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Though most of it has nothing to do with fallout. This was fun to work on, and then she got *really* upset when she saw it, so double-win for me.

Aliens: Colonial Marines Though I'll die a little bit inside if it sucks.

As far as precision mobility goes, PA would be cheaper to transport en masse, certainly. They'd also better far at going into buildings. Of course an M1A1 Abrams can go upwards of 30mph cross country, be air dropped in pairs out of a C-5 Galaxy, drive straight through most buildings, and put...

That's a valid point, in that it would be a necessarily select group of end users, but there's not a lot of need for that sort of thing in spec ops. Unless you ask spec ops, of course, and they'll tell you they need more and better of everything. I'm hard pressed to imagine what you would...

World of Goo is a blast. My son and I spent many happy hours fiddling about with that.

I'd be glad I was a percussionist, in that case. Seriously though, I take your point, and it is a shitty business practice if you're on the receiving end. I wasn't trying to defend it, I'm just saying it's an annoyance more than a show-stopper. If you could write a [k] for your Fender and...

Excellent points. I'd probably join an association like that, just on general principles. Although I don't think I'd pay much for the privilege.

Sorry. What I meant to say was that power armor is already being used covertly by south american drug interdiction squads, and that it'll soon be available on the civilian market in a favela near you for 1 dollar US. It will also be available in a 2 dollar package with a new-in-box 19 year old...

I can't say this is really a surprise. Most software is only ours to use "under license" anyway. If the EULA fine print says that Bob's Software can deactivate your copy of Family Planner 6.9 because your browser cache contains a link to the Popes fan website, then it is what it is. We don't...

Well, I'm playing FO2, with the restoration project mod. This will be the second time I've played FO2. The first time was...last week? Also, I'm slightly ashamed to admit that I'm playing the fuck out of Haypi Kingdom on the iphone. I can't help it, I'm stuck out in the sticks without all...

X-Com was one of my favorite games for a long while. Good childhood memories. As long as the reboot doesn't suck I'll be happy. I realize that's pretty subjective, but I'm a subjective kind of guy. As far as the setting goes, they could set it in a time-warped bronze-age Iceland for all...

ROFL! You know, I never saw that until you pointed it out. That some funny shit. One of the many reasons I like working in abstract art...everybody sees something different in it.

:lol: It's a double exposure shot of a thorn bush I found out in the boonies on Fort Gordon and one of those big transparent plastic bubbles you sometimes see on the higher class of ruggedized low-income childrens plastic playground equipment. Big version is here...

Definitely planning on it. All my stuff is still in storage, staying with the in-laws, QQ etc. Right now I've got a toughbook that will just barely run FO2 without wheezing and an iphone. :lol: Not to mention the backlog of games I got for xmas that I can't play yet. Life is so hard...

Agreed on the novelty...every once in a while around midnight I find myself thinking..."I should go to the DFAC". And then I slap myself. :)

On weight, yeah, that's what I was getting at. When you're wearing it, it would be useless if it couldn't support itself and give you a significantly boosted strength. HULC can do that now, and let you carry about 200 lbs, if I remember. But HULC is totally unarmored, and has none of the...

Hey Wiz :) Thanks for chiming in. Agreed, it is supposed to be possible. What got me thinking about it was the Highwayman in FO2, needing batteries constantly. I could just kluge up a power cable from a spare PA suit an throw it in the trunk, neh? No more power problems. :) Following...

I'm jealous, actually. You got to drive some cool stuff. I got to sit in a very very very cold signal shelter and be a glorified telephone operator and network admin. I guess if I'm in town for the zombie apocalypse I can make sure we still have zombie-proof SIPRnet access and delivery...

You would prefer REMF, Batman? I was a Signal puke, so I can't throw stones. At least you got to to fix the stuff that went boom, I just got to talk help other people talk about it. :lol: Starship Troopers was an excellent read. I recommend Armor, by John Steakley, if you haven't read...

A whole pound for just two weeks? Damn!