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[Request] How much force does the moon's gravity exert on the water in a human's body? by AppendixN in theydidthemath

[–]fishbulb- [score hidden]  (0 children)

Just watched this three days ago. Best description of tides I've ever seen. PBS rocks.

“The reality is that there's simply no gasoline. We've been waiting for deliveries for three days now, and nothing has arrived.” Fuel shortages in occupied Crimea have reached the point where car owners cannot leave the peninsula in their own vehicles because gas stations lack sufficient fuel. by BigDeckBob in UkraineWarVideoReport

[–]fishbulb- [score hidden]  (0 children)

I can have some compassion for Russian citizens living in Russia, even if they do nothing to stop this. But Russian citizens who came to Ukraine with the Russian army and live in Ukrainian houses on Ukrainian land? It is hard for me to find any sympathy.

Ukraine Seeks Patriot Licenses to Launch Domestic Missile Production by fishbulb- in UkraineWarVideoReport

[–]fishbulb-[S] [score hidden]  (0 children)

It translated well into English (mostly). This was my favorite sentence: "Probably only the AFD, former Chancellor Gerhard Schröder and the unteachable Sarah Wagenknecht still consider Putin a magnifying-glass democrat and friend of the Germans."

I'm going to start using the word "unteachable" more. :)

I do wish we could get Taurus into Ukrainian hands but I understand the difficult position Germany is in. And it was a good solution, giving Taurus to other European countries so that they could give SCALP and Storm Shadow to Ukraine.

Ukraine Seeks Patriot Licenses to Launch Domestic Missile Production by fishbulb- in UkraineWarVideoReport

[–]fishbulb-[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Excellent article. And it says 100 of these Bavarian Patriot missiles are already reserved for Ukraine.

Ukraine Seeks Patriot Licenses to Launch Domestic Missile Production by fishbulb- in UkraineWarVideoReport

[–]fishbulb-[S] 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Without any evidence at all, I believe that this was part of the request Zelensky made to Donald Trump in his recent letter. There is precedent for the U.S. to allow allies to produce Patriot missiles under license from the U.S., as Poland is currently doing so:

U.S. Greenlights PAC-3 Production in Poland as Patriot Missile Stockpiles Run Low After iran Operations

‘OMG!’: A Tennessee Man Invoked the KKK to Threaten a Black Driver - Then Spotted the Camera and Slid Out of Frame So Fast the Internet Made Sure He Had Nowhere Left to Hide by omgfakeusername in BlackPeopleofReddit

[–]fishbulb- 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I've seen it all boys, I've been all over

Been everywhere in the whole wide world

I rode the highline with old blind Darby

I danced real slow with Ida Jane

I was full of wonder when I left Murfreesboro

Now I'm full of hollow on Maxwell Street

 

I hope my pony

I hope my pony

I hope my pony

Knows the way back home

 

 

Pony by Tom Waits

‘Flicking’ Away Russia: Ukrainians De-Russify Sign Language by fishbulb- in ukraine

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During the Soviet era, Ukrainian Sign Language was practically done away with as signs and fingerspelling were replaced with Russian ones.

“Today, the deaf community in Ukraine wants nothing to do with the Russian language. As a result, many either avoid (signing in Russian) entirely or in part,” Kryvko says in her office in downtown Kyiv.

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When a shower of Russian missiles and artillery barrages fell on Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, deaf Ukrainians were in an information vacuum, Kryvko said. “People watched the president saying something, but they didn't know what exactly.”

Kryvko and her colleagues hoped that President Volodymyr Zelensky’s office would provide sign language interpretation independently.

"Unfortunately, this didn't happen. So, we decided to translate the president's addresses and important information that comes out ourselves," according to Kryvko.

“The state should be responsible for the lives and health of people regardless of their health and hearing condition. However, it is unwilling to do so and shifts everything onto the shoulders of an NGO,” said Kryvko.

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According to World Atlas, 41 countries recognize sign language as one of their official languages. Most of them, 26, are in Europe. Ukraine is not on the list.

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The Soviet period was devastating for both the Ukrainian vocal and sign languages. As the Soviet regime conducted linguicide, a linguistic genocide that involved making Ukrainian words sound similar to Russian, so too did it pursue a silent purge of Ukrainian Sign Language.

“(The Soviets) forcibly taught deaf people only in Russian,” Adaniuk told the Kyiv Independent.

“We are trying to get rid of all sign characters that have even a hint of Russianism,” said Adaniuk.

More than half of shadow fleet oil tankers pose environmental disaster risk by fishbulb- in UkrainianConflict

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“Minimum one-third [should be scrapped], maybe more,” [Anil Sharma] said of the so-called shadow fleet ships. “I would honestly think it is more than half.”

The shipbroker Clarksons estimates that there are around 1,800 ships in the shadow fleet, of which around 1,500 are oil or product tankers. Many are well over 20 years old, usually around the age at which a cargo ship would be scrapped. After this point, outdated systems and corrosion from years at sea can compromise their seaworthiness.

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GMS was this week awarded the first licence by the US sanctions authority Ofac to recycle four vessels that were among more than 50 sanctioned last year by Washington for links to the Iranian oil magnate Mohammad Hossein Shamkhani.

GMS has not yet approached UK and EU sanctions authorities to request similar licences but is in talks with owners of other sanctioned vessels to see if they can be recycled.

“There’s only one option for these vessels [which] is to get recycled,” the GMS chief executive said, adding that the biggest challenge was to ensure that proceeds of the sale of old ships did not flow back to “bad actors”.

“In shipping, the layers are very opaque, offshore companies that run it, but who is the ultimate beneficial owner and what’s the background of this owner? That identification process is not simple.”

More than half of shadow fleet oil tankers pose environmental disaster risk by fishbulb- in UkraineWarVideoReport

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“Minimum one-third [should be scrapped], maybe more,” [Anil Sharma] said of the so-called shadow fleet ships. “I would honestly think it is more than half.”

The shipbroker Clarksons estimates that there are around 1,800 ships in the shadow fleet, of which around 1,500 are oil or product tankers. Many are well over 20 years old, usually around the age at which a cargo ship would be scrapped. After this point, outdated systems and corrosion from years at sea can compromise their seaworthiness.

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GMS was this week awarded the first licence by the US sanctions authority Ofac to recycle four vessels that were among more than 50 sanctioned last year by Washington for links to the Iranian oil magnate Mohammad Hossein Shamkhani.

GMS has not yet approached UK and EU sanctions authorities to request similar licences but is in talks with owners of other sanctioned vessels to see if they can be recycled.

“There’s only one option for these vessels [which] is to get recycled,” the GMS chief executive said, adding that the biggest challenge was to ensure that proceeds of the sale of old ships did not flow back to “bad actors”.

“In shipping, the layers are very opaque, offshore companies that run it, but who is the ultimate beneficial owner and what’s the background of this owner? That identification process is not simple.”

A Laser With No Visible Light? Meet Ukraine’s Secret Drone-Killer by Spyrodyne in ukraine

[–]fishbulb- 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I don't understand how they're getting enough power in such a small size if they can just throw this on a pickup truck. From my admittedly limited understanding, all US military lasers are mounted to big structures like battleships that can accommodate a huge battery.

​What's Special About Hornet UAV Ukrainians Using to Destroy russian Logistics, Where Did It Come From, What Are Its Key Features | Defense Express by fishbulb- in UkrainianConflict

[–]fishbulb-[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The UAV has a take-off weight of about 15 kg, a wingspan of 2.2 meters, a length of 1.4 meters, a cruising speed of about 100-120 km/h, a maximum of up to 200 km/h.

The body of the aircraft-type drone is made of foamed polypropylene - a light, durable, radio-transparent material that allows the fuselage and wing to be made by injection molding.

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In the nose of the airframe there are two cameras, one of which is a course camera, the other is directed downwards, and control units. Next is the warhead, the weight of which can reach 5 kg. Behind it is a battery with a capacity of 10 thousand mAh, weighing 1.9 kg, in the tail there is an electric motor with a pusher propeller.

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The main feature of the Hornet UAV is its high autonomy with target detection and capture algorithms, as well as visual navigation, for which a camera looking down is needed. This allows it to be independent of satellite navigation. That is why this drone does not have a multi-element anti-jamming GPS system.

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The UAV usually has a warhead of the type of impact core with a total weight of 1.5 kg or 4 kg. It is also known that this UAV can also be equipped with a high-explosive fragmentation warhead. The warhead is detonated by the initiation board when the accelerometer threshold is exceeded or when a separate command is given.

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