Russ Johnson
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Pretty sure P = NP.
Actions → Consequences ∴ Liberty ↔ Responsibility
Pretty sure P = NP.
Actions → Consequences ∴ Liberty ↔ Responsibility
I think that gets to what Q was trying to imply in both “All Good Things” and the final scene of Picard: humanity has reached the place where we can evolve in more ways than just biologically, but it takes being open to exploring new possibilities, even if they don't seem likely
October 15, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I think that gets to what Q was trying to imply in both “All Good Things” and the final scene of Picard: humanity has reached the place where we can evolve in more ways than just biologically, but it takes being open to exploring new possibilities, even if they don't seem likely
Also, get well soon! Wisdom teeth are no joke!
October 11, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Also, get well soon! Wisdom teeth are no joke!
Hi, uh … This just showed up in my feed, so yeah, totally random, but … Are you on a revival of “High Rollers” the game show (that used to be hosted by Wink Martindale)? Because I used TO LOVE that show!
October 11, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Hi, uh … This just showed up in my feed, so yeah, totally random, but … Are you on a revival of “High Rollers” the game show (that used to be hosted by Wink Martindale)? Because I used TO LOVE that show!
HTML, right? I love that ... and thanks for the reply! Also, I’ve found a few places where the EN-US localization could use a little polish and would love to help if you’d like :)
October 10, 2025 at 9:16 PM
HTML, right? I love that ... and thanks for the reply! Also, I’ve found a few places where the EN-US localization could use a little polish and would love to help if you’d like :)
…of the narrative in which the time travel event did occur and affected the future, however minutely.
Which in turn means that any on-screen "prime" timeline Star Trek might have followed hasn't been seen since less than 5 months into the original series' run in January of 1967.
/soapbox ;)
Which in turn means that any on-screen "prime" timeline Star Trek might have followed hasn't been seen since less than 5 months into the original series' run in January of 1967.
/soapbox ;)
August 12, 2025 at 6:48 PM
…of the narrative in which the time travel event did occur and affected the future, however minutely.
Which in turn means that any on-screen "prime" timeline Star Trek might have followed hasn't been seen since less than 5 months into the original series' run in January of 1967.
/soapbox ;)
Which in turn means that any on-screen "prime" timeline Star Trek might have followed hasn't been seen since less than 5 months into the original series' run in January of 1967.
/soapbox ;)
… of Tempral Investigations grille Sisko for information regarding an incursion into TOS 2x15 *The Trouble with Tribbles* to determine whether the degree of change to the timeline was acceptably minor.
Which means that every time we'e seen time travel in Star Trek, we've followed a new branch … 7/8
Which means that every time we'e seen time travel in Star Trek, we've followed a new branch … 7/8
August 12, 2025 at 6:48 PM
… of Tempral Investigations grille Sisko for information regarding an incursion into TOS 2x15 *The Trouble with Tribbles* to determine whether the degree of change to the timeline was acceptably minor.
Which means that every time we'e seen time travel in Star Trek, we've followed a new branch … 7/8
Which means that every time we'e seen time travel in Star Trek, we've followed a new branch … 7/8
“… created by the temporal incursion of a Romulan mining ship.” —Dr. Kovich)
In fact, this also was implied heavily in the coda of DS9 3x12 *Past Tense, Part 2* and covered explicitly in DS9 5x06 *Trials and Tribble-Ations*, where two officers from Starfleet's Department … 6/8
In fact, this also was implied heavily in the coda of DS9 3x12 *Past Tense, Part 2* and covered explicitly in DS9 5x06 *Trials and Tribble-Ations*, where two officers from Starfleet's Department … 6/8
August 12, 2025 at 6:48 PM
“… created by the temporal incursion of a Romulan mining ship.” —Dr. Kovich)
In fact, this also was implied heavily in the coda of DS9 3x12 *Past Tense, Part 2* and covered explicitly in DS9 5x06 *Trials and Tribble-Ations*, where two officers from Starfleet's Department … 6/8
In fact, this also was implied heavily in the coda of DS9 3x12 *Past Tense, Part 2* and covered explicitly in DS9 5x06 *Trials and Tribble-Ations*, where two officers from Starfleet's Department … 6/8
- In TNG 7x25 *All Good Things* that they can be formed by temporal incursions.
The fact that that time travel itself splits timelines ultimately was made explicit by very first scene of DSC 3x09 *Terra Firma, Part 1*: “Yor here traveled forward from 2379 and across from an alternate universe … 5/8
The fact that that time travel itself splits timelines ultimately was made explicit by very first scene of DSC 3x09 *Terra Firma, Part 1*: “Yor here traveled forward from 2379 and across from an alternate universe … 5/8
August 12, 2025 at 6:48 PM
- In TNG 7x25 *All Good Things* that they can be formed by temporal incursions.
The fact that that time travel itself splits timelines ultimately was made explicit by very first scene of DSC 3x09 *Terra Firma, Part 1*: “Yor here traveled forward from 2379 and across from an alternate universe … 5/8
The fact that that time travel itself splits timelines ultimately was made explicit by very first scene of DSC 3x09 *Terra Firma, Part 1*: “Yor here traveled forward from 2379 and across from an alternate universe … 5/8
in considerable depth.
Then we learned:
- In TOS 2x04 *Mirror, Mirror* that at least one of those universes closely resembles our own.
- In TNG 7x11 *Parallels* that there are infinitely many such universes, with every possible version of history playing out in its own parallel reality.
4/8
Then we learned:
- In TOS 2x04 *Mirror, Mirror* that at least one of those universes closely resembles our own.
- In TNG 7x11 *Parallels* that there are infinitely many such universes, with every possible version of history playing out in its own parallel reality.
4/8
August 12, 2025 at 6:48 PM
in considerable depth.
Then we learned:
- In TOS 2x04 *Mirror, Mirror* that at least one of those universes closely resembles our own.
- In TNG 7x11 *Parallels* that there are infinitely many such universes, with every possible version of history playing out in its own parallel reality.
4/8
Then we learned:
- In TOS 2x04 *Mirror, Mirror* that at least one of those universes closely resembles our own.
- In TNG 7x11 *Parallels* that there are infinitely many such universes, with every possible version of history playing out in its own parallel reality.
4/8
We saw the first explicit mention of alternate universes/realities in TOS 1x28 *The Alternative Factor*. Then the very next episode 1x29 *The City on the Edge of Forever* appeared to show that altering the past impacts the present. TNG 3x15 *Yesterday's Enterprise* explored this … 3/8
August 12, 2025 at 6:48 PM
We saw the first explicit mention of alternate universes/realities in TOS 1x28 *The Alternative Factor*. Then the very next episode 1x29 *The City on the Edge of Forever* appeared to show that altering the past impacts the present. TNG 3x15 *Yesterday's Enterprise* explored this … 3/8
… we’ve been watching non-canon Trek since IOS seaso 1. (What follows is almost entirely lifted from a facebook comment of mine.) See, Star Trek has had multiple universes since TOS 1x20 *Tomorrow is Yesterday*. 2/8
August 12, 2025 at 6:48 PM
… we’ve been watching non-canon Trek since IOS seaso 1. (What follows is almost entirely lifted from a facebook comment of mine.) See, Star Trek has had multiple universes since TOS 1x20 *Tomorrow is Yesterday*. 2/8
I never watched much of TAS, but I did read the books as a kid, and they were absolutely fantastic!
August 3, 2025 at 5:22 AM
I never watched much of TAS, but I did read the books as a kid, and they were absolutely fantastic!
Right, the bill has to be the same down to the last comma
June 29, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Right, the bill has to be the same down to the last comma