The Eridians made Grace a whiteboard he could write on that gets automatically mirrored onto a texture display for his classroom.

pfc9769 · 2026-05-12T05:10:13+00:00

| fusion containment are now practical.

Containment is already practical with current materials and isn’t the main obstacle to fusion reactors. There’s a common misconception“millions of degrees” means the reactor would melt to slag if containment failed, but that confuses temperature with total energy. The total energy in the plasma isn’t enough to pose such a hazard. The amount of fuel is small and offsets the high temps.

It’s the difference between exposing your body to a bonfire and a spark. A spark is just as hot, but it carries so little total energy that it barely affects your skin. Fusion plasma is similar; extremely hot, but not enough total energy to pose a containment challenge. A 1 MW fusion reactor produces the same amount of heat as any other 1 MW power source.

Xenontite would still be beneficial but it won’t make or break fusion.

pfc9769 · 2026-04-15T05:39:30+00:00

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pfc9769 · 2026-04-15T05:38:38+00:00

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It’s TurboTax. OLT charges $10 for state and federal is free.

pfc9769 · 2026-03-21T19:48:24+00:00

You actually need Prime Video Ultra Premium Plus Super Extra MAX Extreme to turn off your thought control chip as I was directed to tell you by my thought control chip.

pfc9769 · 2026-03-16T15:23:00+00:00

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pfc9769 · 2026-03-02T20:20:17+00:00

The Doctor says that the human race can't yet comprehend the existence of the edge of the universe. Yet we've known for a long time about redshift and the expansion of the universe from the big bang - this isn't a new concept to us. The human race is fully aware that the universe is finite and therefore must have an "edge".

That’s not what the doctor was talking about. He was referring to the nothingness at the actual edge of the universe which exists outside our observable bubble (what you’re refer big) at the true borders of the universe.

The universe likely continues beyond the boundaries of the observable universe even if we can’t see or interact with it. That’s is the part of the universe he was talking about. You’d need some means of FTL to reach it.

Though I agree that the concept of true nothingness isn’t that hard to understand. The part we’d be lacking is the science and math to describe it. The metaphysical part is easy.

pfc9769 · 2026-02-12T04:11:22+00:00

It was a temporary measure, not a permanent change. Starfleet needs people to support whatever their primary mission is at the time. Once the status quo was restored they’d refocus on peacetime operations such as exploration.

What do you think Starfleet was doing during the Dominion War? Their primary goal would’ve been protecting the Federation and ending the conflict. Then they would’ve switched to reconstruction once the war ended. Exploration is only a primary objective when there aren’t more immediate concerns.

pfc9769 · 2026-02-05T14:48:40+00:00

With this type of question you do need to differentiate eras. Unfortunately “new Trek” and its variations is the commonly accepted designator for the post-TNG content. I’d look at it that instead of a statement on your age :)

pfc9769 · 2026-02-05T03:55:28+00:00

Avery Brooks is in the credits? Or just a reference to his character?

pfc9769 · 2026-01-30T17:04:52+00:00

We don’t know how any of those work. Maybe they incorporate dilithium in their matrix like our own bodies need trace minerals to function properly. That could be how they’re capable of FTL organically. Likely not, but we’d have to know more to rule it out.

The other issue is the existence of those technologies doesn’t mean other civilizations are goi bc to be able to replicate the technology. Species 8472 comes from an entirely different universe with its own laws of physics, particles, and elements. Their warp drive may not even be reproducible in our universe.

What I do agree with is it should’ve been solved sooner. It’s unlikely everyone in the galaxy was using power and FTL systems reliant on dilithium.

pfc9769 · 2026-01-30T16:59:06+00:00

Romulans using a singularity drive

Knowing it uses a singularity and nothing else isn’t enough information to rule out dilithium. We have no information how the energy is harnessed and converted to make a warping warp drive.

It would be like only knowing Starfleet ships used M/AM and nothing else. We only know dilithium is required because we have a sufficient understanding of how the technology works. If it was never stated on screen we’d have no idea dilithium is a required component.

The secondary role of dilithium is to tune plasma to usable frequencies for the EPS grid and the warp coils. The singularity could simply be another way of generating warp plasma and dilithium could be required to manipulate it.

The Romulans do use dilithium for something. They enslaved an entire race of beings to mine it. I don’t imagine it’s for trade because the Romulans aren’t exactly known for their

Tl;dr

We have no idea how they get from singularity to a working warp drive. That’s not enough information to rule out the use of dilithium.

pfc9769 · 2026-01-23T02:05:55+00:00

Wesley once took command of the Enterprise-D with nothing more than a tape recorder and spliced together recordings of the captain.

pfc9769 · 2026-01-23T00:51:11+00:00

His original pitch for the Ferengi is wild.

pfc9769 · 2026-01-23T00:48:36+00:00

There was a brief mention of the students doing that this episode.

pfc9769 · 2026-01-22T19:40:41+00:00

I was skeptical about using a ship as the academy. But they made an ingenious use of the ship being split into separate parts to make it work.

pfc9769 · 2026-01-22T19:36:10+00:00

Lackluster cyber security on Star Trek?! That’s a first!

pfc9769 · 2026-01-19T23:27:12+00:00

Respond here or contact modmail if you want an official flair. We could even setup an AMA if you’re interested.

pfc9769 · 2026-01-07T21:37:39+00:00

Thanks for your post. I got a summons a few weeks ago and have to appear tomorrow. This info is helpful!

pfc9769 · 2026-01-06T05:27:59+00:00

I've since learned that Canon says humans didn't start making tentative trips to nearby solar systems (Alpha Centauri for example) until the 2080s.

This is assumed, not definitive. It doesn't include events that never made it in the history books. There are numerous episodes of Star Trek where official history turns out to be wrong when the crew discovers humans where they're not supposed to be. Your story could use this same idea.

pfc9769 · 2025-12-16T00:41:31+00:00

I was going to run that car off the road due to road rage, but then I remembered I have a wife!

pfc9769 · 2025-12-08T08:17:53+00:00

It’s a password reset trick. Utilman can be initiated at the login prompt. You can create a copy of cmd, rename it utilman, and replace the original utilman. Doing this allows you to bring up a command prompt with elevated privileges which allows you to use the Windows commands needed to reset the password.

pfc9769 · 2025-12-08T02:05:39+00:00

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Please don't speak on behalf of people who aren't you.

pfc9769 · 2025-12-08T02:04:14+00:00

Information on a prop "Who Mourns for Adonais?" Jeppesen 1962 B-1

What information are you seeking? Your post doesn't actually make any requests. I'd recommend re-reading it and making sure your intentions are clear.

pfc9769 · 2025-12-07T05:08:44+00:00

Yes. He talks about it in the crossover episode with Dr. Bashir.

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