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I'm talking about after flashpoint and we retaliate. We already know that if we launch nukes, so will every other nuke power. There, that's World War 3, lasts 4 days is my guess. Just watch, if a nuke DOES go off in the United States and we retaliate there will be numerous nukes launched at us. Oh, and don't think that Bush WON'T retaliate, I'm certain he's dumb enough to do it. [ 12-28-2002, 10:38 PM: Message edited by: Cmdr. WeeGee ]

quote:Originally Posted by Kalshion: Whats scares me more is when we get that proof, will it be found in a storage facility? or will it be found a 3 mile high cloud of nuclear particles raining down on one of our citys.. we saw what can be done to WTC, and we all know that nuclear devices are now able to be as small as a suitcase.The chances of Saddam getting hold of such an advanced nuke is low, very low. Same goes for terrorist organizations. Unless Russia (or the United States) has someone steal and sell one from the stockpiles, its zero to none. Knock on wood. P.S. Oh, and if you're all that worried about Nuke fallout, move close to one of the ground zero points. Shorter death. I live near one (Kings Bay Naval Base) and I'm feelin great, knowing most of the slimeballs in the US are just gonna have to melt away from radiation poisioning and I'm just gonna kinda vaporize. Comforting isn't it? [ 12-28-2002, 10:10 PM: Message edited by: Cmdr. WeeGee ]

Well, that article brought the price of e-bay's stock down a bit, better call my broker. Who didn't see this coming, I sure did. Any system built on trust will be abused by criminials, this is well known. One more reason to not shop on e-bay, or to meet with the person in real life (if you can).

Does anyone notice something very important, and very scary. The way these skirmishes are all unfolding, well if you look back in your history books, its how World War II started... Funny eh? Well, I guess we'll be living in a nuclear holocaust in time, I knew it was inevitable...

Yes, thats right! Raven Software has released a trailer of Quake IV! See the amazing technology here! http://www.ravengames.com/xmas/quake4/

quote:Originally posted by Cmdr Chavik: Unfortunately you have to remove your quote. Derek's rule. If a fleet was going to use a quote then the entire fleet had to use it. I don't think it's changed.Sob. I guess I'll get over it... Thanks Chavik, I'm glad to be aboard.

quote:Originally posted by Supreme Cmdr: Here are some pics of the Marauder. Try not to scream too loudly. Great, now the cops are coming. They probably think someone got killed in here. Whats worse is you warned us. Those are amazing SC. I am DEFINITLY being a gunner in one of those for the Insurgents .

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!! WHOOO HOOOO!!! Shoot, 30-06? Thats kidstuff. Santa's in for it big time, I've got me a pre-ban M14. Look out reindeer, here I come.

Hmmmmmmmmmm. This caption says something about matrix video games. Hmmmmmmmmmmm.

Uhhhhhh........, thats odd, could have sworn I pasted the url. Well here it is. http://www.3000ad.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?u...c;f=20;t=000058

OMFG. Your joking me, that site has got to be a friggin joke. I don't think I've EVER, and I mean EVER seen something THAT, yes THAT STUPID. Anyone who feels that way should be dragged out into the middle of I-95 and shot, that is if the gunman could get the shot off before the cars finish the idiots off. I swear, there is soooooooooo much bullshit in the world now, waaaaay too much bullshit. Kinda makes you wonder what direction this world is headed in. quote:We believe that Peter Jackson and New Line Cinema's actions are in fact hate speech. The movie is intentionally being named The Two Towers in order to capitalize on the tragedy of September 11. Clearly, you cannot deny the fact that this falls under hate speech. We believe that if they will not willingly change the name, the government should step in to stop the movie's production or to force a name change.If ignorance is bliss, they must be in heaven. People need to start reading more. Perhaps then we wouldn't have this much bullshit. [ 12-22-2002, 11:11 PM: Message edited by: Cmdr. WeeGee ]

quote:Originally posted by Supreme Cmdr: I'm on the Beta team and have had every incarnation of DX from Beta to final. Are their any bugs or glitches that were left in? Heh, why even bother asking that, I'm sure you would have straightened the MS programmers out if they had any bad glitches.

Ahhh, I see. Funny, how the place I finally noticed this was the tech support forum, specifically this thread. Not one person has the profile in their sig. Oh well, not my call, I'll leave it to the SC.

Yea, so I've been looking around lately and well... Whats up with the System Profile Information in your sig, I've been seeing more and more people get away with not having that in there. Its really somewhat funny actually. I remember that the SC used to eat profiles for people who didn't have the Info in their sig.

Dreda, you realize that the last person to reply to this post posted on 06-25-2000. Just thought I'd enlighten you...

Tight, just tell me the info I need to know (Sig stuff, name of fleet, etc.). Chavik, don't worry about the illegal cargo stuff. Remember, I've been a raider for a long time. I know all I/Weapons smuggling tricks. Oh, and on this note. quote:I also remember that we were not going to go after civilian vessels.I'm a raider with morals. If its a civvie, I don't tag it unless its headed to a hostile station.

Nice. The starcarrier looks a bit like some kind of a beetle or insect. Cool. Keep up the good work SC, all of your screens thus far have been spectacular.

Education. Thats the solution. There are still many American families out there that feel education is unimportant. Until we can convince them that education is important, we're set on the path we are currently headed. Its not the Democrats or the Republicans, its the people that have set us in the direction we're headed. I'm sure most intelligent people here have read stuff on the rise and fall of the Roman Empire. One of the key reasons the Romans started to fall was that citizens and officials started to loose interest in educating their children. While there were many other factors that led to its fall, such as the miscommunication between the seperate regions, and the corruptive wound caused by the Julio-Claudian emperors (Namely Nero). Unity is also a key factor. As soon as people start to get a "I'm all that matters" mentality, we will begin to fall. Many of you should go over your posts, as many of you have that mentality. Its sad that we as a people have to be forced into a charity such as Welfare, but tell me, how many of you are willing to use 35%-40% of your salary to help the needy. Exactly, almost none of you. Poor and rich causes castes, and castes defer unity. While this is a trait of socialism, its important for the unity of our country. As soon as the unity as a whole falls too far, a bar in a place so dark we cannot see, the country is doomed to fall. Now for my comments on other people's posts. quote:Originally posted by Kalshion: Hmmm *thinks* im only a teen, so I can't really do anything about it right now *as im called at my school, just a child*You can do something. Just the effort to try to make changes is what matters. Start educating yourself by going to the library and borrowing books on our country. I also strongly recommend reading books on democracy. Keep yourself open to suggestions, be a free thinker, and develop your own theories on the knowledge you gain. quote:Also posted by Kalshion: But I beleave if we kick all the Democraps and Congrase's out of office and elect new people along with getting rid of other problems we might be able to find a solution...Its only the "democraps" fault? Both parties are equally to blame. There is a reason that George Washington warned of political parties. This eludes back to the point about unity. Political parties cause seperation of unity, which is what our country is about. We are the United States of America. We will stand united, and fall seperated. On one last note, directed at you Kalshion, I strongly recommend not using unintelligent terms such as "democraps" during intelligent conversations such as these. It strongly degrades your character, and your intelligence, during discussions of matters such as these.

Well, I've been thinking long and hard, but I'm considering converting from raider to another caste. I just don't like the idea of Intercorp hunting me out, doesn't sound nice to me. Because of my hatred of Galcom and Earthcom, and the fact that I'm not Gammulan, I've opted to join the Insurgents if possible. Therefore I'm looking for an Insurgent Fleet to bring the Red Star and her crew to. Are their any openings in the exhisting Insurgent fleets at this time? I do have one extra question though. Any rules for the Insurgents that can get me in trouble if I keep up my smuggling routes?

quote:Originally posted by Serondal: Towing with your CC isn't wise ,as I found out. They DO shoot at you, (I think) and when you tow you drop your shields.Yea, this has happened to the best of us when we were n00bs ourselves. Wait until it sends out an sos or reads disabled, I haven't had one yet shoot at me after waiting for those signals. quote:Originally posted by Serondal: Does it matter WHERE you shoot them or how MUCH you shoot them?Not sure about where, but how much definitly matters. I'm a raider, and being as disabling ships is my job (or destroying them and looting the cargo pods, but I normally take warships hostage, more EPs that way) I've devised a 5 step plan for disabling warships. Turn PTAs to 60 and IONs to 80. Unselect any missles, you don't need to use them. Take down the shields using PTAs and IONs. When shields are down, turn off PTAs (P), and take your IONs down to about 10 or 20, depending on the size of ship. Watch the hull indicator as you use your IONs on it, when it starts to get low, decrease the frequency of your shots. If you do it correctly, the ship should read as disabled and should start sending an sos. Either tow it yourself, or get a shuttle to do it for you. Works pretty well for me. Sometimes I set the IONs down to 10 when the hull indicator gets about 4/5 down though. Good luck, hope this helped. [ 12-21-2002, 12:56 PM: Message edited by: Cmdr. WeeGee ]

If your computer can run it, pre-order the pc version. I've played both the x-box version and the pc demo. PC demo just plays a little better IMO. The controls just seem a little easier to me. It kicks ass, definitly worth spending that gift certificate on.

I'm half tempted to wait till a bugfix. Although I have a feeling the SC's gonna start working some of the new bells and whistles in asap. What have I got to lose, the worst that could happen is a reformat....... Somebody tell me how it works please.

quote:Originally posted by Kalshion: Geez! I learned more history off this board than I did from my history teacher for a whole year More the reason I'm going upon my school board to demand they start teaching us important knowledge and not just knowledge we need to know to raise their standardized test score averages. For those interested I'll release my research, theories, and actual speech when I'm done. Perhaps I'll record the school board meeting and put it on my website as well. Going back on topic; quote:Originally posted by Cmdr Chavik: "Intended" isn't good enough. Jaguar and others decry any intepretation of the constitution other than what is written but constantly go back to the Federalist papers to try to say what was "intended". Guess what? Reading the Federalist papaers to see what was intended is just another way of interpreting the constitution. Intended don't count. Only what is written counts.The gist of what I was saying all along. I just re-read this entire topic. How the hell did we start discussing about the direction America was going in to debating about the interpretations of the constitution... quote:Originally posted by DraconisRex: I'lll have to do some research to back up my claim, because I have always been taught that the original US Money Laws required coinage only. Now I just need to back that up, and see what we get... Slept since then, you know?This is common teaching. The problem with most people now days is that they are taught generalizations. In some cases they are right, in others they are wrong. They are also taught to take everything literally. In some cases, such as legal documents, reading something literally is important. Unfortunately, the constitution was written very vague. Not all points should be taken literally. This is also the reason for the differing viewpoints on the constitution. Chavik is right, coinage in the constitution should be taken as the creation of tender, paper and coin. I remember reading that congress debated about this issue when they decided to start printing paper money. As is obvious, they decided that paper was constitutional. I've been fortunate to have some decent history teachers. I've also been fortunate (IMO) to have interest in these matters, enough to read about them. I'll see if I can find the book that has the information about congress discussing paper money.

quote:Originally posted by Cmdr Chavik: I want a Telezapper.They don't work, they're a waste of money. Mine worked for about 1 month after I got it (It had just come out). Businesses found ways around them. [ 12-20-2002, 03:18 PM: Message edited by: Cmdr. WeeGee ]