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by Ankerson
Sat Jun 01, 2024 2:50 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Ways to "Thief Proof" cars?
Replies: 11
Views: 251

Re: Ways to "Thief Proof" cars?

Learn to drive a vehicle that has a manual transmission (I believe you folks call it stick shift?). It won’t stop the buggers getting in but will likely stop them taking off in it. Don’t advertise your belongings in your vehicle, hide it or take them out when unattended. A thin sheet of glass is th...
by Ankerson
Sat Jun 01, 2024 2:04 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Ways to "Thief Proof" cars?
Replies: 11
Views: 251

Re: Ways to "Thief Proof" cars?

Learn to drive a vehicle that has a manual transmission (I believe you folks call it stick shift?). It won’t stop the buggers getting in but will likely stop them taking off in it. Don’t advertise your belongings in your vehicle, hide it or take them out when unattended. A thin sheet of glass is th...
by Ankerson
Fri May 31, 2024 2:12 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Ways to "Thief Proof" cars?
Replies: 11
Views: 251

Re: Ways to "Thief Proof" cars?

If one has a car worth stealing nothing will stop a pro from getting it if they want it.
by Ankerson
Wed May 29, 2024 1:36 am
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Stable edge steels (NOT TOUGHNESS)
Replies: 62
Views: 5355

Re: Stable edge steels (NOT TOUGHNESS)

Personally, I'd like to see 14C28N in some knives. It is tough like AEB-L/13C26, but is a stainless nitrogen steel. I agree 100 percent Doc. I"ve seen 14C28N in other company"s knives and I'm confident Spyderco can do well with it. Works very well in Kitchen Knives. Ankerson it is good to...
by Ankerson
Tue May 28, 2024 4:15 pm
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Stable edge steels (NOT TOUGHNESS)
Replies: 62
Views: 5355

Re: Stable edge steels (NOT TOUGHNESS)

SpyderEdgeForever wrote:
Tue May 28, 2024 2:35 pm
Doc Dan wrote:
Thu May 23, 2024 10:19 pm
Personally, I'd like to see 14C28N in some knives. It is tough like AEB-L/13C26, but is a stainless nitrogen steel.
I agree 100 percent Doc. I"ve seen 14C28N in other company"s knives and I'm confident Spyderco can do well with it.

Works very well in Kitchen Knives.
by Ankerson
Thu May 23, 2024 6:49 pm
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Stable edge steels (NOT TOUGHNESS)
Replies: 62
Views: 5355

Re: Stable edge steels (NOT TOUGHNESS)

So I know this is an old thread but it still seems it has not been totally answered. I don’t know all the knife makers that would know best but I’m hoping to revive this in order to learn more. I thought I understood this subject but soon learned that edge retention/hardness didn’t dictate better e...
by Ankerson
Thu May 16, 2024 4:32 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: EMP Proof Mechanical Only Devices?
Replies: 10
Views: 400

Re: EMP Proof Mechanical Only Devices?

With all the talk about electromagnetic pulse attack dangers what are ways that society can block or minimize these? Use shielded electronics or mechanical only devices with no electronic circuits? Hasn't really ever been a topic of discussion other than when talking about nuclear war. And at that ...
by Ankerson
Sat May 11, 2024 11:06 am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Happy happy happy birthday Doc Dan!
Replies: 19
Views: 336

Re: Happy happy happy birthday Doc Dan!

Happy BD.
by Ankerson
Fri May 10, 2024 7:29 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Generational Classifications: Do You Identify?
Replies: 29
Views: 777

Re: Generational Classifications: Do You Identify?

Scandi Grind wrote:
Fri May 10, 2024 7:19 pm
It certainly seems like trying to judge the average intelligence of any given generation has never made us much smarter. :rofl

Been quite the opposite in general IMHO. :rofl
by Ankerson
Fri May 10, 2024 4:41 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Generational Classifications: Do You Identify?
Replies: 29
Views: 777

Re: Generational Classifications: Do You Identify?

James Y wrote:
Fri May 10, 2024 2:46 pm
Ankerson wrote:
Fri May 10, 2024 8:30 am
I don't think any generation has the monopoly on stupidity from what I have seen. ;)

True. I also don’t think that any generation has a monopoly on intelligence, either.

Jim

Oh yeah. :index-finger
by Ankerson
Fri May 10, 2024 8:30 am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Generational Classifications: Do You Identify?
Replies: 29
Views: 777

Re: Generational Classifications: Do You Identify?

I think it's fun to look at but, I don't put any stock in any of it. Generational bias/superiority has been goin on at least since Plato's time 😃 All that being said, I'm Gen X, both my parents are Silent Genration - my Grandfather (paternal) was The Lost Generation the rest of my Grandparents were...
by Ankerson
Wed May 08, 2024 8:04 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Social networks vs. forums - possible return of content to the forums?
Replies: 22
Views: 656

Re: Social networks vs. forums - possible return of content to the forums?

OK, in simplest terms my instructors got banned for posting gunsmithing videos. This was either intentional or totally arbitrary. Either way it happened, and I'm sure anyone here can infer what they will from that. Or you can assume I'm making it up, which is up to each person's discretion of cours...
by Ankerson
Wed May 08, 2024 7:43 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Social networks vs. forums - possible return of content to the forums?
Replies: 22
Views: 656

Re: Social networks vs. forums - possible return of content to the forums?

And that doesn't mean my instructors didn't get banned. Watching tanks blow stuff up doesn't teach people how to maintain the tools that we use for defence. Being able to do your own work on firearms to keep them in working order does. They don't care if you are watching useless content. All kinds ...
by Ankerson
Wed May 08, 2024 7:22 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Social networks vs. forums - possible return of content to the forums?
Replies: 22
Views: 656

Re: Social networks vs. forums - possible return of content to the forums?

My gunsmithing instructors had their content banned from youtube, so stuff like this is nothing new to me. And no it is not because they were promoting violent or stupid behavior, they are some of the best instructors in the world. It is really just a continued effort at an anti-weapon agenda, that...
by Ankerson
Wed May 08, 2024 8:05 am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Victorinox going bladeless
Replies: 24
Views: 725

Re: Victorinox going bladeless

Woke is going to make them broke. Victorinox is caving and will start making their Swiss Army Knives without knife blades. They will still make current models with blades, they say. Here is one of the articles I read on the subject: https://gizmodo.com/swiss-army-knife-victorinox-no-blade-185146194...
by Ankerson
Wed May 08, 2024 7:39 am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Social networks vs. forums - possible return of content to the forums?
Replies: 22
Views: 656

Re: Social networks vs. forums - possible return of content to the forums?

Well, I've had my posts censored for just being knives on Instagram. I can't say for everyone, but it's happened to me. As to the trash posted on Instagram by the Onlyfans crowd, it's there and it's never censored. I'm not trying to be argumentative, but it's happened to me and several friends. I a...
by Ankerson
Tue May 07, 2024 5:01 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Social networks vs. forums - possible return of content to the forums?
Replies: 22
Views: 656

Re: Social networks vs. forums - possible return of content to the forums?

I agree 💯. It's to the degree that you get censored for showing a Swisstool, but the Onlyfans girls posts flow by the thousands. I'm amazed millions haven't left because of the censorship, let alone the fees they're beginning to charge. I have bad news. The death of social media cannot happen soon ...
by Ankerson
Mon May 06, 2024 6:49 am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Happy Birthday, James Y!
Replies: 18
Views: 289

Re: Happy Birthday, James Y!

Happy Birthday.
by Ankerson
Sun May 05, 2024 12:31 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Generational Classifications: Do You Identify?
Replies: 29
Views: 777

Re: Generational Classifications: Do You Identify?

Personally I believe it is all just a pile of..... Well you know. ;) Every generation believes the next generation is subpar somehow. :eye-roll And those from the newer generations who think they are superior to the older generations. :eye-roll I take people as they are on an individual basis, every...