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My long video game experience taught me that it's always more enjoyable to shoot the explosive barrel next to an enemy than directly the enemy. (Unless the enemy in itself has exploding parts that can be targeted, then it's equally enjoyable.) Depends on the barrels blast radius. We'll hopefully no...

Praising Samantha's actions Me? No. but lecturing others More like being staggered over the thoughtlessness of some people.*** On this we can agree, but not for the same reason's, I'm afraid. Reason not being strongly in evidence with what I've read so far. Do I have that right? Nope. It's been a w...

Praising Samantha's actions, but lecturing others on the morality of what hasn't even taken place in a milieu not yours, but merely posited about by yourself and others. Do I have that right?

No, you could absolutely wind up in a 'win or die' situation, and trying to be nice about it can in fact be a burden to winning. That hasn't really happened in human society in a long time, but its more likely to happen in a conflict with aliens than amongst humans because they are not guaranteed t...

The survivors can ponder moralities. No survivors = no moral quandary. That´s utmost sick. What you (perjoratively) call "moralities" is not "negotiable" at all, or "to ponder". If you are at that point, you already f***** up beyond salvation. Or how did "kamikaze" work out for imperial japan? This...

send a special strike force team you do not expect to return but will be hailed as heroes, That´s sick imo. Live, at least "our" lives should be valued above all else. To me, that would either be the (absolute) last resort, or, a group of, say, terminal ill or so volunteers. *** In order for a spec...

Editing is hard. Didn't mean to make that look as something Turrosh said. .

"As honorary chairman of the welcoming committee, it is my privilege to extend to you a laurel and hardy handshake." -- Beryl (probably) A Blazing Saddles reference, excellent. "Hey! I didn't get a harumph outa that guy!?" -One of those great comedies you couldn't make today & that's a shame. The S...

Always understood "hatch" to mean airtight/watertight and door to not be. Whether it's in the deck or bulkhead a hatch is pressure proof to a design limit. Simplest description; a door doesn't stop flooding/fire. A hatch will until it's limits are exceeded. And yes, teasing the psionic/psychokinetic...

You know, with all the money that we patrons spend every month, we could hire an artist who would actually fini... Oh hi, Arioch. Why are you holding a chair over your head? Why are you looking at me like that? Not gonna lie... you made me laugh outloud literally. That said, I honestly think if an ...

Better to have a few intermediate cycles in your food "recycling" program. Too many long term risks with 'long pork' on the menu. Replication errors in the immune system being one of them, and a rather nasty one at that. There's a reason it's an almost universal taboo. Compost is your friend. Compos...

“I have already chosen my side. Give me a weapon, and I will fight for you.” This would be my response to the people who saved my life, from the perspective of a military veteran. But Alexander is not a veteran, he is fresh out of the academy. I also doubt that he is good with handheld weapons or t...

Assuming that the Human tech base and industrial scale probably wouldn't add much to the war; I would agree that using humans to crew ships might be the most useful, barring any sansai revelations. The shared cartography angle was something I hadn't thought of. I also had the nasty thought that if m...

The early (dark brown packaging) MRE's had some 'questionable' content, like the dehydrated beef bricks. They've improved over the years though. In 1983, while slogging miles in freezing rain and snow on a search & rescue mission; I had the privilege to dine on a slightly warmed meal of C-Rats (Civi...

Interesting. My first thought was along the lines of STOS episode, "The Menagerie". Also, is the image Alex saw not actual, but representational? So many questions this episode raises.

Not sure why Jardin is that alarmed. Busted admiring fireblade's butt Busted looking would be more of an embarrassment sign, a blush you would think. This looks more like surprise & a little fear perhaps. Fireblade certainly gave him the dagger-eyed look; but then she never looks at him any other w...