,000 to 1.5 mil can buy a nice 5 acre private island in the carribean free and clear. In other words, temporarily down-size the apartment you live in, save for 6 years (For the lower of the prices I gave) and you can bloody well buy your own private island. I'd say that's a better arrangement than renting for the same period and in essence flushing your money.

I don't begrudge these people--I aspire to an even more opulent (but much less wasteful) lifestyle. It's nice they can live the way they can, and I'm happy for 'em--yeah, I think they're fools for throwing away the money they do but it's their money and only they can decide how it's right to spend it.

I personally have figured out that after a set-up period of putting in place the systems (cost of initial set-up would probably be around $150,000 dollars) I'd need I could easily live on $2-4K per year. It wouldn't be easy living, but it'd be comfortable enough for me--until of course I'd saved up enough money to upgrade to the next phase of my plan.

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