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  • Cluster munitions has a clear definition. It acquired a clear definition when the treaty was drafted. Cluster munitions release a … cluster (group) of smaller munitions that themselves explode on impact:

    conventional munition that is designed to disperse or release explosive submunitions each weighing less than 20 kilograms, and includes those explosive submunitions. Submunition is a conventional munition that in order to perform its task is dispersed or released by a cluster munition and is designed to function by detonating an explosive charge prior to, on or after impact.”

    Fragmentation munitions break apart and the fragments cause death and destruction.

    If someone claims that she’s seen cluster munitions that were outlawed, she’s claiming to have seen cluster munitions that were outlawed, not fragmentation munitions. We may not like either, I certainly don’t, but one type is out of use in signatory countries and another type is not.

    The picture she’s used it’s actually not even munitions, it’s fuzes, ie the thing that makes munitions detonate.

    And in full detail, cluster munitions are still “legal” in signatory countries, provided the submunitions self-detonate after a time. The Oslo treaty was designed to prevent civilians, children especially, picking up unexploded submunitions. It wasn’t designed to prevent death and destruction in a military target.


  • She may have seen cluster munitions at the fare.

    But that picture shows an 84 mm combined impact/time fuze for a M-84 Carl Gustav recoilless rifle round and an 81 mm fuze tip for a 81 mm mortar round. The timed fuze is quite nasty - you set it for distance (by flight time) with a view to have it detonate above or to the side of infantry under cover.

    Neither if these are cluster munitions, however. I’ve used both back in my army days.

    So if that picture is her proof she’s at best misguided.

    I can’t wait to get downvoted for facts.


  • I’ve cycled and walked in London for the last 10+ years. These silent and deadly speeders are super dangerous. I’ve seen several crashes on their account. As a cyclist, they overtake you a great speed; as a pedestrian they can be much closer much quicker than expected forcing you to misjudge if you can cross.

    Yes they are dangerous. I can’t believe you need to have this explained to you.

    Also the article literally gives you a clear cut case of exactly the danger of a pedestrian misjudging timings on account of their crazy speed - ended up dying. But it’s all just a joke to you of course.




  • sunbeam60@lemmy.mltoFeddit.dk@feddit.dkForråd
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    Dansker i U.K. her, så ved ikke om det gælder.

    Jeg er ikke prepper. Bryder mig ikke om udtrykket.

    Jeg er dog forberedt til en krise. Det er rettidig omhu. Det største sted folk tager fejl, i mine øjne, i forhold til at være kriseforberedt, er at de tænker på nogle kritiske ting og glemmer alle andre kritiske ting.

    Jeg har med fordel skiftet mit åsyn på forberedelse, så jeg nu tænker “dage”. Hvor mange dage kan vi klare os hvis der opstår en forsyningskrise?

    Jeg forbereder mig ikke på zombies, eller total nedbrydelse af vores samfund.

    Men vi er klar til 10 dage, ca. 10 dage uden vand, 10 dage uden elektricitet. 10 dage uden madforsyning. 10 dage uden gas-varme (ingen fjernevarme her i U.K.; her bruges der udelukkende gas - 95% - og varmepumper - 5%). Nogle ting kan holde længere, men jeg sætter mit fokus på 10 dage og sikrer mig at vi har det vi skal bruge, af alle kategorier.

    Vi er 6 i familien. Vi har tørfoder, vi har vand, vi har batteri, solceller og benzin-drevet top-up generator, vi har gas og campingkøkken, et lager af sorte affaldssække til at sætte i toilettet, presenninger, nødradio, lommelygter, medicinlager osv.

    Min store fortrydelse er at jeg købte en benzin generator, i stedet for en gas generator. Gas kan holde sig for evigt, næsten, men selv med konserveringsmidler skal mit benzin lager (det lyder lidt størrere end det er, jeg har to tanke og samlet 20L) udskiftes hvert andet år. Det går nok, jeg iblander det i bilens sammen med nyt benzin men det er lidt træls at skulle stå og bakse med det.

    Hvis vi skulle forøge antallet af dage vi er forberedt til så bliver det væsentligt sværere. Efter 10 dage er dem der ikke har forberedt sig ved at blive desperate og så skal man til at tænke på, at ikke alle opfører sig ordentligt når de bliver sultne og tørstige. Men min formodning er at samfundet vedbliver og det derfor kun er en kortere periode, vi skal være klar på.

    Samfundsnedbrud er næsten umuligt at forberede sig på IMHO. Så skal man have bug-out shelters, frø, jord, jagtmidler, og meget mere viden end jeg har i forhold til at reparere og lave nyt osv. Vi har et konkret problem at min kone skal bruge noget specifik medicin (thyroxin) resten af hendes liv og det er meget svært at fremstille og dosere (man skal tørre fåre-skjoldbruskkirtler, pulverisere det og så gætte sig frem til dosering). Vi har et roterende nødlager af medicinen men det holder ikke så længe så det er begrænset hvor stort det kan være.




  • I’d agree that the average game dev is on Unity or unreal and won’t be hand optimizing any inner loops.

    But there are a surprising amount of studios still on their own tech and there the low-level engineers definitely do (I’ve worked in the industry and have seen it first hand - and done it myself).

    It also tends to be at the start of a console’s life span before the compiler and linker is mature up against the hardware.