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Ash_Freakstreet · Oct 31, 2004

You know, i have this hunch that this post is gonna be more fun than working out triple integrals in spherical co-ordinates or watching the Star Trek Marathon on Sci-Fi channel for 6 hours every tuesday.

:H

matthew · Oct 31, 2004

The tubes labeled GNDN in star track mean Goes Nowhere Does Nothing

Ash_Freakstreet · Oct 31, 2004

Didn't know that

I found this really cool site explaining Star Trek Ship Registry Abbreviations

NX: Experimental starship, Starfleet (example: USS Defiant NX-74205)
NCC: Commissioned starship, Starfleet (example: USS Enterprise NCC-1701-E)
NCV: Commissioned timeship, Starfleet (example: USS Relativity NCV-474439-G)
NDT: Multipurpose transport, Starfleet (example: USS Milan NDT-50863)
NFT: Personnel transport, Federation (example: SS Lakul NFT-7793)
NGL: Freighter, Federation (example: SS Odin NGL-12535)
NSP: Science vessel, Federation (example: SS T'Pau NSP-17938)
NAR: Research vessel, Federation (example: SS Vico NAR-18834)

ryupower · Oct 31, 2004

Watch it! I'm a geek , not a nerd 'yet'
anyways:
e=mc²
energy=mass X constant squared

matthew · Oct 31, 2004

Well i have always liked Star Treks religous motifs within the 'alien' races myself
http://www.ex-astris-scientia.org/inconsistencies/religion.htm
http://members.aol.com/heraklit1/startrek.htm

This was shown within Babylon 5 as well, but to a lesser degree.

olhippie54 · Oct 31, 2004

No.

matthew · Oct 31, 2004

olhippie54 said:

No.
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oh go on...its fun

fitzy21 · Oct 31, 2004

Girls love guys who write recursive algorithms

TenCentArcade · Oct 31, 2004

In my experience, I have found that the price of the carpeting is directly proportionate to whether or not the buttered side of bread falls face down.

Ash_Freakstreet · Oct 31, 2004

fitzy21 said:

Girls love guys who write recursive algorithms
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...and analyze them using the big O notation

Ash_Freakstreet · Oct 31, 2004

Britney spears is the only woman whose bust sizes, when plotted against time, conform to a sinusoidial regression equation with a high coefficient of corelation.

Ash_Freakstreet · Oct 31, 2004

matthew said:

Well i have always liked Star Treks religous motifs within the 'alien' races myself
http://www.ex-astris-scientia.org/inconsistencies/religion.htm
http://members.aol.com/heraklit1/startrek.htm

This was shown within Babylon 5 as well, but to a lesser degree.
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yep i also like star trek because it more than just a show, it an optimistc vision for future... here are some excerpts from my paper on star trek that I wrote for my english class

Even though a few works in science fiction have managed to gain more commercial success and popularity than Star Trek, it still remains unique, primarily because of the fact that it has evolved into a diverse, consistent and multi-dimensional universe of planets, races, empires, regions and ships, which almost seem far too real for the devout trekkie. Instead of being a linear description of events leading to final battle, it actually weaves together different strands of events and ideas into a dense fabric of interstellar history, which very much resembles human history. Furthermore, the fact that Star Trek is set around Earth and its neighboring stars in the 22nd, 23rd and 24th centuries rather that being set in a distant galaxy in the distant past makes it seem like a natural extension of human history and if we subscribe to the doctrine that history repeats itself we can actually see the timelines of Star Trek parallel human history. In addition to this, many of the alien species, their cultures and their governments can be seen as a being representative of various human cultural and political structures that have existed here on earth. Thus, Star Trek strikes us as being a lot close to home than any other science fiction show or movie. However, the most remarkable fact about Star Trek is that it has chosen to take the most progressive and optimistic view of humanity, and has chosen to portray future humans as a noble race of explorers. The creators of Star Trek have, however have subtly hinted that such a future could only have been accomplished though changing the Status Quo, thus a adding an ameliorative dimension to the show. However, since human beings of the portrayed time period have already attained a high degree of moral advancement, Star Trek often uses other species to represent different moral flaws currently present in humanity. But Star Trek is mainly concerned not with the ethics, but the drama of exploration itself, and can be seen as a statement of faith in human aspiration and ambition.
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The human need for exploration is perhaps the most primordial of human desires, following the needs for food and mate, for it allowed human beings forage into unexplored areas for food when all local sources of food were exhausted, and escape to better habitats when threatened by predators. Thus it can be said that one of the most basic essences of humanity is that of an explorer. Thus, science fiction has always gained a considerable amount of success by pandering to this primordial instinct. However, it the case of science fiction, the motives for human exploration as portrayed in science fiction is much more civilized that an attempt to gain food and supplies from the environment or escape a predator. In Star Trek itself one of the goals of the crew of the Starship enterprise is “to seek out new life”. Thus, in science fiction, exploration is done primarily for knowledge. But this fact can be explained by stating that in modern and sufficiently civilized societies, knowledge is an important resource and gaining knowledge can, at times, be the consequential equivalent of gaining food supplies, and due to this the purpose for exploration can be sublimated from the pursuit of food into the pursuit of knowledge
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Star Trek does not lack heroism in any way, as the crew of Star Trek always seems to “set things right” by using some special knowledge to heal conflicts or use ingenuity (gained through knowledge, of course) to beat stronger, and yet less exploratory enemies such as the Klingons or the Borg. This is perhaps what sets Star Trek apart from other science fiction shows—In Star Trek, the search for knowledge is directly tied to heroic element. In the Star Trek universe, an enlightened opinion is always beneficial and thus knowledge is always worth pursuing. Thus it would follow that Star Trek portrays exploration as a primary virtue and remains steadfast to the claim of “knowledge is power” or more accurately, “exploration is power”. Thus Star Trek does an even better job as pandering to the human instinct for exploration, for it exalts exploration as a primary virtue.
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Thus, the Star Trek universe is a one where exploration is unbounded, and it is always empowering, and where the ingenious always triumphs. It is a universe of hope, and that of a possibility of perfect universe. And the worldview to complement such a universe is one of optimism, aspiration and faith that humanity is capable of everything. Together, the Star Trek universe and a matching worldview form the essence of Star Trek. The essence of Star Trek has a widespread appeal because not only does it pander to the exploratory instinct of the audience but it also inspires them to have faith in humanity.
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Mr MiGu · Oct 31, 2004

Ash_Freakstreet said:

...and analyze them using the big O notation
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ppfffft, big O isnt as cool as omega and theta notation

prism · Oct 31, 2004

"To the observatory!!" -Martin Prince from 'The Simpsons"

FreakyJoeMan · Oct 31, 2004

Would a Dyson's sphere be phisically possible to create, and if so, would it be biologically possible to maintain life?

lover/young_peace · Oct 31, 2004

Your hard-drive is sexy.

lynsey · Oct 31, 2004

I am lactose intolerant, wear spf 30 everyday and just started crocheting a new blanket today
yep

lynsey · Oct 31, 2004

1=0 in the zero ring so... why don't they just call it The One Ring instead?

jerry420 · Oct 31, 2004

FreakyJoeMan said:

Would a Dyson's sphere be phisically possible to create, and if so, would it be biologically possible to maintain life?
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you would have to be a type 2 civilization in order to even begin to attempt that. resource-wise, we would be fucked because we lack the knowledge, technology, and the recources to achieve such things. you need the rescources of several planets combined. plus you need a dying star, which in our case isnt happening. not possible for us, but for extra terrestrials, maybe. the universe is over 14 billion years old(tht we know of). the universe also has vast amounts of galaxies for life to triumph. id have to say, i bet there are some dyson spheres out there. there are prolly a few in our own galaxy, all i can say is i can wait for the day travel to another star is attempted. i will be reincarnated into that motherfucking starships' captain.

lynsey · Oct 31, 2004

no one thought my joke was funny ):

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