Working on the MDS update, I am at a loss to model the effects of sleep loss. I read once that going seven days without sleep will induce permanent brain...
... I believe there was an event with a radio host going 1 week without sleep, back in the 50s/60s?... he got 1 hour of rest (might have been sleep, might not)...
... As a quick followup, I found a link describing Peter Tripp's events, and what I remember was partly in error: "During this life changing event his...
Thanks, Chris. I'm guessing that as per the rat experiments (2 weeks total sleep loss kills a rat), humans too have an upper limit, suppose for argument to be...
... Humans have defences though; microsleep and the like. It's very tough to keep someone *totally* awake for that long without drugs (which have their own...
... Yes, in conjunction with the fatigue system, I'm guessing that the number of hours of sleep loss affecting performance (CA, skills, SA) should be limited ...
Sorry for the delay, got really wrapped-up in some RPing with friends the last two days :) ... IIRC, we have a ground-based laser that has destroyed a...
... friends the last two days :) Ahhh, very nice indeed! Planing on doing so myself this weekend ... far ... so ... missiles ... in LEO (A few hundred KM up),...
According to Phoenix, on Friday 02 May 2003 04:15 the word on the street was... ... AFAIK it depends on how much power you put into them, basically. If you ...
... Expense will almost certainly come down, just as every other piece of military technology has. The distortion due to air temperature, dust, etc, is already...
I would agree that certain enviroments give PA the edge (especially spectralized enviroments) but the PA would lose many advantages is terrain types such as...
... of military technology has. The distortion due to air temperature, dust, etc, is already being dealt with (The ABL has a really neat design that really...
I came across this position while doing a job search for engineers in Monster.Com. The link is at the bottom of the page. Also on this Job description were the...
Damn, Yahoo removed the link to the site. I will just paste the page here: US-CA-Oakland/East Bay-Mechanical Engineering Designer :. Status: Full Time,...
Does anyone have any leads on getting Small Arms Spectrum. I've never seen it on Ebay, and I have seen Sword Path Glory I, so I'm looking pretty hard. Scott...
... A very nice illustration of how vulnerable a laser system is to particulate interference was described by Michael P. Kube-McDowell in his book "The Quiet...
... That seems kinda odd to me. If the laser is giving enough power to lift a multi-ton vehicle (I would assume, if it caused "lots of damage" by crashing off...
... I have been able to find the book in secondhand stores. If you get a copy and give it a read, there is a far more detailed explanation of the HELL system...
Hey guys, Just finished putting this together. I'll paste the doc below for your enjoyment and feedback. :) Leading Edge Condensed Product List (Actual games...
There is a Seven Swords supplement on eBay for those who are interested. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3131196690&category=2 547 Akos -- ...
I just noticed that there's nothing in my PCCS rulebook about the maximum range of weapons (unless I missed it). I realize that the effects of range are...
... The PC tables I have only go out to 400 yards or so, which basically any modern firearm can reach. The odds of hitting something at that range may be very...
Unlike the stat charts for other shotguns, the chart for the SPAS 12 shotgun lists something called "APS" instead of a slug. What is APS? How is it different...
According to revaddict, on Friday 23 May 2003 18:37 the word on the street was... ... Armor-Piercing Slug, a round marketed by Franchi with the SPAS in mind....
... This is sort of built in to the rules. If you look at the Ballistic Accuracy rules (don't remember where they are though and all my PCCS stuff is packed...
... This is sort of built in to the rules. If you look at the Ballistic Accuracy rules (don't remember where they are though and all my PCCS stuff is packed...