What will we discover, where we boldly go ?

[Platapus]

We will discover that space is really big and that takes a real long time to get to places.

[Skybird]

So throw in a pill and have them places coming to you.

[August]

Originally Posted by Aktungbby

We will probably discover that the third rock from the sun is the finest place in the universe to live...

Being from New England it's the story of my life. I am not exaggerating when I say that my home town has the best pizza I have ever tasted anywhere, and I have looked, extensively, for something that even can match it over half the planet and nothing comes even close. Don't believe me go try it yourself. C&M Pizza in Leominster. Just be prepared for a bit of a let down every time you eat pizza from anywhere else ever again. It's like the Shangri-La of pizza, once you eat it you can never go back to mortal pies.

It's not just pizza either, NE has the best weather, the best food the best environment, heck even our environmental disasters, "Nor'easter" blizzards, are pretty mild when compared to the damage and destruction caused by tornadoes, earthquakes and wildfires that are suffered by the rest of the country, it truly is a land of plenty in so many ways.

The downside of this blessing and there always is one, is that everywhere I travel it's often a bit of a gastric disappointment. For example you'd think a sand bar state like Florida would have damn good seafood right? Nope. I went down there really hoping to try something better than I can find at say Browns Lobster Pound up at Hampton Beach NH but I was shocked to find that Florida seafood consists mostly of unidentified lumps of fish or reptile (doesn't seem to be much of a distinction) deep fried to hockey puck consistency in some kind of rancid oil like stuff that smells like it once helped to mark a Harley-Davidsons parking spot. Again I do not exaggerate.

How can this be? Delicious fresh fish nearly surrounds the state and they seem to have no clue about how to cook it so that it's actually edible. It ain't like we have some kind of monopoly on good cooks up here and the same highway that runs through Boston also runs through Miami (as our football talent has discovered recently), so i'm thinking it has to be environmental, maybe the water or the local bacteria or the air or something but it ain't just missing the taste of home I can tell you that!

[mapuc]

It has been a pleasure to read your reply.

The comment are free as we don't know what we may discover besides what we already know exist.

Babylon 5 is next on my list(after having seen all episode of S.T. Discovery)

Markus

[Rockstar]

Not sure how things are now. When I was in Miami the best place for seafood was Joe's Seafood on the Miami River.

Elsewhere I thought the best and freshest seafood in this universe was found at any fine restaraunt on Taverneir, Marathon or Islamorada.

[Jeff-Groves]

Originally Posted by August

Being from New England it's the story of my life. I am not exaggerating when I say that my home town has the best pizza I have ever tasted anywhere, and I have looked, extensively, for something that even can match it over half the planet and nothing comes even close. Don't believe me go try it yourself. C&M Pizza in Leominster.

I'll say it is some of the BEST Pizza I've had in my travels.
I did a demo job at The Mall at Whitney Field once so I can attest!


There is a place in Romney, West Virginia that makes a pretty good Pizza also.
Italian Touch.

Now. My favorite pizza is from my Village. It's home so that is probably why.
For me? Everything is better when I'm home. A burger cooked on an outdoor grill tastes better at home.
On Sea food? I'm not a fish eater! Didn't even like shrimp until a trip to Maui. BEST Coconut Shrimp I ever had!
I've still not had any as good in all my travels.

Best Steak? I was part owner of some Black Angus We raised here in Ohio.
Grass fed, free range with no chemical injections or such!
Butchered to order.
I need to do a few more!

[Skybird]

Originally Posted by mapuc

Babylon 5 is next on my list(after having seen all episode of S.T. Discovery)

A bit straying of from pure classic SF, but if futuristic settings is your thing, make sure you do not miss the Panem trilogy (Hungergames). I consider it to be so sensational and have been emptionally so connected that I have watched the three movies five times in two years and red the book trilogy as well although it is a book from a girl's perspective and written for youth audience and teens. But I am not the only older Tomcat in doing so, the series has a widespread adult fan base as well. And that is for a reason. Its the by far most intelligent and ripe, mature coming-of-age teen-series out there, and it really had me feeling emotionally hit.



So be warned, it is heart-breaking as well - but not cheesy sentimental. I do not know another youth book that touches upon so adult, serious topics. Which sometimes can be a katarsis.
The cast is most excellecent from the first to the last role, Jennifer Lawrence and Woody Harrelson and Donald Sutherland outclassing themselves and delivering the full deal of their skill and capabilities, and so many smaller roles so superbly casted as well, many with new, young talents. The screenplay was done by the author of the novels (which pays off) and is very close to the novel and the origianl dialogues, in parts the nbooks dialogues are amost copied over, which is a very good choice. Everything matches, the cast was in best acting mood.


You can easily see and I openly admit that I am a confessing Panem fan. Just thinking of it gets me a lumb in my throat.



For the younger generations I think it teaches very very valuable lessons. And far more valuable and realistic lessons than this stupid girlie from Sweden has in her psychopathological Rucksack.



In Asia, years ago crowds demonstrating and showing the Panem rebel hand greeting sign, made a junta panicking and having hundreds and thousands arrested, not sure where it was, I think already back then Myanmar, but it could have been another place, too. The moral of that novel cannot be liked by any political leadership, dictatorial or "democratic" alike.



Its foru movies, the third novel was done in two movies. The stories are not separate, the three parts belong together and must be watched/red in sequence.

[mapuc]

There's no place like home.

I have seen the Hunger games trilogy

Been thinking and came to the conclusion that in less than 42 years from now we will not have invented a warp engine-We may have improved the engine we have today or have developed new type.

One thing I know for sure I'm 110 % sure.

On April 5 2063 there will be ten thousands of people gathering in Bozeman, Montana. Most of them Trekkies.

I will be 98 years old at that time. I hope I live that long.

I have hope we one day will build space craft where the brig is big as on a American destroyer and the crew has their own 2x2x3 meters room for them self.

Markus

[Moonlight]

Originally Posted by mapuc

Been thinking and came to the conclusion that in less than 42 years from now we will not have invented a warp engine-We may have improved the engine we have today or have developed new type.

Whatever type of engine they come up with its going to be bleeding useless to humans anyway, you can't go from 0 to 10,000 mph in seconds or you'll splatter the entire crew into the nearest bulkhead, artificial gravity is the key to space travel because without it humans are going no where fast.

Food for thought.
It takes the speed of light (186,000 miles a second) 16 days to reach the outer edge of our solar system, travelling on to the nearest star Proxima Centauri it would take it over 4 years to get there, conclusion, the speed of light is as fast as a bleeding tortoise.

[mapuc]

I think we may have developed a way to put astronaut into long deep sleep(frozen) and we may have developed an advanced robot who supervise the crew while the ship is travelling through space.

I know that on this ship there will be areas where there is a greenhouse or similar to a greenhouse. There will also be sample of meat this is to be used in the 3D meat printer/constructions machine.
Could also be that they will be eating artificiel meat or only vegetables.

Markus

[Jeff-Groves]

Originally Posted by mapuc

There will also be sample of meat this is to be used in the 3D meat printer/constructions machine.
Could also be that they will be eating artificiel meat or only vegetables.

Markus

Oh Christ! Don't tell me it's "Impossible" Meat!
I'd throw myself out the nearest Air lock!

It would be a hard choice to eat that or lick a dogs ass!
Guess I'm not mentally ready to travel in space.

[ET2SN]

Originally Posted by Jeff-Groves

Oh Christ! Don't tell me it's "Impossible" Meat!
I'd throw myself out the nearest Air lock!

It would be a hard choice to eat that or lick a dogs ass!
Guess I'm not mentally ready to travel in space.

Wait until you drink the water.

[Platapus]

Originally Posted by mapuc

I think we may have developed a way to put astronaut into long deep sleep(frozen) and we may have developed an advanced robot who supervise the crew while the ship is travelling through space.


Markus

We could call it the HAL 9000

[Catfish]

Originally Posted by Platapus

We could call it the HAL 9000

Time to unfreeze the crew, Hal.
"I'm sorry, Dave. I'm afraid I can't do that."

[Skybird]

Many many people have been put into deep freeze sleep already a very long time ago, and they sleep until today since waking them up is not politically opportune...