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Their kickstarter page with video: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1803756771/trebuchette-t...

I got to give you guy’s kudos for the snap together design. To make something out of wood that does not require glue or be held together by string yet is strong enough to shoot a projectile (repeatedly) is quite a design challenge.

I remember the push out ply wooden toys you used to be able to get that would fall apart when you slotted them together.

But I was wondering if trebuchette was for geeks or 12 year old kids? I can see a big brother ambushing a little sister with this. So may want to supply goggles to avoid law suits.

Also you may want to do a fireproof version because I can see someone shooting projectiles that are on fire (I can't remember what they are called) with it just like they used to do in ye olde days.

I can also see a range of snap together wooden toys with this system. From castles to catapults to battering rams to cars etc.

Congrats on kickstarting your dreams.

(Edited for spelling and clarity)

Just before anyone thinks this is a smoking gun. It is only from an informant. The FBI has this disclaimer:

The FBI’s Reading Room contains many files of public interest and historical value. In compliance with the National Archives Record Administration (NARA) requirements, some of these records are no longer in the physical possession of the FBI, eliminating the FBI’s capability to re-review and/or re-process this material. Please note, that the information found in these files may no longer reflect the current beliefs, positions, opinions, or policies currently held by the FBI.

Posted as it's a piece of history. Whether it is (in)accurate is not for me to say.

Being covered in a blog/website/magazine/paper etc is a privilege, not a right. Just because you’ve created a fantastic new [insert item here], doesn’t mean it has to be covered.

When approaching, think about the benefits of your [insert item here] brings to the users.

Geek tl;dr does it get someone laid, make their life better, bring comfort, protect themselves or loved ones, Save them time (time is $$$) etc.

People are selfish, they want to know how [insert item here] benefits them in some way. They alas do not care about you. They want to know how it benefits them.

I know at first it may seem obvious how your [insert item here] will obviously do [insert benefit/s here] but people don’t always ‘get it’. You must spell it out to them.

When approaching people to write/talk about your [insert item here], you only get a small percentage of someone’s time/day. So you must speak the benefits of your [insert item here] and quick to grab their attention.

Whilst I hope tumblr correct the problem rather quickly as it is a major problem, I find those jumping to blame are forgetting one small problem. No programmer is perfect, typos are easy to mistake on any keyboard and it will happen to everyone no matter how much of a ‘ninja rockstar poodle’ they think they are.

I hate to see someone else work in the clear like this. It’s like popping a zit before your first date. It’s painful and will show up for day/s afterwards. Now I know what will be today’s headline I can bypass techmeme.

Yes its a big boo boo. It’s a massive security risk and to some it may feel like the end of the world but by then it will be tomorrow. Passwords will be reset, keys will be replaced and the valley will be talking about something else. Hopefully it won’t be someone else’s mistake.

P.S Don’t forget to test your code before deploying – now you know why.