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Good read. I picked out a few quotes and added them here.

Added to the poll. Also tacked on an extra day.

And the final tech on the list, Orbital Strikes. Two quotes to start. Pick or submit your favorite! Whether you have voted on just one tech quote poll or all of them, submitted a quote, or discussed the quotes to be decided, thanks for voting and participating! I had fun with it, and hopefully...

We have two quotes to start this particular tech. Pick or submit your favorite quote! TECH_LIGHT_RAILGUN Quote #1: Velocitas eradico. -US Navy railgun project, late 2000s Quote #2: One of their light walkers carried a weapon of lethal effect. It fired a form of ultra-high velocity projectile...

Three quotes here, for now. Pick or submit your favorite! TECH_ELECTRICAL_WAR_ENGINES Quote #1: Electric power is everywhere present in unlimited quantities and can drive the world's machinery without the need of coal, oil, gas, or any other of the common fuels. -Nikola Tesla Quote #2: Nikola...

Here it is--the final set of polls to determine the upcoming technology quotes! Still plenty left on audio, however--see the audio guidelines, if you are interested in giving it a try, and check the winners' thread to see what is left. Audio guidelines...

We'll re-poll for Suppression Weapon Systems, owing to the fact that the initial quotes did not really fit the vision for the tech. One carryover and three new ones, but as always--pick or submit your favorite quote! TECH_SUPPRESSION_WEAPON_SYSTEMS Quote #1: The last thing they need is...

And none of the quotes here really fit that. Shall I scrap this one and repoll with more fitting quotes?

As it stands, there's already a Microgenerators tech & tech quote. But, if it's being reworked, there are three new quote selections (for now) on tap for voting. Pick or submit your favorite quote! TECH_MICROGENERATORS Quote #1 (current quote): As of now, string theorists have no explanation...

Two starts to start here. Pick or submit your favorite quote! TECH_LOW_GRAVITY_ENGINEERING Quote #1: Space music'd be really something...but they don't have no gravity up there. You couldn't have no downbeat! -Miles Davis Quote #2: The microgravity [...] that we have up in space forces some...

Three quotes to start this particular tech. Pick or submit your favorite quote! TECH_SUPPRESSION_WEAPON_SYSTEMS Quote #1: "Suppressing fire!" -Cyril Figgis, Archer Quote #2: The last thing they need is Lieutenant Gorman telling them to lay down suppressing fire with flame units and fall back...

Drawing closer to the end. This one will be a particularly fun poll! Six choices to vote on to start, but if you have a good idea, don't let the current selections deter you! Pick or submit your favorite quote! TECH_INFORMATIONAL_WARFARE Quote #1: World War III is a guerrilla information war...

A couple new ones: If you can't track it, you can't defeat it. If you can't see it, you can't shoot it. [...] If you can't see it, you can't deter it either, because in order to have effective deterrence you have to be able to respond in a timely manner. -Gen. John Hyten, "Missile Defense and...

And one quote to start this one. Pick or submit your favorite quote! TECH_MAGNETIC_LAUNCH Quote #1: EMALS uses an approach analogous to an electro-magnetic rail gun, in order to accelerate the shuttle that holds the aircraft. That approach provides a smoother launch, while offering up to 30%...

Three quotes at present. Pick or submit your favorite quote! TECH_HYPERSONIC_BALLISTICS Quote #1: The stresses and heat generated by a 10,000-pound glide vehicle traveling at 5 to 15 times the speed of sound are so great a sharp turn would rip the weapon apart. Yet even a slight adjustment can...