David Hingtgen

Escaflowne is exceedingly good, but I agree that it may be a bit much for 13-going-on-14. 16 is better I'd say. Saw the suggestion for Gundam 0080. What about 08th MS team? Much "grittier" and more violent IMHO but has little romance, if you're trying to base "appropriateness" on that aspect.

The problem is that the basic story is now inherently "tainted" by the Disney version. It SHOULD be allowed to be a dark, scary tale, but no matter what, even if they made it R---there'd be 50 million parents who'd take their 4-year-olds to it just because they think "Alice=Disney", then loudly publically complain how scary a "kid's" movie was---it'd be on every news report how you shouldn't take families to see it. Just like Jurassic Park. It was PG-13 for a reason. Dinosaurs are not inherently kid-friendly. They eat people. Messily. But parents still brought their kids because "kids love dinosaurs", then were horrified when they saw what the movie was actually about. PS---story that suffers the most from having a famous, kid-friendly movie? The Tin Woodsman. Yes, the Wizard of Oz one. Try to find the real, original stories of him. Very sad when it's all said and done.

Pry, then slide. It'll come off in one piece. The nubs holding the shoulder armor only poke out by 1mm or so. (Honestly I suspect we're going to see a lot of requests for new shoulder armor or ball joints by the end of the month...) Hint to everybody: "yanking hard" is rarely the correct procedure for a Yamato. (except the feet).

Despite generally being a Burton/Depp fan, I'm really not looking forward to the movie and probably won't even go. It really looks like "an excuse for actors to have crazy makeup and costumes and act crazy on a crazy set, with a big budget". That said, Edward Scissorhands is probably my all-time fave movie--because of the STORY, and Edward's character. Not his look or costume or the neo-retro-50's set designs. (late 80's/early 90's Burton is the best Burton)

Frontier is the 2nd-best Macross there is. Only Plus is better.

IMHO the only plane the F-35 is replacing that it is unquestionably a worthwhile "upgrade" from, is the Harrier.

Looks 'shopped.

I have an illogical dislike for the JSOW. Also--4 more Shocker squadrons? That's good.

If it's like Sonic 1, not so good. If it's like 2 or 3, awesome.

If you want to take out a bunch of modern SAM sites using HARMs, I see a few issues: 1. F-35 can't carry it internally----first day high-risk missions are where stealth is needed the most. 2. F-16's only carry 2, and aren't stealthy in the slightest. 3. Super Hornets can carry 4, but will seriously lack loiter time, which is often required for HARM deployment as the SAM sites aren't going to be active 24/7. A quick check at F-16.net on this very issue suggested F-22's at high speed and high alt, using SDB's---and that actually sounds like a good idea--I doubt even the most advanced SAM will have much success trying to shoot down something going nearly Mach 2 at 60,000ft. Question is would the USAF risk them, especially in a "first day" situation Noyhauser---I *fully* read that Post article and found it very interesting, thanks.

Because there's spoilers for most of the game, if you haven't played it at all (or gotten to the 3/4 point), and I didn't feel like blacking it out sentence by sentence. The sheer presence of certain characters or locations that you visit are spoilers of varying degree.

Sigh, catering to the masses----this is what ME 2's opening was going to be, and even had dialogue recorded for, but was cut. This would have been awesome and would have explained a lot:

I had a guess, I just didn't think it was very likely.

To both mike and eugi----yup.

I'd order Super Gripens. (of course, all my purchasing decisions are partly influence by looks).

I really wish there was some sort of icon for Home that meant "I look nothing like my avatar". (I assume nothing---if someone's avatar is a tall black guy, in my mind they're just as likely to really be a short asian girl...) (I only go on Home a few times a year, just to see what's new---never much, but it can be fun for an hour or two--can't imagine what there is to do for all the people who go daily/weekly)

Unless of course, that family sedan is still in testing, may turn out to have far worse MPG and handling than expected, and the development costs keep going up and up to the point that you're paying 95% as much as a BMW---but with far less amenities. PS--nevermind that the new sedan cannot possibly replace your old pickup, yet the manufacturer (and congress) expect you to scrap it too and buy another of those new sedans.

You could at least hint...

The Sankaku version seems like a Cliff's Notes version of the Eurogamer article.

Boost gauge is pretty similar to my last car's---horizontal bar, colored red... That style impresses "the masses" (aka passengers) far more---they have no idea what any given PSI number is, but they do like watching a bar fill up...

Soooo---anyone got any links to a GOOD article on why we need more F-22's? Preferably one that's carefully read before being linked to?

No. That's also basically the logo for half the airlines that have ever flown...

If nothing else---FFIV didn't waste your time. Just about every minute is "relevant". About abilities---FFIV to me is the pinnacle of FF in that regards. Everyone is DIFFERENT. And you can't pick your party---you are forced to adapt to what abilities you do and don't have. (conversely, this also means nobody is ever "left out" of the party nor falls behind exp-wise). Made things interesting. You may have a very physical party in one section, and very magic-based in another.

If you want all the other names for FS and RLM colors on the charts: http://www.angelfire.com/oh3/pmodels/acryl.pdf Or you could just google each BAC or FS code individually, etc. But that chart has pretty much every one you'll ever find in a hobby paint. Note that while 36081 is mainly known as Euro 1 grey, "Engine grey" is acceptable. (mech9 lists it as engine grey)

Depends on price--gotta be at least a bit cheaper than the Wave.