Julhelm

Fix the smoothing groups on the droptank fins by applying a different group on each side. That'll eliminate the dark edges.

Don't worry. It's almost done.

I think the rockets should be longer?

I intend to try out a new idea to better represent what the catapult system for the nuke would've looked like.

The Times:

This is done all the time in popular music - usually with backing singers backstage substituted by "pretty" girls/guys who lipsync up front, but annoyingly often also with lead singers who simply lipsync to a prerecorded backing track.

I'm obviously going to update the RA-5C accordingly as well before I release it.

You can stick invisible wheels under it and it'll work on the ground.

People who are not mouthbreathing jingoistic troglodytes would belive Russia had quite a legit reason to move against the Chechnyan fundies who decided to invoke Sharia law and not only kill but enslave ethnic russians in the region. But then again it wouldn't surprise me at all that you'd rather side with those women-abusing, slave trading islamic fanatics than them thar diiiirty commies. But yeah, compare that to the likes of the Holocaust all you want.

http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gj_jyR...z2MyszBj6k_ZMtw

It looks way oversized. Are you sure it's scaled properly in max?

The thing is, it isn't their own civilians - the S.O population are russians who hold russian passports, and thus the georgians launched an unprovoked attack on russian citizens in an independent state. One has to wonder what they sought to achieve with such an idiotic gesture.

Did you even try toread the info on Tibet that I posted? I see you bring up Chechnya as well in your russophobic scaremongering, and frankly it bothers me that an american would use the example of Russia slamming down on those slave-trading, women-abusing islamist fundies as a reason as to why Russia is a big evil empire. Especially since Chechnya was part of Russia. So it's ok when the US slams down on the Taliban which it helped create, but it's bad when Russia or China does the same with religious theocracies litterally on their soil? That's some hypocritical double standard right there. *Edit: Flames removed.

In certain regards, not in all. The american media is notorious for sucking politician cock to the point where they expect the press to keep silent about something stated in an interview if it's "off the record". Generally it's the duty of each and all of us to constantly check and crossreference the facts and make our own educated conclusion. There's simply no such thing as trusting the news just because they're say they're objective.

Just to make my position clear, I'm reposting here what I just sent in a PM to Whiteknight: http://duckofminerva.blogspot.com/search/label/Georgia Several articles detailing the conflict and it's background. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7551595.stm Beeb article that includes background info and a neat timeline. Also note how on 08/07, Georgia agreed to a ceasefire. On that same evening they launched a surprise attack with rocket artillery specifically targeting civilians. Finally, here is a rather long thread on the subject on the stardestroyer.net boards: http://bbs.stardestroyer.net/viewtopic.php...asc&start=0 And this is coming from someone whose family has fought against the russians for several generations since the 1400's. I'm definitely no russophile, but the burden of responsibility for the conflict is rather clear here. As for my comments about Fox News, the point is that we're not really in a position to blindly trust our own media because they've over and over shown a willingness to support political agendas by blatantly distorting the truth by omitting key facts - A good example of this would be how they've largely shaped the western perception of the Tibet issue as the brutal chinese oppressing a peaceful society http://www.michaelparenti.org/Tibet.html where the monks ruthlessly tortured and oppressed the country's serf population making the Taliban look like kindergarten and in fact the common tibetan is way better off with more human rights under China than before.

Fox News is comparable in that they've actively distorted facts on several occasions, one notable example being a certain Republican congressman involved in a gay scandal suddenly becoming a Democrat on Fox News. Also, do any of you actually get Russian TV where you live? If not, where then can we find evidence of this staterun censorship that you speak of?

I'll see your "Russian TV lol" and raise you one Fox News. Pot calling the kettle black.

A Sapphire RX1950 and the latest drivers.

Russia is in the right here. S.O has been indepent since 1992 when they seceded from Georgia following a civil war. Thus Georgia has attacked a de facto independent state and the russians have the right to intervene as they see fit. All in all this is the result of Sakashvili's retarded dickwaving gesture. And as for the Olympics, they are traditionally seen as all nations competing as brothers laying aside their differences, and starting a war on the same day as the opening like Sakashvili just did is essentially pissing on that ideal, so f*** him. And what the f*** does he think he's trying to accomplish by posing with the EU flag while holding his speeches? Georgia doesn't even rank as a potential candidate for EU membership.

I use ATI and have no major problems.

I have a lot of flickering trees which strangely I didn't have when trying the beta you gave me. Sorry about that btw, I only had time to test it like once and completely forgot about it :D

They probably watched the RIAA's racketerring ops (Collecting royalties from internet radio stations playing independent artists) and decided it'd be a good idea to do the same.