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  The symbolic value of Fiat Currency.
Posted by: Jinx999 - 02-18-2010, 08:57 PM - Forum: Politics and Other Fun - Replies (8)

What does it really mean?

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  Steampunk Starwars?
Posted by: Logan Darklighter - 02-18-2010, 08:30 PM - Forum: General Chatter - Replies (7)

Or Nemesis' new air wing? ^_^

[Image: 01-rnaf1.jpg]

http://morningcupojoe.com/2008/01/19/st ... s-in-lego/
http://nonprophet.typepad.com/nonprophe ... -lego.html

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  Anyone else have a "Just for you!" link at the top of the page?
Posted by: robkelk - 02-18-2010, 05:26 AM - Forum: Forums - Replies (21)

I don't know whether this is something just Yuku supporters get, or whether everyone has it, but there's a link at the top of the page that wasn't there yesterday. The text is "Just for you!", and the URL is [my forum handle].u.yuku.com/convert/me

Anybody know what this is?
--
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

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  As Seen in the D (Not scary, but funny)
Posted by: Baseload - 02-17-2010, 05:21 PM - Forum: The Legendary - No Replies

http://community.livejournal.com/city_o ... 00317.html
As they mentioned here, I'd be half tempted to make Smiling Bob

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  Costuming question
Posted by: Star Ranger4 - 02-17-2010, 07:49 AM - Forum: The Legendary - Replies (11)

[Image: slpstd.jpg]
See that guys shirt? I'd like to have a shirt like that for my namesake...  Is it availble normally, or only for npcs, or is it a vet reward or something?
Hear that thunder rolling till it seems to split the sky?
That's every ship in Grayson's Navy taking up the cry-

NO QUARTER!!!
-- "No Quarter", by Echo's Children

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  Soooo many lightsabers.....
Posted by: SkyeFire - 02-17-2010, 04:27 AM - Forum: General Chatter - Replies (1)

May the Flash Mob be With You!

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  [GURPS Fenspace] Shipbuilding
Posted by: Cobalt Greywalker - 02-16-2010, 12:53 AM - Forum: Fenspace - Replies (13)

OK, I'm finally getting off my behind and posting this. I've included notes on why I've gone for certain things (See the {n} tags). Comments or suggestions from anyone?


GURPS White Stallion

SM+8 (125 feet), Stealth 2M, Dynamic Chameleon 1.5M, Artificial Gravity 1M, Gravitic Compensators 1M
Streamlined Hull

Base Hull
dDR/HP = 70 + 15 = 85 (Default Nano-composite Armour){1}
Hnd/SR = -1/5
TL=10^ {2}

Front Section
[1] Hardened Nano-composite Armour (+15dDR/HP) 10M
[2] Multipurpose Array, Multiscanner, FTL, TL12 (Level 11) {3} 20M
[3!] Cloaking Device 30M
[4] Habitat (6*3person Bunkrooms) 6M
[5] Habitat (1 Science! Lab, 2 Mini-Robofac, 2 Automed Sickbays) 1M +30M +1M +200K
[6] Habitat (1 Luxury Cabin, 2 Cabins, 1 Office, 1 Steerage (5 Tons)) 1M
[core] Control Room (C9, Comm/Sensor 7 (FTL), Stations 2) 1.9M

Centre Section
[1] Hardened Nano-composite Armour (+15dDR/HP) 10M
[2] Defensive ECM 10M
[3!] Medium Battery, 1 Fixed, 2 Turreted (Very Rapid Fire), Electromagnetic. 6M
[4!] Medium Battery, 3 Missile Launchers (1 rear). 6M
[5] Habitat (1 Establishment (Galley), 2 Briefing Rooms) 1M
[6] Habitat (6 Cabins) 6M

Rear Section
[1] Hardened Nano-composite Armour (+15dDR/HP) 10M
[2] Cargo hold (50 Tons)
[2-3] 2 Hanger Bays (30 Tons each) 200K
[4-5!] 2 Stardrives (Subwarp, 1000G; FTL, 500c/0.42 parsec a day; STL, 0.08c/4.8 ls/min) {4} 20M
[6] Total Conversion Reactor (5 Power Points) 60M
[core] Engine Room 300K

Total Cost: 5.5M + 101.1M + 39M + 90.5M = 236.1M

Notes:
{1}: I figured, given that Handwavium integrates itself with the materials it works on, we can add the equivalent of one US Nano-Composite armour section to the entire hull dDR/HP rating.
{2}: I’m making assumptions here, but the general level of Space tech in Fenspace is better than TL8.
{3}: Again, I’m assuming FTL sensors are easier than FTL comms, but the Stallion is big enough to fit an Interwave set as well.
{4}: In trying to match the drives to existing information, I made the following determinations:
a) In normal(-ish) circumstances, the same drive does both STL and FTL. Thus, I used the Subwarp design switch on the Stardrives.
b) Also, unless the object is very large (say a mile or greater) it is reasonably easy to get the full FTL speed of 500c.
c) For the speeds we are using, the Warp drive option on p. 41 of Starships to allow stardrives to have some warp capability in system has been used. Hence the STL rating.
Thus, it is possible to ‘jump’ to full STL speed, but the ‘upshift’ requires a mode shift. I would suggest it also requires the vessel to be in a low g field. If this wasn’t possible, the various ships (at 500g) would take between 12 mins to get to 0.01c, an hour to get to 0.05C, 2 hours to 0.1c… And the same to decelerate at the end.

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  Mis-communication makes for amazing cross-over plot bunny! ^_^
Posted by: Logan Darklighter - 02-15-2010, 07:31 AM - Forum: Other People's Fanfiction - Replies (20)

So I'm over at my buddy Glenn's house because he's recorded the first 4 episodes of Top Gear's season 13 from BBC America.
And in commercial preview of the next segment of Episode 2, they show that it's going to be Steven Fry as the Star In a Reasonably Priced Car. So I said, "Oh good, a celebrity I've actually HEARD of on Top Gear."
"Who is he?" Asks Glenn.
"You don't know?"
Negatory shake of the head.
"Oh - well remember 'V for Vendetta'? He was the television host 'in the closet' that Edie takes refuge with."
"Ah - " Says Glenn, "I remember now. You know they're going to be doing a new series based on the original?"
"GwabaWHA..?"
"Yeah. ABC is doing it."
"Wait... WHAT?"
(I still haven't figured out that he's on about something COMPLETELY DIFFERENT than what I was - you hear that sound of gears crunching and grinding? That's the sound of a paradigm trying to shift without a clutch. Smoke is coming out of my ears.)
"Wait, wait, WAIT. THAT story had a definite beginning, middle and END. No room to add to it. HOW...
(I finally catch up)
"Wait. Back up. Start over. Now I was talking about the MOVIE we saw a couple of years ago. 'Remember, remember the 5th of November...? That one?"
Glenn says, "Oh.. OH YEAH. Okay no. Right, Sorry. I didn't understand what you said."
Me: "Right - the MOVIE, with V as the revolutionary? In the mask? Well Steven Fry..."
Glenn: "Oh RIGHT, now I remember him. No you're right. I was talking about the remake of of V..."
Me: "With the Alien Invasion..."
Glenn: "Right. Okay, so let me un-pause and we'll continue..."
Me: "NO. WAIT. STOP. Oh my god... It would WORK! I can SEE it! V as the inspiration of the resistance against the aliens! It's almost the same story, you even have the same SIGNS spray painted everywhere!"
Now Glenn's in on it: "Holy shit, you're right! And the bit with Stephen Fry's talk show making fun of the Prime Minister, it's not the Prime Minister, it's the leader of the Aliens!"
Me: "I've GOT to write this down and POST it before the idea gets lost!"
And, well - here I am. ^_^

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  New version of OpenOffice available
Posted by: robkelk - 02-15-2010, 01:41 AM - Forum: General Chatter - Replies (14)

According to http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/02/13 ... ce_review/]the story on The Register, Version 3.2 can now read Office 2007 file formats natively, and it doesn't take forever to start up.

Yes, it's still free.

I'm http://download.openoffice.org/]downloading a copy as I type this...
--
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

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  Just A Quick Heads-Up
Posted by: Bob Schroeck - 02-14-2010, 06:30 PM - Forum: General Chatter - No Replies

My net connection started getting kind of wonky late last night, cutting in and out unpredictably.  It seems to be okay so far this morning, but if I disappear from the Net for any length of time in the next few days, that's probably why.
-- Bob
---------
Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.

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