From Mark Sachs of Afterlife Blues: 

"Your link for today is Pacific Star because what they did is so cool."

So I'm doodling in Sketchup, trying to put together a decent model of the Gnarlycurl, when I get to this section of the writeup:

Quote:The top of the pyramid is equipped with a variety of "airlockvators" in sizes ranging from "single human" to "Wave Convoy and a couple friends" clustered in the center, where the shaft used to hollow out the interior was cut, and a 100ft wide ramp (with man-scale stairs on either side for when the gravity is shut off) leads down each of the outer faces to allow access on those occasions the Gnarlycurl lands on a planetary body.

Finally we get some back story in the threat, and it looks like we'll get to see some of the AEC weapons in action. Vita's upgraded

http://www.mangafox.com/manga/mahou_sen ... oha_force/]MangaFox list page link.

...that Microsoft did not include native support for Blu Ray movies in Windows 7?
I'm not really counting this as a strike against Microsoft because it's a copyright issue.  Neither Apple or Canonical (Ubuntu Linux) have been able to get their own native support either.  So you know who I blame.  *Glares in the general direction of the MPAA.*

Okay, I was thinking about it during work today and Mal's post back over in Inspirational Sites reminded me.  I think I got a real solution here and the best part is that it plays off the Mecha Fen.
The solution, IMHO, lies in Eureka Seven.
In that anime, there exists in the atmosphere a damn-near magical substance called Transparent Light Particles, or Trapar for short.  These particles were non-toxic, although in great densities it could displace actual atmosphere, but that was a rare occurrence.  the thing is, though, that aircraft/ships and mecha could optionally 'surf' the trapar (it had the odd ability to react energetically with specially treated surfaces, producing lift) or simply pass though it as long as it wasn't too much denser than the air.  Normally, in the anime, they were worried about the trapar not being thick enough.
All that said, what if the Fen could apply it to the atmosphere of Mars?  It could be used to improve the viscosity of the atmosphere, especially in the higher altitudes where that would be very useful.  *Recalls a certain incident involving the Soviets.*  And, hey!  Sky-surfing mecha!  (And just sky-surfing in general.)  What's not to love about that?

http://io9.com/5597827/googles-master-p ... e/gallery/]Photographic evidence, circa 2005.  Includes such things as "remake Babylon 5", "orbital mind control" and "cattle mutiliations".
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.

An amusing surprise in http://www.last.fm/robots.txt]Last.fm's robots.txt file.
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.

Cracked.com: http://www.cracked.com/article_18655_9- ... japan.html]9 Beloved Characters Made Horrifying by Japan

I mean, what's so horrifying about that particular take on Alice in Wonderland? And Dracula was horrifying to begin with...
--
Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."

- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012

Waitasec... Jon Stewart rips on the Obama administration AND NAACP? AND has a beard? Are we getting a broadcast from the bearded Spock universe here?

Actually the great thing about Stewart is that he rips both sides. Sure - he rips conservatives -more-, but even then I can find him funny. When he's doing a tirade against both - comedy GOLD!
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so my semi joke character (bat butt) got generic'ed today. Because of the bat-girl-alike costume she had.

And (given the joke nature of the toon) I'm not sure if I want to bother submitting replacement names.

But we have a derth of TA/Arch fenders.

So anyone know of a good archery related name that's free?
-Terry
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"so listen up boy, or pornography starring your mother will be the second worst thing to happen to you today"
TF2: Spy