I would think low base #8 2.75 inch shells for pigeons. That's what I use. That would not be very effective against a copter drone. However, it's easy to chamber a couple of #2 3 inch magnum goose loads if the need arises. You could scale up to 00 buckshot if needed. A spread of 32 cal. balls ought to do it.

Band-tailed pigeons are quite tasty. They are native to North America and eat berries, seeds and whatever in the woods. Rock doves are native to Europe, live in cities and eat whatever little old ladies throw at them. I have never eaten one of them.

My wife and I are fleeing like rats to San Jose del Cabo. I plan on eating a lot of fish tacos washed down with a few Bohemias.

That's a pretty good description of Nate Silver and why people pay attention to him.

I find the Rapidograph size 0 to be exactly right for the sort of tasks mentioned. I've used one for decades. Size 0 gets more use than all of the other pens in the set put together.

Of course technology costs more down in Oz. it has to be manufactured to handle the fact that electrons spin widdershins down there.

>look at Saturn's rings, which also have sharp edges

I believe the sharp edges of Saturn's rings are attributable to the shepherd moons. This also appears to be true for the rings of Jupiter and Uranus. Not enough is known about the Nuptunian ring system to say for certain about it.

Tidal stresses would have long since ripped you into tiny pieces.

No, no, that's what he wears when he's playing J. Edgar Hoover with his boyfriend.

Wherever you are, it's always something local with only one outlet. Fourth and Sea or Fresh Freeze or Mom's Burger Bar or some such.

No. It reflects on the application of critical thinking to topics other than Linux.

I am very well paid. I like making my own coffee. I don't have a gardener, because I like gardening. I would rather have a root canal and a colonoscopy at the same time with no anesthetic than try to fix Unity. Accounting for my time in my work life and my personal life are two very different things.

That was my point. I run Mandriva with KDE.

Time is money, and $120.00 is about an hour of my time. I'm pretty sure that I can't fix Unity in an hour.

Absolutely! Loan them to students who need them. There is no better use.