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I would refute the claim that my last post was a rant as it was not made in a hostile, angry, or violent manner (which is a necessary attribute for a rant). My post was merely to correct perceived misconceptions as to what I was saying (and putting emphasis on certain phrases that seemed to be...

Well, let me see...the first computer that I have knowledge of was called a PC Jr. No HDD, VERY limited RAM (i.e <1 MB), and everything ran off 5.25" disks. Of course, DOS was the only option for that little joy (oh, the memories of playing Kings/Police/Space Quest on that). We then upgraded...

I'm going to assume you're aiming that comment at me since I posted that I enjoy the programs/games you listed (although I never watched, or said I watched, Buck Rogers in the 20th Century). If your comment was leveled at me I feel that I have to clarify what I said (since you seem to have...

Actually, I fully endorse the NASA budget and would rather see our defense budget sacrificed for the NASA budget. My only problem is that manned space exploration is, at this time (and in the immediate future), impractical. Future technology research, robotic exploration projects, and the like...

Actually Death, to quote myself here: Something tells me that a lunar base will cost a whole lot more than just $11 billion ($12 billion including the amount not being re-allocated from within the NASA 5-year budget). Whenever the government gives a quote as to how much project 'x' is going...

Actually, I was thinking more along the lines of health care services, paying the nation's bills for the recent war, paying the bills for national security programs, education programs, and rebuilding the economy. Those are just a few things that should be resolved before looking to further...

Back to the topic at hand (the proposed space plan): where are they (US government) going to get the money from? I read the speech, but pardon me for saying this...$11 billion does not make a lunar staging base. Heck, it's going to take more than $80 billion to rebuild one country! The US is...

By getting the boxed sets (black boxes with shiny writing). They are in Japanese with English subs. Basically, one of the biggest differences would be that Macross HEAVILY inspired the first generation of Robotech (no masters, no Invid, nothing other than the Zentraedi War).

Well, WC3 is actually for the PS1. I suppose you could get Super Wing Commander for the SNES. However, for the original 2 games, WC:KS would be the best bet. If you tried to run the original games as they were originally released, you're going to run into some speed issues (unless you use...

Actually, I can find no mention about the WC franchise what-so-ever in the EA support pages. It's not even listed in their product listing. However, I will concede that the product list most likely involves products that they still sell (but the question then becomes "Then why is Ultima 9 on...

I was recommending downloading KS as opposed to using the original game (WC1 and WC2) disks as was suggested by LeHah. Because a product is on eBay does not make it non-abandonware. Abandonware is software where the parent company no longer carries the license for said product. Basically...

Or you could download Wing Commander: Kilrathi Saga for free (especially useful for those of us who don't have 5.25" floppy drives anymore) because of it's abandonware status. *Link removed due to possible violation of rule 11* EDIT: why did CIC block out that link! EDIT x2...

Actually, it would be really funny to see a sonic cannon in action in space: Test Pilot: Ready to fire the weapon. Command: Proceed with test. Pilot: Firing... Command: Well? Pilot: Well, it says I fired it. But nothing is happening. Scientist at command: Oh my lord! In space...

Again, thank you for the correction there Death.

Not to mention (as has been mentioned about the crystal armor) it would have no effect on tachyon, neutron, meson, amg, particle, or ion cannons. And besides, if you have an armor type, there will always be work done on a counter for said armor. For crystal and diamond armor, I can just...

Here's an idea for a planetary bombardment weapon. Actually, this weapon starred in the Bullfrog game 'Syndicate Wars' and it was my favorite weapon to use against the lone tank in mission 13 (never did beat that mission). The Plasma Storm (I think that was what it was called). Basically, it...

Hmm...cool article. I remember this History channel program on a few days ago where there was a competition to see if somebody could actually re-create the Wright Flyer and make it fly. There were 3 incarnations that were shown. One was as close to an exact replica as could be possible (same...

Hey, thar's an idear: Get a big rock, strap it to a Soyuz rocket, get some passengers, and make the lowest-tech airborne passenger rock. Sure, it won't be controllable...but it'll fly.

Okay, time for me to lighten my apparent demeanor on this topic and quote some air force engineer that I heard somewhere (History channel I think): "The F4 Phantom is proof that if you strap a big enough engine onto it, you can make a brick fly." I suppose if you want to, you can make...

Which he did. Design schematics are a far cry from a working model...but it is also far more than just "dream(ing) about a machine."