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i have to say, i have been very unhappy with network solutions. i’ve been working pretty hard this week because i’m trying to get ready to roll out a totally new website for the fab shop (you can take a peek at the new site here). i’m using wordpress and gallery2 to provide the backend for the site, and i have had nothing but problems. that in itself is weird, because i’ve been using the same combo and the same exact versions of software for my web site and the one i’m setting up for my dad, both with no problems. so it has to be their servers. speaking of which, their servers are slow. like really slow, to the tune of 12-15 seconds of delay before a page even begins to load. they don’t allow ssh access, they don’t give you access to error logs… the list goes on.

anyway, the point of this is: if you’re looking for web hosting and domain registration, stay far away from network solutions. i’ve been using tosdomains.net for domain registration and hostingplex for hosting (thanks kelsey) and couldn’t be happier with both of them.

Written by Massad Ayoob for American Handgunner

Situation: A road-rage incident escalates into a deadly pursuit.

Lesson: Keep communications as handy as your gun. Bad guys fear resolutely armed people, not weapons. Remember that full auto can stop a fight–but start an indictment.

It’s amazing how often a criminal will say something unbelievably stupid just before he forces a decent citizen to kill him. For many years I’ve been piecing together a book subtitled “Famous Last Words of Scumbags.” The working title will come from the most memorable such incident: “F*** You and Your Automatic Rifle!”

The shooter was Gary Fadden. The incident took place some 20 years ago. Only now is Gary comfortable speaking of it, in hopes that others may learn from lessons that cost him very deeply.

The Incident

Sunday, February 24, 1984, approximately 2 PM. Gary Fadden, 26, and his lovely 22 year old fiancee are driving from a birthday party in Martinsburg, WV, into Virginia to look at some property for what they hope will be their starter home after their marriage. It’s a bitterly cold day, and with the winter coats in the back of a new ‘84 Ford F-250 supercab 4WD diesel pickup, the Pendleton-clad Fadden looks from a distance like a harmless Yuppie. That means he and the pretty brunette look like prey to another kind of person.

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there is a funny thing that has come about in this day and age: the internet celebrity. everything from the star wars kid to maddox to the icy hot stuntaz. some are universally known, some only in certain circles. i run around in the portions of the interent serving mostly automotive and firearm related content, and as a result have come to enjoy some of the more obscure or niche internet celebrities, like the mall ninja.

one other such internet celebrity (probably more accurately described as a legend) is voodoo childe. a quick google search will turn up his user profile and posts on a few automotive forums as well as whisperings about the car and its accomplishments on several other forums. anyway, presented here for posterity is the original kill story posted on ls1.com:

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wednesday night was the big josh wilson cd release party at judson. i hadn’t really planned on going, but decided it was more fun that sitting at home watching tv all night so i went. besides, there were supposed to be snacks (who can turn down free food?) and several of my friends were going.

this event was replacing the wednesday night services for the jr. high, high school and college/career groups, so there were a lot of people there i didn’t know. now, there’s something you should know about me; i severely dislike meeting new people and if you stick me in a room full of people i don’t know, i’m going to turn into a stuttering clammy mess and seat myself in the corner away from everyone else. that’s just the way it works, don’t ask me why.

well, when i get there… first thing as i walk through the door is a table to sign up for a drawing to win a cd or t-shirt or whatever. fair enough, let’s fill this out real quick; name, address, phone number, email… check, check, check, check… and finally: school. you see, at this moment something happened in my brain. this sort of thing happens often, i don’t know why and i have suprisingly little control over it, but as a result i penciled in “hard knocks” under the school section.

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