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07-31-2010, 10:44 PM
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You're really asking why Data, at this early stage in the series, doesn't understand the value of "something intangible that cannot be replicated by technology"?
But I agree that Geordi's "sight" isn't particularly impressive when we get to see it. That's one aspect of the series that's unlikely to age well. My view (get it get it ha ha) is analogous to Gene's explanation for TOS Klingons: what Geordi really sees is much more complex, they just didn't have the budget to show it on TNG.
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07-31-2010, 11:29 PM
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But he DOES understand. This was a rhetorical question he asks of Picard to make him think. Data is actually showing personality growth.
He wasn't actually asking why people don't have their sight augmented by VISORs. Data was asking why Starfleet doesn't use any and all technology at their disposal to increase the utility of their officers. Including androids if necessary.
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08-09-2010, 10:28 PM
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This isn't really Persistent or Niggling, but I'd still like to ask...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x246f...eature=related Does the theme for Digimon Data Squad sound more like the opening for a Pokemon season to anybody else?
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08-12-2010, 01:34 AM
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Over at TV Tropes the issue of "should you put one or two spaces between a period and the next sentence" has come up.
PNQ: Opinions? I use two spaces 'cause that's what I was taught. Back in the days of typewriters that was the standard, and I don't see why it needed to be changed, especially since we're still using QWERTY keyboards for some inexplicable reason.
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mudshark: Nate's just being...Nate. Zeke: It comes nateurally to him. mudshark: I don't expect Nate to make sense, really -- it's just a bad idea. Sa'ar Chasm on the 5M.net forum: Sit back, relax, and revel in the insanity. Adam Savage: I reject your reality and substitute my own! Hanlon's Razor: Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity. Crow T. Robot: Oh, stop pretending there's a plot. Don't cheapen yourself further.
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08-12-2010, 03:13 PM
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I don't care which, just as long as it's kept consistent within a given work.
/editor
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08-18-2010, 09:41 PM
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PNQ: How come Japanese names that have already been translated to English on signs or whatever that have "U"s on the end have these "U"s dropped when translated for the official dub?
I especially refer to Tatewaki Kuno of Ranma 1/2 and Yugi Moto of Yu-gi-oh. Both of their names are rendered with extra "U"s (Kunou, Motou) within the series, but these are dropped in the dubs. It's just weird, is all. If a word in an anime is written in English to begin with, shouldn't that be taken as the official spelling?
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mudshark: Nate's just being...Nate. Zeke: It comes nateurally to him. mudshark: I don't expect Nate to make sense, really -- it's just a bad idea. Sa'ar Chasm on the 5M.net forum: Sit back, relax, and revel in the insanity. Adam Savage: I reject your reality and substitute my own! Hanlon's Razor: Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity. Crow T. Robot: Oh, stop pretending there's a plot. Don't cheapen yourself further.
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08-27-2010, 08:31 PM
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Quote:
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08-27-2010, 09:19 PM
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You do what at work? One space or two?
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mudshark: Nate's just being...Nate. Zeke: It comes nateurally to him. mudshark: I don't expect Nate to make sense, really -- it's just a bad idea. Sa'ar Chasm on the 5M.net forum: Sit back, relax, and revel in the insanity. Adam Savage: I reject your reality and substitute my own! Hanlon's Razor: Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity. Crow T. Robot: Oh, stop pretending there's a plot. Don't cheapen yourself further.
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09-04-2010, 10:52 PM
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Although I'm hardly the biggest fan of Daniel Craig's 007 (when I don't feel deprived by not having seen QoS, you can believe that), rumors that if Bond 23 doesn't start production soon it'll mean the end of the franchise disturb me.
PNQ1: What do you think should happen to the James Bond franchise? PNQ2: If the studio is in such dire straits, isn't it a good idea to put out a James Bond movie AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, even if they have to borrow more money? After all... PNQ3: Isn't a James Bond movie a guaranteed source of money?
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