Star Trek Tech We Use Today (Almost) - Democratic Underground

pokerfan

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Tue May-05-09 02:35 AM
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Star Trek Tech We Use Today (Almost)

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http://www.pcworld.com/printable/article/id,164195/printable.html">Star Trek Tech We Use Today (Almost)

I'm still waiting for a half-way decent holodeck.

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Alexander

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Tue May-05-09 04:01 AM
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1. Give me Captain Pike's chair with the blinking light on it.

Now that is high tech!

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pokerfan

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Tue May-05-09 04:17 AM
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2. South Park did an homage to Capt. Pike a few years back

Woman: That's the preschool teacher, Ms. Claridge. Poor woman suffered such horrible burns she can only communicate by... beeping once for yes and twice for no.

Officer: Ms. Claridge, did Trent Boyett do this to you? (two beeps, for no) Yes! Yes! Take him away!

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Alexander

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Tue May-05-09 04:37 AM
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3. I saw that episode. It was hilarious.

The good news is, with regard such communication devices, we've already gone a lot further than Star Trek:

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