@hchavers@jst1ofknd only if you believe in souls. Otherwise, it only destroys a redundant copy. That could very well be happening all day every day to begin with – we don’t know how this stuff works.
@hchavers Numerous sci-fi writers have pointed out that working transporter technology would be pretty much the end of civilization. Nothing to stop theft, kidnapping, assassination, depositing a nuke anywhere, etc.
@jst1ofknd My favorite rationalization of the transporter was from (I think) “The Physics of Star Trek”. The author departed from the standard disassemble/reassemble explanation and described a transporter that was based on the warp drive technology that created a mini-wormhole between the current position and destination. The “sparkly” effect was the result of the traveler’s particles disappearing/reappearing in the two endpoints as the wormhole was opened and closed. Or something like that - anyway it neatly avoided the whole disintegration/re-creation/multiple copies rat hole.
@jst1ofknd Sounds a lot like the Teraport (and any similarity to “tear apart” is purely intentional!) technology in the Schlock Mercenary universe.
Though the Teraport creates zillions of tiny wormholes, and moving a ship is as easy as moving a person, other than the energy expenditure. And energy is pretty much free thanks to “Annie Plants” (total annihilation of neutronium).
Unfortunately the creation of the Teraport upset balances of power, warfare doctrine, commerce, and sparked a few major wars. Unintended consequences, you know.
Teraport Area Denial fields are the countermeasure. And space travel now consists of instantaneous travel between any two points undefended by a TAD, and then hours or days of sublight travel to get to your destination planet.
Better, quieter guns. Where’s my ray gun, dammit! There’s people that need shooting, and I’d prefer something that did the full disintegration, and left no evidence.
Either that, or a replicator that made decent coffee.
More than a little ticked. I love good a good SciFi read so I quickly went to find A PORTAL AMONG THE PAGES only to find it doesn’t exist. I fell for that write up completely!
@dannybeans oh, Hell no. If I was appointed captain of a Starfleet vessel, first thing I would do out of space dock would be to beam the holodeck into the sun. Those things are always trouble.
If you like danger, we have a Parisi Squares Court; that thing isn’t going to achieve sentience and fly the ship into a black hole.
@givancic I love cooking, though I am only a mediocre cook. I’d still cook, and my husband would be saying “what are you doing? There is a perfectly good replicator RIGHT THERE.” Just like he has with almost every gadget he’s bought to make my life easier then I fight using for 6 months. But I think the cooking thing would take longer to get me to switch.
teleportation, always! live anywhere (no more insane city rents if you don’t want), work anywhere with no commute, visit anywhere without having to spend on flights or room & board (or just be able to see family more often - which i know isn’t a plus for some but it would be for me), no searching for parking, no car repairs…
for me it would drastically improve quality of life.
@jerk_nugget@jst1ofknd Amusing. It also explains the peaceable, compliant, generally well behaved people that populate the Star Trek universe. The copies created by the transporter are made over into overall nicer versions of themselves. Once everyone’s been thru just once, war, prejudice, racism, sexism, all the other -isms are gone and we all live happily ever after. At least those sort-of-us people live happily ever after. The originals are all at peace in a different way.
A cheap, relatively portable and harmless (to its users and the environment) source of power with huge energy density (think megaAh or gigaAh per cubic centimeter).
With this, pretty much everything else becomes much easier to do.
Batteries that refrigerate themselves!
/image Star Trek replicator
@RiotDemon The invention of the replicator, the day energy become the new currency.
@RiotDemon That’s what I came to say… replicator.
@RiotDemon eh. I have a replicator. It’s aight.
Cyborgs/complete brain transfers to robots. No more need to worry about shitty human bodies
@spitfire6006006
/giphy altered carbon
@spitfire6006006 I’d love to live in the “old man’s war” universe.
@spitfire6006006
What about:
/youtube surrogates movie trailer
Transporters
@hchavers
Not those. Never those. They basically kill you and create a copy elsewhere.
@jst1ofknd Ok, thanks, Dr. McCoy.
@hchavers @jst1ofknd only if you believe in souls. Otherwise, it only destroys a redundant copy. That could very well be happening all day every day to begin with – we don’t know how this stuff works.
@SSteve
I used to think that would be cool. I’m a long time Trekkie…
/youtube The Trouble with Transporters
@hchavers Numerous sci-fi writers have pointed out that working transporter technology would be pretty much the end of civilization. Nothing to stop theft, kidnapping, assassination, depositing a nuke anywhere, etc.
@hchavers @macromeh
But they don’t work through shields!
Except when they do…
@jst1ofknd My favorite rationalization of the transporter was from (I think) “The Physics of Star Trek”. The author departed from the standard disassemble/reassemble explanation and described a transporter that was based on the warp drive technology that created a mini-wormhole between the current position and destination. The “sparkly” effect was the result of the traveler’s particles disappearing/reappearing in the two endpoints as the wormhole was opened and closed. Or something like that - anyway it neatly avoided the whole disintegration/re-creation/multiple copies rat hole.
@jst1ofknd Sounds a lot like the Teraport (and any similarity to “tear apart” is purely intentional!) technology in the Schlock Mercenary universe.
Though the Teraport creates zillions of tiny wormholes, and moving a ship is as easy as moving a person, other than the energy expenditure. And energy is pretty much free thanks to “Annie Plants” (total annihilation of neutronium).
Unfortunately the creation of the Teraport upset balances of power, warfare doctrine, commerce, and sparked a few major wars. Unintended consequences, you know.
Teraport Area Denial fields are the countermeasure. And space travel now consists of instantaneous travel between any two points undefended by a TAD, and then hours or days of sublight travel to get to your destination planet.
All that, and it’s funny too.
https://www.schlockmercenary.com/
Better, quieter guns. Where’s my ray gun, dammit! There’s people that need shooting, and I’d prefer something that did the full disintegration, and left no evidence.
Either that, or a replicator that made decent coffee.
Jet packs, duh!!
Brain upgrades
@edguyver14 Yeah, I seem to be stuck with a series of downgrades.
@edguyver14 @SSteve We call them Windows 10 upgrades.
@edguyver14 you really want Microsoft shit attached directly to your brain? Really?
@edguyver14 What’s the worst that could happen?
I’ll take one hover car please. Out of everything on the list, flying is the one thing that I actually dream about.
Is it too much to hope for fidget spinners that light up?
@sligett Dude… too soon…
Brawndo.
@ZeroCharisma it’s what plants crave!
FTL drive
@2many2no language! This is a family channel!
@PocketBrain
@2many2no I like the Lensman approach of the Inertialess Drive. Once inertia is removed, it takes very little power to reach ludicrous speeds.
And that lead to a diesel powered spy ship that was undetectable by any scanners.
More than a little ticked. I love good a good SciFi read so I quickly went to find A PORTAL AMONG THE PAGES only to find it doesn’t exist. I fell for that write up completely!
@JnKL I want a portal gun, and a Stargate.
Holodecks.
@dannybeans
Yes. I would absolutely love a Holodeck… Just as long as it came with a lockable door for… well… purposes.
@jst1ofknd Ok, thanks, Mr. Barclay.
@SSteve
It was okay for Tuvok, why wouldn’t it he okay for me?
@dannybeans oh, Hell no. If I was appointed captain of a Starfleet vessel, first thing I would do out of space dock would be to beam the holodeck into the sun. Those things are always trouble.
If you like danger, we have a Parisi Squares Court; that thing isn’t going to achieve sentience and fly the ship into a black hole.
@PocketBrain But, but, what about Vic Fontaine!?!
You actually talked about time travel and didn’t include the Flux Capacitor!? Or at least include Mr. Fusion!
I want to press a button on my kitchen wall and have a full course meal delivered in seconds!
@givancic I love cooking, though I am only a mediocre cook. I’d still cook, and my husband would be saying “what are you doing? There is a perfectly good replicator RIGHT THERE.” Just like he has with almost every gadget he’s bought to make my life easier then I fight using for 6 months. But I think the cooking thing would take longer to get me to switch.
That depends. Do I get to be one of the robots? I’ve got a well developed, elitist, silicon superiority complex, at the ready.
teleportation, always! live anywhere (no more insane city rents if you don’t want), work anywhere with no commute, visit anywhere without having to spend on flights or room & board (or just be able to see family more often - which i know isn’t a plus for some but it would be for me), no searching for parking, no car repairs…
for me it would drastically improve quality of life.
@jerk_nugget
Maybe this will change your mind. It changed mine…
/youtube The Trouble with Transporters
@jerk_nugget @jst1ofknd Amusing. It also explains the peaceable, compliant, generally well behaved people that populate the Star Trek universe. The copies created by the transporter are made over into overall nicer versions of themselves. Once everyone’s been thru just once, war, prejudice, racism, sexism, all the other -isms are gone and we all live happily ever after. At least those sort-of-us people live happily ever after. The originals are all at peace in a different way.
An egalitarian society where everyone’s basic needs are met
@gardenald I’m all-in for fully automated luxury communism.
@gardenald They said science fiction. Not fantasy.
About that email… "sike? I thought the L33T-speak kids were all grown up and working at Walmart.
A cheap, relatively portable and harmless (to its users and the environment) source of power with huge energy density (think megaAh or gigaAh per cubic centimeter).
With this, pretty much everything else becomes much easier to do.
@baqui63 as mentioned above: Mr Fusion.
@baqui63 So… a cup of water.
@baqui63 @PocketBrain Or a banana peel and some eggshells. Stale beer for a boost.
@baqui63 @duodec @PocketBrain
Or an onion with some Gatorade.
It’s the year 3000! Does food come in pill form? Do pills come in food form?
@PocketBrain if the pills are vitamins and minerals, they already come in food form. Just not burgers and fries, thus why we take the pills.
I’ve kinda been holding out for the orgasmatron
@cranky1950 Tough, but not as tough as holding out on the orgasmatron.
/giphy orgasmatron