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Watch "Taiwan Delivers 800 "Revolver 860" Winged Mortar Drones To Ukraine" on YouTube

This week it's been "big news" that Taiwan aka the Republic Of China (ROC) 🇹🇼 has been supplying Ukraine 🇺🇦 with badass rotary-magazine drone precision mortar delivery systems. 臺灣自產Revolver 860無人機 manufactured by the company DronesVision.

There are many interesting details about the system, (8) 60mm mortar shells; fewer 80mm or 120mm shell payload; double-swept tips of the rotor blades modify blade-vortex interaction for quieter and more efficient flight.

But more interesting is the assumption that this is new technology — it isn't. Walmart — yes, Walmart — has been helping develop this drone system for years, via their DroneUp delivery drones which look very similar to the DronesVision

So the DronesVision 860 Revolver is still a "delivery drone" at heart, with all the grim wartime humor that entails. Nor is it the first time DronesVision has made a delivery drone for Ukraine either! There was this much smaller but still amazing precision beer 🍺🍻 delivery system...

Of course, we all remember what Ukrainian beer bottlers were bottling -- and obviously it was served as a refreshment to many thirsty Russian soldiers.....

Anyway, the Taiwanese are justifiably proud of the assistance they've been giving to Ukraine and they're probably proud as well of the unreasonable effectiveness that the delivery systems are having. As well, it serves as a public reminder that 🇨🇳≠🇹🇼

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Start-ups aiming to stop drones gain traction for people wanting regulation of drones

Start-ups aiming to stop drones gain traction for people wanting regulation of drones

A boom in consumer drone sales has spawned a counter-industry of start-ups aiming to stop drones flying where they shouldn’t, by disabling them or knocking them out of the sky. Dozens of start-up firms are developing techniques – from deploying birds of prey to firing gas through a bazooka – to take on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that are being used to smuggle drugs, drop bombs, spy on enemy…

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Empress of a Thousand Skies || Rhoda Belleza || Empress of a Thousand Skies #1 || 314 pages -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Top 3 Genres: Young Adult / Science Fiction / Space

Synopsis: Crown Princess Rhiannon Ta'an wants vengeance.

The only surviving heir to an ancient Kalusian dynasty, Rhee has spent her life training to destroy the people who killed her family. Now, on the eve of her coronation, the time has finally come for Rhee to claim her throne - and her revenge.

Alyosha is a Wraetan who has risen above his war refugee origins to find fame as the dashing star of a DroneVision show. Despite his popularity, Aly struggles with anti-Wraetan prejudices and the pressure of being perfect in the public eye.

Their paths collide with one brutal act of violence: Rhee is attacked, barely escaping with her life. Aly is blamed for her presumed murder.

The princess and her accused killer are forced to go into hiding - even as a war between planets is waged in Rhee's name. But soon, Rhee and Aly discover that the assassination attempt is just one part of a sinister plot. Bound together by an evil that only they can stop, the two fugitives must join forces to save the galaxy.

Publication Date: February 2017. / Average Rating: 3.40. / Number of Ratings: 6720~.

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Taiwan fornece drones lança morteiros para a Ucrânia através da Polônia

Taiwan fornece drones lança morteiros para a Ucrânia através da Polônia

Taiwan fornece drones lança morteiros para a Ucrânia através da Polônia Taiwan está fornecendo drones armados para a Ucrânia através da Polônia, informou a CM Media, de Taiwan. O Revolver 860, da Dronevision, é um drone de rotor, de decolagem e aterrissagem vertical, capaz de transportar oito morteiros, de acordo com o fabricante, sediado em Taiwan. A CM Media revelou a presença do drone na…

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Emoji Fridays - October 26

Welcome back to Emoji Fridays, where we pair up emojis and books!

This week’s emoji is the princess:

And the book is Empress of a Thousand Skies by Rhoda Belleza:

“The only surviving heir to an ancient Kalusian dynasty, Rheehas spent her life training to destroy the people who killed her family. Now, on the eve of her coronation, the time has finally come for Rhee to claim her throne - and her revenge. Alyosha is a Wraetan who has risen above his war refugee origins to find fame as the dashing star of a DroneVision show. Despite his popularity, Aly struggles with anti-Wraetan prejudices and the pressure of being perfect in the public eye. Their paths collide with one brutal act of violence: Rhee is attacked, barely escaping with her life. Aly is blamed for her presumed murder. The princess and her accused killer are forced to go into hiding - even as a war between planets is waged in Rhee's name. But soon, Rhee and Aly discover that the assassination attempt is just one part of a sinister plot. Bound together by an evil that only they can stop, the two fugitives must join forces to save the galaxy.” (Description from Goodreads)

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Empress of a Thousand Skies by Rhoda Belleza

The only surviving heir to an ancient Kalusian dynasty, Rhee has spent her life training to destroy the people who killed her family. Now, on the eve of her coronation, the time has finally come for Rhee to claim her throne - and her revenge.

Alyosha is a Wraetan who has risen above his war refugee origins to find fame as the dashing star of a DroneVision show. Despite his popularity, Aly struggles with anti-Wraetan prejudices and the pressure of being perfect int eh public eye.

Their paths collide with one brutal act of violence: Rhee is attached, barely escaping with her life. Aly is blamed for her presumed murder.

The princess and her accused killer are forced to go into hiding - even as a war between planets is waged in Rhee’s name. But soon, Rhee and Aly discover that the assassination attempt is just one part of a sinister plot. Bound together by an evil that only they can stop, the two fugitives must join forces to save the galaxy.

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Empress of a Thousand Skies by Rhoda Belleza (young adult/science fiction)

The only surviving heir to an ancient Kalusian dynasty, Rhee has spent her life training to destroy the people who killed her family. Now, on the eve of her coronation, the time has finally come for Rhee to claim her throne - and her revenge.

Alyosha is a Wraetan who has risen above his war refugee origins to find fame as the dashing star of a DroneVision show. Despite his popularity, Aly struggles with anti-Wraetan prejudices and the pressure of being perfect in the public eye.

Their paths collide with one brutal act of violence: Rhee is attacked, barely escaping with her life. Aly is blamed for her presumed murder.

The princess and her accused killer are forced to go into hiding - even as a war between planets is waged in Rhee’s name. But soon, Rhee and Aly discover that the assassination attempt is just one part of a sinister plot. Bound together by an evil that only they can stop, the two fugitives must join forces to save the galaxy.

This is not my first space opera. I know, and enjoy, space operas. My sci-fi collection includes, mostly, space operas. The long journeys, the revelations of a character’s past, the warfare–I love space operas. But this? Just another young adult novel. And a boring one, at that.

It’s Rhee’s sixteenth birthday and she’s supposed to be headed back to her home planet to take the throne, except she doesn’t want to go. She has to see some boy who she grew up with and be an inconvenience to everyone around her. Welcome to Rhee’s entire character. When she does get on her way, she’s attacked … and saved by a random boy who just happened to show up on her ship. In space.

I’ll be upfront about this. There are a thousand different guys in this book. You will not remember a single one. I thought maybe this was going to become a reverse harem situation, maybe the romance would appear in a way that avoided the YA tropes. But the romance subplot is between Aloysha and a different character, and it’s incredibly forced, and oh yeah the blurb lied because Alyosha never meets up with Rhee.

Anyway, Alyosha is a soldier and some sort of reality star because every military operation broadcasts from inside their ships, right? He’s your typical brainiac shy boy with a robotic sidekick. This is the boy, through the magic of TV editing, who is pinned for the murder of Princess Rhiannon. Did the book mention he has dark skin? Because he has dark skin. All Wraetans have dark skin and are seen as “the bad guys.” So Alyosha is on the run for a crime he didn’t commit, and Rhee never meets him once, nor do they join forces, despite the blurb saying so.

The pace is ridiculous. It’s either break-neck or dragging, with no in between. The dual POV keeps us skipping from place to place. Things happen off screen–a lot. The main plot moves and is resolved OFF SCREEN. We’re told what happened in between, get a little bit of world building, a little bit of exposition, and then we’re onto the next thing. Most scenes are just arguing with Rhee because she literally wants to inconvenience everyone around her at all times.

Rhee can’t hold onto a single thought, constantly flip-flopping in her decisions and bringing up the boy from the beginning. We met him once for a quick interaction. He was her whole world, apparently. We don’t know him. Despite Rhee’s constant pining, we don’t get to know him. He doesn’t even play a role outside that quick interaction.

Alyosha, on the other hand, just has no personality at all. That’s it. That’s his whole side of the story. There’s not a single plot point or interaction of note to share. The supporting cast? Just the same. There’s no personality, no literal character to these characters.

In the end, this book did not deserve hardcover. Without the size 16 double-spaced font, it would be novella length. And maybe it should have been that way. I feel like this was some kind of rushed side story, an extra the author would release later to offer more background, to a different book.

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Three fun facts: Rhoda Belleza

I'd just learned how to ride a skateboard. I got cocky and tried to ride off a curb, but I fell and rolled forever and ever. I still have a scar on my hip.

I watched A LOT of Pokemon. Part of it was because my niece was 5-years-old at the time and totally obsessed, but I'd be lying if I said I wasn't into it too.

It was the first time I read The Autobiography of Malcolm X. Not only was it a riveting, fast-paced read, but it changed the way I looked at the world--and it changed the way I looked at fairness and privilege and race relations. I still read it every few years.

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ABOUT RHODA

Rhoda Belleza was raised in Los Angeles, where she grew up writing X-Files fanfiction and stuffing her face with avocados. She's a children's editor at a publishing house and writes from a sunny Brooklyn apartment stuffed with far too many bikes and far too many shoes. When she's not writing, Rhoda obsesses over nail art tutorials, watches kung fu movies, and sews together crooked things that pass for clothes. Empress of a Thousand Skies is her debut novel.

ABOUT EMPRESS OF A THOUSAND SKIES

Empress Rhee, also known as Crown Princess Rhiannon Ta’an, is the sole surviving heir to a powerful dynasty. She’ll stop at nothing to avenge her family and claim her throne. Fugitive Aly has risen above his war refugee origins to find fame as the dashing star of a DroneVision show. But when he’s falsely accused of killing Rhee, he's forced to prove his innocence to save his reputation – and his life. Madman With planets on the brink of war, Rhee and Aly must confront a ruthless evil that threatens the fate of the entire galaxy.