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Suicide Junkie · #**151** February 22nd, 2002, 04:09 PM

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(from slashdot)This isn't transparent aluminum; this is a transparent aluminum oxide. That is just not the same thing as aluminum anymore then water is Hydrogen gas, or table salt is the same thing as Sodium metal or Chlorine gas (both very harmful chemicals, sodium can explode when it comes in contact with water, and Chlorine can kill you in a few breaths, yet we eat salt all the time)

And secondly we have known about aluminum based compounds for a long time, in fact, longer then we have known about Aluminum or even about elements in general. Alum, the compound from which aluminum gets it's name (and which we extract aluminum from) has been known to man for ages and is, in fact, transparent.

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Bottom line is that alumina (Al2O3) and aluminum (Al) are totally different materials, so naturally they have different properties such as hardness, stiffness, transparency, etc. Alumina is what sapphires and rubies are made of. Pure alumina is clear, but the addition of color centers like chromium ions results in the color of gemstone rubies and sapphires. A search for sapphire conformal optics [google.com] will show you that making windows out of sapphire for military applications is nothing new. Just about the only thing that might be new is how they make the sapphire, but the article does not provide any details about that. Yes, sapphire is cool stuff, but it's not some magical new material.

dmm · #**152** February 22nd, 2002, 07:52 PM

How dare you imply that Scotty would make a whale tank out of transparent alumina! Alumina (a glass or crystal) is brittle compared to aluminum (a metal), and might shatter when subjected to the stresses of time traveling in a cranky Klingon warbird. Then what would happen to humanity when the whale blubbers to the mysterious probe "Help, I feel like I've been shot with a shard cannon"?

tesco samoa · #**153** March 24th, 2002, 08:23 PM

Star Trek Bridge Command From Activison.

The game is great.

For those who are trek fans.

Also the interface is perfect.

Cylapse · #**154** March 27th, 2002, 05:43 PM

*laughs* Ahh tonight is the Ferengi ep, I hate their kind *LOL* I wonder how they will pull this off, doesnt sound the most interesting really.

We shall see.

wr8th · #**155** March 27th, 2002, 06:32 PM

I liked the piggybacked episode from Last week with an appearance by the Klingons (are they perpetually constipated or what? "Ahh prune juice: a warrior's drink").

When viewing a holographic image of the Klingon Capitol, a Klingon was heard to say: "I can see my home from here!" That's right Stimpy!

Cylapse · #**156** March 27th, 2002, 06:47 PM

That one's cool, coz TPol shows a little fooken support *LOL* I like Silent Enemy and Fortunate Son... plus both the Andorian eps rock... they are doing a good job with them.

Sometimes Malcolm and Mayweather seem like they arent cut up for the job. Mayweather has these flashes of what appears to be homosexuality *LMAO* He needs to toughen up a bit, he's a space boomer...

And Reed, well, an insecure tactical officer worries me, but I like the guy... his drunk acting wasnt the best in my opinion, but hey - he's brittish *ducks* *LMAO* I'm only kidden about the Brittish thing, I thought Bashir was the **** on DS9 (the good show...the war show).

They're good actors though, Im not bashing them. Just throwin in my 2... no, 3 cents.

wr8th · #**157** March 27th, 2002, 08:03 PM

I didn't think I would like this series since I couldn't stomach Voyager and didn't GAF when it went off the air.

The writing on this series is reminiscent of TNG in the 3rd-7th seasons.

If you get a chance (if it's set up that way in your time zone (mine is EST)), try watching TOS on Sci-Fi at 7PM, TNG on TNN at 8PM and ENT on UPN at 9. I did this for the first time this week and it made for some interesting comparisons in style. Although it was breaking new ground at the time, TOS looks so cheesy now. I will give Shatner credit though, he was a better actor than Janeway (ugh!). I realize I'm not complimenting Shatner so much as I'm disparaging Janeway.

Cylapse · #**158** March 27th, 2002, 08:25 PM

LOL, I love to get my sci-fi in chunks... I despise Voyager. When it first came out, there was a show called Nowhereman that aired before it, now that was a good show... when they cancelled it and kept that god damned Janeway on the air I boycotted UPN for years *lol*

She is awful, pure and simple. "Mr Paris, lets waste a little more time chasing down a worthless group of Ferengi for the cause of some thankless greater good, and miss our window of opertunity to go home..."

That episode enfuriated me *lol* Not to mention, 5 or so years in space in a new quadrant and nothing of real value to take home to the feds *laughs* Except maybe that Armor Tech.

The dumb *****.

Everything on Voy was a copycat from TNG or DS9...also the most politically correct BS I have ever witnessed. My preferred setup would be TOS (to laugh, it has that retro-feel and is good to watch stoned), then DS9 and ENT... DS9 speaks for itself, an actual linear story with some DEVELOPMENT *lol* Bah, Voyager... god even that word unnerves me. She was given a good looken ship and blew it totally.

Anyway... I digress. I dont have that setup, as ENT hits us up at 7pm...I usually take these days off from the girl so I can just chill at home with my bong *LOL* and a game of SEIV for the commercials..

TerranC · #**159** March 27th, 2002, 08:47 PM

Cynapse... Lewd, Crude, Rude, But Frank.

But at least there was Year of Hell and Endgame...

wr8th · #**160** March 27th, 2002, 08:51 PM

Re: Voyager- I almost got interested when they passed through Borg space, however although the addition of Seven of Nine made for some interesting eye candy initially, I got the feeling that rather than tightening up the scripts and acting, they chose to tighten her attire instead and shoot from camera angles that most accentuated her ample curves. Hell, I'll watch porn if porn is what I want. This only served to insult any discerning viewers' intelligence.

I'd watch TNG or TOS reruns before I'd watch a Voyager firstrun.