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Originally posted by: screamingman12 Had they not had ready access to guns...they could have made explosives instead that could have killed hundreds instead of just dozens. quote> Not exactly, as explosives require a great deal of time, thought, and skill to make. You would have to be pretty determined to use them, not the people that do school shootings, who are really ticked and decide to point a gun in someone's facequote> With the knowledge available to people because of the internet and given the right materials, an IED like a Nailbomb could be constructed in a few hours... you just need to make sure it doesn't explode in your face like it did to some guy in Devon a few months ago.

Happy be-lated Birthday! Originally posted by: Duke87 The public are not opposed to the state interfering in their lives to get them to become healthier, a BBC polls shows.quote> ... Okay, let me repeat the first part of that again: The public are not opposed to the state interfering in their livesquote> Wow. That's just scary. Because let my tell you, I am very opposed to the state interfering in my life.quote> I acctually don't understand that quote at all... is my life being interfered with? Because if it is, it's barely noticable... in health care at least. I think what they mean is, they don't mind the Government providing healthcare for us, I wouldn't class that as interfering with our lives, its not like government officials kick my door down at night and force me to use a different Asthma inhaler.

I don't see how your gonna finish this Simfox... if it were me, i'd just sit and stare in awe for hours and never get anything done! Although, I expect you can BAT like this blindfolded... so theres a plus

I saw you mention that mental ray in 3DSMAX 2009 has some problems with Bat... I just got 3DSMAX 2009, I haven't exported anything yet so I haven't noticed, but I'm glad your on the case since i'm sure you'll be able to fix it

You do mean the Burj Dubai, right? Searching the STEX usually helps a little...

Watched a Horizon episode about this thing... wasn't it supposed to be started in April or March? Hmm... I wondered why I wasn't a singularity. If it did create a Blackhole, it wouldn't have the energy to be sustainable since it takes the power and gravity shattering force of a Supernova to create one... if Blackholes could be created so easily we'd all be dead by now. As i've come to relise, you can rely on Technology for anything, except being reliable.

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Originally posted by: metasmurf Last image looks a bit like SCS Otherwise, I'm looking foward to the game for sure.quote> Not that I want to judge the entire game from a few screenshots, but I was thinking the same thing wich is dissapointing, I was hoping from something less 'chunky'. Still, hopefully this is just the con of seeing a Beta (if not a late Alpha)... the final stages of the game will hopefully be more promising... whenever that may be.

Asparagus, which thrives in alkaline soil, would like the Martian dirt, which Phoenix measured to have a very alkaline pH of between eight to nine. Strawberries, meanwhile, like acidic soil, he said.quote> So... the new Mars training is as follows - 1. Learn to love Asparagus 2. Go to Mars Sounds tough

W T F could mean anything, its just another normal frigging acronym... people who get offended by this sort of stuff need an industrial strength reality enema.

So basically the majority of the human race is too stupid and lazy these days to even learn to play a game, even with Tutorials... they basically take 99% of the learning effort away from you. I only buy games according to genre, I don't care how steep the learning curve is... However, I make acceptions to games that are JUST learning curve... like Supreme Ruler 2020... I got that game last week and all i've been doing is learning, its like sitting with an Economics proffessor that won't shut up. I guess most Geo-policital games are like that... SC4 however, is not.

Dunno if you noticed, but the last 3 pictures are just Photo fakes/mock-ups and the 1st one is the Sims 2.

From here By US standards, sure, these may be good MPG's to be getting, but outside the US, these are the same as any ordinary car. I hate telling people what to do, but the US really needs to understand the fact that cars don't need hybrid technology to reduce emissions... now car manufacturers are pouring money into Hybrid production and forgetting about researching into completely cutting off the need for Oil altogether. Scamming however... well, it depends why you bought the Hybrid. If it was cheaper than most, then yeah, you probably not being scammed. Same goes for buying purely for aesthetics. If you bought it because you thought this wonderful new technology may make a difference to the environment however, then you fell into the marketing trap. They always over estimate the MPG... they say 50, its gonna be more like 35... you still burn fuel and you still get below average MPG, somehow, I don't see the point of going through all that trouble, except to increase sales of cars to Ecofreak demographic. However, as I stop foaming at the mouth, its nice to see the Federal Government giving people with Hybrids Tax breaks and such. If you can't get Euro cars, EPA won't regulate emissions and US car manufacturers continue to make gas guzzlers... its probably the best thing for the US to be introduced to a Hybrid generation... it'll certainly make more difference in the US than most other places around the world.

Since when have mothers been Democracies?

First thing that came to my mind when I heard this was 'Anything to get off School, eh?' Originally posted by: simwarionone of these babies can only live of air and love.quote> They can live off benefit money though I dunno what kind of Government benefits having childern in America has, but in the UK theres too many to count. Also, their under 16 so they're gonna be living with their parents... I mean, financially their alright... unless their parents disown them, but that would simply be wrong.

Originally posted by: jammy And has hawkpride147 asked, why is Venezuala as so cheap it is because they produce there own oil, and lots of it, Saudi Arabia only pay 14 cents per gallon etc.quote> An average Venezualan worker earns about $4 per hour and the cost of living is soaring. Oil needs to be cheap so the people can acctually afford it... if your Charging $11 a Gallon for fuel like they do here in the UK, then you will have a serious problem and your country won't be able to function because its the workers that make it happen, its the guy on the shop-floor that won't be able to make it to work in a morning to work for the pittance they call a wage since he simply cannot afford the cost of Fuel. Besides, Venezualan Oil is State Owned, unlike most oil companies... or like any company for that matter, they do not work purely for profit. Same thing applies to Saudi Arabia also, Aramco is state owed. The OPEC Price rises they enforced on the rest of the world in the 70's lead to a massive economic slump, but the price rises don't have any effect in Saudi Arabia because its the largest Oil producer in OPEC and therefor have the most control.

Originally posted by: jammy But the thing is all the 'lil african children'as you put it would beenfit more, as you would, and as asia would if only the 20 trillion barrels of oil underneath America was utilized, that would mean more money, more freedom and happiess for everyone, you would be able to drive your SUV at a slightly higher speed, I can look forward to learning to drive and not pay $20 a gallon on fuel or however much it will be in the future, and as the world will be far richer those kids and there families will be able to recieve beter family planning, more money to buy food as the price of gas wont cripple there economies which are desperately trying to devellop themselves, I wont let down my argument that the 20 trillion barrels need to be used. It WILL help in so many waysquote> Your views are very Idealistic and naive. Last time I checked, greed didn't equal happiness... infact... the more greed, the more poverty... unless you are willing to make sure the Oil companies send 99% of its profits to the Government to spend on Schools, Hospitals and international Aid to the countries ruined by Western (not just US) exploitation. Even domestically, I doubt a normal working person would see much of a rise in pay... the average US CEO makes 411 times the Salary of his blue collar workers; key word here is 'AVERAGE'... your average American CEO doesn't own a Giant Oil Company so I can only think that the Salary for them is unimaginably higher. Economically the world will be Richer... but who's hands in the money in? Is it the Governments? No, they just skim abit off the profits and then punish everybody else with crippling fuel taxes... thats not profit money, thats Tax money, thats YOUR money, not Oil Company money. But I think the Oil prices right now are pretty fair, and thats coming from somebody who pays $11.50 a Gallon (UK... most of it is Tax). If you feel your paying too much for fuel, maybe you need a more economical car. A car is a freaking car... it should be used to get you from A to B, no more, no less. I get 60-70 mile in my car on abit less than 2 Gallons... no, I don't drive a Hybrid, Hybrids are a scam, they use no more than your average European car. 4x4 's in my oppinion, shouldn't be used outside of rural area's... using an SUV/4X4 in an Urban area is like using the QE2 to cross a stream. Yes it gets you there, but your missing the point of having one in the first place.

CKY - 96 Quite Bitter Beings (I love the riff in that song) Originally posted by: NMUSpidey La Villa Strangiato by Rush, a rock masterpiece.quote> Tis... probably one of my favourite songs of all time

So whats the deal with the United Union... are you guys recruiting from anywhere else? You seem to have some pretty powerful friends in other alliances, which seems strange for an Alliance that seems like its just started. Anything deeper going on that we should be enlightened about? I got the word to vote for Zoomzoomzoom and have done so... with 20 Nukes in his Nation alone I feel safer already, lol.

Penguin007 - Couldn't have done it without the Rural Renewal Project... just makes things so much more realistic Panther - Thanks. Well, you've got to do something when your Internet has been cut off... most of the stuff I made in bat during my extended 'hiatus' was without reference and a lack of textures. I acctually surprised myself Frogface - Don't worry... the imperialist Pigs shant get to me. As for the Nuclear programme... well, we'll see where that leads to *shifty eyes* Schulmanator - Sakhaliyan Plutonium is so much sweeter... it reeks of victory, victory of the working classes, victory over the Capitalist pigs, victory for Lenin! No, I shall never break character! Jabezscratch - Not enough time and effort I feel sometimes... I lack the advantage of being a real Soviet town planner... and since most Soviet towns are quite old now and have mostly been built up, all I can rely on is a scraps of layout information from Pripyat; the only true Soviet town left on Earth. Benedict - Heh, yeah... adds to the decay and makes you wonder how people could rely on something so decrepit. Look at Zaporizhzhia in Ukraine though... its rusted beyond belief! ExplodingSims - Thanks, those tree's are part of CPT No7 Assorted Tree Controllers pack by Cycledogg... massively useful, everybody should have it! Connorc24 - Thanks. We should have some more soon... I ordered my Graphics card today, probably be here on Saturday... then I can update on the weekend since I still have a little bit more to show off Also... i'm gonna do something weird and Thank all of those who have visited and not posted... its the thought that counts, I do it all the time

Currently, this is all I can hear about the Oil situation - 'We need to stop using Oil or we'll all die!' 'What about the Economy?' 'Oh crap, yeah... now what?' 'I dunno... keep using Oil regardless?' 'Yeah, that works' Funny when economics takes precedence over the future of our entire species... as you said though, life is life