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::breaks out Thread Defibrillator::

New Acronym!

USSR

USSR = UnSurvivable Security Redshirts!

 

have at it.

::long pause:: "What? Too much whisker?" or "We are not amused"

At least with people like that, I'll always have a job.

ROFL! =0] Will, you are so silly.

Black holes really aren't really what bothers me so much. What I have difficulty buying into is this whole idea of dark matter and dark energy. It just seems to me that our astronomers and physicists just couldn't find a way to fit the movement of galaxies into the standard model of gravity. So they pretty much just made something up that would fit and published it. And it became widely accepted practically overnight it seems without any real alternate theories to explain it or really without any peer review.

 

Nah, I think sometimes the issue here now is that scientists just aren't questioning themselves enough. We're too ready to accept whatever they have to say and start teaching it. A theory is a theory, but let's leave teaching it until there's sufficient evidence to back it up. That's just my two cents.

Yes, my thoughts exactly! People are so interested in what a scientist might say and they just readily believe whatever they "prove" out of a petri dish or think they're seeing through a microscope. Jim Garrison said that, "Scientists can prove that an elephant can hang from a cliff with his tail tied to a daisy. But, use your eyes, common sense." Of course, he was referring to ballistics, but the same can be said about any scientist. They'll keep shoveling us bull until we say, "Would ya shut up, already? PROVE IT."

There's also the fact that everything is in motion relative to everything else. I.e., the Milky Way galaxy isn't just sitting "somewhere" in the universe, happily rotating about. It's actually moving at a very fast speed--right toward the Andromeda galaxy, in fact. They'll collide in a couple of billion years or so; if you haven't purchased "galaxy collision insurance", now might be the time to do so.

Oooo, I've got to get on that right away. I wonder if they can bundle it with my car insurance?

I imagine that ships in the Starfleet universe have a considerable advantage over our current technology. Firstly, the sensors on a starship are much more precise than our best instruments, and they have better range. Secondly, most of Federation space probably has comm relays or sensor buoys (not to mention all those starbases) deployed throughout. These can feed telemetry back to ships via subspace. So for all intents and purposes, starships can get real-time or close to real-time updates on whatever region of space they are about to enter and navigate accordingly. We, on the other hand, are stuck with photos that are out of date the moment we take them.

Interesting points, Tach. I was also wondering about Black Hole activity. For example, do they continually spin? If so, is it a fast rotation? Or, is it slow, or slower, like the Earth? Does it collect material quickly? Is it actually a hole in space or is it like a tornado? Are they miles across or as big as our galaxy? See? These are the weird things that pop in my head when I watch these science shows. But, at least it doesn't keep me up at night...yet. =0]

Oh yeah, I forgot about that term, "Gravitational waves"

Is it really possible that space doesn't change over days, months, or even years?

Here y'all go:

Cat: "Oh man. If he scratches my head and offers me a treat, its Fur Coat Razor Blade time!"

or

Cat: "We are not amused. No, we are NOT amused!"

I was watching a TV show on the History Channel this morning about Black Holes. It seems to me that scientists are jumping the gun a bit about their theories of space. Maybe I am too ignorant of scientific data, but the Hubble is not a running video, right? It only takes photos now and then of space, ours and the outer. So, if it captures a photo of some blob out in space, how does a scientist decide that its a Black Hole?

Now, lets apply this Black Hole theory to Star Trek. If thousands of Black Holes are supposed to be all around us and you cant really see them and their event horizons are a toilet bowl of suction for anything closer than the distance between us and the Sun, how is it that a Starship can fly in a straight line at any speed and not be sucked into one of them or at least skim across one and effect that part of space in some fashion?

Show me a man with legs for arms and arms for legs!

Close as I can find...

But, look at this guy!

No steroids here, right?

Speaking of muscles, how about a 50+ pound lobster!

Ok. So I looked and looked and looked, and found.....

 

 

And, no - it's not a self-portrait.

Yes, the elephants plans to distract his keepers, unlock the back gate to his habitat, and tip-toe out of the zoo were carried out to the letter. They were brilliant! But, even as he looked over the bus ticket he had purchased online under an assumed name, he realized he had overlooked one small detail...

Batman: OK, this game of capture the flag is just getting way out of hand.

Or

Ill give him another 10 minutes at his poker night and then send him a text. He can't have THAT good a hand!

All my favorite books are usually TNG and are written by Michael Jan Friedman. I really enjoy his style of writing, because I feel it is close to my own. But, of his books, I really enjoyed "Kahless", "Relics", and "All good things". I like them too because he really knows how a character would respond to any situation: he knows the characters well. Did you know he helped write some Star Trek episodes? Im not sure which series, Im thinking Voyager, but I could be wrong. Also, if you plan to attend Shoreleave East this year, you will have a chance to meet him. He attends, and in fact helps create, the convention and is quite visible and always approachable. =0]

Those shirts are so neat. Great job on the logos, group! =0]

I would love to order a shirt, A9, but there are too many choices!

...If you can relay all that will occur in an episode after only just seeing the opening scene, even before a single word is uttered.

sorry, I haven't been around for a few days. I'll try and find something when I get home from work.

Better he chose the rented touring tiger who lacked sleep rather than the one who had yet to eat lunch!

Awesome, Jami! I just love the Baltimore convention, it's the only place to have our official Shore Leave. Las Vegas just costs too much money. Thank you for bringing back Baltimore! I will have to have a chat with my husband and see if he wants to return this year. We went last year and had a blast! Hope to see you all there! =0]

I find the Star Trek realm so interesting. So many actors/SIMmers play half races, its so weird there are still prejudices in this world. My last character was mostly human, but one quarter Romulan. See what I mean?

A9: :: on stage, speaking some sort of scientific Trekkie mumbo jumbo::

Crowd: ::completely confused::

Man with out stretched hangs: FINALLY! Someone who speaks my language! ::begins to cry, takes another drag::

This pilot just HAD to see the lobby remodel one more time...

Thats OK, Fitzy. I hope you get it all straightened out. Unfortunately, this next SIM atleast, will be my last one. The plot might run over until the next week, but maybe not. It was great gaming with you. As with everyone else, I will check in on the boards now and then, maybe I will catch you around. Take care. =0]

OK, so I guess we are waiting on you, Huff, as runner up! =0]

Twas the night before Christmas

and all through the ship

the Arcadians were hoping

for a return home trip.

For a short time before,

through a mysterious Force,

the ship had been thrown

into a parallel universe.

The stars now being charted

by Aaron and Zen

are inhabited by beings

related to R2D2 and Anikan.

The crew had no fear

with their security on board.

With Will and Thoros in charge,

confidence soared.

Dacotah and Loami

took charge of the quest

and encouraged the crew

to do our very best.

Vec kept busy

keeping the operations true

while Merri watched over

the sanity of the crew.

Same'j at helm

kept the destinations in line

while Dana and Katherine

were biding their time.

In engineering, our heroes

Fitzgerald, Naara, and Ryan

were busily keeping

our starship a-flyin'.

Andrea Knollwatcher, with

Miranda and Ty,

were strengthening their friendship

as the time slipped by.

At the end of their mission

none to fear, but instead

visions of the homestead

danced in their heads.

So, their rescue mission over

they'll pack up one and all

and the Captain will comm

"Prepare to dash away, all."

Away they will go

And warp into the night

rearin' to go,

headed for sure strife.

And we'll hear them exclaim

as they fly out of sight

"Merry Christmas to all

and to all a good fight!"

Merry ChrisMoose, everyone. And a very Happy New

Year. =0]

Teresa (Knl's player)

Well, I did my usual traveling to this house and that one. But, my fiance' got me a really cool CB radio for my car this year. Now, I can chat with the truckers again, something I really miss. =0]

That was...really stupid.

A really cool place I found today: Retrojunk

It shows the old tv show openings on a video player. I was playing the "Inspector Gadget" cartoon series opener over and over. =0]