From: john@jfeldredge.com   
      
   On Mon, 11 Aug 2014 12:56:13 -0400, David Friedman wrote:   
      
   > On 7/28/14 3:19 PM, Shawn Wilson wrote:   
   >> On Monday, July 28, 2014 11:32:16 AM UTC-7, Michelle Bottorff wrote:   
   >>   
   >>   
   >>> I think that space marines would lean more to the current Air Force   
   >>>   
   >>> attitude than the current Marine attitude, and high physical strength   
   >>>   
   >>> would be a lower priority.   "Fit geeks" is the ideal I've been aiming   
   >>>   
   >>> for.   
   >>   
   >>   
   >> Thing is, powered armor is fine, so long as you HAVE power.  What do   
   >> you   
   >   
   > do when it runs out?  Soldiers can never be *guaranteed* a functioning   
   > logistics tail.   
   >   
   > The antimatter marble at the core of the power unit will last for quite   
   > a while, however.   
      
   Of course, if whatever is keeping that antimatter marble separated from   
   the normal-matter container ever fails, things will get a bit messy.   
      
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