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I thought dark matter had been predicted due to observed gravitational interactions needing more mass than we could see. I didn't know that dark matter was involved in starting up the nuclear fires in the cores of stars. But now that you mention it, I suppose it makes sense.

If you are really in need of money/equipment, you can always murder a merchant and get his stuff. Yes, Fallout is the only RPG in which killing merchants actually gives you access to their wares. Beware, though, that killing a merchant may turn everyone in town hostile, depending on where you are. Try looking for your stuff in the place where you got nookie.

Yes, I know about dark matter. I didn't understand the bit about gravity needed to form stars, though.

That's pure speculation based on wrong assumptions. The theory that provides the relation between time flows in reference systems moving at relativistic speeds is called Lorentz's transformations. They are just an improvement over Galileo's standard relativity equations for inertial observers. It turns out that Lorentz built his equations with two premises in mind: to respect lightspeed as the fastest possible speed, and to take into consideration time and space dilation predicted by Einstein. Thus, any conclusions drawn from applying Lorentz's equations outside the parameters they were designed to work within are not reliable. According to Lorentz's transformations, time dilation is given by: In which t' is the time factor for an object moving at relativistic speeds from an observer for which a time t passes. As you can see, if we are talking about the speed of light, no time passes for the object that moves at the speed of light, regardless of how much time passes for the "static" observer. Which is not to say that time doesn't flow for the object travelling at the speed of light. The wonders of Relativity.

Does that bother you? It shouldn't. Look at it this way. People who bitch and moan about how Evil the US are accomplish nothing. At the end of the day, things still go the way the US have them go. Think that while some people's opinions may bother you, they are just opinions. They only have the importance you give them. On the other hand, those people can't do jack to change the facts they are pissed at... No, I'm not pro-american. But I'm not anti-american either. I just reckon that the US is not the first empire in History, and I know that historical periods in which there are strong hegemonic empires are more stable than those without.

Well, yes. But considering that the difference between other properties dependant on temperature can be of several thousand degrees, 100

Backpacks don't increase your carrying capacity. They are only useful for inventory management and . In order to open it just right-click (or was it left-click? ) and keep the button pressed until a menu pops up, then simply choose the "use" option.

That's only partially true. Since gravitational fields can be considered deformations in the space-time continuum, we don't really know if black holes can indeed be "tunnels" due to the extreme bending that the fabric of space suffers near the singularity. Keep in mind that euclidean conceptions of space don't work very well when applied to that sort of phenomena.

I suppose you could. But then again, most legislations don't deal with the instrumentalized slaughter of thousands of people...

Rubber boots protect you from the green goo you will find on the floor in some places. Stepping over it without protection causes injury and mild radiation poisoning too, IIRC. They are used automatically if you have them in your inventory. To have henchmen use them, just give the boots to them. None directly related to "being a whore", but being a fluffer will result in severe poisoning. You need a drug called "RadAway".

Your thinking that discussions can be won or lost over the internet provides a rather revealing perspective as to who is immature here.

Well, I liked it. And I rented the DVD less than a month ago, so I guess there's your DVD release.

Also: Foamhead 1 - Nurbs 0

It's a GREAT idea. But the present model of Constitution is pure sh!t. Let's just hope they can do better next time.

Oh. Sorry, but in battle, civilians are only a nuisance. Untrained and ill-equipped personnel are not helpful in the battlefield, and their slaughter will only contribute to decrease the moral of the army they are supposed to support. And most high-speed ordnance (such as the one fired by AK-47s) can pierce civilian models of kevlar, so... yeah. No amount of tactics is going to change the fact that you can't take down a fighter with your handgun. If civilian partisans were effective fighting forces, there would be no need to maintain a dedicated army. It's that simple. Whatever. I just hope you open your eyes before a bullet opens them for you.

Useful Info #14: A dictator couldn't succeed another dictator in Europe or the US because presently there are no dictators in those places. " And yeah, I vote whenever I can.

Yeah. Roll your eyes. But pray that your superior officer has more common sense than you.

Eh. He had some popular support. And he succeeded the previous dictator, IIRC. Something similar couldn't happen in the US or Europe. Yeah. Your reliable Colt against the enemy's attack helicopters, cruise missiles, fuel-air explosives and most importantly: KEVLAR. But fear not, for you know the terrain! Oh, wait. They have GPS.

This "legal" or "illegal" war stuff I find pretty amusing. Amusing in a sad, absurd sense. To think that just because a bunch of morons dressed in expensive suits approve of it, a war becomes any more legitimate is just stupid.

Yes, I guess it's better than nothing at making you a target. It's better than nothing at giving a soldier an excuse to shoot you. Other than that, I don't see how small caliber weaponry in the hands of untrained personnel can do any good against a well equipped and trained military force. The government can't just "become too powerful". There are laws to prevent that, and if those laws are broken, whoever is responsible may be prosecuted. Totalitarian regimes are always supported by a large segment of the population (if only at first). You don't want the gov't to have too much power? Don't support a power-hungry megalomaniac and you should be just fine. )

My mistake. It's interesting that they didn't submit it to referendum. Perhaps they knew what would happen... "

Ahh... damn. How could I forget Bloodlines.

Do you really think that small caliber guns are a threat to a well equipped military force? And why the hell should you need to be ready to overthrow the very government you have supported in the first place? Civilians shouldn't be allowed to have functional guns. There's no justification for it. If you want to shoot things, get into the army or the police. They are always in need of more people.

Heh. I'd actually like to see them try with the opposition of France and (perhaps) Germany. Hey, perhaps the new European Union will be led by Turkey! (w00t)