Trigger control software could be relaxed when the gun is at home or in a car, while other safety features stay on to prevent accidental discharges.

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From the initial Technology Trigger, when software first made blogging easy, to the Peak of Inflated Expectations and the Trough of Disillusionment, thence on to the Slope of Enlightenment and, eventually, the Plateau of Productivity, blogging has passed almost all the way through the Hype Cycle.

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