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Ghryphen

07-21-2005, 01:10 PM

With gas prices high, US lawmakers have begun looking at expanding Daylight Savings Time as a means to save energy.

Congressional leaders from both parties have signed off on a proposal that will change daylight savings time in the United States as early as this year. All that is left is a signoff by President Bush. If the proposed solution becomes law, DST will be extended two months, from March to November.

http://it.slashdot.org/it/05/07/20/1957200.shtml?tid=103&tid=185&tid=218

Raiyven

07-21-2005, 02:10 PM

what!?
so this was cheaper than finding a better source of renewable energy, i see. excellent job ;p

Variable

07-21-2005, 03:09 PM

I'm not exactly against it, daylight savings time is useless these days; but I'd much rather they just give me my fusion powered hovercar and be done with this fossil fuel business. I don't think El Presidente will sign off on it though, I dunno why. It seems like something beneath presidential consideration...

sh@rp

07-21-2005, 03:52 PM

but I'd much rather they just give me my fusion powered hovercar and be done with this fossil fuel business.

W00t for fusion powered hovercars !:D

SiFi

07-21-2005, 05:55 PM

hovercar? Pah! Give me a hovertank! Or a spacecraft, whatever works. But Aye for the doing away with fossil fuels business :)

sh@rp

07-21-2005, 06:26 PM

Or, a Hover-AstonMartin :P

And then we don't even need the hovertank

SiFi

07-22-2005, 09:37 AM

We will always need hovertanks :P

Stang

07-22-2005, 04:17 PM

Well there goes Halloween geez! I mean come on its suppose to be dark on that day!

DOWN WITH THE PLAN!!!

Variable

07-23-2005, 10:09 AM

So I was googling for some hover tank pictures thinkin' I get a righteous shot fo the old XCOM hovertank to throw in here, when I found this:

http://www28.brinkster.com/lidzky/nz/units/Hover%20Tank.jpg

That was on a site with other current and totally viable military weapons. I ask you...do we really have a functional hovertank? Does Jester get to drive one? Did Asha build it? Inquiring minds want to know.

Gambit

07-23-2005, 10:56 AM

Hmm... That would be the STEALTH hovertank, since the link or pic or whatever is totally invisible. ;)

Variable

07-23-2005, 11:20 AM

Damn the man, tryin to bring a good thread down. I'll look for the site it was on and get back to you.

Ghryphen

07-23-2005, 01:32 PM

I don't think they allow direct linking, so try copy and paste into a new browser window.

I found a pic too
http://www.the-junkyard.net/images/vehicles/tribes2/beowulftankb.jpg

sh@rp

07-23-2005, 03:31 PM

o0o I drive that one Gryph