Graham Kennedy wrote:The most heroic men who have ever lived?

Does coming to the attention of one of the Kims count as heroic or stupid?

Was it you who suggested that for the Badlands mission the science staff was probably omitted, at least most of it? I'd be happy to take 140 as a base crew, and say that in addition there is a standard science staff of about another 200 or so. 350 would still be absurdly low for a ship Voyager's si...

Remember, as far as we know the saucer section doesn't detach on the TOS Connie. So it's not like a problem with the engines might require everyone to be evacuated. KIRK: Then use your imagination. Tie every ounce of power the ship has into the impulse engines. Discard the warp drive nacelles if yo...

I wonder if it'll include a scene covering his set to with his German publisher? :lol: Do tell... He was trying to get The Hobbit published in Germany in the late 30s, and got the usual guff with them asking for documentary proof that he had "Aryan ancestry". His response was a long lette...

I wonder if it'll include a scene covering his set to with his German publisher?

we should also expect that torpedoes and shields are upgraded almost in sync, so a 23th century torpedo shouldn't be a so big problem for a Galaxy class starship and a 24th century torpedo should take out a constitution almost at the first blow ... In this case we have evidence to the contrary. The...

Mikey wrote:Such as, the contextual definition of the word “jerk.”

Something all genetically engineered subspace whales should know.

Mikey wrote:

Nutso wrote:Picard has a goatee

So... MU Picard, then?

Or Karla.

BTW, if Seafort’s reading... why does the Household Cavalry use the term “corporal of horse” instead of “sergeant,” and why are they the only regiment to do so? Because the rank of Sergeant derives from "servant", and historically even Household Cavalry troopers (i.e. privates) were from ...

Actually, I just did some quick bar-napkin math while in the kitchen making dinner. Let's just say that those 10,000 torpedoes fill 15 basketball courts worth of space using your conservative formulas. If you JUST take into account the 800,000 square meters of "mission adaptable" space me...

He's got a point with most of them. The only ones I'd query would be the assessment of the saucer's landing ability (I'd blame Troi's driving, not the ship) and the modulating shields (the Klingons would have seen the change as soon as it happened). He did, however, miss the worst problem with the d...

Beeb Former Liberal Democrats leader Paddy Ashdown has died aged 77 following a short illness, a party spokesperson has said. The former MP for Yeovil made an "immeasurable contribution to furthering the cause of liberalism" and would be "desperately missed", a statement said. L...

They had to be something other than a torpedo that can be used in space. I mean, Earth knew about ships with shields so they had to know that they needed a weapon that could damage the shields. Not some run of the mill, torpedo that can be used in space. Why? Ultimately, all you need to defeat any ...

Graham Kennedy wrote:But then photon torpedo sounds cooler than antimatter torpedo, just as spatial torpedo sounds better than space torpedo.

Which is probably as good a reason as any, IU as well as OU - whoever invented the things would have had a marketing department, given that they appeared pre-24th century.

Mikey wrote:There is a distinction; TR-116 threads generally started, at least, with a topic.

Indeed, hence being a subtype rather than the genuine article.