In todays society, we speculate about Faster than light travel, time travel, and teleportation. In Star Trek; these things are completely commonplace. They can easily replicate anything or create a simulated reality. Wormholes, parallel universes and super-sophisticated A.I. would be considered emerging technology. What would be a good science or technology that a scientist could study only in theory in the Star Trek universe. We study the theory of the Alcubierre Drive in 2019 but we are far from creating a warp drive. What would a scientist be studying in Star Trek that is far from being realized?
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They seem pretty far from a full out dyson sphere based on the reactions to one in TNG. Or maybe some sort of faster warp that would make extragalactic travel feasible (yeah, Warp 10 is a thing but the episode where they reached it borders on Canon Discontinuity. And then there's all the psychics, reality warpers, and energy beings we see. So maybe ascending, though we do see the occasional human go down that path already.
Edited by FGHIK on Jun 22nd 2019 at 1:44:20 PM
I missed the part where that's my problem.
Too old for this
Transwarp, time travel and travel to alternate universes don't seem to be things they control very well. Then there are what the very advanced civilisations they encounter can or could do (not counting the Q) : teleporting or warping over very large distances, moving planets or stars around, building star systems or complex structures (such as the Dyson sphere mentioned above).
Whatever your favourite work is, there is a Vocal Minority that considers it the Worst. Whatever. Ever!.
There have been so many theories about exactly what the Excelsior 'Transwarp' was and how/why it 'failed' and why Starfleet just didn't keep trying after they got to that point.
Personal headcanon is that it didn't fail, it worked completely and just became the new standard... which lead to TNG's reworking of the Warp Scale.
Well, that would seem to retcon the claim Warp 10 is infinite velocity that basically allows you to go anywhere instantly. Not a bad retcon, mind you. Maybe they used some of the tech behind it to go faster, but the "infinite velocity" can't be made safe.
I missed the part where that's my problem.
Warp 10 being infinite velocity was using the new warp system. A new system was apparently created between the original series and the Next Generation stuff. In the original series the Enterprise went past Warp 10 on numerous occasions and one time went as high as Warp 14. In TNG, DS9 and Voyager, no ship goes as fast as Warp 10, unless you count "Threshold."
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The "Star Trek: The Next Generation Officer's Manual" for the FASA Star Trek Roleplaying game went with that explanation back in 1988. It always seemed to me to be the best answer to the change.
Which we don't, and neither do the writers.
Edited by Deadbeatloser22 on Jun 24th 2019 at 9:35:42 AM
"Yup. That tasted purple."
The TNG Grand Finale had a few references to Warp 13, which was handwaved as a recalibration of the warp factors rather than a continuation of the exponential scale. Discounting "Threshold," it seems the speed barrier was in the realm of Warp 9.95, as using traditional warp speeds even the Borg could barely exceed that (at maximum speed the Borg were just creeping up on them). That could indicate a natural limitation of that style of Warp Drive, and exceeding that needed other methods to supplement it. A number of episodes have shown that the warp drive technology is adaptable for other uses, as foremost it involves channeling a lot of power to create the warp bubble around the ship. Using both the nacelles and the deflector dish they've done a lot of crazy things. The slipstream drive appeared to just be an extensive modification to the warp core that let them open up a wormhole, same with the Borg transwarp coil.
Due note that Voyager had a max speed of Warp 9.975, significantly above that and 25 years before All Good Things' future timeline.
If we believe the Ships of the Line calendars, Sovereign class ships can do 9.995.
"Yup. That tasted purple."
It makes sense.
How else could they get from the Romulan Neutral Zone to Earth in what was at most a few hours, at least a few minutes, in First Contact.
Edited by Memers on Jun 25th 2019 at 5:30:46 AM
The point was that it was a fraction of a point below Warp 10.
The length of time any story takes in traveling is subject to debate. The magic of editing can leave it open between hours and a week. I believe DS9 said that it takes two weeks casual travel between the edges of Federation space. They also seemed to imply that the entire Alpha Quadrant was made up of above five major superpowers (Federation, Klingon, Romulan, Ferengi, Cardassian). By that logic, Voyager should have made it home in a year at worst.
Nothing really beats Traveling at the Speed of Plot more than Into Darkness, where in a matter of minutes at best (long enough to learn of the Vengeance's ability to overtake ships at Warp) they go from the edge of Klingon space to Earth's orbit.
Two weeks for a subspace transmission, 8 weeks travel at best warp speed. As late as DS 9, the Federation is still pretty big for the increases in speed; and some of the older maps have the Federation sandwiched into a slice between several other powers. Add in the elliptic Voyager would have to fly around the galaxy center, and it becomes a little more reasonable, though still off by an overestimate of at least 50% if you eyeball the maps.
That said, Traveling at the Speed of Plot is definitely in effect on screen most of the time.
After rewatching Elementary Dear Data I don't understand how the Federation can't get their computers to solve all their problems if they're that powerful.
Never trust anyone who uses "degenerate" as an insult.
rollin' on dubs
I spent all day yesterday helping a client with their finances and it occurred to me...
In "The JemHadar", Sisko, Jake, Quark and Nog go camping before the titular aliens ruin it.
What campfire stories did Quark and Nog try to tell?
- "And when he checked his profits, they were down 3% for the quarter!"
- "To this day, it's said that Frenegi is trying to reconcile the accounts in his ledger..."
- "he called the Frengi Commerce Authority to report it, and they told him to get out! The variance in his ledger was coming from inside his quarters!!"
Jakes just stares at them while Sisko just rubs his temples and heads to his sleeping bag....
All night at the computer, cuz people ain't that great. I keep to myself so I won't be on The First 48
I'd believe it. These are people who built a damn religion based around economics. They're THE Proud Merchant Race.
I missed the part where that's my problem.
Poster
for Star Trek: Picard. The dog, as would be expected, is already a meme. Ranging from getting his own captains chair to his name being Number One to having vulcan ears.
Still not entirely sure what the series is about, and I like that.
Overlording the Underworld
It's Fallout 4 with Patrick Stewart playing the Sole Survivor. I dig it.
It would be a very different take, which is admittedly why I’d be for it. Not to mention being his last film he probably would want to be as big as possible.
Edited by Beatman1 on Jul 18th 2019 at 1:40:00 PM
Viacom/Paramount and CBS which split up in 2006 may be getting back together. The split has led to some awkward divisions between the Star Trek TV and movie rights which would be settled by a unified company.
Considering how badly Paramount is doing, CBS probably doesn't want them for anything but for the full Star Trek rights back.
Having them all under one roof would alleviate a lot of issues with Licensed Games like Star Trek Online as right now each individual piece from the movies has to be negotiated for with Paramount as their contract is with CBS specifically.
Picard SDCC trailer. Probably the first time a trailer made me yell "holy shit!" twice in a row.
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Troi, Riker, Data AND Seven of Nine?! And they're going against a full-on Borg invasion?! SIGN. ME. UP.
And speaking of the latter plot point: now would be the perfect time bring the USS Aventine into canon, with Nicole de Boer reprising her role as Captain Dax. Unlikely to happen I know, but let me dream, alright?
There are going to be six more
"Short Treks" shorts, four live-action and two animated. No details or release dates.
We also don't know if the animated shorts are related to the new animated series they've announced.