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[AdmiralAdama]

Exploration and discovery is certainly preferrable to violence. Sadly the scientific and technological advances that enable us to better the human condition also make waging war more efficient and sanitary. But a real soldier, when not under political duress, I believe will always chose peace over war.

One thing is certain. A planetary objective like reaching for the stars, or improving the world we have, would be so consuming, there'd be no time or resources to wage war.

AA

 

[Kaykaykay]

Exploration and discovery is certainly preferrable to violence. Sadly the scientific and technological advances that enable us to better the human condition also make waging war more efficient and sanitary. But a real soldier, when not under political duress, I believe will always chose peace over war.

One thing is certain. A planetary objective like reaching for the stars, or improving the world we have, would be so consuming, there'd be no time or resources to wage war.

AA

Yes, I'm of like mind. I think we're far off from that, though, because I think poverty and ignorance fuel war, and we still have so much of that around the world.

I also worry that the struggle for resources will only intensify in coming decades, because of the increasing shortage of water around the world, which drives food shortages, for instance.

 

[AdmiralAdama]

I'm reviewing an on-line site called "Daily Science
Fiction." Intriguing at first glance. There's a theme directory with archived stories.

If you get a moment - check it out. I'd like to compare notes.

AA

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[scifan5749]

I just found this while looking through my Star Trek collection.

 

[AdmiralAdama]

I just found this while looking through my Star Trek collection.

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Fascinating.

AA

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[Kaykaykay]

I just found this while looking through my Star Trek collection.

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Seven of Nine was a good character.

 

[AdmiralAdama]

Robert Picardo was brilliant as the Holo Doc.

AA

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[scifan5749]

In 1994, a limited edition series of Star Trek themed Oreo Cookies was produced. There were special boxes with one of five different punch out spacecraft on the back as well as spacecraft designs incorporated into the cookies themselves.

 

[AdmiralAdama]

In 1994, a limited edition series of Star Trek themed Oreo Cookies was produced. There were special boxes with one of five different punch out spacecraft on the back as well as spacecraft designs incorporated into the cookies themselves.

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How are you preserving that cookie?

AA

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[scifan5749]

How are you preserving that cookie?

AA

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The box was just sitting on a shelf and I didn't even realize they there were any cookies still in it when I decided to photograph it and took it down. I wouldn't want to eat it though.

 

[AdmiralAdama]

Found it!




Why? Because it's there.

AA

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[Kaykaykay]

In 1994, a limited edition series of Star Trek themed Oreo Cookies was produced. There were special boxes with one of five different punch out spacecraft on the back as well as spacecraft designs incorporated into the cookies themselves.

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How odd and fun. I wonder what happened to the cookie molds. Collector's item!

 

[KevinJS]

Suggest you sit down before clicking on this link. It's a good one

http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Science_Fiction_(Bookshelf)

Enjoy.

 

[scifan5749]

I've read a few of these books. I've got several by Ray Cummings.

 

[AdmiralAdama]

Suggest you sit down before clicking on this link. It's a good one

http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Science_Fiction_%28Bookshelf%29

Enjoy.

Going down this list a couple of things stand out.

Titles that I've read but at the time, didn't consider were science fiction - in the conventional sense.

How many science fiction authors who's works I've yet to read.

AA

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