Thread for the easily NERDgasmic...
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The only problem I had with the show was that some had a continuity aspect. I remember one where he was talking about a faster-than-light starship. The whole ep I'm like, "what about micro-meteoroids and other debris"?! In the last 90 secs, he mentions a force field as an afterthought. Apparently, he had an entire episode dedicated to that but I never saw it.One show I really like is with Michau Kaku called SciFi Science. He goes arround looking at science fiction movies and figures out ways to make them in real life.0 -
I'm scared to go too deep into nerd knowledge. =P
I'm always impressed with electricity and light. Both the electron and photon are still unknown which leads to weird and freaky results! Current always travels the path of least resistance, light always the shortest path - interesting stuff.
I would love to hear some views from some fellow nerds on what they believe electrons and protons are!0 -
I'm deliberately not thinking about it because I want to be surprised. I'm still pissed that DS9 got no movie love! Twas my favorite series, but I'm not trying to start a holy war about it!Ancient Aliens on the History channel or H2 has me thoroughly convinced...
Anyone have any theories on who the villian is in the upcoming Star Trek Into the Darkness movie? I've already been advised that "John Harrison" is JJ's version of "John Smith"...it means he's not telling. I personally think Gary Mitchell is a decent bet.
One more thing, why did Spock have so much red matter on that ship when he only needed such a small amount for the task?0 -
<--- Full blown NERD alert here! Eletrical Engineer and Mathematics degree. Never got into the Aliens show on the History Channel but I do love me some fact or fiction shows where they debunk myths and folklore (sp?) throughout history. Bf is a history nerd so together we cover all the bases I think lol0
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<--- Full blown NERD alert here! Eletrical Engineer and Mathematics degree. Never got into the Aliens show on the History Channel but I do love me some fact or fiction shows where they debunk myths and folklore (sp?) throughout history. Bf is a history nerd so together we cover all the bases I think lol
@kgolovin: All you need is a literature and pop-culture expert and you're a perfect "phone-a-friend" for "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire"! Oh wait... off the air. :frown:0 -
DS9 did have some of the most fantastically written episodes. They had so much more work to do starting with a static base of operations. Being that the re-boot movies are in TOS geneneration, I don't think we'll ever get to see DS9 on the big screen.
I read some guys dying wish was to see Into the Darkness but they were concerned he wasn't going to make it. JJ heard about it and screened a rough print for him. He died a few days later with the last words of "I'm going into the future". That there's some high level nerdiness!0 -
I firmly believe there is no single divine being and all humans past drama - success - survival - intelligence - and technology all came from "aliens". The proof is everywhere, from Stonehenge to the pyramids, to underwater cities to Mayan ruins. Hieroglyphs, artifacts, depictions of "beings coming from the sky" in the bible and many ancient texts. Either way you put this, anything that comes from the heavens is "alien to this earth", but finding of "landing pads" and strategic magnetic placement of giant rocks on the earth all point to unparalleled knowledge given to humans but a superior race sitting among the stars. Just look between 1800 - now. The increase in technology is imaginable, compared to 0 bc to1700 ad. Thats over 2000 years. 200 years and we went from just discovering electricity to having devices the size of leafs to connect and talk to each other over thousands of miles in a second. No way we could have done this on our own.
Couldn't have said it better myself. :drinker:
The bigger question is, with so much evidence of them being around that long ago, and influencing us and the environment... where are they now?
Why did they desert us?0 -
I firmly believe there is no single divine being and all humans past drama - success - survival - intelligence - and technology all came from "aliens". The proof is everywhere, from Stonehenge to the pyramids, to underwater cities to Mayan ruins. Hieroglyphs, artifacts, depictions of "beings coming from the sky" in the bible and many ancient texts. Either way you put this, anything that comes from the heavens is "alien to this earth", but finding of "landing pads" and strategic magnetic placement of giant rocks on the earth all point to unparalleled knowledge given to humans but a superior race sitting among the stars. Just look between 1800 - now. The increase in technology is imaginable, compared to 0 bc to1700 ad. Thats over 2000 years. 200 years and we went from just discovering electricity to having devices the size of leafs to connect and talk to each other over thousands of miles in a second. No way we could have done this on our own.
The steam engine is almost solely responsible for the rapid advances of the last 200 or so years, and it certainly wasn't inspired by aliens. Don't underestimate the power of human ingenuity. The world became a smaller place, information was more readily available and easier to share. Advances came at an exponential rate. There's nothing mystical about it.0 -
I firmly believe there is no single divine being and all humans past drama - success - survival - intelligence - and technology all came from "aliens". The proof is everywhere, from Stonehenge to the pyramids, to underwater cities to Mayan ruins. Hieroglyphs, artifacts, depictions of "beings coming from the sky" in the bible and many ancient texts. Either way you put this, anything that comes from the heavens is "alien to this earth", but finding of "landing pads" and strategic magnetic placement of giant rocks on the earth all point to unparalleled knowledge given to humans but a superior race sitting among the stars. Just look between 1800 - now. The increase in technology is imaginable, compared to 0 bc to1700 ad. Thats over 2000 years. 200 years and we went from just discovering electricity to having devices the size of leafs to connect and talk to each other over thousands of miles in a second. No way we could have done this on our own.
You'd be surprised what a few decades and a few thousand slaves can pull off.0 -
I firmly believe there is no single divine being and all humans past drama - success - survival - intelligence - and technology all came from "aliens". The proof is everywhere, from Stonehenge to the pyramids, to underwater cities to Mayan ruins. Hieroglyphs, artifacts, depictions of "beings coming from the sky" in the bible and many ancient texts. Either way you put this, anything that comes from the heavens is "alien to this earth", but finding of "landing pads" and strategic magnetic placement of giant rocks on the earth all point to unparalleled knowledge given to humans but a superior race sitting among the stars. Just look between 1800 - now. The increase in technology is imaginable, compared to 0 bc to1700 ad. Thats over 2000 years. 200 years and we went from just discovering electricity to having devices the size of leafs to connect and talk to each other over thousands of miles in a second. No way we could have done this on our own.
The steam engine is almost solely responsible for the rapid advances of the last 200 or so years, and it certainly wasn't inspired by aliens. Don't underestimate the power of human ingenuity. The world became a smaller place, information was more readily available and easier to share. Advances came at an exponential rate. There's nothing mystical about it.
I've also read technology was able to develop faster once humans turned to grains as a main food source. More time for thinking, less time for hunter & gathering. It also encouraged humans to congregate into cities/civilizations because that's where food was being sent, and universities/technical schools weren't far behind that.0 -
May the force be with you man! Star Wars > Star Trekk0
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I run stats for an international sports organization,
have a Baroness cosplay costume I made myself hanging in the closet along wtih my swords, thowing hawks, staff and 12thc. scadian garb,
am a Rebel Alliance weapons runner,
went to the vulcan science academy,
am wandering life with an airbender who can stand my yin chi,
and do yoga against the wishes of my Pope.
does that turn you on?0 -
As a teenager I would flip through channels on tv. What was I drawn to? Oh no, not cartoons... discovery channel... for some reason my favorite documentary always included ants or any marine animal.
To this day, anything like that still interests me, but I pretty much expanded it to anything science or history related. I rather know things then care about what some orange oompa loompa is wearing!0 -
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yup, need to fully read this when I get home.0
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People have heard of black holes for years, even if they don't really understand what they are. Quasars are a brand of televisions to most people.
Quasars are amazing to me, simply because they are so distant. Also because they have decided that they are (or were) super massive black holes at the center of distant galaxies consuming massive amounts of stellar material.
Black holes and quasars both fascinate me and freak me right out. lol
And dark matter. WTF.0 -
Oh yeah......
have a Baroness cosplay costume I made myself hanging in the closet along wtih my swords, thowing hawks, staff and 12thc. scadian garb,
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Oh.... yeah... :happy:...
went to the vulcan science academy,
Oh.... YEAHam wandering life with an airbender who can stand my yin chi,
I'm gonna friggin' LOSE it over here! :flowerforyou: j/kdoes that turn you on?
That airbender comment made me wanna make a "Robo-Maid" joke (hint: "SpaceBalls"), but I don't want this thread to get locked! :glasses:0 -
^^THIS, except that I watched cartoons too. However, I'm ancient (40) so I remember what life was like with only 4-5 TV channels and cartoons only aired on Saturday mornings and on holidays! I grew up watching a lot of PBS nature and science shows/documentaries. Got a cable as a 13th birthday present... a whopping 25-30 channels and none of them expanded my science/nature repetoire.As a teenager I would flip through channels on tv. What was I drawn to? Oh no, not cartoons... discovery channel... for some reason my favorite documentary always included ants or any marine animal.
To this day, anything like that still interests me, but I pretty much expanded it to anything science or history related. I rather know things then care about what some orange oompa loompa is wearing!0 -
I think I got you beat...I watched the first go around of TOS Star Trek reruns...in black & white!0
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when I was a kid I practiced changing the tv and radio channels with my mind. Too much Dr. Who, In Search Of, Gatchaman episodes or something. We got cable with a remote when I was 12. Felt kinda gypped. Man, did Star Wars F up everyone like that, or just me? Since technology has advanced I am actually extremely happy to be living with star trek technology. Who'da thought that the stuff I watched as a kid would be around in my lifetime? Lasers, bluetooth, tablets..... If I weren't so Jedi I'd say I had gone into Vulcan heat.
Spaceballs..... funny movie. Still think the Fifth Element is the best scifi comedy out there yet. I am a hugeeee fan of the Chronicles of Rid****. Have all three movies and seriously thought of moving to the D.R. just to see if I could get a part as a furian extra. Anyone else excited about that series?
I have a dream of showing up to a Con dressed as a stewardess, and someone dressed as Corbin, etc.
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Have watched about a billion-three times! "Comb the desert!"...
Spaceballs..... funny movie.
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Am ashamed to admit that I haven't watched yet. I'm allergic to watching movies for the first time somewhere in the middle and that's where I always catch it (damn you TBS and TNT!) Really no longer an excuse cuz I have NetFlix now. I promise that it's in my streaming queue (2013 version of "the check's in the mail")....
Still think the Fifth Element is the best scifi comedy out there yet.
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Has anyone seen promos for that King of the Nerds show on TBS? Is that just rage inducing or what?0
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I think I got you beat...I watched the first go around of TOS Star Trek reruns...in black & white!
For the tie: I first watched in syndication, mid-to-late 70s on a 10" B&W TV that took 2-3 min to warm-up. Turn it on, go fix sandwich, come back and wait 5 more seconds.
How about that?0 -
I have seen it several times; will DVR and plan to watch while on treadmill. Reminds me a little of "Beauty and the Geek"... without the 'beauty' part!Has anyone seen promos for that King of the Nerds show on TBS? Is that just rage inducing or what?0 -
What's it about?? The title alone sounds irritating..Has anyone seen promos for that King of the Nerds show on TBS? Is that just rage inducing or what?0 -
Have watched about a billion-three times! "Comb the desert!"...
Spaceballs..... funny movie.
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"WE AIN'T FOUND ****."0 -
What's it about?? The title alone sounds irritating..Has anyone seen promos for that King of the Nerds show on TBS? Is that just rage inducing or what?
From what I gather, I think they're going to put a bunch of "geeks" together in one house and eliminate one each week? I'm not quite sure. He's a promo from one girl that just makes me wanna tear my hair out.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOIQeUQDKJI 0 -
^^THIS, except that I watched cartoons too. However, I'm ancient (40) so I remember what life was like with only 4-5 TV channels and cartoons only aired on Saturday mornings and on holidays! I grew up watching a lot of PBS nature and science shows/documentaries. Got a cable as a 13th birthday present... a whopping 25-30 channels and none of them expanded my science/nature repetoire.As a teenager I would flip through channels on tv. What was I drawn to? Oh no, not cartoons... discovery channel... for some reason my favorite documentary always included ants or any marine animal.
To this day, anything like that still interests me, but I pretty much expanded it to anything science or history related. I rather know things then care about what some orange oompa loompa is wearing!
40 here too....favorite TV show was 3-2-1 Contact on PBS.....loved how they solved mysteries using science.....so then we'd do do the experiments....so fun.
Bill Nye...another younger-me Fave.
Alton Brown for the nerdy cooking science.....
And Nat Geo and NOVA are about all we watch on TV anymore. (Was watching a show last night about the Sounds of the Universe....and pulsars that spin at 179 rpm!!!! Mindblowing!)0 -
You know what, I'd probably watch this show to see how I'd rank.0
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