What Star Trek invention would you like the most?

[CJ Master]

Topic speaks for itself... I'd personally love a transporter. :guitar:

[gn2]

Seven of Nine.

[Mehall]

there is no "H" in LCARS


(And I don't think it's a secret what I voted for)

[chucky chuckaluck]

transporter, though i'd prefer the nightcrawler approach to star trek's. the convenience would be astounding. i could visit my parents (i'm in nc, they're in mass.), i could save 20 minutes to and from work. go to the grocery store, go anywhere. i could zap up behind public speakers, pull their pants down and zap out before anyone caught me. stealing bases in baseball would be nothing. football? from backfield to end zone, no worries. (probably wouldn't work in basketball, although the rules against traveling seem be only a part of the game's history, these days.)

[swoll1980]

The visor of course. I couldn't make use of it, but it would change the lives of so many other people.

[billgoldberg]

Transporter.

[insane_alien]

Why didn't you mention the computers? imagine the folding@home performance :P

[CJ Master]

why didn't you mention the computers? Imagine the folding@home performance :p

lcars :p

[super-sauce]

I voted holodeck. Then I'd program it with Seven of Nine's physical parameters and do things to her that I cannot speak of here...

:twisted:

[DivineTemplar]

Transporter, followed by HoloDeck.

With the transporter I could actually travel anywhere on Earth, with the HoloDeck I am pretty much pretending to do the same thing.

[insane_alien]

lcars :p

isn't that just the OS though? i don't care about the OS, we have linux.

[S0VERE1GN]

cloaking device...cmon now whats sweeter than that?

your wife gets mad at you...flick that baby on and she'll throw a fit wondering where you went....argument goes out the window

perfect futuregadget.

[smartboyathome]

HoloDeck. With that, I could be anywhere in the world at any time, without actually being there. It would be much more useful than a transporter IMO. ;)

[jimi_hendrix]

it was close between the holodeck and transporter

but holodeck one out because of all the fun i could have messing with stuff!

[Mehall]

isn't that just the OS though? i don't care about the OS, we have linux.

It could be a window manager for Linux : D

[Wobblybob]

and another vote for 7 of 9, "Resistance is futile", add her to the list.;)

Martin

[blueshiftoverwatch]

I voted for the visor that Geordi La Forge from The Next Generation wears. It seemed like the thing on the list that would do the most good towards helping the most people. Sure holodecks might be a whole lot of fun and universal translators might make it easier to talk to people from other countries. But people who can't see are at a major disadvantage at being able to do a lot of things that we take for granted. So I'd put their being able to see as more important than me being able to dogfight the Red Baron in the holodeck or take a trip to a foreign country without needing to learn any of their native language by carrying a universal translator.

[gtfourdreams]

holodeck for sure. there's plenty of philosophers out there i would like to meet.

ok, the truth is: there's lots of hot ladies (who are too old or too stiff for me now) that i would like to meet. and because they aren't real, i don't have to deal with the consequences later.

haha! :)

[swoll1980]

What about the time machine from the next generation movie? That would be fun.

[bakedbeans4life]

All of them!

[dsnort33823]

Phasers, then I'd go visit the IRS! ("Hey, where did auditor Stevens go? There's just this pile of ash at his desk!)

7 of 9 was hot, personally thought T'Pal from enterprise was better.

[sisco311]

i was wondering if Seven of Nine is compatible with Linux...
then i thought, it doesn't matter, i can write the drivers myself.

d'oh, i need a holodeck or a transporter or a time machine
a real life is not an option for /me

[SunnyRabbiera]

Doomsday Machine!
:D

[WatchingThePain]

Transporter fo sure (was gonna say definately but I don't think the spellings write).

Beam me to work scotty cos I can't stand travelling.
Friday night..Beam me to the Bahamas Scotty.

Oh Scotty..I'm in bed and need a pee..be a darling and beam me to the bathroom.

[Didius Falco]

I picked the Holodeck, but that would actually be my second choice.

First pick would be a replicator...

[MikeTheC]

Gimmie a good 'ole Klingon disruptor.

http://images.auctionworks.com/hi/3/3282/changs_disruptor.jpeg

Don't leave home without it... :)

[swoll1980]

Gimmie a good 'ole Klingon disruptor.

http://images.auctionworks.com/hi/3/3282/changs_disruptor.jpeg

Don't leave home without it... :)

You would think with all that technology the weapons would be more ergonomic.

[chucky chuckaluck]

Gimmie a good 'ole Klingon disruptor.

http://images.auctionworks.com/hi/3/3282/changs_disruptor.jpeg

Don't leave home without it... :)

that looks like an S&M toy.

[MikeTheC]

You would think with all that technology the weapons would be more ergonomic.

For Klingon hands, that is ergonomic.

Remember, Klingons are not into the soft, luxurious comforts. They feel (generally) that to give into such things makes one weak. (And I, for one, would not want to have an argument with a Klingon.)

[Mehall]

For Klingon hands, that is ergonomic.

Remember, Klingons are not into the soft, luxurious comforts. They feel (generally) that to give into such things makes one weak. (And I, for one, would not want to have an argument with a Klingon.)

Val wIv , jup!

[abn91c]

seven of nine.
+1 seven of nine or T'pol :-)

[ninjapirate89]

I think the transporter would be most beneficial.

[maradr]

Just like Riker said "Capt....if you need me, I'll be on the HoloDeck"








:biggrin:

[GrouchoMarx]

What about the replicator? Talk about a versatile solution for modern living.

[CJ Master]

Replicator is the last option (I accidentally did holodeck twice, sorry.)

I agree how much fun a holodeck would be... heck, who cares about Guitar Hero, why not rock out on a "real" stage!:guitar:

[MikeTheC]

While I have no particular issue with a Transporter, and having a forcefield generator (and, therefore, a forcefield) are very handy, I want a weapon that just feels neat in my hands, and sadly, a lightsaber is not an available option on a Star Trek list. ;)

[CJ Master]

While I have no particular issue with a Transporter, and having a forcefield generator (and, therefore, a forcefield) are very handy, I want a weapon that just feels neat in my hands, and sadly, a lightsaber is not an available option on a Star Trek list. ;)

Phaser ftw?

[toupeiro]

replicator = world hunger solved. More resources free'd up to deliver holodeck.

[CJ Master]

....NOBODY HAS CHOSEN THE FORCE FIELD OR TRICORDER?!?!?!?!!?

Forcefield: Attatch to millitary ships, extra protection for our troops, or we could make personal forcefields.

Tricorder: Do ANYTHING. I'm serious, I bet in one episode they made the Tricorder act as a Transporter. :S

[lisati]

I was about to suggest "all of the above" until I saw this:

Seven of Nine.
):P (sssh don't tell the wife)

[Pasdar]

Replicators can replicate anything, like all the other things you mentioned in your list, and not just food.

[Mehall]

Replicators can replicate anything, like all the other things you mentioned in your list, and not just food.

Seven of Nine(s) ;)

[CJ Master]

Ok, SEVEN OF NINE IS NOT A TECHNOLOGY!! -.-

Replicators can only program whats in their memory banks, and those aren't in there ;)

[Mehall]

Ok, SEVEN OF NINE IS NOT A TECHNOLOGY!! -.-

Replicators can only program whats in their memory banks, and those aren't in there ;)

It can make anything you put into it's memory banks. I'm pretty sure I can find 7 of 9's dimensions somewhere online ;)

[MikeTheC]

Phaser ftw?

Refer to my prior post vis a vis weapon of choice. This has been settled. That's what I picked because a lightsaber was not available.

[CJ Master]

It can make anything you put into it's memory banks. I'm pretty sure I can find 7 of 9's dimensions somewhere online ;)

Yes, but it can't replicate organic matter :P

[CJ Master]

there is no "H" in LCARS


(And I don't think it's a secret what I voted for)

Oh sorry, didn't see that until now.


Yea, sorry. Why can't they make it a sensible, easy to spell name?! :mad:

[quanumphaze]

Holodeck. For the pr0n ;)
any time, any where, any ... thing

[khelben1979]

Replicator (Unlimited Food).

Good for the economy. :)

[CJ Master]

Holodeck. For the pr0n ;)
any time, any where, any ... thing

I don't know you. :P


Replicator (Unlimited Food).

Good for the economy.

Indeed. A replicator could start a new era for Earth.

[lisati]

Ok, SEVEN OF NINE IS NOT A TECHNOLOGY!! -.-

Replicators can only program whats in their memory banks, and those aren't in there ;)

Seven of Nine has implants. And most of us here are not blind.

As for the replicators, they will, no doubt, need some kind of raw materials to poduce their wares.

[CJ Master]

Seven of Nine has implants. And most of us here are not blind.

As for the replicators, they will, no doubt, need some kind of raw materials to produce their wares.

Yes, but it could be practically anything. Salt water, perhaps?

[lisati]

Yes, but it could be practically anything. Salt water, perhaps?

The implants or the replicators? Come to think of it, my comment on 7-of-9 does seem a little ambiguous.

[justin whitaker]

No deflector dish? How are you going to solve the plot without a well placed tachyon burst from a deflector dish? :p

[CJ Master]

The implants or the replicators? Come to think of it, my comment on 7-of-9 does seem a little ambiguous.


Nah.. I mean the replicators. We don't really use salt water much, so it'd be the perfect "fuel" for our replicators.

Course then scientists invent phasers, then we break off parts of rock from other planets and use that :P

[CJ Master]

Bump. ;)

[grotto]

It is quite simple. All you need to do is link the replicator to the positronic memory banks of the transporter room via the ship's computer. Then reference the last record of transportation in which will contain an exact atom-for-atom facsimile of Seven of Nine. Then invert the tachyon beams and feed the output into the replicator.

Simply grab enough carbon-based organic matter (e.g. left over from last night's dinner), feed it into the machine and start making your legion of Seven of Nines. Then mock the fools with their mere photonic hologram dates in the holodeck.

[xir_]

Seven of Nine.

ha

[gnuvistawouldbecool]

Replicators can replicate anything, like all the other things you mentioned in your list, and not just food.

Exactly, why need anything else. As long as you have the information stored to make it, and pretty much anything could be the raw material....

[XubuRoxMySox]

I voted transporter for practical reasons, but what fun a holodeck would be!

I nearly took a dare once, to attend a civil war re-enactment in a Starfleet uniform. I would walk out onto the battlefield and say, "Computer, end program!"

[Mehall]

I voted transporter for practical reasons, but what fun a holodeck would be!

I nearly took a dare once, to attend a civil war re-enactment in a Starfleet uniform. I would walk out onto the battlefield and say, "Computer, end program!"

Depending on how much of an event the re-enactment was, you would probably have a LOT of trekkies at the thing automatically freeze-frame for you xD

[CJ Master]

Exactly, why need anything else. As long as you have the information stored to make it, and pretty much anything could be the raw material....

We're assuming that it doesn't have these other inventions in its databanks, and only makes food.


I voted transporter for practical reasons, but what fun a holodeck would be!

I nearly took a dare once, to attend a civil war re-enactment in a Starfleet uniform. I would walk out onto the battlefield and say, "Computer, end program!"

THAT is pwnage! I'm rofling over here! You gotta video tape you doing that and show it to us. :D

[lisati]

I nearly took a dare once, to attend a civil war re-enactment in a Starfleet uniform. I would walk out onto the battlefield and say, "Computer, end program!"

I like that!

[doas777]

I opted for replicators, because they enable everything else. a teleporter and a replicator are very similar devices in the end. they can construct objects on an atomic level, creating the ability to synthize new alloys and compounds with new and useful properties. it can make manufacturing uniform across almost all industries, and eliminates scarcity of resources. all things best about startrek and its hopeful view of the future of human society hinge on free clean energy and pattern replication.

best regards,
franklin

[Mulenmar]

I choose universal translator. Improving communications between different-language-speaking groups would allow them to pool their talents and develop the other technologies more quickly. ;)

[doas777]

i choose universal translator. Improving communications between different-language-speaking groups would allow them to pool their talents and develop the other technologies more quickly. ;)
+1

[lisati]

I choose universal translator. Improving communications between different-language-speaking groups would allow them to pool their talents and develop the other technologies more quickly. ;)

It would be interesting to see how well the translator copes with different dialects of the same language.

[Sporkman]

Transporter - then I could live anywhere I want, without needing to live where the jobs are.

[CJ Master]

Transporter - then I could live anywhere I want, without needing to live where the jobs are.

You still need food you know ;)

[alex.rayu]

What???? Where's the Warp Drive in the list??? We need a warp drive to travel to other planets for more resources!!! =)

[alex.rayu]

Transporter - then I could live anywhere I want, without needing to live where the jobs are.

I could never understand how could they be translated by atoms when transported, and somehow not be completely cured or made young with every transport. Should be a piece of cake.

[wishyjr]

Any real geek should choose HoloDeck in my opinion..

..i'd pick LCARS instead being an OS ***** but you can't change the wallpaper can ya!? :)

[etnlIcarus]

Holodeck - but not for the reason in the poll. <.<

[benj1]

replicator
hook it up to your computer, and make coffee from the command line, brings a whole new meaning to
make coffee

nice new computer?
replicate one

[spupy]

Replicator - oh my, the endless possibilities! And it's not food that came first to my mind... :twisted:

The problem is that a replicator will quickly devalue almost everything, except living beings. So actually natural food will one of the most expensive things left.

[HavocXphere]

Force field easily. There are soooo many potential applications...

e.g. It would probably make Magnetic confinement fusion feasible.

@benj1: It's sudo make coffee.

Also missing warp drive.

[gnomeuser]

The replicator would enable us to end world hunger which is good, however I suspect it works by converting energy to food with a certain overhead. Probably from other materials, making the whole process a less efficient way of solving that at first sight.

The transporter would be cool, going anywhere in an instant. I could go see my fiancée anytime I wanted. Also bankrupting the travel agencies would give me a degree of pleasure (that's what you get for your crappy in flight "food").

Holodeck would be cool, but I fear this might lead to the elimination of mankind. Once someone gets the bright idea of turning this into a "any sexual fantasy you might have" kind of experience.. we would simply forget to eat and reproduce.

All in all I think I would like interstellar travel the most, the ability to leave this solar system would be very useful plus the enterprise looks like a comfy ride (just don't let anyone "pimp" it).

[benj1]

Force field easily. There are soooo many potential applications...

e.g. It would probably make Magnetic confinement fusion feasible.

@benj1: It's sudo make coffee.

Also missing warp drive.

might be a good idea incase you accidentally type
make borg invasion fleet

[CJ Master]

Ah, then you'd have to be the Borg queen. :P

[Mehall]

Ah, then you'd have to be the Borg queen. :P

sudo dpkg -i borg-fleet.deb

missing depends:
You are not Borg-Queen

adduser Borg-Queen
su Borg-Queen

sudo dpkg -i borg-fleet.deb
Bord-Queen is not in the sudoers file.
This incident has been reported.

[benj1]

sudo dpkg -i borg-fleet.deb

missing depends:
You are not Borg-Queen

adduser Borg-Queen
su Borg-Queen

sudo dpkg -i borg-fleet.deb
Bord-Queen is not in the sudoers file.
This incident has been reported.

ok maybe replicators are a bad idea, imagine trying to sort out the dependencies :(

[CJ Master]

ok maybe replicators are a bad idea, imagine trying to sort out the dependencies :(

"Computer. Tea, Earl Grey, hot."

"Captain Picard is not in the sudoers file. This incident will be reported."




...My trophy! =D