That's really cool. You should make that it's own post.
Percentage based commissions is such a weird standard for pay. As if there is something inherit in the sale of any and every $275k home that merits $1,250 more in compensation than would be owed for a $250k home.
It was a Chinese Mauser in the game but this particular one is a different small product knock off. For a period China had a number of warring factions that produced unlicenced pistol designs. IMFDB has it as a Type 17 in game. The one above has different markings and a full auto switch.
The creator of this sub's namesake Ian McCollum, of Forgotten Weapons, published a great coffee table book "Pistols of the Warlords" for anyone scrolling past us in All.
I only see one post from him across all communities in the past month. (This one)
This Chinese production C96 Broomhandle pistol is found in the collection of the UK's Royal Armouries. Curator Jonathan Ferguson showed it off recently in this video briefly.
It notably the word pistol engraved on the side where it should say Mauser. Just in case you couldn't tell I suppose.
This question comes up a fair bit I might need to edit the sidebar to be more clear.
This is a community for fans of the YouTube channel/website Forgotten Weapons run by Ian McCollum. The channel typically shows him telling the history about a particular firearm then taking it apart to show any interesting mechanical features. Or highlighting how they might be otherwise interesting.
Typically posts here will be about the history or engineering of firearms. Although given the size of Lemmy and there not being other communities, it's also be open to non firearm weapons discussion (like swords).
It seems a fair number of the members of this community have actually joined not knowing about the original channel over the months.
This particular post is adjacent to that channel's trend of coverage on how small arms are being used in Ukraine. (Given the heavy use of FPV drones)
While it seems to lack any really novel new features it definitely is interesting seeing major manufacturers pivoting with FPV drones taking over the modern battlefield.
Food scarcity is not a production problem. It is a political one.
It's not a production problem it's a logistics problem. It's the ultimate last mile problem. Distributing food across the globe to even remote villages shouldn't be the goal, self sufficiency trumps reliance. Environmental impacts aside, if the US has a problem halting transport for weeks that would result in global starvation of all who rely on the deliveries.
If that happens they'll probably have all food imports halted. If they can't support themselves during peace time they sure can't in war.
If Kim would like for people to stop practicing to take down his regime maybe he should be more quiet about attempting to develop ICBMs.
Maybe they should start spending their missile program money on developing their nation's agriculture rather than relying on food imports.
This Committee is meeting at a time when the international community is confronting one of the most serious food-security emergencies in modern history. Hunger is on the rise for the third year in a row, after a decade of progress. And now, for communities already experiencing poverty and hunger, the COVID-19 pandemic is disproportionately affecting lives by harming how people provide for themselves and feed their families – both today and long after the pandemic subsides. More than 35 million people in South Sudan, Somalia, the Lake Chad Basin, and Yemen are facing severe food insecurity exacerbated by the global pandemic, and in the case of Yemen, potential famine. The United States remains fully engaged and committed to addressing these complex crises.
This resolution rightfully acknowledges the hardships millions of people are facing, and importantly calls on States to support the emergency humanitarian appeals of the UN. However, the resolution also contains many unbalanced, inaccurate, and unwise provisions the United States cannot support. This resolution does not articulate meaningful solutions for preventing hunger and malnutrition or avoiding their devastating consequences.
The United States is concerned that the concept of “food sovereignty” could justify protectionism or other restrictive import or export policies that will have negative consequences for food security, sustainability, and income growth. Improved access to local, regional, and global markets helps ensure food is available to the people who need it most and smooths price volatility. Food security depends on appropriate domestic action by governments, including regulatory and market reforms, that is consistent with international commitments.
We also do not accept any reading of this resolution or related documents that would suggest that States have particular extraterritorial obligations arising from any concept of a “right to food,” which we do not recognize and has no definition in international law.
For these reasons, we request a vote and we will vote against this resolution.
https://usun.usmission.gov/explanation-of-vote-on-a-resolution-on-the-right-to-food/
My state still offers non-RealID compliant licenses. And the down side isn't all federal buildings only certain ones plus domestic flights. But a passport will also work for those if you don't have one.
RealID is option there's no Federal mandate for it.
The first repeating rifle used in combat by a military force was a flintlock system developed by the Kalthoff brothers. It was adopted in the 1640s by the Danish Royal Guard, who purchased a bit more than 100 of the guns, and used them successfully in the Siege of Copenhagen in 1659. The Kalthoff is a .54 caliber flintlock rifle with a magazine of 30 balls under the barrel and a powder storage compartment in the buttstock. A lever under the action is rotated forward 180 degrees and then back to completely reload the rifle – this action loads a ball into the chamber, seats it fully in place, loads powder behind it, primes the pan, cocks the hammer, and closes the frizzen. This was an amazing amount of firepower in the mid-1600s, and the mechanism in the gun is brilliant.
The Kalthoff brothers (Peter, Mathias, Caspar, Henrik, and William) spread out across Europe working for many royal courts although it was in Denmark where their gun saw the most substantial military use. The system would lead to other repeating flintlock designs like the Lorenzoni, but these did not really meet the quality of the original Kalthoffs (in my opinion). However, the system was very expensive to make and rather fragile to use. By 1696 the Danes had taken them out of service in favor of simpler and more durable designs.
School-House Rock ignored it too
The UG-02 can move in two-axis. Side to side and up and down. The remote-controlled head has clamps to securely lock down a standard AR. Aiming for the turret is accomplished by live-streaming video from a camera mounted behind the optic of the firearm. To remotely fire the weapon mounted to the UG-02, there is a pin on a solenoid that is pulled into the trigger when activated. To power the whole turret a 12V power source is needed. I used a 10Ah battery for just a couple hours without issue. Article on the device: https://www.gunsamerica.com/digest/remote-controlled-gun-turrets-meet-the-morpower-ug-02/
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/17950172
Yeah, the real impact of this will just be further alienation of trans youths.