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    Bass? Naw, Mirage wants to do what her aunt couldn't and take the lead guitar role. Bomba.
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    I still don't understand Ikoma's whole look. At first, he was pulling out the coal from the fire, I was "Okay, cauterize the wound, good idea." And then he grabs the rivet gun and starts nailing crap to his chest and I'm just "wait, what?" By the time he wrapped the belt around his neck and yanked the throttle on his autostrangulation machine I'd already given up on making sense of his plan. Now how come some people turn in minutes and others take three friggin' days?
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    That's actually not completely impossible, as absurd as it sounds. Especially as they're heavily AI-driven(in the conventional sense, not the Sharon Apple sense). Tuning the AI for the new threat(organized fighter squadrons instead of the random chaos typical of var syndrome) could see a significant performance uptick at little hardware cost.
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    Four-word synopsis: steampunk samurai zombie superheroes. The show has serious problems from a storytelling perspective, but it looks cool enough that I don't care.
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    Power Rangers: Everyone is Venom?
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    Do we know WHY the Chronicle is changing stuff? Ignoring the errors, is it a lack of editorial oversight, or an active intent to change things?
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    Honestly? I thought he turned the AC down for Freyja's comfort. She's apparently from a dang cold place, and I am PRETTY sure Ragna is far outside her typical comfort zone. Lower the humidity and temperature, and for a little bit she can feel like she's back on Windermere.
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    Maybe people saw the pendant and thought "No, that's silly. No one would just WEAR fold quartz, it costs way too much to be used as jewelry." And Dr. Chiba would never let anyone put him in the body of an idol... that didn't look like Minmay.
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    Yeah. I really thought she was going somewhere, like she was about to bring up some other display. But no, she just wanted to eff with everybody.
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    Ah, right. I'm thinkin' too twentieth-century with physical consoles. In that case... party on, Freyja.
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    So... is Scarfish now Hayate's canon rival? I'm entirely okay with this. I love how Mikumo just gives no craps. "Oh, by the way Freyja, everyone thinks you're a spy. But I'm not supposed to tell you that. Hey, boss, I think she knows we suspect her." And Messer chose EXACTLY the wrong words if he was trying to bully Hayate into resigning. He has either zero grasp of Hayate's personality, or likes him more than he lets on. She has a very, ummm, loose adherence to her character model. Her expressions routinely punch all semblance of facial structure in the face harder than Star Pro ever did. I still can't decide if it is endearing or annoying, but that overexpressiveness definitely fits her character well. Also: Is there ROOM in the cockpit for that arms-extended fist-flailing thing? It is fun as heck to watch, but I can't help thinking she oughta be pounding the crap out of something.
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    It definitely does look cool. Of course, they did have that crazy giant bulldog guy I don't remember the name of, but that was well after everyone had accepted that Sound Force/Fire Bomber had to fight some of these fights. Otherwise, he seems like exactly the thing Diamond Force would've been sent after.
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    In all fairness, I probably already was. The burden of curiosity, I suppose. Hello, NSA monitor. Yes, I know you're there. I hope you are having a good day. Enjoy your coffee.
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    Hence why M7's Diamond Force were launched from catapults on turrets? So they could be sent directly towards "that guy" without having to deal with "all his mates"? Or was that just for the look-cool factor and I'm overthinking things now?
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    Old pacemakers used them. They don't anymore because there are chemical batteries that last a decade, and if it is in there much longer they like to be able to upgrade your components. I did have to do a targeted search to check the gunfire resistance(and I'm pretty sure it is limited to handgun rounds).
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    Sounds like a teachable moment! Bust out a BluRay!
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    I expect an endless chain of releases, each bungled in a new and excitingly different way. It just wouldn't be Robotech otherwise. This whole situation would break my heart if I wasn't a 100% Real Macross fan these days. But I do still have a soft spot for the old Robotech cartoons, and it does sadden me to see the state the franchise is in.
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    Green Lantern and Spiderman 3 were bad movies. One does not have to be a "real fan" to dislike them, and in fact many people who are not "real fans" hated them(hence why they bombed). Whatever a "real fan" is. Manga purist here. The first movie broke my heart, and it left me unable to love another animated adaptation. <sarcasm>REAL FANS HATE OSHII!!!</sarcasm> You're right, the major does have only a minimal presence in 1.5. But she's a she again. No word where she picked up the new body, though it DOES have "made in Japan" painted across the chest in the chapter cover, which seems an unambiguous assignment of manufacture for THIS body. I genuinely recall no such information about her "original" one, but it may be a forgotten detail(or from those filthy cartoon hackjobs!11). I believe it is possible, that from a manga purist's perspective she is largely a blank slate. A. Hollywood does have a serious race issue. Though I'd really argue they need to just do more diverse casting, not specifically focus on casting adaptations "properly". That there seem to be few enough non-white people in Hollywood's entire roster of stars that I can count them on one hand is incredibly troubling. (They also have a serious sexism issue, though it is far less overt.) B. I was one of the first people in the thread to CALL IT whitewashing. My stance remains as it always was. If you are going to whitewash a character, the major is one of the few you can justify it with from a narrative perspective, due to her vague backstory and transient body. As a societal issue, this is ridiculous. As a Ghost in the Shell issue... not so much.
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    Is it too soon to nominate Batman VS Superman yet? Because that was pretty darn godawful and I still want every minute I spent in the theater back.
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    Looks like Devastator's ready to kick the boss down and squish him like a bug. "Megatron must be stomped, no matter the cost."
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    Zero-G shooter? Someone needs to get Rovio to do something with Shattered Horizon.
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    Ahhhh, so there WAS a reason aside from sheer idiocy. That makes it a bit less of a travesty.
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    Not even a remotely accurate shuttle, but still a damn sight better than the Unite Warriors Blast Off shuttle. And to be fair, the original Blast Off wasn't a very good shuttle either(though it WAS more accurate than this one).
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    RTGs use thermocouples to generate electricity. We're on the same page, I think. A small fission reactor is, well, not likely. There's geometric considerations that place a minimum size limit, though apparently some the size of large trash cans have been built. And yeah, in the event of a casing breach, RTGs would be dangerous, but that's why the casings are heavily armored. It's like a car is dangerous because the fuel tank might explode. It is POSSIBLE, but not LIKELY. So just saying "RTGs are dangerous" oversells the situation greatly. Small RTGs are considered safe enough for human implantation(and were designed to withstand gunfire), so I reckon the danger is minimal. Yeah, that doesn't make sense either. If the environment is hotter than the engine, then you will take in heat regardless. If the engine is hotter than the environment, you don't need to preheat the coolant because it will rapidly rise above ambient temperature regardless. And if the environment is not cooler than a fusion powerplant, it means your vehicle is operating inside a star and you have bigger problems than your engine overheating. Venting coolant works exceptionally well, but has exactly the drawback you mentioned. You could, however, make a hybrid system. For instance, have a tank of ice water that you spray across a car radiator to enhance cooling in hot weather. It sounds like, when Battletech is attempting to operate within the bounds of physics, they consider each system completely independently, and get crazy illogical because of it. "Oh, but the cooling system won't work if ambient temperature is higher than the coolant. Better put in rules about preheating the coolant." "Umm, won't the GIANT BALL OF NUCLEAR HELLFIRE preheat it for you?" "What are you talking about? That's the fusion reactor, not the cooling system."
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    Knowing Fist? Kenshiro punches the Earth's pressure point and it explodes. Everyone dies, except Kenshiro, who goes on to punch all the planets.
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