What happened to the target projectile weaopon?

posted on June 2nd, 2010, 4:12 pm

I think in order to settle this we're going to need access to two supercomputers, a simulation of a photon torpedo (done by one of the supercomputers), a tracking program for the second supercomputer using inputs based on the simulation (but not giving it access to all the data in the simulation, just what a ship with sensors would detect in Star Trek), and a few seconds.

Pity we can't just steal a Computer from a Sovereign...

posted on June 2nd, 2010, 4:18 pm

Another point one could make is that the people who made Star Trek probably didn't think our technology would be as advanced as it is today, and since Star Trek isn't our universe 2010 in their timeline is less advanced in some ways (obviously more advanced with genetics - the eugenics wars).

posted on June 2nd, 2010, 4:29 pm

The Patriot missile:used in the Gulf war, in 1991, if the TNG writers had bothered to even look in the news they might have seen point defense in action. It amazes me just how idiotic people who write for major television shows can be.

Sure most of TNG had good episodes, but so many things just don't make sense from episode to episode. Even worse, in some episodes they do use technology in clever ways that make sense, like how they saved that Dr. Palaski or whatever her name is and how they saved Picard after he merged with a cloud.

Just think for a moment if they had used that "get Picard back by his transport pattern" trick on Tasha Yar after she died. She'd be alive, sure she'd have no memory of the creature, but she'd be alive. Plot hole much?

posted on June 2nd, 2010, 4:36 pm

It wouldnt be that complected for a regular computer to do let alone a supercomputer

posted on June 2nd, 2010, 4:41 pm

Just think for a moment if they had used that "get Picard back by his transport pattern" trick on Tasha Yar after she died. She'd be alive, sure she'd have no memory of the creature, but she'd be alive. Plot hole much?

Either that was a plothole, or the Picard solution was an Ass Pull. I'd go with Ass Pull, since cloud Picard no longer had a body.

posted on June 2nd, 2010, 5:01 pm

I said supercomputer since Tyler (and some others, not me though) seem to think a normal computer can't handle it.

posted on June 2nd, 2010, 5:09 pm

Where did I say that? I never mentioned about normal/super computers, you're the only one that mentioned them.

posted on June 2nd, 2010, 5:40 pm

You kept talking about how there isn't enough time for a computer to figure it all out. Supercomputers are the fastest computers available, thus time would be less of an issue.

[Tyler]

posted on June 2nd, 2010, 5:46 pm

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Me and the others are talking about conditions effecting PD, not any specific type of computer. You're the one talking about supercomputers.

posted on June 2nd, 2010, 6:29 pm

You did mention taking a computer from a sovie and its generally assumed to be a supercomputer.

[Tyler]

posted on June 2nd, 2010, 6:34 pm

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My mention of the Sovereign was a reply to Nebula's previous comment about getting 2 Supercomputers and running a simulation.

I never use the term anyway, it's just a fancy name for the best computers of their time.