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by Companion Cube
2012-05-03 09:46am
Forum: Science Fiction
Topic: Starship Troopers Remake in planning.
Replies: 72
Views: 20336

Re: Starship Troopers Remake in planning.

The Powered Suits are also less well received than the original designs done for the second Japanese release of the book. The book designs by Naoyuki Kato (that's his recent design) is different from Kazutaka Miyatake's redesign for the 1988 OVA. Poking around Kato's site, it seems he's done some i...
by Companion Cube
2012-04-25 08:49am
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: New Google Company Possibly Being Made to Mine Asteroids
Replies: 88
Views: 12220

Re: New Google Company Possibly Being Made to Mine Asteroids

Not sure what i was thinking with that post.
by Companion Cube
2012-04-25 08:08am
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: New Google Company Possibly Being Made to Mine Asteroids
Replies: 88
Views: 12220

Re: New Google Company Possibly Being Made to Mine Asteroids

Would the price of gold/platinum/whatever necessarily fall? Asteroid miners would basically be a cartel, and could constrict the supply however they please.
by Companion Cube
2012-03-18 10:28am
Forum: Science Fiction
Topic: Everyday life on a Chaos ocupied world
Replies: 22
Views: 2958

Re: Everyday life on a Chaos ocupied world

I recall one description where there was a sacrificial altar at the edge of an open-air temple, with a long line of sacrifices lined up to be killed at the altar. When killed, they were dumped off into a pit, where they got up again and rejoined the queue. That stuck with me as just emblematic of t...
by Companion Cube
2012-03-03 03:40pm
Forum: Famous Threads
Topic: [Official Thread] OBAMA WINS RE-ELECTION
Replies: 1432
Views: 449139

Re: [Official Thread] 2012 Republican Nomination Race

Speaking to supporters in Chillicothe, Ohio on Friday, the former Pennsylvania senator explained that the U.S. had “transformed the world” with the a new form of government. “In the previous 2,000 years, life did not change,” he said. “And then America came around and said, ‘No, no more dictators, ...
by Companion Cube
2012-02-22 06:58am
Forum: Science Fiction
Topic: Beautiful ugly spaceships
Replies: 94
Views: 21897

Re: Beautiful ugly spaceships

The camouflage of this pirate ship is useless against the powerful sensors of her attacker. Valuable spice leaks out, as the ship drifts lifelessly away from the scene of a conflict. http://i.imgur.com/qiGdL.jpg More of Foss' designs here . I think there's a lot to be said for spaceships which move...
by Companion Cube
2011-12-13 11:10am
Forum: Science Fiction
Topic: the Darkest Hour
Replies: 26
Views: 3754

Re: the Darkest Hour

that trailer really gained nothing by blurting out all that expository dialogue/text. "THIS IS THEIR PLAN"; "THIS IS HOW WE'LL FIGHT THEM".
by Companion Cube
2011-11-03 06:53pm
Forum: Gaming, Electronics and Computers
Topic: The new Mechwarrior isn't dead
Replies: 56
Views: 5855

Re: The new Mechwarrior isn't dead

I would say Battletech has way more bad designs than good. Fans have rallied around these machines that employ blocky structures and restricted joints as if they mean something more than just primitivism and lack of design work. They say this is clunky and unworkable, therefore it must be realistic...
by Companion Cube
2011-10-07 07:55pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: The Occupation of Wall Street Spreads
Replies: 1325
Views: 328719

Re: The Occupation of Wall Street Fails

Here's a photo roundup of protests from across the US.

Someone should really get on with changing that thread title, lol.
by Companion Cube
2011-08-09 10:38am
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: Rioting in London?
Replies: 352
Views: 43245

Re: Rioting in London?

I have not been impressed with some of the coverage of the riots. Check this video out.

"I am not surpised by these riots (given their social and economic context)."

"So you're saying you CONDONE them??"
by Companion Cube
2011-07-24 12:59pm
Forum: History
Topic: Good sources for iron age/middle ages tactics and strategy?
Replies: 20
Views: 5119

Re: Good sources for iron age/middle ages tactics and strate

Big Orange wrote:I'm also impressed by artwork done by José Daniel Cabrera Peña (which military/historical publisher commissions him?).
He's definately got some nice stuff, but the publications his work is in (Desperta Ferro and Guerreros y Batallas don't seem readily available through english sources.
by Companion Cube
2011-02-26 03:07pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: How the CIA fell for a snake-oil salesman
Replies: 4
Views: 1469

Re: How the CIA fell for a snake-oil salesman

Reminds me of this recent story, also featuring well-compensated idiots.
by Companion Cube
2011-02-17 10:19am
Forum: Science Fiction
Topic: Atlas Shrugged Movie
Replies: 65
Views: 10058

Re: Atlas Shrugged Movie

I like how they've got Armin Shimmerman (who voiced Andrew Ryan in Bioshock) playing a Randian villain in Atlas Shrugged. :)
by Companion Cube
2011-01-16 02:27pm
Forum: Science Fiction
Topic: Ridley Scott's Prometheus
Replies: 35
Views: 3517

Ridley Scott's Prometheus

Remember that Alien prequel everyone was so excited about? :v This never happens. Ridley Scott had been working on the Alien prequel, working happily and playing with ideas. He was talking to actors and he had a script from Damon Lindelof. Except that what he had wasn’t the Alien prequel, but someth...
by Companion Cube
2010-11-13 11:36am
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: McDonald's and PepsiCo to help write UK health policy
Replies: 18
Views: 3019

Re: McDonald's and PepsiCo to help write UK health policy

Yet another step towards the Big Society!
by Companion Cube
2010-10-27 05:15am
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: French President confronts mob, Wins.
Replies: 52
Views: 8216

Re: French President confronts mob, Wins.

I read this on Counterpunch earlier today; it hits on many of the points raised within the last page, like the idea of a tax on transactions. Why French Protestors Have It Right By MARK WEISBROT The demonstrations that have rocked France this past week highlight some of its differences from the Unit...
by Companion Cube
2010-10-18 03:43pm
Forum: Science Fiction
Topic: Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Battles (Spoilers)
Replies: 483
Views: 219973

Re: Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Battles (Spoilers)

Check out the "The Berlin is spotted" screenshot above.

You can see the Berlin itself in the upper-left, coming right at us. I can't make out any physical connection between the main hull and the wing-thingies.
by Companion Cube
2010-10-16 03:52pm
Forum: Science Fiction
Topic: Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Battles (Spoilers)
Replies: 483
Views: 219973

Re: Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Battles (Spoilers)

If you go to that miniatures page and look at the Augsburg , you can see that the "wings" on the Berlin -type flagships are separate (presumably unmanned) ships flying in formation with them, which is something I never noticed in the original series. Thanks for this tremendous thread, Vymp...
by Companion Cube
2010-10-01 03:55am
Forum: Science Fiction
Topic: Skyline Trailer
Replies: 70
Views: 11182

Re: Skyline Trailer

Finally, the sequel to District 9! Watching the trailer, I notice they show an alien ship getting shot down. It'd be strange to show parts of the final "humans win" scene in a trailer, so hopefully that's an early success or surprise attack before it becomes obvious that the humans are goi...
by Companion Cube
2010-09-11 05:24am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Wifi-internet controlled robot
Replies: 4
Views: 818

Re: Wifi-internet controlled robot

Wait until this thing comes with an arm to fetch the groceries. I can't wait for the future in which I only interact with my coworkers as an LCD and some wavy arms on a stick.
by Companion Cube
2010-09-01 04:41pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: Man With "Explosive Device" Takes Hostage At Discovery Ch.
Replies: 34
Views: 4637

Re: Man With "Explosive Device" Takes Hostage At Discovery C

Check out the guy's list of demands . He's mainly worked up about war and population growth; 5. Immigration: Programs must be developed to find solutions to stopping ALL immigration pollution and the anchor baby filth that follows that. Find solutions to stopping it. Call for people in the world to ...
by Companion Cube
2010-08-15 06:49pm
Forum: Gaming, Electronics and Computers
Topic: 6 years later, John Carmack admits noone could see Doom 3
Replies: 38
Views: 5673

Re: 6 years later, John Carmack admits noone could see Doom

Every time I hear some fanboy claim that Doom was the scariest game ever I still laugh though. You found 2D sprites scary? Really? Perhaps the blockiness of the sprites was scary? The only FPS game I found a little bit scary was the original Half-life and even that was not really scary. Half-life w...
by Companion Cube
2010-08-08 07:15am
Forum: Gaming, Electronics and Computers
Topic: Starcraft 2 discussion thread
Replies: 589
Views: 60064

Re: Starcraft 2 discussion thread

I love that there's a challenge mode where you get achievements for fighting off zerglings with your SCVs
by Companion Cube
2010-08-01 12:27pm
Forum: Science Fiction
Topic: Zeon as a power in the Battletech Universe
Replies: 333
Views: 36495

Re: Zeon as a power in the Battletech Universe

If we're posting various Zeon armoured vehicles, here's a wheeled APC (which seems to be open-topped) from one of the manga:

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