How weird: I'm seeing messages I wrote 17 years ago, before Google Groups even   
   existed. It must have assimilated some other discussion group I was part of.   
   Good times.   
      
   On Friday, June 2, 2000 at 3:00:00 AM UTC-4, Gabe Waggoner wrote:   
   > Besides, Seven said in a log entry in "Hope and Fear" that Quantum Slipstream   
   > technology was similar to the transwarp drive used by the Borg. The Borg   
   have the   
   > ability to travel throughout the galaxy very quickly, so while they would   
   > assimilate QS tech, they hardly need it for anything. Remember, they still   
   > assimilate simple warp-capable shuttles ("Dark Frontier" -- the Collective   
   voice   
   > said "Warp signature detected...prepare for assimilation...relevant   
   > technology...engage tractor pulse.") but obviously the Borg aren't going to   
   limit   
   > themselves to warp drive.   
   >   
   > "Will Frank, scifantasy" wrote:   
   >   
   > > On 29 May 2000 16:33:38 GMT, nlu@Xenon.Stanford.EDU (Nelson Lu) spake   
   > > thus:   
   > > >It was unlikely that he had a self-destruct device aboard; his stated   
   purpose   
   > > >was to make sure that Voyager's crew would be assimilated without any way   
   to   
   > > >escape; to have a self-destruct device at all would invite the Voyager   
   crew to   
   > > >use it to get out of that fate.   
   > > Besides, they assimilated the rest of Artutis' people..._SOMEONE_ knew   
   > > how the QS drive worked.   
      
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