Pretty cool how they launch, then go dark. The jet turbine then takes over for the remainder of the trip.
They are also reporting they figured out how to cruise them at low altitude (under 100m). Maybe down to 50m to avoid radar detection.
Lacquer needs to go on in very thin coats. Getting yourself a good spraying setup is a bit expensive but worth it if you do a lot of projects. You can find it in paint spray cans as well. They work very well for small projects.
Just be sure to apply it outside. The fumes from it has a real kick. I generally apply it with all the doors open in the garage plus a spray shield setup around it with some old shower curtains.
Reality check from a technical standpoint.
First off pathogen races are designated based upon the genetic resistance genes in the host species. So race 4 means that there are 3 other pathogenic genetic groups floating around in bananas.
Second off it’s Fusarium oxysporum. It is an extremely adaptable and widespread fungus. It has 39 listed subspecies groups that attacks a wide range of plant species. The pathogen is extremely genetically diverse.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fusarium_oxysporum
It generally takes 5-20 years for F. oxysporum to overcome any genetic resistance. The pathogen then spreads like wildfire across the globe.
It will also take them 10+ years to introgress the new gene into new cultivars.
So bananas are saved! Yeah!!!.
In most crops growers have turned from trying to breed genetic resistance to using other control methods. Biofumigant mustards cover cropping is extremely successful if done correctly. Grafting of tomatoes, peppers, watermelons, cantaloupes, etc onto resistant rootstocks/species is also very popular.
For a sealant, I would use a spray on lacquer. After 5+ coats it is pretty water resistant. I would personally do 7 or 8 coats on that piece.
You can stain and seal the cut-outs first (paint a little lacquer into the cutouts with a fine brush). Then stain the surface a few shades darker to make them pop out.
You can also reverse it and make them darker. Either way the contrast in color will make them more visible.
The things 1,150kg of explosives can do.
For comparison the U.S. tomahawk only carries around 120kg of explosives.
The iskander is also Russia’s more commonly used missile that has done significant damage to Ukraine over the last few years. Hitting their main production facility is a massive strategic win for Ukraine.
Two major things that are hurting Vegas today
International visitors are down due to the orange moron.
Attendance at conventions and corporate meetings are down due to the above stupid decisions. It was a cheap place to hold a large meeting: flights, transit, hotels, meeting hall rental and food were all 30%+ less than anywhere else.
Okay, I am going to attempt to grow cucumbers, peppers, basil, parsley and some sweet corn again this year. I am also going to trellis my raspberries and control the strawberries better this year.
Its also a major pruning year for all of my landscaping/trees. I have 2 weeks to get imlst of the spring stuff done. So of course I am procrastinating like hell right now. It’s cold outside today. I need to move somewhere tropical.
I didn’t raise a garden last year as I really didn’t have time with my business. This year I think I have it worked out that I will get things done smoother.
Potatos are very destructive to the soil.
They have to be dug up (lots of cultivation). This breaks up the soil structure causing all sorts of issues with porosity, nutrient and organic material loss.
Because of the diseases and pest that attack the growing tubers, growers use fumigants/biofumigants. These are indescriminate killers that wipe out all sorts of insects, fungi, nematodes, and bacteria.
Potatoes leave very little organic residue behind when the tubers are harvested.
Any crop that follows potatoes suffers from a “yield drag” for 2-3 years as the soil recovers.
Out of the all starchy foods we eat, potatoes and sweet potatoes are the worst for the soil.
Factory ones on a jacked up pickup truck with lightbar or 3 on the front… Absolute fucker…
Another major issue is the color spectrum. LED’s in modern cars have more blue them than the older types. Those had more yellow colors.
Our daytime vision shifts to being more sensitive to the blue side. Our nighttime vision shifts toward the yellows.
The high blue color lights triggers our night vision back and forth between day and night. So the exact same lumens can fuck up our night vision more.
The they missed out on one major advantage of FPV drones. The targets usually can’t hear them. They are often up 150m+ or more above the target. Far enough up that they can’t be easily heard. So they can linger and line up the perfect shot.
So are these the ones that caused a boom that could be heard 30km away. Not that they made it to the the target. They cause the boom after the Russians shot them down and the debris fell directly onto the target
I find that a string of swear words works wonders for many sites when they want to be all picky. Add in a random symbol/number and presto a “Secure” password.
YouMotherFuckingA$$hole1ShitBag.
Unlike slat armor, the entire defense relies on one single target point on each side. Ukrainian drone operators are going to bullseye it and then immediately start going for the unprotected bits.
There is two things going on there.
First if you look closely you can see holes in the spud. This is insect damage, likely caused by a wireworm (larval form of a clickbeetle species.)
Second is a physiological damage in storage/shipping causing the black color. This is not blight or another fungus, but the tubers reaction to suboptimal storage condition (not enough O2).
Further explanation:
Mongoose are snake predators and have developed resistance to cobra venoms native to their home range. Most of the time they avoid any bites with relfexes and speed but they do get hit.
Although Australian poisonous snakes are of the cobra family, they have different venom complexes to those in India etc. Their immunity developed over millennia of evolution doesn’t work. So the introduced mongooses ended up as a dinner for the snakes.
Sadly the key to avoiding becoming a victim of these tactics is to spend a significant portion of your time shopping around for everything. No retailer can be trusted. I preferentially order stuff from manufacturers webpages or compare multiple distributors before I buy anything.
I also utilize VPN services and a secondary browser if I think they are playing games. You can avoid this shit but it’s not easy.
I also try to completely avoid known companies who’s business model relies on these tactics.
Overall, on the Pokrovsk axis, the enemy is losing about 6,000 personnel per month.
The loss ratio is in our favor. The ratio of losses is roughly one to six.
In our case, the casualty ratio is about one to five.
Okay if I am reading this right, Russia is averaging 2600 deaths and 3400 wounded per month.
In the same area Ukraine is averaging 240 deaths and 960 wounded.
That is some savage ratios.
It will be an extremely weak and embarrassing punch. The likes of which will cause generations to laugh at your pathetic attempt recorded on video.
Its a U.S. medical bill.
The hospital asks for whatever the fuck it wants after it does the treatment.
Then insurance says “we only pay a negotiate rate” and pays $25-$30K."
I had intern from France a year back when I worked in research. He went skiing and broke his leg around 6 months in. The French healthcare system sent him a check for how much the medical treatment would cost in France. It was around 10% of the bill. He paid the 10% to the hospital.
The hospital kept billing him and sent some of the bills to collections. He asked me what to do about it. “Tell them they have been fully paid by the French health system and to take it up with them. Then go back to France in 2 months and forget about it.”
He laugh and said they immediately stopped bothering him after that.