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                                           September 17, 2008


                                          And they did it without
The original Star Trek was, for           lecturing much:
a television show, something of
a breakthrough in presenting a                The use of names that
half-way serious Science                      suggest function was
Fictional scenario.                           brilliant: "transporter"
                                              "tri-corder", "phaser",
     Just the fact that the                   "warp engine", "impulse power"...
     Enterprise itself does
     not land on planetary
     surfaces and has an         But then, why is it
     odd, non-aerodynamic        always oriented in
     shape.                      one way, as though
                                 there is a right
                                 side up?                And about
                                                         that swooshing
                                                         noise....



             But the fact that they don't
             regularly use the transporter
             technology to make copies of
             human beings betrays their
             commitment to romantic ideals
             in preference to reality.

                "This could be a
                dangerous mission!"

                     "Okay, so make a few extra
                      backups this time."


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