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Soran might not even exist in this timeline
He's older than Kirk so he would be part of both timelines. This reminded me, though: Guinan met Picard centuries ago thanks to time travel and the paradox is explicitly brought up. Is this alternate timeline also going to feature a Picard who goes back in time and meets Guinan? How would that even work? What about Data's head? It was left in that cave well before the split so it should still be there, right?
 

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He's older than Kirk so he would be part of both timelines. This reminded me, though: Guinan met Picard centuries ago thanks to time travel and the paradox is explicitly brought up. Is this alternate timeline also going to feature a Picard who goes back in time and meets Guinan? How would that even work? What about Data's head? It was left in that cave well before the split so it should still be there, right?
Are you referencing the Time's Arrow 1/2 episodes?
 

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Are you referencing the Time's Arrow 1/2 episodes?
After a quick search: yes, that's the episode.

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Hmm. I didn't think to sell my Steam trading cards until the summer sale started, and now the security features means they won't hit the market until after the sale. Apparently I should just put those cards up as soon as I get them.
 
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Bought a headset for my Xbox today. Can't get it to play game audio through the headset. Been through all the settings and just can't figure it out. Not even youtube was helpful on this. I guess the one I got is for chatting only. Just doesn't make sense to me. If anyone is wondering, I got the Turtle Beach Recon 30x.
 

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So apparently I burned the hairs on my arm today while lighting the grill five hours ago and didn't notice until just now. They are visibly charred and shortened. That explains the odd smoldering scent that was following me around for a while, though.
 

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Wahoo, new PC has arrived - 16GB RAM, 4GB graphics, 7th Gen i5.
Even better, unlike my laptop, it runs Maya :)
Now I need to go buy a longer ethernet and HDMI cable.
 

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So my son told us a while back that he wanted a Star Wars themed birthday party. Bought a Darth Vader pinata. For the stick I made this.

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For the bad news of the day, the gtx560 ti in my pc passed away today. I will be watching ebay for a replacement.
 

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He's older than Kirk so he would be part of both timelines.

That's true, I didn't remember how old El Aurians get to be. Let me rephrase then:

Soran might have already been ANNIHILATED by the Borg or a tractor accident or a jealous husband or something, in the Alternate Reality. Sigh, a guy can dream right?

Point is, I'm encouraged by a completely new timeline where my favorite Captain does not have the exact same pre-set destiny. Don't get me wrong, I would LOVE to see a Wrath of Khan story develop from these events...Khan and his minions unfrozen, steal ship, cause raucous, etc, or an Undiscovered Country-like storyline that delves into the Klingon-Federation tensions. Heck, give me a Balance of Terror movie in the style of Hunt for Red October/Das Boot/Crimson Tide with the JJ-crew and I will finally get the movie I've been waiting for.

All I'm happy about is the likelihood that Pine-Kirk isn't fated to get stuck in the stupidest McGuffin energy ribbon alternate paradise universe ever created in Trek (And that's saying something) only to emerge 80 years later and get the most disgraceful death since "Skin of Evil" by the galaxy's biggest villain chump. Frankly, after Generations, the Prime Universe lost a lot of its appeal for me. But that's just me.
 

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It's always fun when you live in a small town and someone has the same first and last name as you...and got arrested for theft and drug posession
 

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New PC is up and running. Not tried anything serious with maya yet but no lag when I opened my old Connie Refit mesh (over 100k).
But I've been far far too bust admiring the graphics on STO... and today I discovered World of Warships. I sense great procrastination potential ;)
 

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New PC is up and running. Not tried anything serious with maya yet but no lag when I opened my old Connie Refit mesh (over 100k).
But I've been far far too bust admiring the graphics on STO... and today I discovered World of Warships. I sense great procrastination potential ;)
World of Warships is indeed a pretty fun game. Need to update it and play some more. Of course, I need to address my graphics card issues first.
 

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I got a paper cut on my knuckle. What did I do to deserve this?!
 

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Hello:
Welp! Can anybody help me with the TOS Battlestar Galactica font? :cry2:. I am not talking about the one from the title, but the font for the ship's nameplate in the landing bays, I ask because... :plan: .
 

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Why does something terrible happen every time I play as England in Civ 5?
 

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U.S. Constitution - Article 3 Section 3

Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort. No Person shall be convicted of Treason unless on the Testimony of two Witnesses to the same overt Act, or on Confession in open Court.

The Congress shall have power to declare the Punishment of Treason, but no Attainder of Treasonshall work Corruption of Blood, or Forfeiture except during the Life of the Person attainted
 

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Why does something terrible happen every time I play as England in Civ 5?
Let me guess, they are not interested in your trade agreements? ;)

EDIT: I've been playing quite a bit as well recently. Maybe we should open a thread for Civ discussion?
 

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Let me guess, they are not interested in your trade agreements? ;)
I wish that was the only problem. Almost every start has been in the tundra (I checked, they don't have a tundra start bias), I've gotten three starts on the coasts of landlocked seas instead of oceans, one of which was somehow on a Large Islands map, and another bad start on an Islands map where my otherwise nice bay was blocked by ice. Then there was the time the Isabella AI, supposedly friendly, according to the diplomacy screen, manipulated me into declaring war on a shared neighbor then conquered us both when we were weakened. Then there was what I call The Canterbury War, which was glorious up until the point where Rome suddenly wiped out my entire civ in the span of four turns.

EDIT: I've been playing quite a bit as well recently. Maybe we should open a thread for Civ discussion?
Sure! You want to do the honors?
 

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Have you guys tried civ 6 or have any interest to do so? Just curious what others thought of it
 

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Have you guys tried civ 6 or have any interest to do so? Just curious what others thought of it
I downloaded the demo but haven't touched it much. I think I'm going to wait for the Complete Edition in a few years. It sounds like some of the features are still pretty rough, particularly AI agendas, and the last three games (4, 5, BE) used expansions to overhaul elements that were spotty. Besides, it'll be cheaper.
 

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First off let me say that I love the Civ games. I did try the Civ6 demo and honestly was not that impressed. It's been a while so I can't remember the particulars. Never got Civ5 though I do want it and Beyond Earth.
 

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I've just realized what I don't like about FleetOps. It's dark. Not like doom-and-gloom dark, but actually visually dark.
 

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Howdy, I am happy to report that my graphics issue with my pc will soon be resolved. I picked up a new Gigabyte GeForce GTX1060 off of ebay for $26 USD. The same card on Amazon sells for $200+ USD. It should be at the house by the 29th.
 

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Howdy, I am happy to report that my graphics issue with my pc will soon be resolved. I picked up a new Gigabyte GeForce GTX1060 off of ebay for $26 USD. The same card on Amazon sells for $200+ USD. It should be at the house by the 29th.
That's an amazing price! I paid $150 for a GeForce GTX 950 when I did my upgrade. Apparently I need to check ebay more.
 

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The best part is that it is listed as new. Not used or refurbished.

:D
 

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We'll FML. Just got an email from ebay letting me know that the account I purchased the card from was compromised by a 3rd party and that the transaction was cancelled.

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So I finally got around to copying all my meshes and textures onto the new PC... it's a sort of good news/bad news situation.
The good news is that it opens and I can make renders (and I can play games on it). The bad news is that the file save mechanism is very buggy and makes it nearly impossible to save files. Which means I may have to build on the old PC and try rendering on the new one. Grrrr!
 

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I believe that I have created a store on Shapeways - but the user interface isn't brilliant as it shows me a "preview" whenever I try to look at my page. So can someone go onto shapeways and do a search for either Seeker class, kjc733 or Carpenter Shipyard and let me know if I'm actually up.

If it is then the 13cm Seeker is available, I'm still trying to figure out how to get a 15cm version without losing the product history of the 13cm (prints have a success rate).
EDIT - I just uploaded the mesh a second time and called it something different.
 
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I believe that I have created a store on Shapeways - but the user interface isn't brilliant as it shows me a "preview" whenever I try to look at my page. So can someone go onto shapeways and do a search for either Seeker class, kjc733 or Carpenter Shipyard and let me know if I'm actually up.

If it is then the 13cm Seeker is available, I'm still trying to figure out how to get a 15cm version without losing the product history of the 13cm (prints have a success rate).
EDIT - I just uploaded the mesh a second time and called it something different.

I just checked - the Seeker is there in both 13cm and 15cm variations. :thumbsup:
 
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