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How did I miss this? Classic!

Very nice work. The Moldy Crow especially. What sort of engineering degree are you pursuing?

Badly. Very badly.

Sounds good. Send it to me too if you don't mind.

Welcome to the board I've never actually seen the show, but I find all the hype over Bronies amusing.

I would love to be able to posrep you for that fine picture. Alas, there is no reputation system....

Well, there's the issue of licensing. CBS can't create a TV series based in the alternate timeline because Paramount owns the rights to the motion pictures. CBS can, however, create whatever they please in the Prime Universe. Barring CBS and Paramount actually agreeing on something, the only new TV shows we will see will be set in the Prime Universe. CBS has been making noises as of late regarding a new show. Quite likely to be set in the 25th century, in the same time as Star Trek Online.

I've had this discussion with several people, and I'll explain why it doesn't fit in the category of a "reboot". In Hollywood, when they make a reboot of a show or movie, they do several things. 1. They change and usually re-interpret the original show/movie. 2. They start over as if the previous work never existed, and they just now thought of this whole idea. This is not the case with ST XI. It's part of the overall continuity of Trek. They didn't replace anything in the existing canon. It's a parallel universe which is inexorably linked to the Prime Universe. In the Prime Universe, Romulus was destroyed, and Spock disappeared into the black hole. Any new TV shows or movies set in the Prime Universe would include this fact. Star Trek Online, which is considered "soft canon" by CBS (the story lines, not the player interaction.) has the Hobus event and the disappearance of Spock as part of the story line. It also explains why the Hobus event happened and who was responsible. Spock (played by Leonard Nimoy, for Pete's sake) is now living in the Alternate Universe, and is part of the stories in that universe. If CBS and Paramount could ever get together on anything, there is the possibility of crossover episodes like what happened with the Mirror Universe. Next, we have the fact that this sort of storyline isn't new to Trek. They've been doing things like this since TOS, and even more radical things in the novels. Time travel and alternate universes are par for the course with Trek. Paramount also includes this movie in the numbered films as ST XI. They obviously view it as part of the same franchise. It also maintains continuity with ENT, the same as the Prime Universe, since the split happened after ENT. A reboot would never do any of these things. This is clearly an expansion of Trek, not a replacement. For example, contrast this selection of Hollywood reboots with ST XI. Spiderman Total Recall Halloween (the Rob Zombie piece of shit) Friday the 13th A Nightmare on Elm Street Man of Steel Fright Night James Bond (the latest ones) What do all of these have in common? They ignore the previous body of work, a and re-imagine the series from the ground up. There is no connection whatsoever to what came before. ST XI is nothing like that. It expands on the Trek universe, it doesn't replace it. In fact, they went to great pains to integrate the story. Remember: Reboot replaces, spinoffs/alternate universes expand.

Let me see if I can scare it up for you. I'll do some hunting.

That's a very cool site. It would stand to reason, that especially earlier vessels would have a lot of space dedicated to machinery. Now, it's important to remember, that Starfleet ships use Bussard Collectors to acquire fuel while traveling through space. This greatly cuts down on the amount of space required for fuel storage. Also, there was no Star Trek "reboot".

I've heard about this. It's really cool, and can be done with off the shelf components. Something I would actually like to develop, would be such a device to see within walls. It would make fishing cable in walls (especially exterior walls) much easier. No surprises with cross beams or futzing with studfinders.

Well, according to the Foundation series, Trantor got rid of it's waste heat by extending large radiators on the night side of the planet as it rotated. Not sure how effective that would actually be, but that's how they dealt with it in the books.

Apparently AT&T supports the ponies too. The movement has infected Fortune 500 companies now!

I kind of miss the little guy. Any one seen him lately? I'd love to read his takes on Brian's videos.

As I'm making my way back through TNG, I just re-watched "Unnatural Selection" The Enterprise is trying to pin down the cause of a disease that seems to be causing rapid aging. They end up tracing it back to a genetic research lab "Darwin Station" where the scientists were attempting to genetically engineer a race of "perfect" humans. Sound a bit familiar? The only problem is, human genetic engineering has been catogorically banned since the mid 22nd century. Yet, the crew of the Enterprise barely bats an eyelid at this blatant disregard of a particularly vigorously enforced law. Any ideas on why? (Other than the obvious screw up by the writers.)

What's his malfunction?

No, no, no, no. It is certainly not the 'real' Trek. Its a paralell universe. Its happening simultaneously with TOS. Just like the mirror universe. ST XI Did not replace TOS. Its a separate timeline. Yes. Again, yes. That's actually always been Lucasfilm's policy. ST XI is *NOT* a 'reboot'. Its an alternate timeline. Its happening in paralell with the prime universe. A 'reboot' replaces an existing franchise. ST XI didnt replace anything. It added to it. Now, in the prime universe Romulus is destroyed and ambassador Spock has disappeared. Any new shows or movies set in the prime universe will reflect that. Spock is now living in the alternate universe.

Sorry about that. There was a setting I must have missed. You should be able to change it now.

We just switched from IPB to Vbulliten. I'll check with my tech admin, Paul and see what can be done. I could add a mobile style, that might help.

A Disciple of Wong?

I'll tell you. It's amazing how much happier I've been since I started ignoring politics. It's like watching 40 drunk cats chase their tails for an hour. Mildly entertaining, but really frustrating to watch and a complete waste of time.

You have to either use tags or the button that looks like a film strip.

Yep. I fixed it.

ITT: We speculate the next technology Apple will claim to have invented so they can stifle competition. Considering this stunt they just pulled: Apple gets US Customs to block imports of competing product.