HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: judson@watnxt2.ucr.edu (Michael Judson)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.current
Subject: Re: STIV and the transtator
Date: 14 Aug 92 21:19:22 GMT

In article <1992Aug13.140244.28755@ctr.columbia.edu>  
Charles_Laine@CCIS.BAYLOR.EDU (Charles Laine) writes:
> 
> In Star Trek IV, when Chekov attempts his escape from the "nuclear
> wessel", he leaves behind both his communicator and his phaser

	(semi-irrelevant stuff deleted)
> Perhaps the technology in the 23rd cetnury would not be quite as
> advanced if Chekov had not left his standard issues behind.   

What you are describing is a similar situation as to that which occurred 
with Soctty and Bones and the transparent aluminum.  If Scotty had not
given the technology for the transparent aluminum, then would Star Trek
exist?  And the same with Checkhov's communicator.  You mentioned that
Spock told McCoy in a TOS episode that leaving the communicator behind in
the episode "A Piece of the Action," would cause irreperable damage.
If this were true, then the damage was already done when Scotty revealed
the technology for the transparent aluminum and Checkhov left behind his
communicator and phaser.  However, since Star Trek does exist, then no
"damage" was done and life as we know it is on a destined path, not one
that we can choose for ourselves.  This is because Scotty's and Checkhov's
actions were necessary for the existence of Star Trek and their actions
could not have been prevented.
This is much like what occurred in Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure.
When Ted (or was it Bill) was told by the future Ted to not forget to wind
his watch because the future Ted forgot, the "damage" was already done and
the past Ted would never remember to wind his watch.  Thus, when the past
Ted became the future Ted and told the past Ted not to forget to wind his
watch, the "damage" was already done and the past Ted would forget to wind
his watch... and so on.  Anyway, Bill and Ted's lives were already set
on a destined path and there was nothing that they could do that would
alter it.  Thus, if their life was set on a destined path, then everyone
else's life had to be set on a destined path.  This is not unlike the
scenario in which I described above.
--
I was contemplating Socrates' immortal words: "I drank what?"

judson@watserv.ucr.edu
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From: bmadsen@dsd.es.com (Bruce Madsen)
Subject: Re: Dolphins!
Reply-To: bmadsen@dsd.es.com (Bruce Madsen)
Organization: Evans & Sutherland Computer Corp., Salt Lake City, UT
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 92 00:38:57 GMT

In article <Bt6tIC.7t7@watserv1.uwaterloo.ca>, schamber@watserv1.uwaterloo.ca (CHAMBERLAND S - BIOLOGY) writes:
> In article <1992Aug18.145736.28316@dsd.es.com> bmadsen@dsd.es.com (Bruce Madsen) writes:
> >I was rather amused to find the following statement in the "ST:TNG
> >Technical Manual" (page 44, under "Guidance and Navigation"):
> >
> [statement about dolphins deleted] 
> >
> >I really wish they hand included "smileys" after this, so that I could
> >tell if they were serious or not. But...
> >
> >During the recent rerun of "The Perfect Mate", I noticed the
> >following:
> >
> >There's a scene where one of the Ferengi rudely barges in on the Capt,
> >the Ambassador (forget his name), and Geordi in the hallway. Picard
> >manages to get the ambassador away (into a turbolift) and asks Geordi
> >to take care of the Ferengi. Geordi then says to the Ferengi (more or
> >less): "Have you seen the Dolphins? You gotta see the Dolphins". 
> >
> >What Fun!
> >
> >I wonder if this is another takeoff on Douglas Adams or David Brin
> >(ala the Dolphin Crew in _Startide Rising_)?
> 
> What do you mean, "another takeoff"???
> 
> Do you mean there were other borrowings to Brin?         
>

Sorry. According to the ST:TNG Tech manual, there's a block on the
large engine schematic in Engineering labeled "Infinite Improbability
Generator" (ala Adams; this is too small to catch on TV, however).
Hence my "another takeoff" comment.

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From: v130qh57@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu (sandra guzdek)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.current
Subject: Season Premiere: Picard bags Bev!
Date: 21 Aug 92 15:12:00 GMT
Organization: University at Buffalo
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41

hey, this *fake* spoiler info-telling IS fun!
  +                                  +                                       +
   sandra guzdek + username: v130qh57@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu + til 26 Aug 1992 
       6037 Devlin Avenue + Niagara Falls, NY + 14304 + after 26 Aug 1992 
   "Did a large procession wave their torches as my head fell in the basket
               and was everybody dancing on the casket?"
                            --TMBG, "Dead"
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From: tomcat@cwis.unomaha.edu (Jeffrey S. Jo)
Subject: Re: spoilers-- enough  Posting again
Organization: University of Nebraska at Omaha
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 1992 06:37:37 GMT

ira2p@faraday.clas.Virginia.EDU  writes:
> In article <1992Aug19.194757.24416@news.unomaha.edu> tomcat@cwis.unomaha.edu (Jeffrey S. Jo) writes:

> No, Jeffrey, enough is not enough.  
> I'm taking the opportunity to flame Mister Jonathan Sheir again for
> this, even if it is a little flame-trap he set for us all.
> If it is a trick, then he should be flamed anyway for deceiving us all.l
> 
> 
> I HATE YOU MR SHEIR
> 
OK, so maybe enough is not enough, but let's be a little nice.  Hate is such
a strong word.  Please, people, he goofed, OK, but let's not start hating this
fella just because he goofed.  This is Star Trek, not a war, dammit!  Star
Trek is based on peace and humanity and hope.  May sound mushy, but it's
what it is.

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From: lazarus@ug.cs.dal.ca (Chuck Turner)
Subject: Re: BABYLON 5: Rest of the Casting, First day of filming
Organization: Math, Stats & CS, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1992 01:40:40 GMT

In article <1992Aug17.003253.8760@sfu.ca> jfaubert@fraser.sfu.ca (Jean-Paul Faubert) writes:
>In article <BszoD0.H24@cs.dal.ca> lazarus@ug.cs.dal.ca (Chuck Turner) writes:
>
>
>>What I'd REALLY like to know is how folks in Canada are gonna be able to
>>see this show when it does go on the air.
>>
>Is it not being shown on an American network?
>How do you see TNG now?
>Are you suggesting that people in Halifax don't get
>US channels or that it won't be shown on "regular" tv?

None of the American stations that we get here show TNG. 
MITV, 'More Irving TV' shows TNG, and will be showing DS9 as well.  Halifax
doesn't get any of the stations that were listed in the FAQ post.

						Chuck

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From: Omega.Man@fquest.FidoNet.Org (Omega Man)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.current
Subject: B5 - KEEP IT HERE, DAMMIT!
Date: 21 Aug 92 04:34:47 GMT

...My two quatloos on the matter:

Once upon a time, I would have said "take it to rastv".

Of course, back in those days, I also had a Usenet feed that was quite a bit 
more expansive than the one I have (*) at this time. Now, I have to say with
a serious degree of...well, seriousness, that the B5-related posts should stay
here until either a group is created (which oddly enough I'd have a greater
chance of getting than the rastv group - long story there...), or ELW will
have to start a mailing list for those of us who can't get the posts any other
way.

Again, until further notice, the B5 posts should stay here. Besides, it's not
as if there's anything going on right now that's so earth-shattering that
they're interfering with the train of traffic-thought, is there? If anything,
it's a welcome break from the summer hiatus!

                                                        OM

(*) Thanks, of course, to Jim "Knutless" Knutson and the rest of the Cactus
jerks who stole my $20 membership fee then removed my feed access without
reason. Little do they realize that I was serious when I bought them all
free tickets to the ninth circle of Hell...
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From: bringman@rtsg.mot.com (Bill Bringman)
Subject: Re: Cause & Effect (*SPOILERS*) possible explaination
Organization: Motorola Inc., Cellular Infrastructure Group
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1992 13:22:44 GMT

I'm sure I missed when this question was asked, but

In article <whelan.713575701@sbphy.physics.ucsb.edu> whelan@sbphy.physics.ucsb.edu (John T. whelan) writes:
>
>	Well, I like to think that the fact that the E blew up near a
>spacetime anomoly (aka "the spacial effect) had something to do with
>the loop forming.
>

The question I have is how did the other ship get in the loop?
If the loop included the big E crashing with it, and was finally broken by
avoiding the crash, what kept the other ship waiting in the loop
for 80 years?  If something else did keep the other ship in the loop,
where is it during the crash and near crash with the big E?

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From: updike@force.ssd.lmsc.lockheed.com (Todd F. Updike)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.current
Subject: Re: Crew Eccentricities
Date: 21 Aug 92 02:00:40 GMT
Reply-To: updike@force.ssd.lmsc.lockheed.com
Organization: LMSC, Sunnyvale, California

In article <3sLkPB1w164w@cybernet.cse.fau.edu>, ekho.bbs@cybernet.cse.fau.edu writes:
>matthews_k@cubldr.colorado.edu writes:

>> > .....My favorite is "The Picard Pull". Every
>> > time Cpt. Picard rises from a seated position, if he's wearing
>> > his uniform, he'll pull on the bottom of the tunic (jacket? top?)
>> > to make it nice and smooth.
>> > 
>> > Anyone noticed any other foibles?
>> > 
>> > -- Tim
>> 

I have noticed this same thing so many times and it makes me and my
friend laugh so much because if you analyze it, it looks like the
stupid tunic or whatever it's called is designed way too short or something.
I mean, it looks downright uncomfortablly small, as if you *have* to
pull it everytime you get up from a chair, otherwise it would creep 
up you too much.  So much for the evolution of comfort and commonsense in
the dress of the future...

Another interesting thought I had, being a *PRIME* candidate myself for
all those ROGAINE commercials, is, why is Picard and other 
people in the future (I mean what the hell is it, 3 centuries ahead
of us or something ?) still bald ?  My God, they must have a "cure"
for baldness  by then !!  But then I thought about it further, and I 
figured, even if they did have a cure within say 10 years from now,
there is plenty of time such that I'm sure it would actually become
trendy again to "go natural" and be bald, so maybe that's why.
(Jeez, do you think I'm trying to somehow rationalize this to feel
better about myself ???? )
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From: schamber@watserv1.uwaterloo.ca (CHAMBERLAND S - BIOLOGY)
Subject: Re: Hidden Stories on TNG
Organization: University of Waterloo
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1992 19:52:56 GMT

In article <1992Aug14.195001.16561@ucsu.Colorado.EDU> jeffery@ucsu.Colorado.EDU (JEFFERY ERIC ROBERT) writes:
>>Yeah, right.  Like the writers would ever have the balls to reveal
>>anything significant in the past of the main characters.  That would be
>
>Did you read Imzadi?  That tells of the story about Riker and Deanna?  I also
>hear that Vendetta (I think) tells of the story (or at least mentions it) of
>Jack Crusher's death.  These are not episodes, but they are about the past's of

Not "Vendetta", but "Reunion". Not to confuse with the episode "Reunion".

>    Eric Jeffery (jeffery@ucsu.colorado.edu) StarBase Express (303)450-2454

-- 
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University of Waterloo  |          - Worf, Star Trek The Next Generation
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From: Rannou@info.polymtl.ca (Patrick Rannou)
Subject: Re: Dolphins!
Organization: Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal, Canada
	<57430@mentor.cc.purdue.edu>
Date: Sat, 22 Aug 1992 16:52:19 GMT

In article <57430@mentor.cc.purdue.edu> flip@sage.cc.purdue.edu (Phillip Russell) writes:



   Buy a really cool condo-aquarium and be the envy of all his friends.

To swim where no one has swimmed before? 


;-)

Doum.
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From: johng@lucid.com (John Gregory)
Subject: SPOILERS!!!! Learn to post dude
Reply-To: johng@lucid.com (John Gregory)
Organization: Lucid, Inc.
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 92 17:20:55 GMT

Keywords: 
In article <1992Aug19.070812.21689@usenet.ins.cwru.edu>, jxs52@po.CWRU.Edu (Jonathan Sheir) writes:
|> 
|> I just recently found out from a reliable source that Geordi will be killed
|> in the premiere in an attempt to save Data's life.  LeVar Burton wished to
|> leave and the writers thought it would be a good way to send him off  It will
|> give Data more of an appreciation as to what friendship really is.

if this is true, go rot! You even put it in the title line to make it
impossible to avoid.  

(wow! my first flame)

John G.
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From: ph3@unixg.ubc.ca (Michael Hamilton (phys 306))
Subject: Season Premiere -- Picard eats a fistfull of small stones.
Organization: University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 1992 17:03:47 GMT

In <6066@npri6.npri.com> murphy@npri6.npri.com (David P. Murphy) writes:

>come on, everybody play along!
>just make up a goofy idea for the new season (the more ludicrous, the better)
>and forget about those silly spoiler warnings!

>loads of fun!

OK.
From: medic@milton.u.washington.edu (Travis Lauricella)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.current
Subject: Another Wacky Top Ten List
Keywords: Worf, fight, lose, wimp, top ten
Date: 19 Aug 92 20:52:04 GMT
Article-I.D.: milton.medic.714257524
Organization: University of Washington
Pate: milton!medic

Here we go with another one of those wacky top ten lists!

THE TOP TEN REASONS WORF CONTTINUALLY GETS BEAT UP:

10. Those pesky humans had *bugs* in their necks!

9.  Heavy makeup makes movement cumbersome.

8.  Only ever gets a good workout on pod-inseminating creatures.

7.  Didn't get enough sleep 'cause he was up playing poker all night.

6.  Partakes in too many bizarre Klingon rituals.

5.  You expect a big Klingon to over-power a little old android?

4.  Would rather crush an Ensign.

3.  Alexander.

2.  He didn't pump up with Hans and Frans.

1.  "A true warrior does not trifle with research ships."
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From: rjc@devo.unify.com (Ronald Cole)
Subject: Re: Geordi Dies/Scotty Lives/Triva Contest
Organization: Unify Corporation, Sacramento, California
	<BtE2oo.GAw.1@cs.cmu.edu> <1992Aug22.190536.26078@adx.adelphi.edu>
Date: 22 Aug 92 22:04:52

In article <1992Aug22.190536.26078@adx.adelphi.edu> ricky@adx.adelphi.edu (Ricky Glass) writes:
   I would rather see the enterprise pull into star system and find 

   Guy Williams, June Lockhart, Bill Mummy and Angla Cartwright.

Guy Williams passed away in May of 1989.  Like to see Paramount try to bring
him back!  :-)

   Name that series. :-)

Ok, Lost in Space...

   For a top prize (a Plutotonium plated Ultra Man)
   can you name the other two actors of that series?

Jonathan Harris, Mark Goddard, and Marta Kristen.  Bob May was the man
in the Robot suit and Dick Tufeld was the narrator and the voice of
the Robot.  Now, will Ultra Man be coming UPS or parcel post?

   For the life of me, I can't remember thier names although I do remmeber
   the characters.  No hints from me.  Ok, some hints:
   The series is NOT:
   Zorro, Lassie or The Danny Thomas show.

   BTW, if you are under 30 (base 10) you probably don't have a clue as to
   what I am talking about. :-)

ObTrivia:  # of Lost in Space episodes - 84 (including the never aired pilot)
           which aired from 9/22/65 to 3/6/68.

AND...  if anyone flames me, I'll post Dr. Smith's canonical list of
Robot insults!  I mean it!!

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From: forbes@cbnewsf.cb.att.com (Scott Forbes)
Subject: Season Premiere: Data loses his head!
Followup-To: alt.dev.null
Summary: duh
Organization: Usenet Sports Programming Network
Date: Sat, 22 Aug 1992 20:10:18 GMT

Follow-ups to alt.dev.null ("the ultimate in moderated newsgroups")
with a passing salute to the originator of this thread...

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From: jverho80@ursa.calvin.edu (Jeff Verhoef)
Subject: Fake Spoilers
Organization: Calvin College
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1992 19:10:27 GMT

I'm just wondering if this little piece of info is designated to evoke
a response from people....if it's false, no big deal, but if it's not:


THANKS A LOT!!! I REALLY WANTED TO KNOW!!!

Just when I thought the episodes were getting better and a little less
predictable, this happens and the whole surprise is ruined....


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  ////    \\\\   Grand Rapids, MI  49546  USA                --Kirk, STII
From: fwilliam@lab5.smcm.edu (Frank Williams)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.current
Subject: What language
Date: 19 Aug 92 18:54:10 GMT


Hey guys
	I can certainly understand you being upset for people posting  
things that you may not want to see.  But to use such deragatory and  
insulting language should be quite unncecessary.  Please try to keep it  
clean.
	Frank williams
From: markb@spock.dis.cccd.edu (Mark Bixby)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.current
Subject: Re: ST:TNG gifs
Keywords: gif pictures
Date: 13 Aug 92 15:51:20 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: Coast Community College District, Costa Mesa, CA

In article <1992Aug12.232947.3730@unislc.uucp> zzekka@unislc.UUCP (Zeke Zecca,B2C10,4827) writes:
>I am looking for a news group and/or a/an ftp site for ST gifs.
>Planets, the big E, crew, etc..

A HUGE selection of ST gifs is available from vab02.larc.nasa.gov via FTP.
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From: dave@gergo.tamu.edu (Dave Martin)
Subject: Re: Arnold Schwarzenegger in STTNG ?
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Organization: Geochemical & Environmental Research Group, Texas A&M University
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 1992 19:51:00 GMT

In article <1992Aug21.155734.21612@dgbt.doc.ca>, serge@marvin.dgbt.doc.ca (Serge Ah Hee) writes...
}The Terminator Vs ST:TNG? hmmm.... I can picture it...
} 
}Arnie:"Are you Counselor Troi?"
}Troi:"Why yes, how can I help you?(funny I don't sense any emotions from him)"
} 
}BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG!
} 
}Arnie:"I'll be back!"

Actually, you forgot Worf barking in the background. 

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From: KELSEY@SLACVM.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU (KELSEY, Michael H.)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.current
Subject: Re: Why Klingons lose?
Date: 21 Aug 92 06:48:48 GMT
Organization: Stanford Linear Accelerator Center

In article <1992Aug21.024748.25883@usenet.ins.cwru.edu>, mac7@po.CWRU.Edu
(Michael A. Chary) says:
>
>The main reason Klingons lose is their slogan:  "It is a good day to die!"
>Most successful warrior races have as their slogan:
>"It is a good day for my opponent to die, preferably quickly and with
>a minimum of fuss ahnd effort on my part."
>That's my feeling anyway.

Ah, yes, the George S. Patton philosophy of war:  "You're not out there to
die for your country.  You're out there to make the other poor dumb bastard
die for HIS country."  The most reasonable job description for a soldier
I've ever heard -- being one, I DON'T mean this sarcastically.

                                                -- Mike Kelsey
[  My opinions are not endorsed by SLAC, Caltech, or the US government  ]
What is your _name_?    "kelsey@slacvm.slac.stanford.edu"
What is your _quest_?   "To get a Ph.D. in high-energy physics"
When will you _finish_? "I don't know.   Waaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh..."
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From: charlet@hubcap.clemson.edu (Charles E "Rick" Taylor IV)
Subject: Re: Crew Eccentricities
Organization: Clemson University
Date: Sun, 16 Aug 1992 15:28:10 GMT

ekho.bbs@cybernet.cse.fau.edu writes:

>I have just been reminded by my brother that the "Kirk Jerk" preceded the 
>"Picard Maneuver" by 24 years! :-)  So there! ;)

Yeah, but that's a description of Kirk's *personality* not his *actions*! ;)

Or was that what one of the female ensigns or female aliens would do to Kirk
behind closed turbolift doors ... ;) 

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From: bdugan@hal.gnu.ai.mit.edu (Bill Dugan)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.current
Subject: Re: What is the 25th Anniversary game?
Keywords: version, romulan, cloak
Date: 20 Aug 92 06:25:21 GMT
Organization: /etc/organization

In article <1992Aug19.004705.23076@ncsu.edu> rtwall@eos.ncsu.edu (RICHARD TODD WALL) writes:
>
>	Any hints on how to defeat the Enterprise clone and the other 2 ships?

There are a couple of hints you need to keep in mind for the last battle
in Star Trek: 25th Anniversary.  First, your speed is very important and
you need to keep in mind that the Enterprise can zip around in tighter circles
than the Elasi Pirates if you set your speed to negative or 0 or 1.  (Of
course, the clone Enterprise is the same as you are!)  So right after one
pass as you and an Elasi fire photons at each other, crank your speed down
to negative and circle around and you should be able to catch him
before he can train in on you.

Secondly, on that last battle you need to take out the Elasi that has
the plasma torpedoes (the green ones).  Get rid of him, then the rest
is not so hard.  You need to concentrate on one ship at a time or you will
get blown up.

Bill Dugan
Interplay Productions

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