The latest post to the SMOF panel thread, the one with Yuki, made me think of this, I can't remember if we've ever discussed it, and several searches of the Fenwiki result in no answer.
Is handwavium unique to Earth, or are there other civilizations out there using it?
-- Bob
---------
Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.

A friend of mine posted the following:

Quote:..On the Chicago Gun ban
case before the Supreme Court

I have been asked to give my opinion on the up coming case in front of
the Supreme Court on the Chicago gun ban. Read this and understand where
I come from...
I am a believer in the right of all people to
defend themselves..I am ardently pro gun...
but....in this
case...the City of Chicago is right
...sorry folks..and the Kelo
decision does not apply.
WHAT....WHY you ask...
Simple: 2 things

1: Kelo dealt with Washington D.C. which is a Federal entity! The 2nd
amendment applies the the Federal government only.
2: The State of
Illinois is one of a handful of states that does NOT have in its state
constitution a '2nd amendment' provision. So..the City of Chicago can
ban handguns..it does not violate 'the rights of the people of
Illinois' because the people of Illinois according to their
constitution do not have that right.
..but Mike ..but Mike..what
about the the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments?
13th freed the slaves

14th defined what a citizen is.
15th says you can not deny suffrage
to the former slaves.
The Federal Government was created by the
States, NOT the other way around.
I OPPOSE using the 'Incorporation
Doctrine' to force the City of Chicago and the State of Illinois to
allow handguns...
just as much as I oppose it being used to force me
to give up mine in Texas.
We live in a federal system..we have
different laws in different states...(and I think that is a good
thing..if you don't fine we disagree)..and different takes on
things...official bullies be damned!

Quote:That's a well thought out argument there. A very
good catch by you on the difference between federal and state law. If
I'm for states rights (and I am) then it would be hypocritical of me to
want the Fed to mandate that Chicago give up its gun law. The federal
government should make no law abridging the right of the people to bear
arms. But that doesn't stop a state or local municipal government from
regulating it.
Just means as a citizen it's your duty not to
just pay attention every 4 years, but ALL the time and watch your local
and state legislators as well as Washington. If you want to make sure
it's impossible for a state to ban guns, get THEIR Supreme Court to make
a ruling on it, not the SCOTUS.

From posts made by Mal, BA, me, Foxboy, Cobalt, and Ebony to the http://drunkardswalkforums.yuku.com/topic/6569]Even More Inspirational and Meta Sites thread. Work-in-progress, feel free to add to this in-character. Story title subject to change once somebody comes up with a better title.

They must be handing out ice-skates in Hell, because the original Dirty Pair TV series has finally been licensed after all these decades.

(No, not "Flash", or the movies. or the OAVs - those have been available for nearly forever. This is the original TV series.

Licensed by Right Stuf, so it's a sub-only release... but we're used to that from watching our grainy nth-generation VHS fansubs, right?

Anime News Network story

RightStuf announcement
--
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

In this early February podcast from the Anime News Network, which is an interview with producer Joseph Chou, Chou reveals that the Evangelion live action movie is not dead, just moving slowly through Hollywood channels.  Relevant section starts at 55:35.
-- Bob
---------
Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.

http://mightygodking.com/index.php/2008 ... ng-habits/]MGK Versus His Adolescent Reading Habits
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.

So with MACH crawling into the 30s, I figure he's getting close to the point wherein his presence on higher level TFs will catapult him to 50. Ergo, I started work on what I expect he'll look like once he gets there.
If the big white and red paintjob didn't tell you, MACH is primarily a MedicBot. He heals stuff, he heals it fast, he heals it good, and whatever combat capability he has is jammed in after that. Hence his current build has some attack powers, but they're almost all set bonus mules and used for the secondary effects. In particular, abusing the Chance Of Hold Devastation proc.
Beyond that, he's intended as a support position, hence the full stealth and teleporter. I doubt he'll be as good of a Blastfender as Rhea, but I suspect he'll hold his own in the green numbers.
Hero Plan by Mids' Hero Designer 1.621
http://www.cohplanner.com/
Click this DataLink to open the build!
MACH Mk. II: Level 50 Technology Defender
Primary Power Set: Empathy
Secondary Power Set: Ice Blast
Power Pool: Teleportation
Power Pool: Flight
Power Pool: Fitness
Power Pool: Concealment
Ancillary Pool: Power Mastery
Hero Profile:
Level 1: Healing Aura

• (A) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Endurance
  
• (3) Doctored Wounds - Endurance/Recharge
  
• (3) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Recharge
  
• (5) Doctored Wounds - Recharge
  
• (5) Doctored Wounds - Heal
  
• (7) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Endurance/Recharge
  

• (A) Devastation - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
  
• (17) Devastation - Chance of Hold
  
• (17) Devastation - Damage/Recharge
  
• (19) Devastation - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
  

• (A) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Endurance
  
• (7) Doctored Wounds - Endurance/Recharge
  
• (9) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Recharge
  
• (9) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Endurance/Recharge
  
• (11) Doctored Wounds - Heal
  
• (11) Doctored Wounds - Recharge
  

• (A) Harmonized Healing - Heal
  
• (13) Harmonized Healing - Heal/Recharge
  

• (A) Recharge Reduction IO
  
• (13) Recharge Reduction IO
  
• (15) Range IO
  

• (A) Recharge Reduction IO
  
• (15) Recharge Reduction IO
  

• (A) Recharge Reduction IO
  

• (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
  
• (19) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
  

• (A) Freebird - +Stealth
  

• (A) Flight Speed IO
  

• (A) Healing IO
  

• (A) Performance Shifter - EndMod
  
• (21) Performance Shifter - EndMod/Recharge
  
• (21) Performance Shifter - EndMod/Accuracy
  
• (42) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End
  

• (A) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
  
• (23) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
  
• (23) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Recharge
  
• (25) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff
  
• (25) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Recharge
  
• (27) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - Recharge/Endurance
  

• (A) Efficacy Adaptor - Accuracy/Recharge
  
• (27) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod/Accuracy/Recharge
  
• (29) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod
  
• (29) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod/Recharge
  
• (31) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod/Endurance
  
• (31) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod/Accuracy
  

• (A) Miracle - Heal/Endurance
  
• (31) Miracle - Endurance/Recharge
  
• (33) Miracle - Heal/Recharge
  
• (33) Miracle - Heal/Endurance/Recharge
  
• (33) Numina's Convalescence - Endurance/Recharge
  
• (34) Numina's Convalescence - Heal/Recharge
  

• (A) Ghost Widow's Embrace - Accuracy/Hold/Recharge
  
• (36) Ghost Widow's Embrace - Accuracy/Recharge
  
• (37) Ghost Widow's Embrace - Endurance/Hold
  
• (37) Ghost Widow's Embrace - Hold/Range
  
• (46) Ghost Widow's Embrace - Accuracy/Endurance
  

• (A) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage
  
• (37) Positron's Blast - Damage/Endurance
  
• (40) Positron's Blast - Damage/Recharge
  
• (40) Positron's Blast - Damage/Range
  
• (42) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
  

• (A) Doctored Wounds - Recharge
  
• (34) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Endurance/Recharge
  
• (34) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Recharge
  
• (36) Doctored Wounds - Endurance/Recharge
  
• (36) Doctored Wounds - Heal
  

• (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
  
• (43) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
  

• (A) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage
  
• (39) Positron's Blast - Damage/Endurance
  
• (39) Positron's Blast - Damage/Recharge
  
• (39) Positron's Blast - Damage/Range
  
• (40) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
  

• (A) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Recharge
  
• (42) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Recharge/Endurance
  
• (43) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - Recharge/Endurance
  
• (43) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff
  
• (46) Recharge Reduction IO
  

• (A) Ghost Widow's Embrace - Accuracy/Recharge
  
• (45) Ghost Widow's Embrace - Accuracy/Hold/Recharge
  
• (45) Ghost Widow's Embrace - Endurance/Hold
  
• (45) Ghost Widow's Embrace - Hold/Range
  
• (46) Ghost Widow's Embrace - Accuracy/Endurance
  

• (A) Devastation - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
  
• (48) Devastation - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
  
• (48) Devastation - Damage/Recharge
  
• (48) Devastation - Chance of Hold
  

• (A) Devastation - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
  
• (50) Devastation - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
  
• (50) Devastation - Damage/Recharge
  
• (50) Devastation - Chance of Hold
  

• (A) Empty
  

• (A) Empty
  

• (A) Empty
  

http://www.booksshouldbefree.com/Top_100]Here.  Books are available in both iPod and MP3 formats.  They appear to be entirely public domain works -- think of this place as Project Gutenberg for the ears.
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.

This is REALLY cool!
It's essentially a WIG (wing in ground effect) craft, but crossed with a classic hovercraft design. Sweet!

I've been having a strange issue lately (last week or two?), which only seems to manifest on these forums.

Every now and then, when a new page loads, part of the screen will continue to display whatever was present on that portion of the previously displayed page.

Also, every now and then, when a new page loads, the *entire* screen will continue to display the previous page, and clicking anywhere on the page does nothing. I can switch tabs, and other sites work fine; however, if I switch back to the tab with the problem, it will then display what had been showing on the other tab. Similarly, I can switch desktops and use other programs, and when I switch back, the page displays whatever was on the other desktop.

The only thing that seems to "clear" this is to use the browser Back button to return to the previous page, then click the link to go forward again. (This is something of an issue when attempting to make a new post; fortunately I'm already in the habit of copying unsubmitted post text before submitting it, because of other problems in the past.)

As I said, this doesn't seem to happen anywhere other than on these forums, or I'd suspect a software problem on my end before anything else. Has anyone else seen anything similar to this?