About the Equal Rights Amendment

[finesse]

Just as a point of interest when it comes to the 100 pound thing.

A standard combat loadout tends to weigh in at around 43 pounds on its own — combat loadout in this case meaning flak jacket, Kevlar helmet, rifle and the standard gear you wear rather than pack.Apr 20, 2020

There are special cases where it can be more. Unlike with firemen and paramedics who are certain to have to carry extreme loads, the 15% that are combat infantry may never have to carry more than about 68 lbs.

 

[ZenMode]

Soldiers and Marines in Iraq and Afghanistan routinely carry between 60 and 100 pounds of gear including body armor, weapons and batteries.

The heavy loads shouldered over months of duty contribute to the chronic pain suffered by soldiers like Spc. Joseph Chroniger, who deployed to Iraq in 2007.

Twenty-five years old, he has debilitating pain from a form of degenerative arthritis and bone spurs. "I mean my neck hurts every day. Every day," he says. "You can't concentrate on anything but that because it hurts that bad."

Like many soldiers and Marines, Chroniger shouldered 70 to 80 pounds of gear daily.

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[gtyellowjacket]

Like I said, I don't have time for the bullshit. That man has said way more than enough for me to assess his viewpoint. He is a misogynistic, sycophantic asswipe. He's not special. He's just a Fox News weirdo dude who happened to have been nominated about seven levels above his competence level.

If a person wants to receive the benefit of the doubt, the first requirement is that the person tells the truth. Seeing as how Pete lied his ass off during his confirmation hearing ("anonymous smears"), he's not going to get it. Second, the person has to have demonstrated a capacity for reasonableness, which also Pete has clearly failed to do. So if it turns out that he doesn't try to unlawfully discriminate, that will be great. I will be pleasantly surprised.

It's basically like on this board: if a person doesn't want others to think they are unintelligent, uninformed, and unethical, the best way of doing that is to avoid acting unintelligently, uninformedly, or unethically. Pete Hegseth doesn't pass the test.

I know this is only tangentially related to a fox newsman, but I was looking through an old thread and the google news feed hoping for an update on your story, and I couldn't find anything.

Can you give us an update on the Trump supporters riding around in their trucks with shotguns that closed your kid's school and necessitated a police presence? Maybe you can link the article you found in the local news. To remind you, here is the email you mentioned that the school sent:

"School emailed to say the men have been arrested. It appears to have been only the one truck roaming around everywhere, though school says there might be another so there will police stationed there the rest of the week."

Nevermind, going through the thread, I see you changed that even though you earlier mentioned there was a news article that no one else has seen and an email from the school. Easy mistake to make. The real story is a bully that actually attended the school that caused a trans kid to commit suicide. Whatever happened with that? I couldn't find anything in the news and the mention of the lying fox news commentator who was acting unintelligently, uninformedly, or unethically jogged my memory a little bit.

 

[ZenMode]

Why the 155 mm round is so critical to the war in Ukraine​

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WHAT IS THE 155 MM?​

Essentially, the 155 mm round is a very big bullet, made up of four parts: the detonating fuse, projectile, propellant and primer.

Each round is about 2 feet (60 centimeters) long, weighs about 100 pounds (45 kilograms), and is 155 mm, or 6.1 inches, in diameter. They are used in howitzer systems, which are towed large guns that are identified by the range of the angle of fire that their barrels can be set to.

Why the 155 mm round is so critical to the war in Ukraine

The 155 mm howitzer round is one of the most requested artillery rounds of the Ukraine war. Already the U.S. has shipped more than 1.5 million rounds to Ukraine, but is seeking more. One reason it is so commonly used is the size and weight of the munition, which have been refined to give it the...

apnews.com

 

[finesse]

Why the 155 mm round is so critical to the war in Ukraine​

.............

WHAT IS THE 155 MM?​

Essentially, the 155 mm round is a very big bullet, made up of four parts: the detonating fuse, projectile, propellant and primer.

Each round is about 2 feet (60 centimeters) long, weighs about 100 pounds (45 kilograms), and is 155 mm, or 6.1 inches, in diameter. They are used in howitzer systems, which are towed large guns that are identified by the range of the angle of fire that their barrels can be set to.

Why the 155 mm round is so critical to the war in Ukraine

The 155 mm howitzer round is one of the most requested artillery rounds of the Ukraine war. Already the U.S. has shipped more than 1.5 million rounds to Ukraine, but is seeking more. One reason it is so commonly used is the size and weight of the munition, which have been refined to give it the...

apnews.com

Fortunately, the weight isn't so much a real problem for us.

• Modern designs:
  Most advanced 155mm howitzers like the German PzH 2000, the Slovak Zuzana, and the American M109A7 Paladin feature automated loading mechanisms.
  
  
• Automatic loading system:
  This system automatically feeds both the projectile and propellant charge into the barrel, enabling a high rate of fire.

 

[superrific]

I know this is only tangentially related to a fox newsman, but I was looking through an old thread and the google news feed hoping for an update on your story, and I couldn't find anything.

So you were angry, and decided that you should resurface a painful memory for me despite admitting it has nothing to do with the thread. That is mega POS level garbage.

What went wrong in your life to bring you to this point? A lot of things have gone wrong for me, and I've been forthright about that. And yet I find the strength to be considerate and generous to others, and not to lash out at them. You're so angry because you're a natural bully without the ability to bully anyone. Being on the message board, being wrong over and over, day after day, year after year makes you feel tiny and small, like your penis. Instead of considering an alternate path of caring and kindness, you lash out in the most pathetic way possible.

I keep putting you on super ignore, and then taking you and the other superignored off because it feels so weird to be doing that. But every time I do, you very quickly remind me of why you were there in the first place.

 

[gtyellowjacket]

So you were angry, and decided that you should resurface a painful memory for me despite admitting it has nothing to do with the thread. That is mega POS level garbage.

What went wrong in your life to bring you to this point? A lot of things have gone wrong for me, and I've been forthright about that. And yet I find the strength to be considerate and generous to others, and not to lash out at them. You're so angry because you're a natural bully without the ability to bully anyone. Being on the message board, being wrong over and over, day after day, year after year makes you feel tiny and small, like your penis. Instead of considering an alternate path of caring and kindness, you lash out in the most pathetic way possible.

I keep putting you on super ignore, and then taking you and the other superignored off because it feels so weird to be doing that. But every time I do, you very quickly remind me of why you were there in the first place.

I wasn't angry. I just wanted to point out the hypocrisy of you calling anyone a liar.

 

[4thgenheel]

I wasn't angry. I just wanted to point out the hypocrisy of you calling anyone a liar.

who gives a shit what super does on a message board.

him posting weird shit on here is not in the same stratosphere of dishonesty as the nominee for secretary of defense serially lying during his confirmation hearing.

 

[gtyellowjacket]

who gives a shit what super does on a message board.

him posting weird shit on here is not in the same stratosphere of dishonesty as the nominee for secretary of defense serially lying during his confirmation hearing.

I know. I just thought his indignation on the guy's dishonesty was a little over the top from him. But you're right. No need to take him too seriously.

 

[Purple Nurple]

So you were angry, and decided that you should resurface a painful memory for me despite admitting it has nothing to do with the thread. That is mega POS level garbage.

What went wrong in your life to bring you to this point? A lot of things have gone wrong for me, and I've been forthright about that. And yet I find the strength to be considerate and generous to others, and not to lash out at them. You're so angry because you're a natural bully without the ability to bully anyone. Being on the message board, being wrong over and over, day after day, year after year makes you feel tiny and small, like your penis. Instead of considering an alternate path of caring and kindness, you lash out in the most pathetic way possible.

I keep putting you on super ignore, and then taking you and the other superignored off because it feels so weird to be doing that. But every time I do, you very quickly remind me of why you were there in the first place.

lol….you may need a do over on that second paragraph.

 

[superrific]

I wasn't angry. I just wanted to point out the hypocrisy of you calling anyone a liar.

I don't lie, and that wasn't a lie. I don't know how many times it has to be pointed out to you (and others) that your ignorance doesn't affect the world. Just because you don't know something doesn't mean it's true. Just because you can't see something doesn't mean it didn't happen. You're so insanely envious of me, precisely because people do take me seriously and basically hate you. That, of course, is a conscious decision you make.

It is your fault, and nobody else's, that you are a walking Cliff Clavin. You could do better. You choose not to. I have never seen anyone ask for your opinion on anything (except in the "do you have any comment on this thing that contradicted you" sense), because instead of learning, instead of posting helpfully, you do what you do.

I'm not engaging this topic any more and I would appreciate it if you would get off my thread and all other threads of mine since you can't even pretend to engage intellectually, and resort to gratuitous personal attacks against me.

 

[gtyellowjacket]

I don't lie, and that wasn't a lie. I don't know how many times it has to be pointed out to you (and others) that your ignorance doesn't affect the world. Just because you don't know something doesn't mean it's true. Just because you can't see something doesn't mean it didn't happen. You're so insanely envious of me, precisely because people do take me seriously and basically hate you. That, of course, is a conscious decision you make.

It is your fault, and nobody else's, that you are a walking Cliff Clavin. You could do better. You choose not to. I have never seen anyone ask for your opinion on anything (except in the "do you have any comment on this thing that contradicted you" sense), because instead of learning, instead of posting helpfully, you do what you do.

I'm not engaging this topic any more and I would appreciate it if you would get off my thread and all other threads of mine since you can't even pretend to engage intellectually, and resort to gratuitous personal attacks against me.

Okay. Probably better if we both stop. If it helps, with all the problems that you've mentioned and the struggles you've gone through, I can assure you that I am in no way envious of your life. I hope you can work through your stuff and have a terrific life going forward.

 

[superrific]

Okay. Probably better if we both stop. If it helps, with all the problems that you've mentioned and the struggles you've gone through, I can assure you that I am in no way envious of your life. I hope you can work through your stuff and have a terrific life going forward.

You even both-sides this. The story here is that you, without the slightest provocation, baselessly attacked me for no reason. Just GTFOH. I mean that. Go away. You are a message board cancer.

 

[TarSpiel]

I know this is only tangentially related to a fox newsman, but I was looking through an old thread and the google news feed hoping for an update on your story, and I couldn't find anything.

Can you give us an update on the Trump supporters riding around in their trucks with shotguns that closed your kid's school and necessitated a police presence? Maybe you can link the article you found in the local news. To remind you, here is the email you mentioned that the school sent:

"School emailed to say the men have been arrested. It appears to have been only the one truck roaming around everywhere, though school says there might be another so there will police stationed there the rest of the week."

Nevermind, going through the thread, I see you changed that even though you earlier mentioned there was a news article that no one else has seen and an email from the school. Easy mistake to make. The real story is a bully that actually attended the school that caused a trans kid to commit suicide. Whatever happened with that? I couldn't find anything in the news and the mention of the lying fox news commentator who was acting unintelligently, uninformedly, or unethically jogged my memory a little bit.

What is the point of this post?

Seems like a pretty lame thing you're trying to do here, if I suss it right.

 

[gtyellowjacket]

What is the point of this post?

Seems like a pretty lame thing you're trying to do here, if I suss it right.

Well, I already mentioned why. It's probably better if I don't keep talking about it..

 

[TarSpiel]

Well, I already mentioned why. It's probably better if I don't keep talking about it..

That seems like a good plan on your part.

 

[Centerpiece]

That seems like a good plan on your part.

What I could never understand is why a fan of GaTech Yellowjackets found their way to the Inside Carolina message boards and started posting there, time and again. Why not go to the 247 Tech Yellowjacket message boards? The Hive archive or the Water Cooler... to name a couple... Why IC and not GOJACKETS ?

And now he's followed us over to this board. Now, I can see why we have some duke folk here... that's totally understandable given the circumstances of them offering us refuge as immigrants when IC ZZLP dissolved... and Rock officially inviting them here.

What does the board think? Why do you suppose the yellowman haunted the IC board, and now here too?

 

[farce©]

I believe he went to grad school at UNC and found IC through that experience. He’s been on the ZZL for years and probably sticks around for the same reason most of us do, it’s good board with a ton of really smart people with a broad range of expertise (unless you need a lawyer….for some reason we’ve never been able to attract many attorneys here!)

 

[gtyellowjacket]

I believe he went to grad school at UNC and found IC through that experience. He’s been on the ZZL for years and probably sticks around for the same reason most of us do, it’s good board with a ton of really smart people with a broad range of expertise (unless you need a lawyer….for some reason we’ve never been able to attract many attorneys here!)

This is right plus I live in the area. I enjoy it here for the most part. I get the current events and I can chat about them with people. Some folks on the board aren't my favorite, I'm sure some on here feel similarly, but overall pretty good.

 

[ZenMode]

Fortunately, the weight isn't so much a real problem for us.

• Modern designs:
  Most advanced 155mm howitzers like the German PzH 2000, the Slovak Zuzana, and the American M109A7 Paladin feature automated loading mechanisms.
  
  
• Automatic loading system:
  This system automatically feeds both the projectile and propellant charge into the barrel, enabling a high rate of fire.

Apparently Israel had the first fully automatic 155mm Howitzer in June of last year, which means that there are probably many semi-auto to fully manual versions in use.

Israel Fields ‘World’s First Fully Automatic’ 155mm Howitzer

The Israel Defense Forces has fielded the 155mm Roem/Sigma self-propelled howitzer following a series of tests.

thedefensepost.com