Hey folks, this straight from Yahoo News. Never thought I’d hear the day, but they created Transparent Aluminum. And they did it by knocking out a core electron from the aluminum atom… Read more here: Scientists Claim New State of Matter Created
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Transparent Aluminum created: without Scotty or Dr. McCoy! Leave a comment
Yes, Captain Kirk has a Character Arc 3 comments
I don’t want anyone to miss this great discussion that Dave Wesley mentioned as a response to my earlier post. He said that we ought to check out the discussion of character arcs in the new reboot of Star Trek Frankly it’s a great discussion about writing. Here’s KFM (Rogers) initial premise (SPOILERS): “Captain James [...]
Star Trek: Playful, Exciting, Character-driven 3 comments
Star Trek has come a long way and just when you thought there were no surprises left, they show up. I’ll admit, the last few Star Trek movies left me cold. Nemesis bombed because the writer tried to copy too much from ST2 but without any of the heart. Insurrection was a trite story line. [...]
What Will You Do with this Symbiont You’ve Been Given? 1 comment
Recently saw a rerun of Deep Space Nine where Jadzia Dax is reviewing a possible Trill initiate. Just to clarify: Trills have the opportunity to join with a symbiotic species which will live through many hosts. Imagine a worm that lives off you, but also provides you with the lifetimes of all its previous hosts [...]
It’s a Wonderful Life, Captain Picard Leave a comment
Seeing that it’s Christmas, and I’m going through a midlife crisis, I thought I would further comment on the magic of “It’s a Wonderful Life.” That magic: the Re-vision of a person’s life has been played out on a number of TV shows. That 70′s Show undid a kiss, Moonlighting a meeting, etc. Each show [...]
New Star Trek movie and the Power of Myth 1 comment
What I love about what seems to be Abrams’ vision is that he is turning this story into myth. He’s taken Kirk and made him into a man who is dissatisfied with his current state and yearning for a destiny, and taken Spock and made him into a conflicted man who must choose between two [...]
Dream Jobs and Just Doing It: Star Trek Series 4 comments
For the new Star Trek the Movie, see my posts: Star Trek: Movie Review and New Star Trek Movie Trailer and the Power of Myth. ___________________ Okay. I’m not gonna be a self-help guru here, but I will tell you what happened to me. I think my number one thing I’ve always wanted to do [...]
