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Offline Chairboy

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« Reply #15 on: July 26, 2005, 10:38:27 AM »
If Arnold Schwarzenegger runs for president, I predict he'll be in a hydrogen or bio-diesel powered campaign bus.  Remember kids, you heard it here first.
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« Reply #16 on: July 26, 2005, 11:07:41 AM »
heard it takes more energy to create bio-fuel then bio-fuel can produce
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« Reply #17 on: July 26, 2005, 11:15:21 AM »
Yep, but that doesn't mean it wouldn't be a saavy political move on his part.  Personally, I think running diesels off vegetable oil is great, sure wish there was a process that made it energy viable instead of just moving pollution elsewhere.

Hmm, conversation point...  let's say that the energy needed for the conversion is provided by nuclear, hydro-electric, solar, wind, or other non-polluting methods.  Even if it costs more 'energy' to turn the veggie matter into go-juice then you get out of it, you can still realize a drop in dependance on foreign oil without the expense of converting your entire automotive fleet to electric or whatnot.

A blue-sky 'what if' for the future...
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« Reply #18 on: July 26, 2005, 11:33:26 AM »
Science fiction has preceded real life numerous times.

In science fiction, the mechanically augmented, electronically enhanced, armored "Combat Suit" has been around for years. It would not surprise me to eventually see something like this as the technology develops. It would have many advantages such as armored mobility that is unheard of now.

Would have been handy in Tora Bora.
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« Reply #19 on: July 26, 2005, 12:15:52 PM »
speaking of "Mech"s

Does anyonme remember these games? I think they were the 1st games to appear on Windows 95



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« Reply #20 on: July 26, 2005, 12:19:39 PM »
If we're talking about mechs in general, I gotta put up a vanity link:

My Halloween costume last year
http://hallert.net/mech/mechcostume.htm

I'm sure there's at least one person out there who hasn't seen it yet.
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« Reply #21 on: July 26, 2005, 12:39:03 PM »
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If Arnold Schwarzenegger runs for president, I predict he'll be in a hydrogen or bio-diesel powered campaign bus.  Remember kids, you heard it here first.


If Arnold runs for president, they will have changed the Constitution to allow foreign-born citizens to BE President.  Check the constitution, Article II, section 1, clause 5.

You kids ever study government in high school anymore?
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« Reply #22 on: July 26, 2005, 12:42:06 PM »
Rshubert, we all know about that.  Hence the 'if'.  If you flex that search button muscle, you'll find that there have been conversations about whether we'll see an amendment to allow foreign born to run.

Thanks for contributing, though.
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« Reply #23 on: July 26, 2005, 12:51:14 PM »
Bah.  Heinlen wrote sci-fi stories with powered body armor suits with built in rocket packs and powered jumping capability (as well as weapons IIRC) back in the 50s.  All the rest is just built on his concept.  :)
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« Reply #24 on: July 26, 2005, 01:09:42 PM »
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Bah.  Heinlen wrote sci-fi stories with powered body armor suits with built in rocket packs and powered jumping capability (as well as weapons IIRC) back in the 50s.  All the rest is just built on his concept.  :)


It's kinda funny now but back in the 80's Starship Troopers was on the Army Command and General Staff College reading listings. Not a mandatory selection but included in the possibles listing. I enjoyed it.
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« Reply #25 on: July 26, 2005, 01:19:24 PM »
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If Arnold runs for president, they will have changed the Constitution to allow foreign-born citizens to BE President.  Check the constitution, Article II, section 1, clause 5.

You kids ever study government in high school anymore?


I will have also have moved to Canada at this point.

As for the original topic of this thread - when are they coming out with the AT-AT?



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« Reply #26 on: July 26, 2005, 01:36:01 PM »
Ahh...MechWarriors...isn't that another game EA killed around the same time they killed AW? I remember it on GameStorm.
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« Reply #27 on: July 26, 2005, 01:37:17 PM »
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I will have also have moved to Canada at this point.

As for the original topic of this thread - when are they coming out with the AT-AT?



:rofl


Sorry my friend, that is an AT-ST.

The AT-AT is a wee bit bigger.

And I'm a dork.
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« Reply #28 on: July 26, 2005, 01:41:55 PM »
Think they would come out with the AT-PT first.
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« Reply #29 on: July 26, 2005, 01:43:25 PM »
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I will have also have moved to Canada at this point.

As for the original topic of this thread - when are they coming out with the AT-AT?



:rofl


That's an AT-ST (All Terrain Scout Transport) The AT-AT (All Terrain Attack Transport) was the larger 4-legged one first seen in the battle for Hoth
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