I guess we have to wait until the military refines it for effective & efficient killing. After that, it may be more practical.

okaaaaaaay...

Maybe that’s the intent.

So what’s wrong with being polite?

Well that’s a fair point.

“impractical and archaic weapon for a soldier to use without a Jedi’s ability to deflect incoming bullets or laser blasts”

You lose 2 points for that.

Generally agree, but if you can make a dyson sphere work, I think you could make generation ships work. But then who would volunteer for a generation ship? You’re the first, but it’s not about you. Your descendants are all that matters; you’re just a repair person/janitor/medical person...
And then, generations from…

Great topic!

It’s interesting how divisive this is.
And the only reason transporters exist is that Roddenberry, et. al., thought that showing the shuttle-craft ingress/egress, landing/take-off and ascent/decent would cost way too much money and take up too much screen time.
Even though it’s wonderfully elegant, I kinda wish they…

It never goes well...

I think warp drive has to come first...

You say it’s a good movie, but your rhetoric says otherwise. I’d recommend not watching any more SF movies. Watch Out of Africa. There are very few scientific inaccuracies to notice in Out of Africa. It will also help you catch up on that sleep...

Well, 3 things:

I thought it was a great movie.
I think the use of the word “ludicrous” in this case is ludicrous...

That was a great game that I watched on Friday night.
And pretty sure I have that meeting on Monday morning...

Yeah, no??

The relatively new widely distributed use of phones with cameras makes events more visible. And we notice it more when the activity coincidentally occurs near populated areas.

that will make every day life more meaningful...

the beard distracts the eye from all the lines and old-lookingness at least that’s what i’m counting on...