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Would rather no seatbelts, than HAL
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HAL 9000, but I'm afraid I can't do that.
Bastard Programmer from Hell 
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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Why should it be constrained to looking like anything at all?
With the the tech they use for the replicators, transporters, and holodecks, the whole thing could be fluid, changing configuration as required by circumstance (e.g. by adding handrails during battles, to stop everyone getting tossed around so much on shockwaves that can't happen in space). Why walk over to the science station, when it can be right in front of you when you need it?
In fact, the whole ship should be generated -- which would also be handy in battles, as it would be all-but indestructible (and would also provide an inherent low-speed navigation system, which would be even more useful in battles, which apparently will always be conducted at extremely low speeds).
That's the problem with most people who call themselves sci-fi writers: they add tech to meet very specific needs in a story or two, but rarely give any consideration to how it will affect everything else.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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But bridge is where the management tends to congregate! Engineering is where the real work is done! 
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The Millenium Falcon - so that I can fly over Disney headquarters drawing in some imperial star destroyers, preferably while the cast of The Rise Of Skywalker are present.
Another movie I walked out of half way through...
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
modified 20-Dec-19 8:10am.
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And don't forget to kill all those silly crystal foxes while you're at it!
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They probably have a better chance of using it than I do a pair of Size 8 jeans ... 
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
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Hint: Cinderella's slipper....
Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994. So does this signature. me, 2012
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... might upset Herself, and I'm not taking that risk!
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
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Unless the slipper fits Her foot!
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how big is the adapter, or small the jeans that they would fit in the same size box???
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The jeans are ... um ... small. Size 8 is pretty tiny, they are tightly rolled into a package 22x10x6cm - and that does fit in an Amazon C2 packet.
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
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such thin jeans material, sounds almost wear once and throw away.
BTW: easy solution
just cut off the Euro plug and poke the wires into the wall socket. What else could go wrong?
farmers, pretty much like in the area where you live, have done such for years [before the internet/amazon].
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That's Fashion for you!
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
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Those jeans are probably from someone wanting to save on dry cleaning, put them in the apparatus and steam them 
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For those of you involved in - or interested in - safety critical software, you might want to read this[^] and the report it links to.
This is the report by the UK's Rail Accident Investigation Bureau into an incident a couple of years ago involving a trial of new railway signalling systems in Wales. Following a reboot of the computer system at the signalling centre, temporary speed restriction data wasn't reloaded and at least one train was involved in a dangerously over-speed situation as a result, although no harm was actually done. The report looks in detail not just at the software, but the human factors around it (the vendor had intended a manual check of speed limit data following a reboot, but there was no formal procedure to ensure this happened) and more generally around the procurement, design, installation and verification of safety critical software.
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Here I thought I was going to have to reformat an entire section.
This is so cool. squeee!
When I was growin' up, I was the smartest kid I knew. Maybe that was just because I didn't know that many kids. All I know is now I feel the opposite.
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Maybe post it in Bugs and Suggestions[^]
Staff look there more often and a "thank you, that's cool" is always a nice thing to receive
M.D.V. 
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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fair enough, but this was more directed at the readers who may not know this already. I certainly didn't. How cool.
When I was growin' up, I was the smartest kid I knew. Maybe that was just because I didn't know that many kids. All I know is now I feel the opposite.
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Re-mark-able 
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I can see it clearly! 
Boom-tish!
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
Anonymous
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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Never argue with a fool. Onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.
Mark Twain
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