As I recall, TCP/IP support was put off because a large number of fans (from this very board) requested that AI improvement be given top priority. And improved it has! It's certainly not perfect, but given the complexity of this game it does a pretty good job. Not to mention, if you want human opposition, why not try Admiral's play by web server?
http://seiv.admiral.com
p.s. Don't expect much sympathy from us.
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Assume you have a 1kg squirrel
E=mc^2
E=1kg(3x10^8m/s)^2=9x10^16J
which, if I'm not mistaken, is equivilent to roughly a 50 megaton nuclear bomb.
Fear the squirrel.