Imperium of Man FTW. They may be a techno-barbaric theocratic, decentralized beauracracy, but hey, they somehow manage to get the job done.

Not like the Federation of Star Trek. Or the Federation of the Starship Troopers movie (book was waaay better). And probably the Earth Alliance of Babylon 5, and the Colonials of Battlestar Galactica.

The Imperium controls a galaxy spanning empire and is in a constant state of war. It's an empire so freaking big that entire worlds can burn and billions die each day, and it's only a footnote on the latest beauracratic report.

Side note: I just got a load of books.

Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke
I, Robot by Isaac Asimov
Foundation by Isaac Asimov
Revelation Space by Alastair Reynolds
The Reality Dysfunction by Peter F. Hamilton
The Flight of the Eisenstein by James Swallow
Nemesis by James Swallow

I'd say I just got a 5-10% increase in the number of books I now own. Possibly as high as 15% increase. Most gratifyingly, it includes some of the greatest SF novels of all time, written by the classic greats, like Clarke and Asimov. Plus median-age stuff like Reynolds' work, and Hamilton's recent Night's Dawn trilogy (Reality Dysfunction is the 1st book of the trilogy).

And of course it couldn't be complete without 40K novels Flight of the Eisenstein and Nemesis. Incidentally, the 40K authoer I have the most of is actually Graham McNeill, and I suspect it will end up being a neck&neck race between McNeill, Swallow, and another 40K author named Dan Abnett.

Okay, number one, that first part just sounds so wrong.

Secondly, NEVER, EVER say 'SyFy' when referring to science fiction. EVER!! Because 'SyFy' is a television channel. 'SF' is an abbreviation for written science fiction, while 'scifi' refers to the genre in general and specifically to Hollywood-popularized concepts of science fiction.

@Whiskey: I've seen "I Robot", but never read the book. Let me know if it is worth reading, ok?

Xer07 - level 1 paladin.

58 exp points to next level.

Well, I could say that Veers is the exact opposite of Xer07, but I may be wrong

"My Pokemans. Let me show you them"

@Xer07- -100 exp points for boasting about gaining experience.

@Morph- I'll change up the order I'm reading then; once of finish Flight of the Eisenstein I'll read I, Robot instead of Rendezvous with Rama.

@Twilight- I'm rather 'lolwut' about what you said. I'm not really sure I understand your point.

A'right. Just wanted to make sure of what you meant.

A'ight.

2 Chatrooms make people more active in the forums, and thats what I'm really after.

"My Pokemans. Let me show you them"

LIVE I SAY! LIVE!!!!

I wonder if Xer07 left again.....

"My Pokemans. Let me show you them"

LOL, I think you guys are going a little too far with this

"My Pokemans. Let me show you them"

WRONG. FACT: We are not going far enough.

FACT: Whiskey144>>>>>Twilight_Storm

You realize, of course, that this means that:

Whiskey144>>>>>>Humans, because Whiskey144>>>>>Twilight_Storm.

Note the extra '>' where I mentioned that I'm more awesome than humans, because I'm 5x more awesome than Twilight, and Twilight's 1x more awesome than a human, making me 6x more awesome than humans.

Meh, it's not exactly accurate for the feature, seeing as how I intend to genetically and cybernetically engineer myself to have:

1. a pre-stomach for neutralizing ingested poisons and toxins
2. a 3rd lung for neutralizing inhaled poisons, toxins, and also for aiding breathing in hostile gaseous atmospheric conditions, like Mars.
3. a 2nd heart. Redundancy=WIN.
4. additional purification organs and glands to ensure higher efficiency of nutritional metabolism
5. re-engineering skeletal structure to use a carbon-nanotube composite instead of silly calcium. Bonus points for no more needing to drink milk for calcium.
6. re-engineering musclulature to be composed of denser and stronger muscle fibres, thus allowing greater force to be imparted. This will be aided by the more resielent skeletal structure, as a major impediment to muscle strength is the force resistance of bones.
7. installation of cybernetic eye implants, a brain-computer interface, and 'onboard' micro-computer unit. Said unit will have similar performance to a 'low-end' PC gaming computer. This has the bonus of allowing me to use my mind to play a video game.
8. USB interfaces, of course, are necessary for the BCI. After all, that would be freaking awesome to plug your brain into a computer.
9. Hyper-efficient re-engineered versions of 'normal' human organs. Which means I will likely need to imbibe copious amounts of normal alcoholic beverages to become drunk.

Note that a firewall/virus scanner for my BCI will not be necessary; the structure and operation of the human brain is simply too different from that of a standard computer of any kind, even including awesome scientific supercomputers. A firewall/virus protection package for the 'onboard' micro-computer, will, however, be necessary, as it will operate similar to a normal computer.

Note that the above modifications will likely increase my caloric input requirements. I don't mind this in the least; a high-calorie diet means I can probably eat awesometastic tasting food in large quantities. And I don't need to worry about being drunk most of the time or about liver problems. Smoking is still a no-no, as I simply don't think it's a cool thing to do.

That, actually, is possible. Emulators have done it, but the ports suck, from what I've heard.