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Have you ever considered that the Prime Directive is not only not ethical, but also illogical, and perhaps morally indefensible?
- Comment on Please advise on this conversation we had over on c/Piracy. Transporters and replicators, basic operating principles? 1 day ago:
It thankfully stops short of “meat”:
Such animated characters are composed of solid matter arranged by transporter-based replicators and manipulated by highly articulated computer-driven tractor beams. The results are exceptionally realistic “puppets,” which exhibit behaviors almost exactly like those of living beings, depending on software limits.
Objects created on the Holodeck that are pure holographic images cannot be removed from the Holodeck, even if they appear to possess physical reality because of the focused forcebeam imagery. Objects created by replicator matter conversion do have physical reality and can indeed be removed from the Holodeck, even though they will no longer be under computer control.
Obviously, there is an inconsistency here, as we saw that later holographic characters could not be removed from the holodeck, and therefore must not have been replicated.
- Comment on Please advise on this conversation we had over on c/Piracy. Transporters and replicators, basic operating principles? 1 day ago:
The Technical Manual explanation is not that replicators create matter out of pure energy - they are a type of transporter that dematerializes raw material and rematerializes it to match a molecular pattern. They are “matter-energy converters” only in the sense that the stream of particles during the materialization process could be called an energy stream.
These replicator system headends are located on Deck 12 in the Saucer Module [of the *Enterprise-*D] and on Deck 34 in the Engineering Section. These systems operate by using a phase-transition coil chamber in which a measured quantity of raw material is dematerialized in a manner similar to that of a standard transporter.
Instead of using a molecular imaging scanner to determine the patterns of the raw stock, however, a quantum geometry transformational matrix field is used to modify the matter stream to conform to a digitally stored molecular pattern matrix. The matter stream is then routed through a network of waveguide conduits that direct the signal to a replicator terminal at which the desired article is materialized within another phase transition chamber.
- Comment on Star Trek:Section 31 Premiere Reaction (ft Emily Inkpen) and Q&A with Michelle Yeoh and Rob Kazinsky [Spoiler-free mini-review] 1 day ago:
Yeah…I think a lot of that will depend on what the actual plot of the thing is, and they’ve been keeping a surprisingly tight lid on that.
The covert mission to destroy Cardassian weapons that Starfleet Intelligence sent Picard, Crusher, and Worf on in “Chain of Command” was probably illegal, but I never hear people complaining about it.
- Comment on See 40+ New Photos from the Star Trek: Section 31 Movie 3 days ago:
Zeph has moved into my head, and he’s not moving out.
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- Comment on Star Trek:Section 31 Premiere Reaction (ft Emily Inkpen) and Q&A with Michelle Yeoh and Rob Kazinsky [Spoiler-free mini-review] 3 days ago:
Star Trek has certainly never shied away from “fun and silly” before. I think it’s good to have different flavours available.
As long as I enjoy this thing, it should be enough for me.
- Star Trek:Section 31 Premiere Reaction (ft Emily Inkpen) and Q&A with Michelle Yeoh and Rob Kazinsky [Spoiler-free mini-review]www.youtube.com ↗Submitted 4 days ago to startrek@startrek.website | 5 comments
- Comment on Check Out New Preview And Behind-The-Scenes Images From The ‘Star Trek: Section 31’ Streaming Movie 4 days ago:
I don’t want to get too excited in this time of contraction in the entertainment industry, but it’s exciting that they’re opening the door to this era.
- Comment on Check Out New Preview And Behind-The-Scenes Images From The ‘Star Trek: Section 31’ Streaming Movie 5 days ago:
The presence of a young Rachel Garrett seems to suggest it (she was likely born around 2300, so the movie could take place around 2330).
I don’t know if we’ll see any actual maroons, though - I think they’re operating outside of the Federation.
- Comment on Check Out New Preview And Behind-The-Scenes Images From The ‘Star Trek: Section 31’ Streaming Movie 5 days ago:
quick get Sam Witwer on the phone
- Comment on Check Out New Preview And Behind-The-Scenes Images From The ‘Star Trek: Section 31’ Streaming Movie 5 days ago:
the Discovery-era
Well, this seems poised to be set sometime after “The Undiscovered Country,” which is actually one of the more interesting aspects for me.
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- Comment on 'Star Trek' now a Canadian enterprise. What made it so? 2 weeks ago:
I clicked hoping for a shot of the “Academy” set and left disappointed, but it’s a neat article regardless. The opening anecdote is great:
Olivia Chow has a model starship in her office.
It’s the USS Toronto, a Parliament-class vessel slightly bigger than her hand. An accompanying plaque features a quote from her husband, Jack Layton, who died in 2011.
“Always have a dream that will outlast your lifetime,” it reads.
Layton, the former federal NDP leader, was a fan of “Star Trek.”
I’d like to know where the model came from - was it a gift?
- How Star Trek: Lower Decks Managed To Get Enterprise’s Jolene Blalock To Appear, And Why She’s Only Credited By Her First Namewww.cinemablend.com ↗Submitted 2 weeks ago to startrek@startrek.website | 28 comments
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- Comment on [Spoilers] Highlights from the SFX "Section 31" feature 2 weeks ago:
I swear, they must do it on purpose.
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- Comment on Tawny Newsome Says Live Action Star Trek Workplace Comedy Will Explore Life Outside The Federation 3 weeks ago:
Don’t a ton of the episodes deal with life outside the federation, boldly go where no (hu)man has gone before and all that? Hell, DS9 took place on a space station outside the federation…
I think it’s a stretch to say that they do. The primary characters are nearly always Starfleet/Federation characters, and the events of the episodes are generally seen through their eyes, even if they are technically outside the Federation. The main exception would be the DS9 Ferengi episodes, but there’s really only a handful of those.
Risa was part of the Federation. Unless that was retconned with nu-trek or something…
The only reason Risa came up in the article is because the pitch of the new show is that it’s set on a resort planet, and people unfortunately lack imagination and assumed that meant Risa, even though the pitch also said it was set outside the Federation.
This interview confirms that the setting is not, and has never been, Risa.
We’ll see how it all pans out. I feel somehow skeptical that the Federation perspective won’t worm its way in there somewhere.
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- Comment on got one of the last ones for christmas 3 weeks ago:
I’m seeing credible-seeming rumours that Lego has acquired the license, but nothing official yet…
- Interview: Mike McMahan On Refining The Finale Of ‘Star Trek: Lower Decks’ And Planning A Push To Bring It Backtrekmovie.com ↗Submitted 4 weeks ago to startrek@startrek.website | 6 comments
- 25 Years Ago, A One-of-a-Kind Movie Captured the Hearts of Star Trek Fans Everywherewww.startrek.com ↗Submitted 4 weeks ago to startrek@startrek.website | 10 comments
- Comment on Analysis: There Is A Lot Going On In The New ‘Star Trek: Section 31’ Trailer 4 weeks ago:
Similar haircut, but I think you’re looking at Rachel Garrett, future captain of the Enterprise-C.
- Star Trek as ‘going to a national park’: Lower Decks’ creator reflects on the end of the showwww.polygon.com ↗Submitted 4 weeks ago to startrek@startrek.website | 0 comments
- New Star Trek: Lower Decks and The Search For Spock Behind-the-Scenes Books Coming in 2025blog.trekcore.com ↗Submitted 4 weeks ago to startrek@startrek.website | 1 comment
- Comment on ‘Section 31’ Director Says The Streaming Movie Is A New Flavor Of Star Trek… With A Surprise Twist 4 weeks ago:
I’ll let Luther Sloan take this one.
We search out and identify potential dangers to the Federation…we deal with them.
They certainly believe they’re protecting the Federation.
- Comment on ‘Section 31’ Director Says The Streaming Movie Is A New Flavor Of Star Trek… With A Surprise Twist 4 weeks ago:
Honestly, if there’s one character whose upbringing I’d like to see, it’s this one.
- Comment on ‘Section 31’ Director Says The Streaming Movie Is A New Flavor Of Star Trek… With A Surprise Twist 4 weeks ago:
At least once more, as always.
