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Wednesday, February 8th, 2012

Commenting on SSD posts is a privilege. It isn’t a right. I can ban your IP just as easily as I can approve a post. Awhile back we had an issue with industry shills so we changed the way people comment. Now, it’s a maturity problem. I can institute even more changes but I’d prefer not to.

I see your IP and can figure out most rick-tick who you are. So please don’t come in here throwing racial epithets around or creating multiple logins in order to support your narrow minded views on race relations or to share your abnormal sexual fantasies. That will definitely get you some bad attention. I will share your IP with the world.

My suggestion has always been to only post online what you would say to a person’s face. You just never know when you might meet that person, in person.

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Idema Dies at 55 in Mexico

Thursday, January 26th, 2012

Jonathon Keith Idema was a character. For some of us, he was a nemesis, others an amusement and far fewer still considered him friend. Rare was the person in the tactical industry of the 80s and early 90s who didn’t have a brush with him.

Last year, I had read that he had barricaded himself in his home in Mexico, in a standoff with local law enforcement, his welcome long worn out in his homeland, America. Sounded like classic Keith, as he was known in the old days. After spending some time in federal prison for wire fraud, he reinvented himself as a professional adventurer and went by the monicker “Jack”. This time he ended up in an Afghan prison for running an illegal jail and torture.

He always seemed like the kind of guy who would pop up again somewhere else, with a new name and a new game. Admittedly, I was surprised to hear of his death at only 55 even though it was common knowledge he had AIDS. Only the good die young so I figured Idema would survive to a ripe old age, living off of the proceeds of hair brained schemes and frivolous lawsuits.

Here is a link to a pretty colorful obituary of Idema. Read it and then share your memories in the comments.

Tags: Idema
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It’s All About The Lighting

Sunday, January 22nd, 2012

Since a few of our readers have an issue with our trade show photos, we thought we’d show you something. Please note…both of these photos were taken with the same iPad. Lighting makes a big difference, regardless of camera. Not having a couple of hundred lookie-lous hanging around helps a little too.

And, I’ll say it again. We aren’t a photo collector website. On SSD, you get the info the same time we do. If you want pretty pictures, visit one of those websites that posts lots of photos but has no idea what any of it was. We’ll have better photos, but only AFTER the show is over. You have to process the hell out of anything you take thanks to the crappy environment and we’d rather do it once we get home.

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Our New Tagline

Saturday, January 21st, 2012

A couple of years ago, one of our readers said our site was, “like crack for the tactical addict,” since once you start visiting, you can’t stop.

But this SHOT Show I realized something and I even told Tactical Mama that I now know what Frankenstein feels like on Halloween. What I meant was that I do this everyday. For the vast majority of others, SHOT Show is the one week where they get to see the coolest new weapons and gear and rub elbows with Captains of Industry. That’s a daily occurance for me and one of the reasons we do the live blogging right from the show floor, to help you experience shows like we do, minus the sore feet.

We don’t have to tout our SHOT Show coverage because it’s part and parcel to our core. We cover as many shows as we can and break stories all of the time.

Like I tell people all of the time, “SSD is running a marathon.”

So, from that, a new Tagline was born.

“SSD, Where Every Day’s a Trade Show”

What do you think?

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Marine West Golf Tourney to Benefit Young Marines

Friday, January 13th, 2012

If you are going to be at Marine West at Camp Pendleton, California at the end of this month, please consider participating in the the Young Marines Golf Tournament on 31 January.

The Gunny, R.Lee Ermey will be there and 100% of proceeds go to benefit the Young Marines which is a is a youth education and service program for boys and girls sponsored by the Marine Corps League.

Marine Golf Tournament

www.marinemilitaryexpos.com

Tags: Marine Corps League, Marine West, Young Marines
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SSD Among Top Military Blogs of 2011

Friday, January 13th, 2012

Yesterday morning, out of the blue, we started to get congratulatory emails from our friends. It seems that the Institute for Defense and Government Advancement had recognized us as a Top Military Blog of 2011. We checked out IDGA’s website to see who made the list and we are in some very impressive company. It’s amazing to us, that a site with such a narrow focus would make the cut.

Our fellow honorees:
Small Wars Journal Blog
Danger Room from Wired.com
The Best Defense from ForeignPolicy.com
Blackfive.net

After further investigation, it turns out that the blogs were selected via online vote and we weren’t even on the ballot. We were write-in candidates. This makes the honor even greater and tells us how far our reach goes. Sure, we see the numbers but its always nice to see the evidence of our efforts.

IDGA is a great organization and we are extremely honored to be recognized in such a way. We’d also like to congratulate our fellow awardees. And finally, a big “Thank You” to all of our readers and advertisers. We wouldn’t be here without your support.

Make sure you read the whole story at www.idga.org

Tags: Institute for Defense and Government Advancement
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Do Patents Hinder Innovation?

Thursday, January 12th, 2012

We’ve seen a lot of Intellectual Property litigation lately. Frugal Dad did some research and prepared an infographic.
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Attn 12 Days Prize Winners

Tuesday, January 10th, 2012

Contest winners, please understand that organizing all of the prizes is a major task, and in the face of SHOT Show. Most of the prizes are being shipped by the vendors and once we collect everyone’s shipping data, which is still ongoing, they will be in contact with you.

Until then, please show some patience as we sort this out. Much of the speed at which this is dealt with is dependent on all of the winners reporting their shipping information. Until then, we don’t have tracking numbers for anyone.

99% of you have been real troopers.

Thank You

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