General Chit-Chat

gallo's picture

Weapon and Armor Contest

Total votes: 15

This contest is limited to only one thing, your imagination, you cannot be posting photos of store bought weapons and armor here.

This is what we want to see, bolts, rivets, duct tape, random stuff, and more weird things.

We want things such as tire armor, and stop sign shields, maybe a beer keg on a stick so you can call it a sledge hammer, but go all out, if it doesn't look like it would do something, it probably won't, so go smack a tree with your new street sign sword, and see that it does damage.

Pennsylvania's picture

Sci-Fi in the Valley Convention

Total votes: 194

I'm a featured presenter at The Sci-Fi in the Valley Convention in May. I hope those of you within a couple of hours of Ebensburg, PA will consider coming out. I'll have some ZPI merch to sell, but if you're already a ZPI member I'll give you a tee-shirt for free :) It should be a good time. I'm looking into hosting a "ZPI After Hours Suite" party at the hotel Saturday night. Let me know if you're interested in coming!

From Sci-Fi in the Valley

Sci-Fi in the Valley Con is a Speculative Fiction themed convention. We want to focus on more than just science fiction, but instead have an umbrella over many fantastical fiction genres, specifically science fiction, fantasy, horror, supernatural fiction, superhero fiction, utopian and dystopian fiction, apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction, and alternate history in literature as well as related static, motion, and virtual arts.
We currently have over 40 dealers and artists officially registered to attend the convention. There will be a costume competition on May 19, 2012 for cosplay fans.

Sleeping_Insomniac's picture

Official Chat Bump Topic V.2

Total votes: 14

The recreation of the official chat bump topic has been created. Bump away!

This forum topic is for those that join chat and find no conversation happening.

captainrads's picture

Friends, is proper English so hard?

Total votes: 36

I've noticed a pretty big uprising of this lately: many people have atrocious language skills on this site. Is it really that hard to properly format a simple sentence? Putting a period in there and making your sentence make sense goes a long way towards allowing readers to understand your post, and taking it seriously. If you think you have a good idea, articulate it so readers don't have to take three times as long to read it.

nick47's picture

Moving to Ohio

Total votes: 6

Yep moving to Ohio where the men are men and the sheep are nervous. That great flat expanse of slow as hell expressways and toll-roads. Don't like it, got to do it. So Ill be living in this little town called Wilmington. Closer to Kentucky than Michigan unfortunately. Aside from being nearly a state full of 65mph expressways (and they actually mean 65) away from home I have to deal with Ohio state fans and Kentuckyians. I can't quite decide which is worse, the Ohio guys act like thy are from the south which is kinda weird... and the Kentucky people like to gossip and whine like little girls.

darklord's picture

............what's up?

Total votes: 6

sooooooo i have been incredibly busy with work. it's been a good long while since i popped over here to see what's going on. so how is everyone?

sizzlebits420's picture

Army Questions+Stories

Total votes: 4

Been a while guys. (The site changed quite a bit)

So basically I am in the process of joining the Army as a 68W combat medic. I got an 82 on my ASVAB and I am going to MEPS next week.

I am basically scouring the internet looking for more info and I thought of you guys.

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Anything I should know?

Feel free to give advice and share your stories.

Anything is greatly appreciated.

Foxtrot's picture

General Welfare Check

Total votes: 6

Yeah, I'm still here. Finishing up my second semester of college (and hating every minute of it.
Just checking in.

A lot of people seem to have fallen off the face of the earth since the old site crashed. Just want a general check in to see who's still here and who's up to what.

WDLKD's picture

basics or "elementals"

Total votes: 2

so most of us know what we are doing for our survival plan, Many of us know how to make things we need. How many of us have gotten to thinking what you can and can't get in an EOTWAWKI situation?

Lets say you want biscuits after TEOTWAWKI. You need flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, butter, shortening, and buttermilk.

I think most of us know that flour comes from grinding grains. though that's just whole grain flour. I'm not even sure how to separate the bran and the germ and the endosperm.

artillerysmith's picture

micro solar panels

Total votes: 5

I like the idea of solar power. It's not exactly economic for me right now to power my life off of solar, but I can get one of these.
http://www.thinkgeek.com/clearance/on-sale/c5a7/