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Off Topic / Re: What happened to the Vegas I used to know.....smh
« Last post by changemyoil66 on Today at 01:33:11 PM »
Quote from: Flapp_Jackson on Today at 01:07:36 PM
Enjoy the Erectile Dysfunction Convention.  I've never been -- for obvious reasons.

"Metro loves to work EDC cause compared to other
concerts, this one has the least amount of trouble.
As in less fights, but more medical stuff ..."

Probably a result of low testosterone.

Looks like ticket prices just to attend are super-high as well.  Cheapest general admission i saw was over $400 per person for a 3-day pass.  That's for standing only.  Much more expensive for better tickets.

Raves are "standing only" as there are no chair seating like at a concert.  But you can also spend like $20K and get a table or a cabana like area that does have a place to sit.  Think of it like Woodstock, but for rave music with regard to the standing.  You need to muscle your way to get to the front of the stage and if you leave, your spot is gone.

$400 for 3 days is a good real considering the event goes all for many hours.  Much longer than any concert would.  That too is why the food vendors charge a lot, they know you will be there for 6 hours and become hungry.  You also won't leave the venue just to grab food and return.

My friend went 1 year and made the mistake of staying until the days show ended (6am or so).  It took them 5 hours to exit the parking lot.  Some people cut down the fence in the parking lot so they could hit the highway easier.

Back in my day, raves were more underground type culture.  Now it's the popular thing to do.  Lots of douche type younger club goers.  And the EDM (Eletronic Dance Music) now sucks compared to what was being made in the late 90s and early 00's. 

At least in Europe the EDM is still good.

The funny thing is that this year the host hotel is Virgin Hotel.  Not only is that place off strip, but it's dead for gambling.  Their rewards program is being re-done cause it currently sucks.

Last year it was Resorts World, which made more sense cause at least they're more on the strip.  Guess Virgin Hotels offered more money.
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Political Discussion / Re: Comey belongs in jail, DNI Tulsi Gabbard says
« Last post by hvybarrels on Today at 01:23:00 PM »
Now that they are investigating him, imagine all the other stuff they could find in the process.

I thought intelligence officials were supposed to be intelligent. Apparently some of them are just political hacks.

https://www.kunstler.com/p/cool
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Off Topic / Re: What happened to the Vegas I used to know.....smh
« Last post by Flapp_Jackson on Today at 01:07:36 PM »
Quote from: changemyoil66 on Today at 11:42:38 AM
EDC is this weekend. It's the biggest rave in the nation. About 500K will attend for the 3 days at the Raceway Park.

Before, EDC wasn't always in Vegas, but various cities.  They've settled in Vegas for years now.

Food prices:

10 street tacos for $70
10 empanada's for $60
1 whole pizza for $96 (unsure the size)
6 sushi rolls for $100 (unsure what kind of rolls, but 5 small pieces of spicy tuna on cristy rice at Tao in the Venetian is $25. The size of the rice are slightly larger than 1 die (aka dice).)

Cost of a booth per the events vendor packet 10x10 is $3-4K.

So assuming only 100 people ordered street tacos and their profit margin is 50%, they would break even.

Last year 1 bowl of average ramen that was a small bowl was $36.

Too bad the venue cannot tell vendors to lower prices cause you know, where's the "PLUR".  Or open an area for lunch trucks.

Metro loves to work EDC cause compared to other concerts, this one has the least amount of trouble. As in less fights, but more medical stuff due to the drug culture and raves.  They also like the people as they're much more friendly due to PLUR compared to other events.  It's common for Metro to get "candy" from attendees (wrist bracelets).

Enjoy the Erectile Dysfunction Convention.  I've never been -- for obvious reasons.

"Metro loves to work EDC cause compared to other
concerts, this one has the least amount of trouble.
As in less fights, but more medical stuff ..."

Probably a result of low testosterone.

Looks like ticket prices just to attend are super-high as well.  Cheapest general admission i saw was over $400 per person for a 3-day pass.  That's for standing only.  Much more expensive for better tickets.
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Political Discussion / Re: Comey belongs in jail, DNI Tulsi Gabbard says
« Last post by Flapp_Jackson on Today at 12:58:32 PM »
Quote from: ren on Today at 07:34:32 AM
So Trump should limit his speech and Comey is free to express himself. Too much TDS in your eye
He's quick to call out whataboutisms against everyone else here, but he believes his use of them constitutes an objective opinion.
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Political Discussion / Re: new DNC vice chair
« Last post by Flapp_Jackson on Today at 12:55:15 PM »
Quote from: hvybarrels on Today at 12:25:44 PM
He called for younger reps on bill maher. He said the party had lost its appeal to young men.

He is correct, but he defied the orthodoxy.

They are eating their own.
He's the consummate politician. 

He accurately defined the problem initially -- losing votes of young males.  But, then he made an erroneous conclusion -- the reason young males aren't voting Democrat is the candidates are too old.

He's ignoring the obvious conclusion, that Democrat candidates of any age are the problem.

Typical political perspective.  Don't solve the real problem.  Try to manipulate the voters with better window dressing but still pushing the same horrible ideas.
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General Discussion / Re: FRT Legal?
« Last post by Flapp_Jackson on Today at 12:49:08 PM »
Quote from: Frog on Today at 12:01:39 PM
So are forced reset triggers legal now?
The technical answer is no, but the effective answer at the national level is yes.  The ATF will not be enforcing their opinion that an FRT is classified as a "machine gun," making it legal for FRTs to be made, bought, sold, possessed and installed.

However, the ATF did get a partial win in that FRTs cannot be designed to be used in handguns.

That settlement only applies to certain groups of people including the National Association for Gun Rights (NAGR) members and members of Texas Gun Rights (TXGR) plus anyone that is part of Rare Breed Triggers (RBT).  More details in the video.

Even if not a member of any named claimant, the ATF must return ALL FRTs they confiscated.  Anyone wanting their FRTs back must contact the ATF to request it.

The Hawaii-specific answer is "still probably not legal here."  Even though the ATF is not enforcing the "machine gun" laws that banned FRTs, they are not changing their opinion or classification.  So, by deductive trickery, if the ATF says FRTs are machine guns, and Hawaii bans machine guns, then it's still illegal here.  Hawaii bans all NFA-controlled items such as machine guns, suppressors, SBRs, and so on with certain exceptions for LE/Military.

I browsed the HRS §134-8.5 definitions, and it looks like that specific section doesn't apply to FRTs.  The prohibited items they describe don't function like an FRT.

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  [§134-8.5]  Bump fire stock, multiburst trigger activator, or trigger crank; prohibition.  (a)  Any person in this State who manufactures or causes to be manufactured, imports into the State, keeps for sale, or offers or exposes for sale, or who gives, lends, or possesses any bump fire stock, multiburst trigger activator, or trigger crank shall be guilty of a class C felony.

     (b)  As used in this section:

     "Bump fire stock" means a butt stock designed to be attached to a semiautomatic firearm and designed, made, or altered to increase the rate of fire achievable with such firearm by using energy from the recoil of the firearm to generate a reciprocating action that facilitates repeated activation of the trigger.

     "Multiburst trigger activator" means:

     (1)  A device that simulates automatic gunfire by allowing standard function of a semiautomatic firearm with a static positioned trigger finger or a device that fires multiple shots with the pull and release of the trigger; or

     (2)  A manual or power-driven trigger activating device constructed and designed so that when attached to a semiautomatic firearm it simulates automatic gunfire.

     "Trigger crank" means any device to be attached to a semiautomatic firearm that repeatedly activates the trigger of the firearm through the use of a lever or other part that is turned in a circular motion, but does not include any firearm initially designed and manufactured to fire through the use of a crank or lever. [L 2018, c 157, §1]
https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol03_Ch0121-0200D/HRS0134/HRS_0134-0008_0005.htm

An FRT requires a trigger press with each round fired.  That doesn't conform to a "multiburst" operation, and the only device that includes an increased rate of fire description is the bump stock.

So, ATF still calls an FRT a machine gun, but it's not something the ATF will be enforcing.

I'm not a lawyer, but I know of one ...

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Political Discussion / Re: new DNC vice chair
« Last post by hvybarrels on Today at 12:25:44 PM »
Quote from: changemyoil66 on Today at 07:49:36 AM
He ran his start up org and wasn't ready for the big leagues yet.  He is being groomed to be the typical DNC politician.

He called for younger reps on bill maher. He said the party had lost its appeal to young men.

He is correct, but he defied the orthodoxy.

They are eating their own.
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Firearms and Accessories / WOW!...Grizzly .45 ACP +P Self-Defense AMMO
« Last post by stangzilla on Today at 12:21:56 PM »
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General Discussion / FRT Legal?
« Last post by Frog on Today at 12:01:39 PM »
So are forced reset triggers legal now?
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Off Topic / Re: What happened to the Vegas I used to know.....smh
« Last post by changemyoil66 on Today at 11:42:38 AM »
EDC is this weekend. It's the biggest rave in the nation. About 500K will attend for the 3 days at the Raceway Park.

Before, EDC wasn't always in Vegas, but various cities.  They've settled in Vegas for years now.

Food prices:

10 street tacos for $70
10 empanada's for $60
1 whole pizza for $96 (unsure the size)
6 sushi rolls for $100 (unsure what kind of rolls, but 5 small pieces of spicy tuna on cristy rice at Tao in the Venetian is $25. The size of the rice are slightly larger than 1 die (aka dice).)

Cost of a booth per the events vendor packet 10x10 is $3-4K.

So assuming only 100 people ordered street tacos and their profit margin is 50%, they would break even.

Last year 1 bowl of average ramen that was a small bowl was $36.

Too bad the venue cannot tell vendors to lower prices cause you know, where's the "PLUR".  Or open an area for lunch trucks.

Metro loves to work EDC cause compared to other concerts, this one has the least amount of trouble. As in less fights, but more medical stuff due to the drug culture and raves.  They also like the people as they're much more friendly due to PLUR compared to other events.  It's common for Metro to get "candy" from attendees (wrist bracelets).
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