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   From: liam@valentijn.nu   
      
   Anim8rFSK wrote:   
   > In article <4a1972a5$0$191$e4fe514c@news.xs4all.nl>,   
   > "Wouter Valentijn"  wrote:   
   >   
   >> Anim8rFSK wrote:   
   >>> In article <4a185fa2$0$192$e4fe514c@news.xs4all.nl>,   
   >>> "Wouter Valentijn"  wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>> Tim Bruening wrote:   
   >>>>> Kevin Reilly wrote:   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>>> This is why the Narada situation is unique and pretty much   
   >>>>>> unsolvable. If someone goes back using almost any of the   
   >>>>>> established Star Trek time travel techniques they will be   
   >>>>>> *changing* the history of the second timeline, with all of the   
   >>>>>> ethical implications. On the other hand if they use the Red   
   >>>>>> Matter method -- assuming it's even possible to fine tune it in   
   >>>>>> such a way -- they will be creating a third reality that's   
   >>>>>> almost but not quite exactly like the Prime reality, while   
   >>>>>> leaving the second reality intact with a smoking hole where   
   >>>>>> Vulcan used to be.   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>> Either way it's ultimately futile. You either can't save the   
   >>>>>> inhabitants of 'alternate' Vulcan, or you can only do so by   
   >>>>>> destroying 25 years of galactic history. IMO that's just too   
   >>>>>> great a price to pay.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> What we and Old Spock need is a cloaked ship with a super duper   
   >>>>> transporter capable of beaming up 6 billion Vulcans and at least   
   >>>>> one human (Amanda) in the nick of time.  Might Scotty be capable   
   >>>>> of designing such a transporter?   
   >>>>   
   >>>> That reminds me of the story of one of the old Gold Key comics. :-)   
   >>>> Not only an entire population, but also an entire planet was beamed   
   >>>> into some pattern into a storage device to be relocated elsewhere.   
   >>>   
   >>> Trouble is, that made the ship very very very very heavy.   
   >>   
   >> No, you could carry that case in your hand with great ease. It was   
   >> shaped like a small sphere.   
   >> It was the target of thieves however and a beautiful young woman   
   >> came on board that seemingly seduced Spock.   
   >   
   > "humor"  :)   
      
   Check this out:   
      
   http://curtdanhauser.com/St18.html   
      
      
   http://curtdanhauser.com/Comics.html   
      
   Of course all non canon and sometimes very silly, but always fun.   
      
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   Wouter Valentijn www.j3v.net   
      
   Buffy: This is the Initiative Xander.  Military guys and scientists do not   
   make out with each other.   
   Xander: Well maybe that's wrong with the world. Ever think about that?   
      
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