u/Low_Sir1549

I live in Zone 16. I know the season is about to open for smallies and largemouths, but I'd like to know, for future reference, how to avoid targeting these when they're out of season. I've caught one smallmouth on a live worm while fishing for perch and another on a swimming lure while fishing for pike, both from fishing the Thames from the riverbank. As far as I know, the diets of large bass overlap with pretty much everything other than carp. How do I avoid catching these, especially during spawning season? Is the idea to just not fish in rivers that have these species when they're out of season, or to only use baitballs for carp?

With the Strait of Hormuz remaining a strategic chokepoint, have the GCC states discussed building additional pipelines to divert oil to the Red Sea in the future, rather than continuing to rely on the Persian Gulf? Obviously, such a project would take years and wouldn't alleviate the current crisis; it would help reduce the leverage that Iran has on the GCC states in the future if they had the capability to divert oil away from Iranian drone and missile coverage. There's already a King Fahd Industrial Port on the Red Sea coast, so it would be a matter of expanding the existing infrastructure. Oman, while still close to Iran, would be another possible alternative, allowing oil to be diverted to a terminal on the Indian Ocean, albeit with greater risk of Iranian attack and the added cost of constructing oil pipelines through or around the Hajar mountains.

I have my location set as Toronto when I purchase Blue Jay tickets. I saw a listing for the Yankees game and assumed it would be played at Rogers Center, but I just realized while watching today's broadcast that the game on the 18th is in New York. What is the purpose of setting my location if it doesn't filter out events in another country????

Taiwan is in a position where it is facing a massive drone threat from China, and lacks the SPAAG and drone interceptors that Ukraine has been using to deal with the threat. Furthermore, while Taiwan has many domestically developed weapons, none have been stress-tested. Ukraine has a lot of expertise in fighting drones, but has very little incentive to share any aid with Taiwan without a quid pro quo. Ukraine is also is dire need of higher tier air defences, especially as American Patriot stocks are running low. Ukraine is also in dire need of higher-tier air defences, especially as American Patriot stocks are running low. Thus, would it be feasible for Taiwan to offer a trade of one or two TK-3 batteries in exchange for drone interceptors and technology transfers that would allow both sides to domestically produce these weapons? While it would give Russia electronic intelligence on Taiwanese radar systems that it could then share with China, it could also reveal a previously unknown flaw in the system, much as the 1991 Gulf War shed light on the shortcomings of the Patriot PAC-1. Furthermore, Taiwan would be forced to adapt its radars anyway, as the PLA would aggressively employ ELINT and ECM to degrade Taiwanese radar systems in any cross-strait conflict. As far as I know, Russia has very little capacity to put pressure on Taiwan in retaliation.

I saw a video while scrolling on Instagram about Trea Turner's slump in 2023. The Phillies' fans kept booing him at every AB, and he kept being ass. Then, some dude posted a video telling those same fans to encourage him instead. So they kept giving him standing ovations when he came to the plate, and the guy started hitting bombs.

Our offence right now isn't good. Instead of telling our guys to kick rocks or to get DFA'd, maybe we should show some support, especially if we're in attendance. We all know Vladdy is in a funk right now. Let's give him some support at every appearance. Ditto for guys like Clement, Barger, Sosa, and Heineman. Same for our pitchers like Hoffman.

In the American army, in the late 20th century, the format for callsigns was something like "*company callsign* platoon number - vehicle number ". For example, a tank might have the callsign "Turbine 2-3", where Turbine is the company callsign, 2 indicates it's with second platoon, and 3 indicates it's the third tank in second platoon. It's a similar format for infantry squads and for aviation as well.

What was the format for Soviet callsigns?

In the American army, in the late 20th century, the format for callsigns was something like "*company callsign* platoon number - vehicle number ". For example, a tank might have the callsign "Turbine 2-3", where Turbine is the company callsign, 2 indicates it's with second platoon, and 3 indicates it's the third tank in second platoon. It's a similar format for infantry squads and for aviation as well.

What was the format for Soviet callsigns?

I've seen TO&E diagrams for Soviet units in the late 20th century, and while I've seen that the battalion commander would have his own command tank, I haven't seen anything about the executive officer's role and placement. Did Soviet units have XO's, and if so, where would they be located if they weren't given their own command tank?

I've seen TO&E diagrams for Soviet units in the late 20th century, and while I've seen that the battalion commander would have his own command tank, I haven't seen anything about the executive officer's role. Did Soviet units have XO's, and if so, where would they be located if they weren't given their own command tank?