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lunaekalenda · 2 years ago

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"We're going to daddy's work!" the kids sing on the back part of your familiar car as you keep driving through the busy Tokyo streets, searching for the Japan Volleyball Association's offices building. You debated with Tetsuro yesterday about if it was a good idea to bring the kids on the "take our children to work" day on his office. They're little, and especially frets, restless and rascals. Tetsuro's position on the association is way too important to have two tiny kids running around his office, but still, he was excited for today - even more than the kids. - since it's the first time they're celebrating this kind of day.

A call enters on the free hands of the car, your older son getting to read the name on the little screen before sharing what he saw with his sister. "Is dad, is dad!" You answer the call hearing your children's whispers behind.

"Love?" Tetsuro's voice sounds around the car, making you smile softly. "Did you find the office?" he asks. You take a quick look to the signals in front of you, unable to find anything that gives you a clue about your husband's workplace.

"I think we're lost." you admit. Tetsuro laughs softly. You used to drop by his office when you didn't had the kids and your way of moving around was walking. Your first work used to be pretty near to his, but getting to it by foot from the subway stop was way easier than getting there by car. Taking the right lanes, the right positions on traffic lights and avoiding passing the intersection.

"We're near a sports center." You keep explaining him what you can see, as he gets an idea of where you are, getting the exact point shortly after. He guides you through your phone, helping you to get the right directions and keeping a background conversation with your kids. Once you arrive to the building, a well-dressed Tetsuro is waiting outside, phone on his ear and all his height escaping from the sun under a tree. He waves your hands towards the car as soon as he sees you, making your children shout with happiness while you park. Tetsuro opens their car door once you shut off the engine, taking your soon to the pavement and unbuckling your daughter's chair straps, carefully taking her out of the car. He looks at both of them before his cheeks blush.

"They insisted to use this." You say, smiling, as you walk around the car to stand next to him. The kids smile showing their t-shirts, both having their surname on their backs and the characteristic color of his dad's volley equipment. Tetsuro's eyes scan softly his children, and a subtle shine appears on his eyes. Taking your phone, you kiss his cheek before pushing him softly towards them.

"Go, go. I'll take a pic of the three of you."

Tetsuro takes your face on his habds before pecking your lips sweetly, leaving towards your kids with big steps and keeling berween both of them. Your daughter gets her little arma tangled around his neck and your son sits on his knee. The three of them smile while you take the pic, smiling to yourself, feeling way too lucky to be part of this family. Tersuro stands up and calls you. "Come, we'll take a pic." You follow your husband's voice and, giving the phone to him, you take your youngest between your arms. Tetsuro picks up your older soon while he tries to get the four of you on the frame, clicking the camera button when all of you smile. "Done!" looking at the clock on his wrist, he sighs. "I'm sorry, love, but we have to go back inside. My break is over."

You kneel near your kids, arranging their backpacks and their clothes, and whispering softly some instructions.

"Don't bother daddy when he's talking with other people, and ask nicely for things. Don't leave his office without him and don't paint on papers you didn't ask for. Have a good day and make sure dad eats all his meal!"

The children laugh and hug you, giving kisses to your cheeks and assuring they will be good at dad's work.

Standing up, Tetsuro gets close to you, tangling his arms on your waist and kissing your lips. "Take care of them, and if you need anything..

"Call." he finishes, against your lips again. He gives a new kiss to you, before letting you go sadly. "I'll see you in a few hours." He parts sweetly before reuniting with his kids again.

He takes the children's hands on his own, walking with them towards the office, and you can't help but take a pic of the three, holding hands, giving their back to you and talking while they disappear inside the building. Your new wallpaper welcomes you when your phone gets a notification from Tetsu.

"They should invent the Lover at Work day :("

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ts-wicked-wonders · 10 months ago

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Black History Month: Did you know?

The three-light traffic signal was invented by a Black man named Garrett Morgan.

Garrett Morgan had only an elementary school education and was the son of a formerly enslaved man. Nevertheless, Morgan surmounted these difficulties and is responsible for many important inventions. Most notably, Morgan invented the three-light traffic signal in 1923.

While driving one day, Morgan witnessed a serious car crash at an intersection. This sparked his idea to add a third light to the traffic signal which would warn drivers of an impending red light. His patent was granted in 1924, and after early installments of the three-light traffic signal were successful, they spread throughout the country and became the three-light signal many of us encounter daily.

#black history matters #black excellence #black americans #black history #black history month #black tumblr #african america history #african american history

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stagefoureddiediaz · 1 month ago

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Costume meta 8x01, 8x02 & 803

Life is incredibly busy for me at the moment, so I’m not able to spend as much time on things like writing Costume meta as I’d like, so, while I am planning on writing a meta for each episode, these are likely to be shorter and I will only be guaranteeing to do Buck and Eddies costumes. Any other character will be entirely dependent on my time and if there is anything interesting to point out! That being said, because I’ve combined the first three episodes into one meta (because they spent most of it in uniform!), it is on the longer side!

So, let’s get this season 8 costume meta show on the road!

Last season I pointed out the show was going heavy on the pink colour coding and suggested it was being employed to signal an overarching theme for the season - innocence and naiveté and the loss thereof. This proved to be correct and we saw the show weave stories across the season about innocence and naiveté and we then watched characters experience the loss of those things.

So I was intrigued to see what colour they would be using this season and had been contemplating over hiatus what I thought they’d go with. I regret not making a post about it back then, because my thoughts had been focused on orange, and early indicators suggest orange is indeed the colour they’re using - along with a second colour - brown.

I have spotted a lot of both colours in both episodes of the season so far, and very often they are using a sort of burnt/rusty orange/brown, that combines both colours I’ll be keeping my eye out for both colours in the upcoming episodes as well.

rest below the cut!

Examples of it in these opening two episodes that I’ve spotted are;

The light aircraft had orange and brown detailing on the tail.

The truck has a brown logo, the driver who ran up to the car on the highway was wearing an orange check shirt, and his co-driver is wearing brown

Tori and her assistant Sheila are wearing orange and brown and Sheila is wearing brown trousers with and orange check when the bees attack.

Hen’s jacket has a lot of orange and some brown in the plaid, and Denny’s shirt has a dark orange text on it.

Eddie and Buck are wearing brown shirts and Eddie is wearing an orange hat - the orange balloons and streamers are also fairly dominant in the party decorations.

Denis is wearing a light brown zip front hoodie (he also has his orange prison jumpsuit but I’m not including it as its standard prison uniform and would’ve been included regardless!)

Tia is wearing an orange/brown shirt under her white and coloured design jacket

Amy the manager of air traffic control is wearing both brown and orange

the toothbrush Dennis makes a shiv from is orange

several crew members on set are wearing brown

the workman who removes the blade fro the firetruck is wearing brown.

Orange means enthusiasm optimism and emotional strength. It’s also a colour of positivity and progressive thinking as well as creativity and success in endeavours! Orange can also be impatient and can also symbolise insincere personalities or intentions.

Brown meanwhile is stable and reliable, honest and supportive. It is also seen as protective and it is the foundation from which new things can grow. It also means honesty, wisdom and strength and it is a dependable colour. It can also have meanings such as loneness isolation and sadness, as well as being seen as boring or dull.

They are two colours that have intertwined meanings and to me this is suggesting an overarching theme for the season of positive stable progression. The idea of letting go of the past and moving forward. Everyones arc’s so far this season seem to be setting up the exploration of all our mains having to deal with aspects of their past (or connected to their past) be that something that happened to them or their behaviour, something they haven’t let go of that continues to impact them and that is preventing them from being able to progress further than they have. It feels very much like the show is setting itself up for making some changes to things for season 9 onwards (not saying people are leaving I want to make that clear - just that I think we might see some changes to what roles people fill within the show)

Check Theory

Check theory was out in force in these two episodes as well - and it has yet to fail me! The small aircraft pilot,

the truck driver,

the first passenger we see on the plane (whose shirt also happens to be that rusty orange/brown colour), one of the attorneys in LA, Sheila the PA, Amy the air traffic controller, all wearing check patterns along with Hen and Tommy. If you haven’t read my theory before - you can find it here, but basically check generally means the character will be the one in danger in some way (not always physical, it could be emotional) and in the case of the passenger on the plane - he is a signifier for the entire plane being in peril by virtue of being the first passenger we see.

Hen’s check came in a scene where we start to see the jealousy she feels towards Chim and Mara’s relationship (while Karen isn’t reacting to it at all - beyond seeming happy that Mara is happy) and is foreshadowing the upcoming issues with Hen and Chim’s relationship and their fight to get Mara back. the use of two different types of check is perhaps hinting at the fact Hen will be facing issues on two fronts - the Ortiz front and the Chimney/Maddie front. The raw edged denim also helps to play into the idea that Hen is reaching the end of her capacity to deal with things - she is feeling raw and frayed.

Tommy’s check is serving a similar purpose - we get a continuation of Tommys dismissive comments when Buck is telling him something about his life and it is clearly foreshadowing the issues and hurdles Buck and him are going to face. Interestingly the colour of the check is hard to figure out - I'm pretty sure its black, but it looks dark green in some moments and navy blue in others. The black and white colouring in a check pattern is giving us hints - telling us that in the case of Tommy things are very black and white - that there is little nuance to his character.

It's telling us what we see is what we get and that all of his behaviour up to this point can be read for what it is and t hat what it is isn't good because of the check. the other thing about black and white is that it suggests a lack of change - things being black and white in costume terms generally means that the character in that moment a a minimum can be read very plainly - they are how they are and how they have always been.

The fact Tommy is wearing it in a scene discussing Gerrard really is implying that things on that front are going to be black and white and that plays into the theory that it is his problematic past at the 118 (that the show deliberately chose not to address last season) is at least one of the issues that’s going to come up this season and that it is a black and white issue - as in not one with grey areas.

Tommy's blue party hat is also pretty interesting, and telling, blue is very much a Buck colour, its one he wears a lot of - far more than any other colour, this, along with the fact the black check on the shirt appears blue or green depending on the lighting and camera angle, fits with my theory that Tommy is meant to not only be similar to Eddie, but also and alt version of Buck. The fact he is wearing an open shirt over a henley also plays into this theory as they are items of clothing associated with Buck (open shirt) and Eddie (henley).

Navy blue as a hat colour is an interesting choice to have Tommy wearing in this scene because it is a colour associated with several things, its supposed to be a symbol of peace, commitment and honesty, as well as authority. It also means fragility, depression, impersonality and coldness.

We saw various shades of navy blue on Buck a lot during his relationship with Taylor - especially during the more fractious periods - moments such as the ily scene - seemingly a moment affirming commitment and honesty, but also revealing the fragility and coldness of their relationship.

So on Tommy it seems to be conveying a similar concept - the juxtaposition of the commitment of Buck and Tommys relationship and the idea that Buck is at peace with himself in relationship terms right now, but it is also revealing the fragility and coldness of the relationship - its supporting the textual clues we get in the scene and setting up Bucks arc for the season and the instability of his relationship with Tommy.

On to Eddie and Buck now we've dealt with the more general costume things!

I’ve already written above about the meaning of brown and how its meaning is stable and reliable, honest and supportive. It is also protective and it is the foundation from which new things can grow. It also means honesty, wisdom and strength. It is a dependable colour. It can also mean loneness isolation and sadness, as well as being seen as boring or dull.

The thing with brown is that it is made up of all of the colours and can therefore have different coloured undertones. In this scene, Bucks shirt is red toned and Eddies is yellow/orange toned and this means we should look to those colours for additional information about the potential meanings.

Eddie

The yellow and orange undertones for Eddie means his brown is connected to communication and enthusiasm as well as the meanings of brown I’ve described above. the meaning that particularly stands out to me in this scene is the idea of support - of being supportive. It’s a theme that plays out in different ways in this scene especially for Eddie and Buck. For Eddie specifically it is the idea of being supportive of what he thinks his son wants - what he i being told his son wants.

Eddie is trying to communicate with Christopher but Chris is not communicating back - Helena is the one that communicates the information we get about Chris - that he is happy in El Paso and has lots of new friends and is visiting the pool a lot etc. Eddie tries to be supportive of what he is being told, despite it making sure his broken heart stays broken - because he thinks it’s what Chris wants because it is what he’s being told.

We also have eddies orange party hat - picking up the orange undertones to the t-shirt, it emphasises the emotional strength Eddie has to employ to keep persevering with Chris - even when he is getting barriers thrown up at him. He’s being creative - throwing the party in LA even though he’s not with Chris - trying to make himself a part of things and show Chris that he’s trying to mend the bridge he broke. The orange is also playing the long game with Eddie as well - the lack of orange in the El Paso visuals is telling us that Eddie will be successful in his endeavours - he just needs to be patient and keep trying.

It's also worth noting a couple of things about Eddies clothing - firstly that Eddie is back to wearing slightly oversized tees again - calling back to season 5 and his breakdown and mental health struggles. and secondly the choice of putting him in olive drab cargo pants and his mom in jeans of the same-ish colour (its hard to tell exactly what shade of olive drab they are as the colouring through the computer screen is wildly different!) is an interesting choice - its hinting at where Eddies battles lie - an indication of both going into combat with one another!

Buck

For Buck his brown has reddish undertones (these are much less obvious than the yellows and oranges of Eddies undertones), and there his also the red party hat bringing the red aspect into focus. Red is a symbol of anger, danger, impulsiveness, aggression, passion, sacrifice, and courage.

Again the concept of support comes into play with the brown - Buck supporting Eddie, being a source of strength and stability at his back, as is visually shown with him never leaving his spot behind Eddie (unlike Tommy who moves away and out of camera in both the video call and the way the scene is shot - its costume and directing working in tandem to relay information about Tommy to the audience).

The reddish undertones play into the other aspect of the scene - the conversation (if yo can call it that) between Buck and Tommy - its foreshadowing Bucks anger towards Gerrard later in the episode, and also his impulsive and courageous actions to save Gerrard. I think the honesty and wisdom of brown is also important here as well. Buck may be questioning his motives and actions - if he intended to hurt Gerrard or save him, but the brown is giving him stability and suggests that ultimately he will figure things out in a positive direction.

I do want to quickly talk about the fit of Bucks shirt as well, because it is important in relation to what we've seen with Bucks costuming across the seasons and from the bts pictures we've had from Oliver showing a couple of Bucks costumes for upcoming episodes. The fit of this shirt is really really good on Buck and that is important.

I spoke quite a lot in my season 6 and season 7 meta's about the fit of Bucks clothing - in particular his trousers, but in his tops as well, how we've seen his clothing seemingly shrink and become to tight, right through to ill fitting and slightly oversized clothing.

The wardrobe department have been clearly showing Bucks character growth through the fit of his clothes - to tight and too short in the leg when he's uncomfortable and has outgrown his current situation - playing into the idea that Buck is trying to make himself smaller - make himself fit inside a skin that doesn't really represent or fit him any longer.

Then we've had the other extreme where his clothing is baggy and ill fitting - suggesting he doesn't fit in to the new him he's trying on - it is a perfect way to visually show that Buck is growing but not yet comfortable or at ease with this new version of himself.

His clothing settled into fairly well fitting through the latter half of season 7, and it was really interesting to see which scenes he was dressed slightly oversized or slightly too small in. Interestingly we tend to see clothes being slightly oversized now with Eddie and pushing towards too tight with in Tommy scenes, the ones where there is cross over (such as the greyish brown and light blue vertical stripes which we saw in scenes with both the fire fam and Tommy) we tend to get a good fit.

Right now we're in a period where Buck is the most content within himself that he as been and this brown shirt echoes that. It fits him well and it is a scene which features both Eddie and Tommy. WE know that we're going to see Buck wearing a range of fits of clothing, the up coming golf scene with Gerrard for example has a return of the fit being too tight and too short in the leg- emphasising Bucks discomfort. It will be really interesting to see which way things play out when it comes to costumes soley associated with Tommy, compared with costumes that are connected to Eddie or connected to the wider fire fam. I'm not quite prepared to pin my colours to the mast on this front just yet, but I do think we'll either see a slow shrinkage connected to Tommy and things being sightly oversized when it comes to Eddie - as a way of exploring his diminishing feelings for Tommy and expanding knowledge of his feelings for Eddie, or we'll see the reverse - oversized with Tommy as the relationship starts to run into problems (in much the same way we saw Eddies oversized clothing during his break down in s5 and now again in s8 connecting to Christopher's absence and his struggles with that) and to small with Eddie as a sign Buck no longer fits into the status of their relationship - that his feelings for Eddie don't fit the concept of friend any longer - that they are more than simply friendly.

So yeah - its going to be very interesting to see which way it plays out!

I'm finishing here as I'm already so much later posting this than I intended (thanks tumblr for being a pain and not letting me upload pictures into this post no matter how many times I recreated it - but I won the fight in the end!) hopefully 804's meta won't take so long or be such a technological pain!

I'm not tagging anyone this time as I didn't have time to ask if anyone wanted tagging in my costume metas - so this is your chance - if you'd like to be tagged in future costume metas for s8 - please drop me comment and I'll include you in the 804 meta!

Thanks for reading and I hope you enjoyed - its good to be back talking costumes! 💜💜💜

#kym costume meta #911 costume meta #911 costumes #911 colour theory #season 8 costumes #eddie diaz #evan buckley #911 abc #anti bucktommy #anti tommy kinard #check theory #kym colour theory #long post #meta #801 #802 #803

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do-androids-dream-ao3acc · 3 months ago

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BuckTommyWhumpWeek, Day 6 Helicopter crash

All the Pain, Chapter 6 | Read on AO3 | In this chapter (CW): Still trapped under the rubble, Buck's body is giving in. | @bucktommywhumpweek

(-> Chapter 1) (-> Chapter 2) (-> Chapter 3) (-> Chapter 4) (-> Chapter 5)

There's a traffic accident on the interstate at 2 a.m., and it's bad.

Six cars wedged into each other, plus a burning truck loaded with pork halves, half a mile of destroyed guardrail and a bunch of meat spread across the highway. One dead, a dozen injured. It's a battlefield with three units of firefighters plus air support to sort everything out. The helicopter is mainly used to monitor traffic, while several police units clear up the chaos on the streets.

The 132, 217 and 118 are in operation. It's never easy to coordinate several task forces, but tonight, all captains quickly agree on Bobby because he's the oldest and has the most experience. Work runs smoothly, as if it were the catastrophe itself that welds everyone together – and often enough, it is. It's not easy, but every injured driver is freed from their wreck, and the paramedics quickly form a triage.

The accident is still a difficult piece of work, keeping them busy for several hours. It’s long after the last injured was taken away in an ambulance that the first responders get to pack up. Adrenaline will soon fade, and once they’re back in station, they’ll be exhausted. They will still stay a bit longer to talk about what happened, Bobby will make sure of that. Captain Shore, who recently took over Harbor Station, shakes hands with him after radioing air support that the mission is over.

“Very good work tonight,” says Bobby, and he means it.

“Likewise, Captain Nash,” Shore replies with a smile. “Hold on a second...”

She taps her radio again and repeats her message, “Air Support, do you copy? Operation completed.”

The radio crackles into silence, which is admittedly unusual; it’s protocol to answer every radio message. Bobby and Shore gaze up into a night sky illuminated only by a few stars, but it’s empty of helicopters.

Hen, who’s loading the last emergency bag into the fire truck, asks, “Is Tommy on duty today?”

“You think he flew straight home to his boyfriend?” Chimney replies with a laugh, about to get into the vehicle. “He's off tonight, why do you think Buck was so keen to swap shifts?”

“It's Andrews, not Tommy,” Shore confirms, repeating her radio message once again. “But none of my pilots would return to base without confirming order. I swear, if it’s that gremlin technology again…”

“Dispatch, has air support reported back?” Bobby asks into his radio.

“Negative. Is this about the highway accident? Can't you get through to air support?”

“Does that happen sometimes?” Bobby asks Captain Shore, and she nods.

“Harbor got a whole bunch of new tech gimmicks, but they keep breaking down.” Then she speaks into her radio again, “Dispatch, try to reach air support for me, please.”

She gives the helicopter’s labeling number and its last known position before turning back to Bobby with a grim face.

“Williams has been blowing me off for weeks, I keep trying to reach her. We can't work like this, not with devices that...”

“Captain Shore, your helicopter has disappeared from our radar,” dispatch reports. It’s Josh’s rookie, Chrissy, the incredulity dripping from her voice betraying her inexperience.

“What do you mean, disappeared?” Shore almost shouts into the radio.

“Hold on. Confirming last position according to your information, but no radio contact for about an hour, and the signal can no longer be found.”

“Does the GPS also cause problems?” asks Bobby, frowning.

“No,” replies Shore, ”but it can be difficult to locate, depending on the weather. Or when it’s blocked by trees...”

“You mean in the event of a crash,” says Hen, who, like the rest of Bobby's crew, has now stepped closer.

“We would have noticed a crash,” Bobby remarks.

“We've been pretty busy,” Chimney interjects. “If the last signal was an hour ago, the helicopter could be practically anywhere now.”

“Why would it move away from the scene?”

“That's at the pilot's discretion,” Captain Shore explains. “There may well be reasons that are not so obvious to us down here.”

“And air traffic control?” asks Hen, but Shore shakes her head, “Helicopters only have to sign in and out at their control centers. They don't fly anywhere near the altitude of airplanes, so they’re usually not subject to air traffic control.”

“But there's probably an app for that,” says Bobby. “To monitor helicopter traffic?”

“True. Never used it, though. I assume he’s just returned to Harbor.”

“Captain,” Hen reasons, obviously not convinced, “at least he would have called then, even if the radios were down. Especially then.”

“I believe you also think he crashed, Captain,” Chimney says, rummaging for his phone.

“Even if I did,” she returns with doubt in her voice, “somebody would have noticed a crash.”

“This is L.A., I’ve seen tourists mistake an earthquake for a movie event. What’s the name of this app?”

“Captain Shore?” It’s dispatch again. They can hear it’s another voice now, Josh, who’s obviously has taken over the call. Shore clutches her radio and holds out a hand to Chimney, mouthing wait. “I think I know where your helicopter may be.”

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Buck is in a cocoon, just away from all the security that normally comes with it.

There's nothing cozy or soft in his stone prison. He’s cut off from the world around him, so it might as well have gone under without him realizing it. Buck has been counting the seconds since Tommy left, but his mind keeps wandering, and it's getting harder to breathe.

Maybe that's just it. Maybe the ceiling will collapse completely before Tommy manages to get help. Or perhaps the pain and blood loss will reach the point where his body can no longer handle either. Buck never delved too deeply into the tasks of paramedics. He knows the basics, but he's nothing more than an amateur who happened to help a baby into the world once, on his own couch. Apart from that, he knows just enough to realize things are not exactly looking good for him. He's not quite sure if his life is hanging by a thread, but his consciousness certainly is – he feels dizzy now even lying down, and the pain seems to have taken over his whole body, even in his head. He just wants to close his eyes for a minute.

Perhaps the worst thing is the doubt. Buck is confused and hurt, but he's seen Tommy's face, and the man is guaranteed to have a concussion, if not worse. There's nothing Buck wants less than Tommy walking around in this state, but there's also nothing he could have done to stop him. He’s in crisis mode, something Buck knows all too well himself. Buck can only lie here, breathe in the dust and hope that Tommy still knows what he's doing, even with a bleeding skull.

He can't keep his eyes open.

There's a helicopter not far above the house; it was approaching as they pulled into the driveway.

“Pretty low,” Tommy says with that admirable connoisseur's look, but Buck is more interested in him than in the helicopter, and he can hardly wait for the man to unlock the door.

Once inside, he pushes him against the door, and the bag with the takeaway lands carelessly on the floor as Buck searches for Tommy's lips. He can never get enough of this.

The kiss lasts just long enough to rasp up his voice as he says, “Dinner's getting cold. I'm gonna wash my hands real quick.”

“Really, Evan?” groans Tommy, but he picks up the bag as they pull away from each other. “One wonders what you like more, dim sum or your boyfriend.”

“I'll show you when I get back,” Buck grins and vanishes into the bathroom.

He thinks he hears Tommy say, “That doesn't sound good at all,” but that doesn’t make any sense. He also hears sirens. Funny, Buck thinks, a lot of firemen claim that they can tell the difference between the sirens on their own fire engines and those on others, and that's actually nonsense because the department buys the same ones for every station. This one, however, totally sounds like the 118. What would they be doing at Tommy’s place? Buck leans on the sink and looks at himself in the mirror.

There’s no reflection, and it startles him. He turns around, but there’s also no door anymore, which is quite confusing. Because if there’s no door, where’s Chimney’s voice coming from, calling his name?

“Buck! Open your eyes for me, will you?”

I didn't realize I had closed them, Buck thinks as he cracks his eyes open. Strangely enough, it's not so dark now. Maybe he’s just been here for a very, very long time, long enough for a new day to have passed its zenith. A second later, he realizes that headlights are illuminating his surroundings. Chimney kneels in the remains of the blue tiles and stones that were once the walls of Tommy's bathroom. He looks so serious, thinks Buck.

“Hey there, Sleeping Beauty. Let me see if I can hook you up on an IV, and then we'll get you out of there, yeah?”

Buck wonders, very briefly, why it’s not Hen doing this, but the answer is more logical than his aching head should be capable of: Chimney is smaller and more agile, and unlike Tommy, he actually manages to reach Buck.

“Tommy,” he says as he tries to look at Chimney's concentrated face, not really feeling what he's doing anyway. “Where's Tommy?”

“We'll take care of that once we got you out of here, all right? Let me check your vitals.”

“But he-he called you, didn't he?” asks Buck.

“Called us?”

His brother-in-law's face is interesting when he's confused, Buck finds. His eyebrows almost creep into his hairline, as they do now.

“No, Buckaroo. We were looking for a missing helicopter, and the only call dispatch got was from one of Tommy's neighbors. Nobody really took it seriously, unfortunately,” Chimney says as he works on Buck. Somehow, that doesn’t explain anything.

“What helicopter?” asks Buck, confused. “Tommy wasn't in a helicopter.”

“Pretty sure he wasn't. It's a long and strange story, and I'll tell you all about it as soon as we get you out of here. Okay, I think we can try now…”

“Wait,” Buck interrupts him urgently, “where's Tommy?”

Bobby's face shifts next to Chimney's. He’s visibly having a harder time squeezing into this narrow space.

“We'll find him, don't worry, Buck,” he soothes. “Let's help you first, all right?”

“No, no, you don't understand,” Buck returns with urge, voice muffled with dust in his throat. If he waits a second longer, he'll suffocate and won't have time to tell them what they need to know.

“Blood pressure's dropping,” someone says, and then there’s Chimney's voice from somewhere, “Calm down. It's going to be okay.”

“It's not," Buck chokes, “It's not gonna be okay. Tommy ran out to get help. He had a head injury. You must...”

“Buck? Hey. Stay awake, kid.”

“... find him,” he says, and then nothing more.

(this chapter was beta-read by @lavenderleahy, thank you!)

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abbiistabbii · 3 months ago

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One of the few things about the UK I can talk positively about is how well some small things are designed? Like don't get me wrong, the UK sucks and shouldn't exist as a state and every else is garbage, but get this.

So power outlets in the UK are designed so kids cannot easily stick their fingers in them and get an electric shock, see, UK plugs have three pins, the top pin (earth) is longer than the other ones because along with being the Earth Pin, it's also the pin that operates the latch that opens up the pins that actually carry the electricity. Also you can wire these plugs yourself and are taught how to in high school.

Trams have different traffic lights from other traffic and they are designed not just for telling the tram to stop or go, but which direction they can go. If there is a horizontal line on the signal, it means stop. If there is a vertical line, it means go. If there is a diagonal line left or right, it means "you can now turn left or right". That is pretty fucking cool because it combines both a stop and go signal with a directional signal.

Also, train signals have four lights on them. Why? Well Green and red are obvious, but there's also double yellow and single yellow. Double Yellow means "next signal is single yellow, prepare to stop", single yellow means "next signal is red, get stopping because you are a train and trains have long stopping distances". What this mean is you can look at a signal and see if a train has been by and how long ago or how far away that train is.

BBC Radio 4 (the main talk radio station and basically the main radio station for the country in general) plays four short "pip" noises and one long "pip" so people can accurately set their watches and clocks to the exact time on the hour, every hour.

Under most button boxes at crosslights there's a little nub that starts spinning when the lights turn green. It's actually meant for the blind or deaf-blind so they know when to cross, but I use it when I'm looking at my phone or if the sun is in my eyes.

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drunkenskunk · 6 months ago

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Meanwhile, in the Tuera Dossier...

I'm satisfied with the next file I want to put in the Tuera Dossier. I was initially going to redact it, dirty up the images, make them all look like they were scanned by an ancient government photocopier built in the 70's... and maybe I will later.

But for the moment, enjoy these scans of printed pages that I'm going to put in a physical folder lmao

Transcript (of the transcript) below the break.

RADIO TRANSMISSIONS AND INTERCOM

Compiled chat log from OpCent Black Box

DICE01: Special Agent White, Operation Command DICE02: Special Agent Huntington, Operation Vice Command Obelisk: Technical Specialist Kirk, Mission Control Wolf: Infantry elements Rhino: Armored vehicle element Vulture04: Helo Air Weapons Team

DICE02: Look, I know what you're trying to do. Just tell me honestly, alright? Is the intel on this op good?

DICE01: The intel is good.

DICE02: ...are we sure? The last thing any of us wants is a repeat of last time.

DICE01: Last time our division wasn't involved. That shitshow was entirely the fault of those mentals in the Arcane Division. They thought they could overpower her in a straight fight, and they paid the price for it. We've been tracking her signature for the last six subjective months. Based on her movements so far, this is the most likely location where she's going to strike next. And besides, thanks to those idiots and their fuck up, we now know how to nullify her energy projection.

DICE02: I hope you're right.

Obelisk: Agents! I've just received the signal from the ground teams. They're entering the area of operations and are almost ready to begin.

DICE01: Excellent. Patch us in. Game faces, people. It's time to go to work.

[click]

Obelisk: Ground team leader, this is Obelisk. How copy? Over.

Wolf 6: Obelisk, this is Wolf Six Actual. Solid copy. Company has reached the AO. Standing by. Over.

Obelisk: Sat-Recon Overseer is currently tracking vitals and positions of the ground team. Requesting verbal confirmation. Over.

Wolf 6: Copy that. All callsigns, sound off!

Wolf 1: Six, this is one-zero. Standing by.

Wolf 2: Six Actual, Two-zero. Standing by.

Wolf 3: Three-zero here. Ready to rock.

Wolf 4: Six, this is four-zero. In position and sanding by.

Rhino: Six Actual, Rhino. Foxtrot-victor-four-two-zero-one in position. Sixty four – that is six-four – HEAT rounds readied for the hundred and twenty milimeter.

Vulture04: Vulture is on station above the AO and standing by. Adhesive cannon loaded and ready to provide air cover.

Wolf 6: Wolf Six copies all. Obelisk, all callsigns ready and in position. Over.

Obelisk: Roger that. Commence operation. Secure the exterior of the target building and set up roadblock checkpoints to prevent civilian interference. Out.

Wolf 6: Alright you apes, you heard 'em! Fan out and secure the area! MOVE!

[click]

DICE01: And now, we wait.

DICE02: Did they really need to bring all that hardware? I mean, if we really can nullify her powers, it just... seems like it might be overkill.

DICE01: Overkill is underrated. Besides, you know what mercs are like. They're probably just looking to bump up their operational costs, so they can bill us more after all is said and done.

DICE02: Don't they prefer the term “private military contractors,” or something?

DICE01: Only when trying to avoid international regulations.

[click]

Wolf 3: Obelisk, this is Wolf three-zero. How copy? Over.

Obelisk: Wolf three-zero, your signal is weak. Try switching to the backup channel, try again.

Wolf 3: Obelisk, this is Wolf three-zero. How you read me now?

Obelisk: Obelisk has you loud and clear, three-zero. Send your traffic.

Wolf 3: Obelisk, we are currently setting up roadblock checkpoints, but some of the civvies are getting nosy. We have three – that's zero-three – foot-mobiles approaching from a charlie victor. Interrogative: do we have permission to engage? Over.

Obelisk: Negative, three-zero. Lethal force is only authorized as a last resort. Maintain an aggressive posture, but only engage if they attempt to cross your perimeter. We'll be tracking with Overseer.

Wolf 3: Copy that, Obelisk. These guys are – whoa! HEY!

[muffled gunfire]

DICE02: What the hell?

Obelisk: Wolf three-zero, do you read? Gimmie a SITREP. Over.

[muffled gunfire]

Obelisk: Wolf three-zero, respond! What the fuck is going on?

Wolf 3: Obelisk, we're... uh... we're status green over here. Three tangos down. One of them went for a concealed sidearm. Had to grease 'em. Over.

Obelisk: ...solid copy, Wolf three-zero. Recommit to the mission. Overseer indicates you have less than five mikes before target is in the AO. How copy? Over.

Wolf 3: Three-zero copies. We're oscar-mike. Out.

[click]

DICE02: Where in the hell did you find these clowns?

DICE01: Hey, don't blame me. Impact Security Solutions came highly recommended. It'll be messy, sure, but if they're even half as good as I've been told, they'll get the job done.

DICE02: Bullshit. Why are we even relying on these fucking mercs anyway? We should be using our own forces for an operation like this.

DICE01: You know damn well why we can't. Protocol demands the use of locals in operations wherever possible, to minimize an excessive dimensional footprint and to prevent further timeline contamination. You don't like it? Take it up with The Director.

DICE02: …hmph.

DICE01: Yeah, that's what I thought.

DICE02: Don't give me that.

DICE01: Hey, look on the bright side. This'll all be over soon.

[beep-beep]

Obelisk: Agents, it looks like Overseer is reporting a large energy spike in the AO.

DICE01: … wait, is that-

DICE02: She's early.

DICE01: Fuck.

[click]

Wolf 6: Obelisk, this is Wolf Six Actual. How copy? Over.

Obelisk: Wolf Six, Obelisk reads you. Go ahead.

Wolf 6: Obelisk, my teams are all reporting in. Perimeter of the AO is secure, ahead of schedule. Break. However, I've got marksman units with eyes on the target building. There's some kind of, uh... disturbance on the top floor. I can see it, too. Interrogative: is this what we're waiting for? Over.

Obelisk: Wolf Six, Obelisk. Can you describe the disturbance? We need confirmation before we can proceed. Over.

Wolf 6: Roger that, Obelisk. Uh... looks like some flashing lights, and fast moving shadows. Definitely signs of a struggle. And, uh... hang on... is that... oh yeah, that's definitely some blood on the window. Looks like someone is gettin' carved up real bad in there.

Obelisk: Wolf Six, affirmative. Overseer confirms: target is now in the AO. Say again: target is now in the AO. Stay frosty, and do NOT underestimate her, under ANY circumstances. Over.

Wolf 6: Copy that, Obelisk. Wolf Six Actual out. Ramirez! Get those heavy floods in position!

[click]

Obelisk: Obelisk to Vulture. What's your status? Over.

Vulture04: This is Vulture. Currently maintaining position above the AO. Ready for tasking.

Obelisk: Vulture, the target is now confirmed in the AO. Soon as she's in sight, you are cleared to engage with the adhesive cannon. Be advised: the target's hands must be immobilized before she can be subdued and brought in. Do not hesitate to fire, I say again, do NOT hesitate to fire. Do you copy? Over.

Vulture04: Copy that, Obelisk. We'll make sure the bitch stays put. Vulture out.

[click]

DICE02: Can we increase the gain on the image from Overseer?

Obelisk: What? Why?

DICE01: Just be patient.

DICE02: You be patient. We can see that she's in the building, but we can't tell exactly where yet. For all we know, she could-

[click]

Wolf 1: Sir! Got a return on the motion tracker! Looks like our Tango is approaching the entrance!

Wolf 6: Roger that. All squads, eyes front! Ramirez, hit the floods!

[clunk]

Wolf 6: Obelisk, Wolf Six Actual. Engagement imminent. Over.

Obelisk: Copy that, Wolf Six. Stay frosty.

DICE01: Here we go.

Wolf 1: Contact front!

Wolf 6: Light her up!

Vulture04: Target in sight. Shot.

[thud]

Vulture04: Good hit. Reloading.

Wolf 6: Vulture, repeat! She's still up!

Vulture04: Roger. Firing.

[thud]

Vulture04: It's shot.

Wolf 6: Repeat! Hit her again!

Vulture04: This should stop her.

[thud]

Vulture04: Reloading.

Wolf 6: Okay, okay, I think that last one got her. Good hits on all. Obelisk, Target is immobilized. Moving in to subdue. Over.

Obelisk: Roger that. Bring her in. Out

Wolf 6: Wolf Two! Move up, on me! Ramirez, get those restraints ready!

[click]

DICE01: There, you see? You were worried for nothing.

DICE02: Hmph.

[click]

Wolf6: Alright, make it easy on yourself and stop your struggling. You come quietly, and we won't have to hurt you.

[???]: I'm sorry, I think you're confused. What do you think is happening?

Wolf 6: Give up the act. That adhesive you're stuck in has already hardened. You won't be able to pull your hands free, so we know you can't do any of that mystical hocus-pocus shit. So like I said: stop struggling and cooperate.

[???]: Oh, I see. You think I need to snap my fingers to cast my spells, don't you?

Wolf 6: What ar-

[intense feedback]

Wolf 2: WHAT THE FUCK!

Wolf 1: HOLY SHIT! OPEN FIRE!

[gunfire]

DICE01: What the fuck?

DICE02: Oh no. No no no no!

[indistinct shouting]

[gunfire]

Rhino: Engaging!

[thud]

[muffled explosion]

[gunfire, indistinct shouting]

DICE02: SITREP! Now!

[feedback]

Rhino: Traverse right! Fire!

[thud]

[muffled explosion]

Rhino: Reverse! Back us up now!

[gunfire]

Obelisk: Wolf Six Actual, this is Obelisk. Do you read?

[gunfire, indistinct shouting]

Wolf 1: Fall back! Fall back now!

Obelisk: Wolf Six Actual, respond!

Wolf 1: Obelisk, this is –

[feedback]

Wolf 1: FUCK! Wolf Six is KIA! Say again, Wolf Six is... he... he just exploded, man!

Wolf 4: Contact left! Contact left!

[gunfire]

[click]

Vulture04: Obelisk, this is Vulture. Uh... things are, uh, looking kinda' bad down there. We cleared for the heavier ordnance?

DICE02: Get them out of there! Get them out NOW!

Obelisk: Negative, Vulture. Mission is a failure. Exfil is now your top priority.

Vulture04: Roger that, Obelisk. Exiting the – wait. What is -

[feedback]

[stall warning]

Vulture04: Obelisk, I've got a problem. She hit us with... some... kind of... uh, I dunno what, my controls are unresponsive.

[altitude warning]

Vulture04: Mayday, mayday, mayday. We're going dow-

[static]

[muffled explosion]

Wolf 2: Fuck! Look out!

[feedback]

[gunfire]

Wolf 4: Fuck sake! Fall back! Jackson, rocket launcher!

[gunfire, indistinct shouting]

Rhino: What are you waiting for? She's RIGHT THERE! Hit her aga-

[feedback]

[muffled explosion]

Wolf 3: Where are the fucking snipers?

[gunfire]

DICE02: Oh my god, they're... they're dropping like flies!

[indistinct screams]

DICE01: Fucking hell...

[gunfire]

Wolf 4: Quick, get out of the open!

[feedback]

Wolf 4: In here! Go, go, go!

[muffled gunfire]

[thud]

[footsteps]

Wolf 4: [whispering] Obelisk, do - do you copy?

Obelisk: We're reading you. Go ahead.

Wolf 4: [whispering] Uh, this is... fuck... this is, uh, Wolf Four Echo Four Juliett. Wolf Four Actual is KIA. There... there's only three of us left, I think. How copy? Over.

Obelisk: Solid copy, Wolf Four. Confirm your current position.

Wolf 4: [whispering] We're, uh, holed up in a building, uh, two blocks south of one of the barricades.

Obelisk: Understood. Mission is a wash. All air and armor support in the AO is down. Displace to a more secure location outside of the AO, and await further instructions. Out.

Wolf 4: [whispering] I don't -

[crash]

Wolf 4: FUCK! Fall back!

[gunfire]

[feedback]

[indistinct screams]

[gunfire stops]

DICE01: Fuck.

Obelisk: Uh... Agents, it looks like... uh... Overseer is reporting, uh, no more life signs.

DICE02: Oh my god... they're all dead...

[echoing footsteps]

DICE01: Wait, what is...

[???]: I must say, I don't know if I should be disappointed or insulted. Did you really think these idiot jarheads with their little toy pop-guns could bring me down? After everything else you tried? I sent every single one of your pet sorcerers back in bodybags the last time, so why did you think this would work? I suppose it doesn't matter, now. I was willing to ignore you after the last time, thinking that your... organization... would be smart enough to get the message, and leave me alone. But that's no longer an option. I hope you're prepared. Because you've sown the wind. Now reap the whirlwind. I'll be seeing you soon.

[feedback]

Obelisk: I, uh, think she's... gone. Overseer has lost track of the energy signature.

DICE01: Fuck me.

DICE02: The Director needs to know about this. We have no choice.

[END OF TRANSCRIPTION]

#Tuera Ashama #D.I.C.E.#Directorate of Intelligence for Continuity Enforcement #my oc #my writing

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usafphantom2 · 11 months ago

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How to identify and track military aircraft in online applications

It is surprisingly easy to track what is flying above you, but there are limits - you will still see only what the military wants you to see.

Fernando Valduga By Fernando Valduga 12/24/2023 - 14:40 in Military

The system, known as ADS-B, allows you to quickly search for what is flying in your vicinity, or even on the other side of the world.

In the past, before the 2000s, people looked at the sky and saw the trail of condensation created by commercial and military jets at high altitudes and wondered what would be the aircraft that passed over our heads, where it was going, where it came from. Today, thanks to a worldwide transponder system, you can track even U.S. military aircraft.

About a decade later, it was already possible to follow commercial aircraft, knowing which airline, flight level, speed and route taken by the flights, being able to accurately follow the arrival of a plane at the airport.

Currently, equipped with a smartphone and with a particular app or website, we can find all this and much more.

Civil aviation authorities around the world began to implement Automatic Transmission of Dependent Surveillance (ADS-B) in the early years. The ADS-B is an aircraft-mounted transponder system that transmits a variety of information in real time, including the location, speed, direction of the aircraft and a unique transponder code for each aircraft. This information, plotted on a map, gives pilots and ground controllers the ability to quickly get a sense of the local airspace (or the airspace of most places on Earth).

Transponder signals can also be captured by cheap terrestrial receivers that amateurs, aviation enthusiasts and others can build for less than $100 using widely available hardware and software, some of which can be obtained on flight tracking sites.

Movement of aircraft tracked by the ADS-B Exchange around the world.

As of 2021, ADS-B transponders are mandatory in the USA, Europe, Australia, Colombia, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, South Africa, Taiwan and Vietnam, and the system is being implemented in China, Canada and Saudi Arabia.

In the United States, almost every type of aircraft - from commercial aircraft and small private aircraft to military fighters, helicopters, bombers, tankers, information-collection aircraft, transport, special operations aircraft, drones and even VIP aircraft carrying the president and members of Congress - are required to transpose into controlled airspace.

A screenshot of the online flight tracking site ADS-B Exchange showing a snapshot of military flights in the United States on July 18 of this year on the ADS-B Exchange.

The information is not only available to the aviation community. The ADS-B Exchange website gathers aircraft tracking data and makes it available in real time, allowing anyone to track air traffic anywhere the system is working.

Unlike FlightRadar24.com or FlightAware.com - which rely on flight tracking data streams provided by the FAA and other international aviation authorities or obtained from Aireon's global ADS-B air traffic surveillance and tracking network, as well as ground-based ADS-B receivers - ADSBExchange.com relies on thousands of independently owned ground-based ADS-B receivers and multilayer devices, or MLAT.

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MLAT receivers in groups of three or four in a small geographical area use triangulation to track aircraft. In other words, if an aircraft is not using ADS-B for transponder as military aircraft sometimes do, MLAT receivers can still capture their S-Mode transponder signals and establish a position and tracking for an aircraft, as well as altitude and speed data.

The network of receivers of the ADSBExchange.com website includes 10,000 MLAT devices worldwide. As it does not collect flight tracking data from government or commercial sources, it may offer "unfiltered" flight tracking.

ADS-B Exchange merges ADS-B data with other publicly known data on military and civilian aircraft around the world. Individual aircraft are plotted on OpenStreetMap - a free geographical database of the world - represented by color-coded icons according to altitude. The icons range from individual autostos and Cessna 182 to four-engine Boeing 747 and Airbus A380 civil aircraft. Military icons include U-2, KC-135 Stratotankers, C-17 Globemaster III, C-5M Super Galaxy, V-22 Ospreys and so on, although fighters are often represented by a more generic icon model of swept wing and stuffy nose.

A click on the icon includes spatial information, including ground speed, altitude and location, ADS-B signal strength and other data. It also includes the registration of the aircraft, the country of registration and adds a photograph or thumbnail of the aircraft when possible.

All this means that, with the click of a button, you can instantly find out what is flying near you.

Although aircraft tracking has long been a niche hobby among aviation enthusiasts who like to catalog the comings and goings of aircraft, the public availability of transponder data in mid-air also offers journalists, researchers and other observers an effective means of tracking the movements and activities of the planes of the richest and most powerful in the world. The aggregation and analysis of public flight data shed light on the CIA's torture flights, the movements of the Russian oligarchs, and Google's friendly relationship with NASA.

Flights from ISR platforms tracked in the Ukraine region for a period of one month, at the end of last year.

More recently, these tracking techniques have gained international attention after attracting the wrath of Elon Musk, the richest man in the world. After buying social media giant Twitter, Musk banned an account that shared the movements of his private jet.

Despite repeated promises to protect freedom of expression - and a specific promise not to ban the @ElonJet account - on the platform, Musk censored anyone who shared the whereabouts of his plane, claiming that the data obtained entirely legally and totally public was equivalent to "murder coordinates".

A Global Hawk flown remotely with the indicater FORTE12 was the last aircraft tracked over Ukraine before the invasion of Russian forces and the closure of the country's airspace to civilian air traffic, according to the global flight tracking service Flightradar24.

Soon after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a US Global Hawk, with the indication FORTE12, was followed almost daily by thousands of people on the Flighradar24 platform.

Publicly available flight tracking data is a growing problem for the U.S. military, a senior Pentagon official said recently.

Sites such as ADSBExchange.com, FlightRadar24.com and FlightAware.com aggregate flight data in the United States and abroad using a combination of commercial and citizen-owned sensors that capture the movements of commercial, civil and military aircraft in real time, 24 hours a day.

"The Department of Defense considers open source flight tracking and data aggregation on our aircraft a direct threat to our ability to conduct military air operations around the world," the U.S. Air Force said.

An F-35 fighter was tracked in the Flightradar 24 app earlier this year, during a flight near Phoenix, Arizona.

Aggregated by websites and retransmitted on social media accounts, the data can be a free source of intelligence for nation-states, terrorist groups or individuals, revealing everything from operational movements of aircraft, aviation units and troops to training standards, development test flights and the movements of government officials, experts said.

This image shows a Beechcraft King Air configured for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions in the military aviation field of Baledogle, Somalia, in 2021. The U.S. civil registration code on the side was not assigned to any specific aircraft at the time and its exact operator remains unknown. However, this is very much in line with the types of aircraft that JSOC allegedly operates clandestinely and that would be interested in hiding the activities through the proposed aircraft flight profile management database tool.

Therefore, military aircraft routinely transmit their ADS-B data, but have the option to turn it off when necessary. The Pentagon is well aware that aviation enthusiasts - and potential opponents - monitor ADS-B data and that aircraft turn off transponders when they do not want anyone to observe them. Often when following the aircraft they simply disappear abruptly from the map.

The U.S. military is also known to use fake hexadecimal codes, which identify a transponder as belonging to a specific aircraft, to help mask certain sensitive flights. For example, the U.S. Air Force VC-25A Air Force One jet that transported President Donald Trump to Afghanistan in 2019 electronically disguised itself for a time as a KC-10 Extender tanker in this way.

As a particularly notable and relevant example of tracking high-profile U.S. military flights, the U.S. Air Force C-40 Clipper aircraft that transported Nancy Pelosi, then a representative of the Democratic Party in California and mayor, to Taiwan last year was visible online, despite concerns that the Chinese military might try to forcibly prevent the flight from reaching the island or harassing it otherwise.

This flight, which used the SPAR19 indicative, was one of the most tracked of all time in terms of total simultaneous users monitoring it on the popular website FlightRadar24, and ended up taking down the app for a period of time.

The Ghostrider trail on the night between November 20 and 21, 2023, on Radarbox.com.

In mid-November, something new happened: a U.S. aircraft involved in combat apparently left its ADS-B on, and did so intentionally. An AC-130J Ghostrider attack aircraft carried out an airstrike against a target that had launched a missile attack against U.S. forces at Al Assad Air Base in Iraq. The AC-130 gunship has a variety of weapons, including 30mm and 105mm cannons, and precisely guided bombs and missiles, and usually flies in lazy circles above its target, pouring firepower on the targets below. In Al Assad's retaliatory air attack, according to The Aviationist website, the Ghostrider involved apparently kept his transponder on all the time, drawing large circles on the ADS-B map and it was possible to be seen on the Radar Box website.

In Brazil, it is possible to track several military aircraft in aircraft tracking applications, including the most widespread Flightradar24. Next, you can see the KC-390, C-130 Hercules transport aircraft or T-27 Tucano coaches in flight near the Air Force Academy. The FAB has hidden data from the presidential aircraft A319 (VC-1) and E190 (VC-2) on these sites.

FAB T-27 Tucano aircraft are often seen flying near Pirassununga, AFA headquarters.

More recently, it was possible to follow the flights of the Brazilian Air Force that went to seek refugees and Brazilian citizens who were and Israel and the Gaza Strip. The KC-30 and KC-390 aircraft could be tracked in real time on the tracking platforms.

If you are a fan of military aircraft or just like to know what is happening when you hear the noise of aircraft engines, ADS-B is a free and reliable tool that you should use to track and identify planes. Observing fighters, spy planes and transport coming and going can help you get to know your armed forces. Just keep in mind that, at least when it comes to military flights, you will only see what the military wants you to see.

BONUS

From Christmas Eve, the flight tracking site Flightradar24 will be keeping an eye on Santa Claus and his reindeer Rudolph, Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner and Blitzen as they accelerate around the world.

Initially tracking Santa Claus was a challenge, but thanks to an ADS-B transponder installed a few years ago and the reindeer horns functioning as an additional antenna, Flightradar24 uses a mixture of terrestrial and satellite ADS-B coverage to track Santa Claus during his busiest night of the year.

To follow the good old man, go here.

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Aviation photographer and pilot since 1992, he has participated in several events and air operations, such as Cruzex, AirVenture, Dayton Airshow and FIDAE. He has works published in specialized aviation magazines in Brazil and abroad. He uses Canon equipment during his photographic work in the world of aviation.

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mogai-sunflowers · 2 years ago

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MOGAI BHM- Belated Day 16!

happy BHM! today i’m going to be listing different important inventions by Black people!

Black Inventors-

Marie Van Brittan Brown invented modern home security systems.

Jane C. Wright invented several chemotherapy drugs still in use today.

Alan Emtage invented the first internet browser, which he called ‘Archie’.

George Carruthers invented the ultraviolet spectrograph, which eventually accompanied probes to the moon.

Mark Dean invented forms of processor chips and co-created the IBM computer in 1987.

Patricia Bath pioneered early laser cataract surgery.

Lonnie Johnson invented the popular Super Soaker.

Lewis Howard Latimer helped invent the telephone and invented carbon filaments which hugely improved incandescent light bulbs.

Garrett Morgan invented a form of a gas mask and the three-position traffic signal.

Dr. James West helped co-invent microphone technology.

Lisa Gelobter was crucial to inventing Shockwave, the internet’s first web animation technology.

Frederick McKinley Jones invented and innovated refrigeration technology, including refrigerated trucks which were crucial in WWII.

Alexander Miles invented automatic elevator doors.

Madame CJ Walker invented a huge hair and beauty line for African American hair.

Elijah McCoy invented the portable ironing board and Sarah Boone innovated it.

Alice Parker invented a heating furnace system still used by many today.

Charles Brooks invented the design and technology for modern trucks that clean and sweep city streets.

George Alcorn invented x-ray imaging spectroscopy.

Benjamin Banneker invented America’s first clock.

Otis Boykin invented improved electrical resistors that are used today in everything from TVs to computers to radios.

Dr. Charles Drew created innovations in blood plasma that led to the creation of blood banks.

Dr. Philip Emeagwali invented the world’s fastest computer.

James Parsons work led to the invention of stainless steel.

George Washington Carver invented many, many culinary products derived from peanuts.

There are many, many more. I can not list them all here. I highly recommend looking more into the history of Black inventors and innovators, especially in the field of STEM! There are some good resources below to get you started!

Tagging @metalheadsforblacklivesmatter

Sources-

https://www.black-inventor.com/

https://www.eduporium.com/blog/eduporium-weekly-celebrating-significant-stem-accomplishments-by-black-innovators/

https://sphero.com/blogs/news/black-leaders-in-stem

https://www.idtech.com/blog/black-stem-innovators-who-defined-modern-world

https://news.vmware.com/dei/10-black-technology-inventors-innovators

https://www.biography.com/inventors/madam-cj-walker-black-inventors

https://www.black-inventor.com/george-alcorn

https://www.black-inventor.com/benjamin-banneker

https://www.black-inventor.com/otis-boykin

https://www.black-inventor.com/dr-charles-drew

https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/african-american-inventors-20th-and-21st-century/

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i-eat-worlds · 1 year ago

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Alex & Friends Part 14: Greenwich Park

This is a fun one. cw: violence

The morning started with Eric leading an hour long briefing detailing their operation. It was complete with a map of the area and several photos that had been pulled from Google Street View because of the short notice. He went over the specifics of each person's role.

Avia would position herself on the other end of the pond, concealed by foliage, so that they could be close by if Alex needed help. Aarav would liaison with the local pigeons for aerial surveillance. Joseph would be on the same side of the pond as Alex, far enough behind that he could go unnoticed. Sil would remain with the van, keeping it running so they could make a quick escape. Teri would be in the back, monitoring other signals from the area to make sure that Tindley didn’t call for help, ready to alert the local supers that Tindley had been caught. Finally, Eric would watch the street to the west, and would float as necessary.

When the briefing was finished, Alex waited for everyone to stand up and start gathering their things. Instead, only Teri moved. She pulled out the bag of peppermints that they’d been gambling with last night. “Unwrap it, but don’t eat,” She said as she handed a peppermint to each member of the team. After everyone had received their candy, she smiled widely and counted down from three. “Suck now so you don’t suck later!” The team said in unison, then popped the peppermints into their mouths. Alex smiled a little bit and slipped her own piece of candy into her mouth. She bounced it around in her mouth as she packed her stuff up and slid her knife into her boot.

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Somehow, Aarav had convinced Nyx to lend them the company van for the morning. They piled into the back of the van. It smelled vaguely like beer, but it was relatively inconspicuous, and most importantly free. The early morning traffic was heavy, but Sil eventually pulled the van into the parking lot.

It was chilly, leaning towards cold, and Alex was glad she’d bundled up a little more than normal. Eric passed out earpieces to everyone, and then they got underway. They fanned out across the southeast quadrant of the park, heading towards their various positions.

Despite the anticipation brewing in her stomach, walking through the park was almost peaceful. Morning bird songs filled the cool, misty air and the light filtered through the tree branches overhead, casting her in alternating shadows. Pea gravel crunched underneath her feet as she walked to the meeting site.

Eventually, the path opened up to a pond. She followed the edge of the pond for a short stretch until she saw Tindley sitting on a bench by the edge. A breath got caught in her throat as she approached him. Ignoring the panic that rose in her chest, she sat down next to him.

“Good morning, Alexis. I’m glad you’re alright.” He said, and it took everything Alex had in her to not to wipe the polite smile off his face.

“Thanks for agreeing to meet,” She said. “I assume you have a plan to get me out of this mess?” Tindley scooted closer, and Alex felt the hairs on the back of her neck rise.

A voice cracked over her earpiece. It was Aarav. “I’ve got three people approaching from the northwest side.”

Eric quickly responded. “I’ll go check it out.”

“I’ve got a safe house waiting. Off the books, nobody knows about it but me and you.”

Tindley looked pleased with himself as he stood up. Like he’d won. Alex was ending this. She stood up, lining herself up to grab his wrists and make the arrest, when Teri’s voice filled her head.

“It's a trap! Alex, run!”

She quickly turned around and tried to escape down one of the paths. Tindley planted his foot in the back of her knee, sending her tumbling to the ground.

The next voice was Aarav’s. “Four people converging on your location. Northern end is clearest.”

He went to kick her again, and she quickly rolled out of the way. A spray of tiny rocks went up instead.

“I’m going in for back-up.” Avia said.

Alex launched herself at him, tackling him to the ground.

“Beacon’s up. Hopefully local heroes will be arriving soon.” Eric reported.

She climbed onto his back, pinning him down with her legs. Her hands ew to her handcuffs and she quickly secured them around his wrists.

“Bitch,” He said, face pressed against the gravel.

“Shut up,” Alex said.

Avia rounded the corner out a full sprint, stopping when she realized that Alex had subdued him. “Let’s go,” she said, helping Alex hoist him up.

They dragged him behind them as they made an escape from the northern end of the pond. As fast as they could, they ran up the paths, surrounded by immaculate, well kept gardens. Joseph met them halfway up the path, following behind them.

The three of them had just cleared the tangle of paths in the forest and were making a beeline towards the road when they were blinded by a flash of green light. The teleporter popped up from the ground, knife drawn. It was one of the Andros brothers.

“I’ve got Tindley!” Joseph yelled, pulling him out of the path of the teleporter while Avia and Alex engaged him.

The teleporter jabbed towards Alex first, lunging for her throat. She grabbed his arm, deecting the knife away, while Avia kicked his legs out from underneath him. He disappeared in another ash of green.

“Duck!” Alex called as he reappeared behind her. Avia listened, squatting down then turning to face him. She landed a fist in his stomach, causing him to double over in pain.

Avia took the opportunity and pounced, clipping the suppressants around his wrists. Alex was about to call it in when a spray of dirt went flying. Another mercenary, this time an energy manipulator. “Leave ‘em here.” Avia said, and then bolted over the fence, giving a report as she went.

Alex was close behind, jumping the fence, crossing a wide paved path, and entering another green. Joseph was further ahead, about half-way across, with Tindley in tow. Another blast behind them signaled that the mercenary was in pursuit.

The fact that they were still standing meant that whoever was chasing them was only a short range energy manipulator. They might have a ghting chance. “Parking lot!” She yelled at Avia. Cover was going to be key.

Alex could feel the ground vibrate behind her as she cleared the green and ran into the parking lot. She pointed at a white car. “Behind this one!”

They both collapsed behind the vehicle, tucking themselves out of sight as their pursuer entered the parking lot. Alex pulled out a knife from her boot. “Get ready to cuff.” She whispered. Avia smiled back, holding a second pair of restrictors in her hand.

The mercenary had stopped running, and they were now carefully walking through the center of the lot, checking behind every vehicle. Alex and Avia waited in tense silence as footsteps approached their car. They stepped forward, in front of their hiding place, and Alex lunged forward for them. She wrapped her knife around their throat and pulled them back, and Avia quickly strapped the cuffs on. Taking the mercenary with them, they started running to the van again. They were nearly to the van when there was another ash of green, and the metal of a knife glinted in Alex’s vision.

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valeskakingdom · 1 year ago

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Like the good old times (part53)

The raindrops were hitting the car's roof resembling marbles hitting a metal plate. The heavy clouds covered the sun and gave the city a dull atmosphere. It affected people's mood a lot, you could say the whole city felt lousy. People refused to go out and preferred to lay in bed. Some people even dared to go for a walk, but they slowly strolled over the sidewalks, being despondent, like zombies who longed for any food.

Horns were honking when the car drove through the streets, signaling the usual folks their commitment was of high importance. No traffic could hold them back from driving fast to their target. They wouldn't even mind killing people right now - their priority pertained to their caught murderer.

Here and there, people turned their heads in the car's direction; they were curious as they saw the big S.W.A.T van and 4 other police cars, two at the front and the end. Where were they driving to? Was it Arkham Asylum? Or any other usual jail? Did the police catch another murderer? Or were they about to haunt someone? Or did an Asylum inmate escape?

It was just like the first time, Scarlet was driven to Arkham Asylum by the police. The same weather, people who were watching the whole scenario, the same atmosphere, the same empty streets. For Scarlet it was just pleasing, this memory she has when she first sat on this call will never be forgotten. It was the time when she was about to murder her brother and his girlfriend. She remembered every single detail: the cries and begs from Adrian and Kyle, the sobs, the feared looks whenever she was playing with her knife, or the joyful moment when she could manage to kill Kyle - it was glorious to see all the pain in her brother's eyes, and remembering this made her feel even better.

"Like in the good old times," Scarlet let out a relieved sigh "It's been so long I've been sitting here in the car last. Must be like over three years but I remember the day as if it was yesterday," She then got in a comfy position, the chains on her legs and arms rattled "It was the day where I was about to kill my brother and his little bitch. Didn't work out that well though since I forgot the fucking neighbors who's been loving to spy on me and my family. Fucking cunt"

"No one's interested in your storytelling, Patel" One of the cops muttered annoyed "We all will be thankful if you shut up" He made the others laugh with it, of course.

"Try it, darling, make me shut up," Scarlet just grinned, "I bet your wife already looks for some fresh meat since she admitted to herself that your small dick can't satisfy her needs" Immediately, she saw this aggression in his eyes which he tried to suppress - probably because she was right. Reactions like these mostly revealed people's private problems. In this case, he and his wife presumably had a huge crisis: he was too lazy, he just thought of work and football, he didn't satisfy her needs in sex, he had no time for her anymore so she thinks of a divorce - things like that.

"Wow," Scarlet laughed "So you and your wife indeed have problems in bed. What is it? Is the sex not good enough? Do you get no boner? She's into stuff you're not into?" He loved to provoke this man because she saw it worked. It was so easy to play with his mind, as easy as to throw a ball. Through his reaction, he revealed his matrimony and his wife are his emotional sweet spots - and for people like Scarlet, it was a perfect tool to play with.

"You know nothing about me and my wife," The cop grumbled with gritted teeth, clenching his fists. Oh, you could tell he was in a rage, you could see he hated being treated like a toy, he hated that however Scarlet managed to find out about his private problems and played with them. She should be the victim here and not him. Oh, she will get what she deserves, the cop thought, she will learn not to mess with someone like him "You will see what-..."

"Dylan, don't," one of his colleagues held him back from trying to attack Scarlet, he of course knew Dylan was the one in the crew who always failed to stay professional. he always got a rise out of him from others. He was a too choleric person to stay calm and always got into trouble "She's just messing with your head. She's playing tricks on you, stay professional"

"He's right, Dylan," Scarlet grinned "Stay professional, don't show any kind of emotions. You and your colleagues surely know people like me can read you according to your different reactions. Thanks to your little aggression problem, I do know you're a choleric person. I do now know you can't stay calm when someone like me is provoking you - and this is good fodder for me, you know, you make it pretty easy for me to play with you, especially when it comes to your wife, right?" Scarlet chuckled bitterly. She was quite amused to have such an idiot like him in front of her who revealed all his emotions and feelings with just one look "I'm sure it's horrible for you to know your wife is secretly meeting other men whenever she tells you she's out with friends, right?"

"And I'm sure it was horrible to see to experience that even Jerome had the urge to kill you," Another cop said making the others laugh "It's pretty sad to realize that no one in this world loves and wants you"

"And it's pretty sad to see the only forte that makes you popular is mocking others. I mean, look at you: You don't seem very sporty according to fat belly, you don't seem very neat either. I bet you're still living at your mommy's, and when talking about girlfriends we all can see and know you never had one because you're searching for the true love - you will never find it, though, because no one wants to date you" Scarlet spatted. Did he think she would become aggressive just because he mentioned the incident with Jerome? - even though it was quite questionable where he got the information from since this happened at a private place, but at the same time she knew asking them about this would just show they aroused her interest.

"It's fun to see how you think you know about my private life," the cop scoffed with a burst of bitter laughter, scratching his head "Your manipulation tricks are poor, darling"

"But instead of being professional and ignoring me, you keep discussing. So apparently I'm not that wrong with my assumptions," Scarlet chuckled "Think about it! For someone who uses to playing cool and nagging at others, you're working poorly. If I was your boss I would have fired you already, all of you!" Start frowned at him "I know what you think now, though: you would never listen to someone like me because I'm a killer and my intentions are quite different than yours - but actually, we're both doing the same job"

"We will never be doing the same job," Another cop scoffed "You destroy lives and families while we are trying to protect them from lunatics like you"

"But if needed, you're capable to kill people - as I can do," Scarlet grinned "So you see? Our jobs are not that different. You try to teach people manners who aren't following your rules, I do that with mine. You try to show people what's right, as do I! We just have a different point of view on that"

All of the cops in the car just stared at Scarlet. She was insane. How could she think being a killer and a cop are the same things? They are not! Killers like her murder insidiously, they kill to be satisfied, they love chaos, and almost each of them has a sexual intention behind a murder - and that should be equal to a cop! Hell no! A cop doesn't murder someone with lust, he doesn't plan to murder anybody to satisfy their needs! A cop provides law and order: they arrest the evil, punish people for breaking a law, and only shoot if someone endangers others with weapons or else. That's the quite opposite of a killer!

The cops stopped paying attention immediately to her as the van was about to stop - the brakes squealed for several seconds and the wheels grinded on the ground. Some other people suddenly smashed the doors open, and the cops that sat next to Scarlet jumped out of the van.

Through the gunny sack, Scarlet smelled the dirt and fresh air as she heard the sand rubbing against the cops' soles whenever they made a step. They finally arrived, she thought, it was a long way from her home to Arkham. For half an hour she sat there in the van, surrounded by impolite cops. She didn't feel uncomfortable, not at all. The drive reminded her of the good old times when she and her family went on vacation by car. It was a quiet drive. No one ever said a word. Her father hated small talk while driving. He preferred concentrating on the traffic than listening to his children's experiences. Whenever someone broke this rule, he told them to shut the hell up in an angry tone. It was similar to what the cops told her: shut up, Patel!

Scarlet noticed some other cops stood up as the car rattled, they incurred her legs and grabbed her arms to push her out of the van. Finally, she felt the sandy ground under her feet. She was relieved. From all the driving with a rattling car, she felt a little dizzy.

"Home Sweet Home" A cop pulled the funny sack from her head so that she could view her new home - Arkham Asylum. It resembled a typical asylum from books. Windows with grids, and dark clouds in the sky give a dark atmosphere, an old construction of the building.

It was a little cliche-like: Through the dark clouds, it could give some people a strange feeling. Something like the evil itself is living there - well, yeah it's true.

"Home sweet home, indeed," Scarlet grinned, she was almost pleased to be in Arkham now. She could manipulate people, telling them she would be the one to help them to flee, and with all her charm she could wrap some stupid guards around her finger to get whatever she needed - like the good old times "Wow, the atmosphere seems to be as shitty as a few years ago. I'm impressed it did not worsen since, you know, uhm... have you seen the new wannabe criminals? They're gross! They resemble apes! I wouldn't wonder if they devastated the whole city" Exactly this sentence made the cops frown, did she say that? She was one of them! She was a part of this devastation program!

"What?" Scarlet shrugged "I don't damage things and harm people without a certain reason, I have my plans at least" Not saying any word, the cops grabbed her arms harshly and pulled her to the entrance. They were annoyed by her and even happier she won't bother them any longer in a few minutes. They walked along several floors past cops until they reached a door from a little cabin. Right in front of it, a fat and tall cop with a belly, who smelled like old cheese and Whiskey stood there, apparently waiting for Scarlet to come.

"Everything prepared for the little comeback?" One of the cops held her arm tightly, looking over to the fat, tall, and cheesy-smelling cop "Where's Rosanne?"

"Oh, Rosanne!" Scarlet cheered "I remember this loving woman. A fearful butch who shows no remorse. I'm not lying when I say she's the only woman who arouses me under her touch"And it was true what Scarlet said, she indeed was impressed and somehow aroused by Rosanna's appearance. Rosanna was a beast, a real butch under all cops and guards. She was a musculus monster, probably more male than most of the other guards and cops in Arkham. Any of her femininity has faded over the years. Her voice was as deep as a male, probably caused by the huge amount of cigarettes she was smoking during and after the shift. Also: Rosanna wasn't soft at all. She treated you like an object, she was the dominant one. Whenever you didn't behave, she forced you to behave - and she always won. She had such power in her arms and hands, it was unbelievable!

"Rosanne will be pleased about your comeback, too," The fat cop chuckled bitterly, of course, it was sarcasm. Rosanna hated Scarlet, she hated that Scarlet had such a sexual tension towards her, it made her aggressive - and that was the spot Scarlet loved to play with "But yes, pens and notebook are in the cell as another pair of clothes. E 145"

"Good," The cop nodded "Clothes are in the cabin?"

"Rosanne is already waiting for her" The fat cop smirked wide "And I can tell she's not in a good mood. She had a very stressful day today"

"Even better," Scarlet smirked "I'm sure, I can help her become a little more relaxed" She winked at the guy with a burst of maniacal laughter while the cops pulled her annoyed after them to the cabin. These stupid come-on lines are disgusting, they resembled harassment, something that often ended up in reality.

The cops walked with her along the floor, right to the cabin which was next to the rec room: Scarlet could take a look in it. It didn't change that much at all. Several inmates sat on the benches, mumbling, grumbling, playing with their hair, walking from one side to another, and some were talking to each other. Scarlet could just smile about this, how exciting would this be to meet new people who eventually fulfill her expectations?

"Rosanne! Guess who's excited to see you!" One of the cops smirked when he already heard Rosanne's rattling keys from standing up, then walking up to the cops and Scarlet - and there she was: Rosanne. The butch in person. She just gave Scarlet a bittersweet smile with the cigarette in her mouth, oh she was pleased to see Scarlet but not in a positive way. Rosanne couldn't wait to degrade her with the fact in Arkham she'll be just a number, she'll not even be called a human.

"Oh, hi, Rosanne," Scarlet grinned wide "Long time no see, don't you think? How have you been?" But instead of a real answer, Rosanna just glanced at her, dragging on her cigarette, and blew the smoke right into her face.

"I undertake this now," She said with her dark raspy voice, grabbing Scarlet's arm and pulling her into the cabin. Directly after closing the door, Rosanne started patting Scarlet down: she pulled out every knife, every pistol, and every other stuff that seemed to be an opportunity to harm people. Right after that, she forced Scaret to take the inmates' clothes. Scarlet though enjoyed the whole act. Rosanne's roughness was incredible - you had to undergo this!

When she was done, Rosanne grabbed her arm and pulled her to the rec room's door. the door that would bring Scarlet a new life unknowingly. Rosanne opened the door, opening Scarlet's handcuffs and pushing her through the door. You could see, Rosanne intended to bring her into this cell as fast as possible so that she would no longer bring chaos over people. And by locking the door, Scarlet became an inmate in Arkham - again, after all these years. It was just perfect! Now she could start with her plan: she could start seeking any stupid inmates with the ability to plan and get her the stuff she wanted and needed. She looked through the crowd, slowly walking past people to check them out. Most of them seemed to be absent from reality, they seemed depraved. They talked gibberish, tried eating their nails, and hit each other with some pencils or books and laughed about this. No one seemed to be a person with high intellect - at least not until she heard this quite familiar voice:

"Hello, my precious doll. It's been a while, isn't it? How about you gimme a kiss?”

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oennpellmell · 11 months ago

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US democrats quietness about their achievement aside (and at this point I am telling you they are doing it on purpose) there is a reason why GOOD doesn't make noise: society (and people profiting from it) doesn't let it be loud. Whenever someone just want to tell the good they did, (may it have a large scale impact or not) there is always a crowd of A-holes telling them "it is virtue signaling", that they just want attention therefore their action cannot be called GOOD and that if they really were a good person they should stay humble about their good deed as rewards will always come naturally for those who remains humble.

Seriously. Every. Single. Time!

Which result in two things: 1/ You can't be openly proud of your positive impact without being called out. 2/ Actual opportunists USE that for their own advantage to control the narrative (just like the insulin thing above) and their public image.

It is a feature not a bug. It is freaking toxic and we need to get out of this mindset that it is a lack of humility to share the good stuff we do.

There is no wrong in being proud of it. And people need to get off their high horse that the only reward for goodness comes in the afterlife therefore it doesn't matter if it unnoticed or even worse, that it should be unnoticed to be rewarded.

FUCK. THAT!

I wan us to share all the good stuff we did: big or small. Because people need to know stuff is done by a wide variety of people. And not just the one who want the narrative.

Make it the loudest thread of good deeds to show that we can make public traction by taping in people hope and not their fear.

Make noise!

I start: - I have prevented all my neighbors to be burned alive by waking them up before it was too late for us to escape the ongoing fire of our building. - I went to the ER to accompany a complete stranger that was at my work Christmas party just so they wouldn't be alone while recovering from their seizure. - I assisted a pregnant woman that collapsed in the subway train, when no one raised a finger (while I was on my way to my graduation ceremony). - I saved the life of a friend that had Lyme disease by pointing out that the bruise they had on their leg was not a bruise but a bug bite that got infected. When three different hospital were wasting their time in focusing on cancer. - I have sheltered a beaten woman in my home, when I found her hiding under my porch to protect her from her enraged boyfriend who was looking for her in my street and disturbing the traffic. On smaller scale: - I have tracked someone just with the help of their college ID name, to return their wallet I found on a street. - I went to a lengthy trip to return a letter I found in the mud (unopen) to its recipient. - Every time I am in a bus or a train, I keep an eye on people around me and if the road become bumpy I always shield my neighbor to prevent them from falling. So far, I have prevented 3 people to hurt themselves badly. - When I was living in big cities, I would randomly write on the snow piled on cars, stuff like "I wish you a good day" just because I hoped it could lift up the mood of people going to work in the next morning. - I have shared or given away my lunch to several people in my life just to make sure they were not going hungry - I have fought for my subordinates to have a raise when I saw the inequality in their salary. - When one of my employers was managing their staff solely by point their mistake out to show they were the boss which always resulted in my colleagues being miserable and unable to be efficient, I always took them apart to cheer them up and tell them the stuff they were doing right. One of them burst into tears because until I told them so they had no idea if they were doing a good job. - I make sure that every one working in my team is in a good mood and not feeling distressed. If they aren't, I send them to rest and reduce their work load because fuck corporation mindset. No business should be done at the the price of someone else physical and mental health. And... - I have held on a butterfly with broken winds I saw fall from the ceiling from the middle of Manhattan to my residential garden flowers pots across the river, to make sure it would survive a bit longer and die surrounded by flowers Now your turn people!

#Come on guys! Tell the good stuff you did in your life #Be proud about it!#Make that tread the longest possible #good deeds #finally noticed #also leave me alone with your afterlife reward #not everyone believe in it

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shosiblog · 7 hours ago

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What are 3 pillars of SEO?

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The Forgotten Strategy: McClellan Oscillator on the 4-Hour Timeframe If you're like most traders, your trading journey might feel like buying clothes at a clearance sale – you grab what looks promising, only to get home and wonder if you've made the right choice. We've all been there. But here’s the thing: when it comes to Forex trading, understanding how to use advanced indicators like the McClellan Oscillator on a 4-hour timeframe can be the difference between walking out in a flashy new wardrobe or with a shirt that's three sizes too small. In this article, we're delving into the next-gen strategies involving the McClellan Oscillator – a tool that traders often ignore or misunderstand. By the end, you’ll have a strategy so good that the other traders in your circle might just accuse you of sorcery. But hey, it’s not magic; it’s just insider knowledge with a sprinkle of humor and a solid dose of market insight. The Secret Behind the McClellan Oscillator on the 4-Hour Chart First off, let’s be real – most traders treat the McClellan Oscillator like a treadmill bought during the height of New Year’s resolutions. They get excited, use it twice, then shove it in a metaphorical closet. The truth is, the McClellan Oscillator is a momentum indicator that offers you deep insight into market breadth, revealing whether more stocks (or in this case, currency pairs) are advancing or declining. But what most traders don’t get is that on the 4-hour timeframe, it becomes a powerful tool for catching those hidden inflection points. Why the 4-Hour Chart Works Magic You might be thinking, "Why the 4-hour timeframe, though?" Great question. Unlike daily charts, which give you the big picture, or the hyperactive 5-minute charts that make you feel like you’re driving a sports car through rush-hour traffic, the 4-hour chart offers a balance. It’s like the perfect coffee-to-sugar ratio – not too fast, not too slow – just smooth, steady, and effective for trend-followers who also want to catch reversals without being glued to their screen. Using the McClellan Oscillator on this timeframe helps us identify those underlying forces: Are bulls exhausted, or do they have one last push left? Are bears secretly prepping a feast? The answers are in the oscillator’s movement. Hidden Patterns & Insider Strategies Now, onto the real juice – the strategy: - Identifying Divergence - We all know the common "bullish/bearish divergence" spiel, right? But here's where the McClellan Oscillator shines: on the 4-hour timeframe, divergence between price action and the oscillator is like a gold-dipped clue that a reversal is brewing. Imagine it's like catching someone sneaking cookies from the jar—when the price keeps rising but the oscillator is declining, someone’s up to no good, and the trend might be ready to turn. - Look for Neutral Breakouts - The McClellan Oscillator often oscillates between positive and negative values. A move from below zero to above is a signal that the market’s dynamic is changing. On a 4-hour chart, watch for these neutral breakouts alongside price action near support or resistance levels. It’s the equivalent of witnessing a cat gearing up for a pounce—things are about to get interesting. - Crossing Zero – The Trader’s Sweet Spot - Watching for the oscillator crossing above zero from below is like seeing a friend returning to the gym after a long break. They're motivated, and this fresh burst of energy can translate into significant buying momentum. On the 4-hour timeframe, these shifts are more reliable than smaller intervals, giving us clarity without the whiplash. Why Most Traders Get It Wrong (And How You Can Avoid It) Here’s a dirty little secret: Most traders overlook oscillators simply because they don’t understand them deeply enough. They buy into myths like "Oscillators are lagging indicators; they’re no good." But folks, that’s akin to saying cookies aren’t good because they contain sugar. The truth is, while oscillators do lag, they also predict momentum shifts before they’re obvious on the price chart—if you know how to read them right. The McClellan Oscillator specifically thrives in finding the hidden divergences that signal when a trend is exhausted. In a 4-hour timeframe, these divergences give you the heads-up you need, avoiding the pitfalls of waiting for a laggy moving average crossover or missing the action entirely. Pro Tip: Use Volatility as a Complement One powerful approach is to combine the McClellan Oscillator with volatility measures like Bollinger Bands. When the oscillator indicates a potential shift and the price starts breaking out of a contracting Bollinger Band squeeze, you’re likely onto a high-probability setup. It’s like seeing a balloon inflate slowly before it pops—you know it’s coming; you just don’t know exactly when, and this combo helps add precision. How the Pros Are Quietly Using This to Their Advantage You’re probably wondering: Are any pros really using this? Absolutely. According to Ralph Acampora, a pioneer in technical analysis, oscillators like McClellan can reveal "underlying strength or weakness in the broader market." When we apply that logic to the 4-hour chart, we’re not just playing checkers—we’re playing chess, looking several moves ahead of the competition. And Linda Raschke, a well-known commodities trader, once mentioned that blending indicators to get the full picture is like "orchestrating a symphony." You wouldn’t play the trumpet without the drums, would you? (Unless you're a lonely trumpeter.) In trading, combining the McClellan Oscillator with support levels, moving averages, and market sentiment data is the symphony that gives you a cohesive tune, and more importantly, gives you the edge. The One Simple Trick to Master the McClellan Oscillator A little-known secret is that the McClellan Oscillator’s responsiveness can be tweaked to suit individual markets. By adjusting the smoothing periods (yes, you can do that!), you’re effectively telling the indicator to “listen closely” for faster moves or “calm down” to focus on more significant shifts. This one simple tweak could mean spotting moves that other traders miss, and let's be real, who doesn’t want to be one step ahead? It's like having the inside scoop that your friend’s surprise party is actually a karaoke battle. You’ll thank yourself later. Advanced Ninja Tactics for the McClellan Oscillator - Confluence with Economic Releases - Pay attention to major economic releases. When the McClellan Oscillator crosses zero or shows divergence before a news event, you’ve got a powerful combination. It’s like the market whispering its secrets before it shouts them aloud. Be careful, though—economic releases are like roller coasters, and they’re not always kind. - Overlay with Trendlines - Draw trendlines on both price and oscillator. If both break in the same direction, you’ve got what’s called “momentum confluence,” a high-confidence trade setup. Think of it as checking your work in school – if both answers match, you’re probably right. Elite Tactics – What to Watch Out For - False Signals: No strategy is foolproof, and the McClellan Oscillator is no exception. Remember those divergence signals we talked about? They can sometimes lie. To mitigate false signals, always cross-check with other indicators like RSI or stochastic. - Manage Your Emotions: Watching an oscillator rise and fall can be an emotional rollercoaster. But keeping a steady approach, with a clear trading plan in hand, will save you from making rookie mistakes. Consider our free trading plan to stay organized. The Real Magic Lies in Mastery The McClellan Oscillator isn’t about making you a fortune overnight – it’s about providing clarity in a market where most traders stumble blindly. When you use it on the 4-hour timeframe, you’re effectively gaining access to the "VIP lane" – you see the reversal points before the crowds do, giving you the edge that transforms your trading from chaos into a calculated game plan. Want to elevate your trading game even further? Join the StarseedFX community where we exchange insider tips and have ongoing discussions about elite tactics like these. Because let’s be honest – trading can be lonely, but it doesn’t have to be. Reflect, Apply, and Prosper What are your thoughts on the McClellan Oscillator? Have you tried this on a 4-hour chart, or are you considering giving it a shot now? Share your experiences or questions in the comments below. There’s always room for another ninja tactic or two! —————– Image Credits: Cover image at the top is AI-generated Read the full article

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