#fvp

[strattonxpressions]

Elson Wong

1. Name, Year, Major, and Hometown

Elson Wong, 3rd Year, Math Major, San Mateo

2. What is your earliest childhood memory? 

My earliest childhood memory is when I dropped a hot dog with ketchup and mustard on my sleeve and started crying in the school cafeteria in pre-school.

3. What’s stopping you?

I’m poor

4. What is something about yourself that you’re proud of?

I’m proud of how fast I type

5. If you could have any one question answered truthfully, what would it be?

“Dinosaur?”

6. Who is your celebrity/fictional crush? 

Ziggs

7. How would you spend your ideal birthday? 

I would spend my ideal birthday with my friends and family. We would do fun activities like bowling or golf together all day.

8. What food that starts with the first letter of your name would you only eat for the rest of your life?

eWatermelon

9. What’s one niche interest you have that you must share with the world?

Scrolling through Facebook marketplace for cars that I can’t afford

10. What is a memory with your closest friend and how does it exemplify your friendship together and how you value friendship as a whole (250 words minimum)

One memory with my closest friend is playing valorant from like 5 pm to 11 am. We played for almost 18 hours straight, and went on the biggest losing streak. We were sleep deprived but we were laughing the most. It got to the point where everything was funny and just spectating him dying would make each other laugh. I value our friendship a lot because we knew that we would be tired the next day and our sleep schedule would be ruined, but we thought that valorant and spending time together was more important than everything. To this day, we still talk about our old memories like playing Fortnite, Clash Royale, Fifa, NBA2K, and other games together that we remember. We’ve been through a lot and we both have always been there for each other when we needed, and I’m glad I have him in my life. As a whole, I value friendships very closely because I love spending time with the people around me. I’m always open to meet new people and I work to keep my relationships with others, if I believe they’d do the same to me. If I have a good interaction with a stranger, I would label them as a friend, even if we didn’t exchange names or social media. If I ever saw them again, I would wave or say hi, if I enjoyed the little time we had together. Although I don’t like approaching people, I enjoy it when people come up to me to maybe form a new friendship.

[udfoodtruck]

The Sweet Success of Food Truck Ventures: A Deep Dive into Ice Cream Food Trucks

[forvegaspetessake]

week 6: favourite quote(s)

The totally accurate subtitles of iQiyi

[rotmgmoddy]

Oh my gosh, you did art on the most wacky fusion character I did for Art Fight and really went hard on it!! Thank you again for the attack, this looks super epic~

Looked through your blog too and I also really like your style, it is quite unique and very pleasant to look at! <3

This is my art fight attack for @rotmgmoddy! I love your art

[moyapaco]

(vía Reloj 'July 4th' de moyapaco)

[forvegaspetessake]

this is a PROPER rewatch, i'm going to pay attention to EVERYTHING and not just focus on pete in the backgr--

omg pete 💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕

[strattonxpressions]

Welton Czhang

1. Name, Year, Major, and Hometown

Welton Czhang, 3rd Year, Animal Science, San Gabriel

2. What is your earliest childhood memory? 

the earliest childhood memory i have is when i was 3 years old and my mom sat my older brother brandan and i to take a photo with her digital camera. she would keep a photo album of pictures (consisting only of my older brother haha) but i remember she wanted me in the photo and kept trying to get my attention to look into the camera !! i was playing with this small cute baby bracelet so i was distracted, but eventually i did look directly at the lens. most of the times i don’t know where to look at in a photo, but i very clearly remember looking directly back into the big camera staring back at me. i smiled too!! proof of that is captured in the photo that she printed out and hung on the closet doorr. it’s a very cute picture and i cherish it sm bc ion hav much other baby photos of me

3. What’s stopping you?

myself. as much as ion like to admit it, i am not always at my best or immune to everything that happens to me. i can bat an eye at sumn n dismiss it, but the issue will still remain. and that is something unavoidable. its always a problem i cant disclose to other ppl bc it is an internal struggle that i deal wit and only i will understand. this is why i feel closed off sometimes when it comes to telling other ppl what is currently upsetting me, bc it genuinely is not sumn that the words of another could fix. some days are harder than others, n its hard for me to get up and change the thing bothering me jus bc i already deal wit a lot and i am at a total loss when i cant immediately fix a problem in minutes. some days, i jus wan to bask and feel the weight of it all. but i sit back up eventually and take care of it. i never rlly stop the hustle for too long

4. What is something about yourself that you’re proud of?

im not rlly proud of anything, but i am fond of the fact that one can accomplish anything that they set their minds to. i would say i am very hardworking so that any task can jus be a task set as the current objective or for the near future, and make my way through a lot of hoops and bounds to get to the final destination before planning towards another goal. thinking like this makes everything seem doable, no matter the difficulty

5. If you could have any one question answered truthfully, what would it be?

does the world revolve around me? i feel like im reading a film reel. life moves like im flipping through the pages of a book. it all comes together, yet so slowly. as if the words are falling in place and writing themselves. i think i hav already died and i am experiencing the looongest flashback possible rn as i relive everything, or maybe i hav been put into a memory of mine as i reconstruct and arrange the storyline where i live an outcome not yet explored. im doing things differently this time around 😌

6. Who is your celebrity/fictional crush? 

im not like this 😭😭 ion crush on ppl.. SAD but the ppl will not hear from me ab how freaky i amm !!

7. How would you spend your ideal birthday? 

oh em gee. how would i?? well of course wit the ppl i lov so all my friends, and also cats (hopefully they are mine, or pets my friends bring over !!) i wan to take sm cute pics of not jus me but wit everyone and i wan everyone to feel like they had the best time ever and not bc they are celebrating the special occasion ! we either cook food tgt or eat out for all meals of the day and go well into the night laughing, exchanging stories, and enjoying the one day of the year where all my friends are in one place. the ideal is surrounded by everyone who ive ever gotten the chance to kno and care for, n even if i jus hav that n only that is okay 😌😌

8. What food that starts with the first letter of your name would you only eat for the rest of your life?

OKAY. so i definitely got nerfed wit this questionn n maybe you’re expecting me to say watermelons but ACT i will say waffles, bc they are >>> yummier than pancakes, hav fun grids on em, and taste yummy n are super cool and awesome. so yeah waffles, i lov waffles YURR

9. What’s one niche interest you have that you must share with the world?

freak. so basically i lov how every show, movie, book EVER has an expansive compelling story created by authors or producers with i m a g i n a t i o n so that everything can be enjoyed by any one audience. im not going to nerd out on any series specifically, but my niche interest is learning ab diff series by consuming the material itself, or hearing ab it from other ppl so i can talk to them ab their interests :) i like hearing what ppl hav to say ab things they like ! one takeaway i always wan to carry wit me n the world to kno ab me is being someone knowledgeable on any sort of topic so that i can hav conversations wit anyone who happens to be discussing fictional or nonfictional works. i’ll be like oh! are you guys talking ab ragtime, one of the precursors to the origin of jazz 😃😃 what made you start listening to buddy bolden ?? things like that

10. What is a memory with your closest friend and how does it exemplify your friendship together and how you value friendship as a whole (250 words minimum)

im going to preface this question by saying that i dont necessarily hav one singular closest friend,, i am not picky like that ! friends unfortunately come and go, and this one is no different. but he was a close friend of mine during my upbringing :) when i think of a memory wit my closest friend, i am brought back to middle school wit my good friend sandson. never did i share sm laughter wit anyone else other than sandson. we often spent our time tgt playing sports at lunch, and if we shared classes tgt, best believe we were the two silly goofballs laughing up a storm. we were always snickering in class and getting called out by our teachers. glares from other students would be extraordinarily common, and more often than not we would get into trouble for bothering each other or other kids. he was basically that one guy friend all dudes hav that is a bad influence but makes your life 10x funnier 💀💀 ahhh so this is relatable to all my friendships today as i believe all my friends n i share sm laughter tgt ! i would go so far as to say that it is a defining feature of my friendships- always being accompanied by good company and dotish hysterics. my friends n i will always be able to find sumn to laugh ab, create our own inside jokes, n i could not hav the friends i hav today if not for the laughter. i see friendship in myself and within everybody in this light, there is never a dull moment if we keep on fanning the flame we hav wit incessant jokes

[hells-greatestdad]

// Gonna have my tax return within days

Plans areeee buying 3 months of flea meds for my cat, buying more of my cat's Atopica for his allergies (I already have two bottles, getting a 3rd will have us set for months), 3 year FVP shots, etc.

Paying for 3 months of internet ahead of time.

Saving money for my Dr visits in April, etc. (I got to Dr quarterly because of diabetes.)

Still gonna keep working at and trying to promote my art and commissions now and all throughout the SSDI application process. It'll be a long time.

[udfoodtruck]

Why choose food truck business?

Hey, everybody,

I want to talk to you about why I think it's a great idea to start a mobile food truck. As a mobile food trailer manufacturer, I've met a wide variety of entrepreneurs who have chosen this flexible and fun way to start their businesses.

First, start-up costs are low. Compared with traditional restaurants, the initial investment of food trucks is much less. You don't have to worry about high rent and renovation costs, just need a fully equipped food truck, you can start business. Moreover, the dining car can be adjusted at any time, where there is passenger traffic, where is your business.

Secondly, the operation is flexible. A food truck startup gives you more freedom to adjust your menu according to market demand and seasonal changes. Hamburgers one day, ice cream the next, and you can keep trying new things as long as you want. In addition, you can participate in various activities and fairs, expand the customer base at the same time, but also accumulate word-of-mouth.

Finally, the risks are relatively low. Food truck entrepreneurship allows you to grow gradually as you explore the market and learn to manage and operate. Even when things get tough, you can make quick adjustments and avoid bigger losses.

If you have a passion for food and want to take control of your own business, consider a food truck business. Believe me, it will be a challenging and fun journey!

[inspired-english]

53 commonly used words along with their opposites

link : https://bit.ly/42zYxo9

[forvegaspetessake]

A few episodes later:

[mr-quarter]

Artfight images! Hope everyone loves them and had a great artfight this year! Some links to alt versions are also here. List in order of images: @ramathanandfoxwellblogs - Sentray @jaypelt - Weird Cat (Jay) @bingusbongusbaba - Sandrey Cooper @goldude - Ebott @jaypelt - Avidity & Zorch @silverslayer667 - Silver @aniixor - Ani @dartwind - Maximus & Kerhseratu @x-is-okay - Ash is Okay! (high res ver.) (audio ver.) @foalan1987 - Serenity @cutecatdoodles - Sonci (real gif) (real vid) @westless/d15c4rd - Another Child @ramathanandfoxwellblogs - Sentray @axolitic - Arias @lucinson - Ruben @Teddy5024 - Vazi @rotmgmoddy - FVP (2/2)

[panimoonchild]

Music is not beyond politics

Once again, I emphasize the hypocrisy of most BTS and K-pop fans in general. Now they are fiercely supporting Palestine. While we were asking for help and screaming at the top of our lungs even in early 2022, we had no support from them. It's absurd. Even Namjoon, the leader of BTS, whom I love and respect, mentioned the threat of war in Ukraine. He calls a spade a spade. He also spoke about colonial empires. However, I didn't understand why he forgot about the largest and most dangerous ones at the moment - Russia and China. But I am sure he is aware of this. And the only way he can help is to donate to our army. I hope he anonymously donates for FVP drones to Sternenko😅🤷 Follow his example. Please keep spreading our voices and donate to our army and combat medics (savelife.in.ua, prytulafoundation.org, Serhii Sternenko, hospitallers.life, ptahy.vidchui.org and u24.gov.ua).

[mariacallous]

Near the Ukrainian city of Avdiivka, a boxy robot zips along the rocky, cracked road. Snaking from side to side, the robot—a four-wheeled machine, around knee height—carries cargo and ammunition for Russian troops. However, it’s being watched. Hovering above the road, tracking the movements of the robot, is a Ukrainian drone. Suddenly, another drone smashes into the robot, blowing it to pieces.

The attack, which happened in early December and was claimed by the Ukrainian military’s 110th Mechanized Brigade, is one of a small but growing number of incidents where unsophisticated robots have been used against other robots in Russia’s war in Ukraine. Aerial drones have been used to surveil or attack ground robots, soldiers have attached weapons to land-based robots, and other small unmanned bots are being fitted with jamming technology to knock drones from the sky.

Since Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022, small aerial drones have played an outsize role in the war in Ukraine—with thousands of drones being used to monitor the battlefield, watch enemy movements, and carry explosives. Videos produced by Ukrainian and Russian soldiers show the drones, which are often first-person view (FVP) drones, being used to attack tanks and troops. As the war has raged on, another kind of robot has increasingly appeared in recent months: the unmanned ground vehicle, or UGV.

“There’s lots of unmanned ground vehicle development happening,” says Samuel Bendett, a Russia analyst at the think tank Center for Naval Analyses who tracks military drone and robotics technology use. Most of the UGVs being developed or used are small robots, Bendett says, as larger vehicles will be tracked, observed, and attacked with FPV and other aerial drones. “The Ukrainian battlefield is saturated with aerial sensors that basically track and attack anything that moves,” he says. That includes other robots.

The UGVs being developed within the war are typically four- or six-wheeled machines that can be kitted out for multiple purposes. There are logistics robots, which can carry supplies to the front lines; evacuation robots that carry injured people; and robots linked to combat such as those that can place or destroy landmines and have explosives or weapons attached. These robots are largely remote-controlled by humans—there’s little autonomy—and operate over ranges of a few kilometers.

UGVs themselves are not new. Some of the earliest UGVs were created in World War II and used as explosive devices, while they have also appeared in other conflicts. Most Russian UGV developments so far have been homemade or DIY, Bendett says, with troops or volunteers creating robots for specific tasks or needs. Ukraine has, to date, put more military effort into developing ground robots, with the government stating its ambition to build an “army of robots.”

Videos from within Ukraine, first shared on Telegram channels and reviewed by analysts such as Bendett, show a Russian drone monitoring a Ukrainian UGV as it trundles along laying mines. In another video, a small six-wheeled robot approaches a downed drone, lifting up its wings, before troops approach it. A third shows drones trying to destroy UGVs moving along the ground. In one demonstration, a person is dragged behind a UGV along the ground. Earlier in January, Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukraine’s deputy prime minister, announced a UGV with an “automated turret” that, he said, can also transport ammunition and provisions to fighters.

Before Russia invaded, Taras Ostapchuk’s company created posts and poles for street lights—now he’s building robots and FPV drones for Ukraine’s war effort. Supported by Ukraine’s military technology cluster Brave1, Ostapchuk has developed three kinds of robots, all called Ratel. One is a four-wheeled “kamikaze” robot that can have explosives strapped to it or lay landmines; the other two robots can carry equipment or carry injured people. More than 45 have already been deployed to the military, Ostapchuk says.

The small robot, Ostapchuk says, has a range of 2 to 3 kilometers, which can be extended with a ground station that amplifies the radio signals used to control it, while one of the larger robots can be controlled by a human 40 to 60 kilometers behind it. Within some areas in Ukraine, such as Zaporizhzhia and the Donbas region, Ostapchuk says it is crucial for UGVs to have technology to defeat FPV drones that may be targeting objects on the ground. “It’s a big problem, so we install this equipment,” Ostapchuk says. In a testing video, one of the Ratel UGVs is approached by a drone which appears to crash into the ground and stop working.

“Certainly, as you get more unmanned ground vehicles being used in combat at larger scales on both sides, you have that potential for drone-on-drone combat, which is fascinating,” says Zachary Kallenborn, a non-resident adjunct fellow with the Center for Strategic and International Studies and a national security consultant. However, Kallenborn cautions that these instances are not likely to be “decisive or that critical” in the broader scope and scale of the war. Instead, he says that the introduction of more UGVs may lead to changing strategies of those involved in the war. “I think we’re going to see an increasing shift toward targeting operators and support structures, rather than targeting the drones themselves,” Kallenborn says.

Still, as more UGVs are developed, they are likely to take on greater roles in the conflict. Ukraine has already had success with naval drones, Kallenborn says, adding that UGVs allow soldiers to undertake other tasks and reduce some of the risk for humans on the ground, such as a robot sent on scouting missions. “No one really cares if the ground vehicle gets destroyed, except the accountants,” he says.

So far, Bendett says, UGVs haven’t been seen in huge numbers—it is unclear how much Russia’s industrial base will develop the robots, he says—but in the coming year, he expects there to be more experiments with autonomy, startups creating more robots, and more UGVs with anti-drone technology incorporated. “The whole point of fielding a lot of UGVs, for example, is to supplement some of the dangerous missions by the soldiers and to impact the adversary as much as possible,” Bendett says.