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Reply to Invasions in Off-Topic GalCiv2 Forums

I like the one week invasion, as It keeps the focus on the Big picture. If you had to micromanage invasions or constantly keep tabs on them, I feel it would take away from the overall grandeur of the game. As Galactic leaders, we'd decide who to invade, it up to teh military to actually do it. Also, WWII was 1939 to 1945. It started with the invasion of Poland. It should be noted that Japan, Germany and Italy were annexing territory (ususally forceibly) prior to this in Europe, Asia, a

Reply to How many play multiplayer DA? in Dark Avatar GalCiv2 Forums

It crashes after a while. It also gives one WND problems with the pop-ups I've tried it a few times to test mods, etc. It is really useful when you just want to make sure you altered/fixed a file correctly without having to worry about playing the game.

Reply to sorry Lions fans... in Off-Topic GalCiv2 Forums

I'm a Giants, It's a twelve step recovery program. But I stronly dislike the Colts. Although I'll watch practically anygame and root for the underdogs. I'm a sucker for a good comeback story.

Reply to PC Recomendations... in Off-Topic GalCiv2 Forums

Midrange PC Ususally when a new part is released in is released in a series; Top, mid-range, and budget. Its a marketing thing. For example, there are several Nvidia 8800 styled parts, the GT, GTS, and GTX. The low end is for the mass producers and ppl on a strict budget. The High end is for those who spare no expense. The mid-range is for those who want Good performance, but can't break the bank. Generally, the midrange is more similar to the high end part, but lacks speed and some fea

Reply to The Internet in Off-Topic GalCiv2 Forums

768kps. DSL. It's really all I need. IF I were to add something to the internet, it would be more compatibility across platform/browser. Really, The internet should appear the same to everyone regardless of operating system or browser.

Reply to bussard ramjets, cryonic stasis, and exoplanetary colonization in Off-Topic GalCiv2 Forums

That's good, at the time I was doing my research, 8x was the best SLi available. I only have 1 graphics card, and Will probably not do SLI for another year or two ( its still imperfect for some things and applications). I assumed it would work with any memory that was dual channel ready, but I assumed wrong, lol.

Reply to advanced machines...... fall of man? in Off-Topic GalCiv2 Forums

[quote]The market sets prices, and the market sets correct prices[/quote] not always. Prices are often set on speculation and projection. Take for example, the housing market bubble, Tech bubble, stock market crash of 1929. We don't operate on a pure supply/demand economy. There is a lot more to the modern economy - credit, investment, foreign events, speculation. Here's an example: I moved from a rural area to a city, and my car insurance went down by nearly 1/2. It defies ma

Reply to bussard ramjets, cryonic stasis, and exoplanetary colonization in Off-Topic GalCiv2 Forums

Ahhh, the time honored, geekly tradition of building your own Rig. I hope you have fun. I think tinkering and building my rigs was the most fun I've really had with computers and I really enjoyed seeing my hard work actually payoff and I hope its the same for you too! I think my next goal for the next year it to try and turn my PC into more of a multimedia control center (Figure out how to stream music, wireless peripherals, maybe a remote control for DVR functions) I do ha

Reply to bussard ramjets, cryonic stasis, and exoplanetary colonization in Off-Topic GalCiv2 Forums

ok, so running on the same thing with relativity, if instead of speeding up an object, slowing time around the object, would essentially be the same thing, as far as energy consumption goes? Now, if gravity is esentially a space time distortion, causing an elongation of the lightwave, hence causing the redshift, it would take the same amount of energy (infinite) to casue the reverse effect, slowing time around an object, increasing its relative velocity to ftl? Ie, instead of u

Reply to HOLY SHH...t This Lookss TIGHT!! Space Force 2 in Games in Development GalCiv2 Forums

If the X dev ever discover or learn how to make an interface, I'll buy X4. I have every game, and unfortunately the games could be great, really, but the interface is sooo horrible, it really ruins a lot of the experience. We've had windows for what, over a decade? Why use a DOS-Shell interface for a game that so complex and intricate? PS, how is X-tended? Does it help with some of the balance issues, etc?

Reply to bussard ramjets, cryonic stasis, and exoplanetary colonization in Off-Topic GalCiv2 Forums

Anit-matter isn't Hilarious! Took me a few seconds, lol Oh and if we look at things relatively speaking, with space-time distortions and all, wouldn't moving at high speed, like near ftl speed, be the same as slowing time down, atleast relatively speaking? I'm still working on grasping the whole relativity thing, lol. Oh yes - Happy thanks giving to all you Americans!

Reply to bussard ramjets, cryonic stasis, and exoplanetary colonization in Off-Topic GalCiv2 Forums

I think its just two different ways of explaining the same thing, friend. Though the speed of light is constant. The red shift experiments demonstrated that. I think You see if I were moving forward and I throw a ball forward, the ball will have my original speed plus its own speed, relative to a stationary person. To me, the ball will just appear to have its own speed. However with turned on a flashlight, the speed of the light would we the same, whether its measured by me (I'm moving

Reply to Hydrogen Cars in Off-Topic GalCiv2 Forums

I think this was covered earlier but how is disposal a problem?. Either dump it on the ground to get collected by our current sewer system and put back into the environment, fillin gup our resiovoirs and lakes (drought prevention any one? Autrialia, South East US?) or pump it out of the car when you refill. The station can take the water and turn it back into hydrogen. That way, if there are safety concerns about the water being dirty having gone through a machine, all the water is now in a clos

Reply to bussard ramjets, cryonic stasis, and exoplanetary colonization in Off-Topic GalCiv2 Forums

I remember watching a special on National Geographic about the formation of the universe, where they explained how Gravity of a body, say a sun, is essentially a distortion of space time around it. This way it explained how objects would intereact with gravitational forces but not break any of Newtons laws. That would acount for the redshift and the fact the light "bends" around large solar bodies, I would presume.

Reply to Massive Assault Network 2 in Strategy GalCiv2 Forums

Been Trying the demo for the 1st game. It's pretty fun, and I really like the deep aspect of it. Its easy to jump into, but there is definitely a lot of subtlties to master

Reply to Lego is ripping off the Galciv2 ship builder... in Off-Topic GalCiv2 Forums

The marriage section is really funny too. [quote]cops wear latex gloves now[/quote] FYI there's quite a market for [link="http://www.galls.com/category2.html?assort=general_catalog&cat=3189"]"Cut resistant"[/link] gloves. They are essentially armored gloves. I'm not much of a fan of them (little too bulky, can't really feel anything) I feel that latex gloves are needed in Law enforcement. I have no problem wresting with someone and getting a cold or a flu. Its more fo

Reply to bussard ramjets, cryonic stasis, and exoplanetary colonization in Off-Topic GalCiv2 Forums

Thanks Dystopic! I'm definitely gonna have to check it out. It sounds pretty sweet.

Reply to Forum bug, Opera minority thing, or just my "personal" PC misery? in Off-Topic GalCiv2 Forums

[quote]For instance, ever since they redid the site, in Opera every other post topic is highlighted in a Blinding White Box that is hideous, but Ive somehow gotten used to.[/quote] You can workaround this: Tools> Quick Preferences > Edit site Preferences..... Click on the network Tab and Set the Browser ID to "Mask as Firefox" This will fix the fourm lists. However, the Icons in the text box where you type to reply to a post will no longer be centered properly

Reply to bussard ramjets, cryonic stasis, and exoplanetary colonization in Off-Topic GalCiv2 Forums

[quote]to put my preponderance another way, why is there a speed limit on mass at all? and why is it that limit, and not something else[/quote] In P-chem, a long time ago, our prof was sick, so a Guest prof came in and lectured about quantum aspects of the existance of molecules, or something like that. Now I won't pretend to remember or understand all of it, but one thing did stick out in his lecture, and your question reminded me of it. According to this dude, Using E=mcc as

Reply to bussard ramjets, cryonic stasis, and exoplanetary colonization in Off-Topic GalCiv2 Forums

Considering this "energy" is capable of accelerating galaxies, I would what it could do to a ship if we ever discovered enough about it to harness it? That would be one fast ship.... although prolly a little too out there for the premise of your story Now back to organizing my duty bag, woooo

Reply to bussard ramjets, cryonic stasis, and exoplanetary colonization in Off-Topic GalCiv2 Forums

Plank Time YaY! Also in the same realm, The Plank Constant, which was the bane of my existance in chem class and hence why it has been purged out of my memory! Mystikmind; The "ruler" anolgy falls apart as you just compared the universe to a number line, which is, by definition, measurable. The size of the universe is infinitely defined by semantics. The universe, to use a slightly non-scientific definition, is essentially everything. All matter, energy, everythin

Reply to Game Recommendations for TotalGaming.net in PC Gaming GalCiv2 Forums

A lot of them are older games that are no longer in production. Sacrifice is Circa 2001/2002 and I recognize a few of the games that are from that era. I like the idea, but I think I would like to see TG also get newer releases like Bioshock (and others) for example.

Reply to bussard ramjets, cryonic stasis, and exoplanetary colonization in Off-Topic GalCiv2 Forums

[quote]on a somewhat related note, i've been reading Asimov's Foundation trilogy, in which "nuclear" technology plays a major role of the science side of his fiction[/quote] Personally, although some of his references we're clearly dated (miniature nuclear devices), I thought Asimov did a wonderful job creating a "plausible" future without getting bogged down in Scientific or technical details. He keeps the story upfront and center which I think is the great strength of his trilogy. The

Reply to bussard ramjets, cryonic stasis, and exoplanetary colonization in Off-Topic GalCiv2 Forums

ShadowWorrior; Very true. I agree it'll put a nice dent in the eletrical needs of the world. Sorry, I didn't mean to sound like I was jumping all over your idea. I was kinda just playing devil's advocate and looking at what solar might be like as a global solution. Not to sound all political or anyting, but it seems to me that a lot of, shall we say "Faith", is being put into new fuel/energy sources being able to cure our energy woes, especially by the leaders (and prominent members) of

Reply to bussard ramjets, cryonic stasis, and exoplanetary colonization in Off-Topic GalCiv2 Forums

I think the problem with Solar as it stands now compared to other power sources, is that it isn't very efficient when taking into account the pure eletrical output compared to the relative size (or number) of solar panels needed. For example, solar cars have been produced, but they have limited abilities (speed, cargo capacity, power) compared to typical Gas (or hybrid) cars. The University I graduated from has a coal power plant. The entire facility's foot print is about the size of 2