Kosh's Shadow 10/5/2025 8:55:37 PM

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Blog fixes status update.

I have not had as much time to work on it as I would like. (I will make a Frontier post when the other stuff is done, good, but more work than expected)

However, I do know what the problem is, and how to fix it.

I also got it to run on my new development system, and in a closer environment to production systems. (Pain in the behind getting SQL server to work right)

However, the new packages (various components that make writing the blog a lot easier) had to be updated, and the new ones don't work the same as the old, so I need to fix those issues.

Although I think if the login link is in a different place, it won't be a problem, as long as the blog works better.

So getting somewhere but not done.

vxbush 10/6/2025 5:34:39 AM

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In #1 Kosh's Shadow said: So getting somewhere but not done.

Progress of any kind is a good sign. Keep it up!

vxbush 10/6/2025 5:39:37 AM

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Stephen Kruiser has a good introduction into how ICE works in the desert southwest that east-coast liberals have no clue about: 

When I talk to conservative friends who aren't from my neck of the woods (desert), they're often surprised at how well ICE agents are treated here. Here in this desert that is so close to the border with Mexico, we are quite grateful for everything our friends at ICE do for us. We don't demonize the agents here; we glorify them. 

In this part of the world, we are acutely aware of the problems associated with a porous border. New Yorkers talk about illegal alien restaurant workers; we deal with the Sinaloa Cartel. It's a completely different reality. I've often said that people from the northeast who talk about illegal immigration issues are like men whining about menstrual cramps. 

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When I'm out in public and I see an ICE agent, he or she won't spend any money. I'm buying everything for them. That's how it goes here for everyone else, too. We know who's watching over us. The Democrats and their ignorant base can hate on ICE all they want, but real Americans are grateful for some of the greatest law enforcement people in the history of this country. 

vxbush 10/6/2025 5:40:53 AM

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Reply to vxbush in 3:

Keep this in mind as you see this next story: 

'Dangerous and Unprecedented': Cartels Put Bounties on Heads of Federal Agents

They must be effective if the cartels are trying to get rid of them. 

vxbush 10/6/2025 5:46:35 AM

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Democrats: Ignore the Virginia candidate for AG who called for the death of his opponent's kids, calling them fascists (at less than the age of 5). 

Trump: Don't vote for that guy. 

vxbush 10/6/2025 5:48:46 AM

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I'm waiting for them to remove all the guns from Gunsmoke. 

Amazon Prime Video Quietly Scrubs Gunless James Bond Artwork After Online Backlash

Kosh's Shadow 10/6/2025 6:48:19 AM

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Reply to vxbush in 6:

The gun emoji was removed from cell phones or replaced by a squirt gun.

Do they really think this will make a difference?

vxbush 10/6/2025 7:22:27 AM

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In #7 Kosh's Shadow said: The gun emoji was removed from cell phones or replaced by a squirt gun. Do they really think this will make a difference?

Yes and no. We've seen evidence that there is a certain amount of magical thinking in these people, that you can remove something and it just makes everything better. But on the other hand, they would rather to be seen as doing something and then say, "there's nothing else we can do" than to do nothing. Performance is more important than real results. 

JCM 10/6/2025 8:34:02 AM

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Reply to vxbush in 4:

I'm waiting for a cartel to find the real meaning of violence and kinetic action.

When a SOF team gets the green light against a cartel... FAFO.