or a few million BC

you could just go to other websites more worthy of your higher standards...

Giddyup!!

That’s a biased opinion (at least as biased as folks that praise the thing). That being said, the day of the purpose-built aircraft is gone; high-performance aircraft design is just too expensive. US carriers are going to fly F-18s and F-35s for a long time.

These things are totally awesome. Are you watching, US Marines??

I wanted to see more of this bad boy. Too bad it got blowed up...

Nice range. When I was in my teens I had comparable range (can’t tell you if I was any good tho :-).

Well, one’s a champion, while the other is a professional. Those are different things. A professional doesn’t have time or the need to compete in a whistling contest. Just saying...

Ah, no. Many of us THINK we’re fantastic whistlers, but others think we’re way off key. There’s being able to whistle, and there’s making a noise that others think is good. Two completely different things.

meh?

These images are really good, and brought back some of the best parts of Red Mars in my mind. Thanks for posting!

I pictured Frank as a little more heavy set, and a bit more balding.

Not sure why, but I pictured Maya as a dirty blond, and not a brunette...

I pictured Nadia as someone more like Tatiana Kashirina.

Pretty much as I imagined Boone.

But those bedroom eyes!

And I, Keith, will stop reading this now!

I guess it’s a monster cat...

Rob, what you hate is what made the original idea of Star Wars great. It’s not all happy-happy. Episode 4 had a happy ending, but it wasn’t all happy-happy for Luke. Reference the physical death of his mentor Obiwan, and the burned-up remains of Luke’s uncle and aunt. Bad shit happens, and that’s what makes a great…

I like the way you think.