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MrScorpio

(73,630 posts) Thu Nov 16, 2017, 11:22 PM Nov 2017

How Do We Know He Didn't Invent The Thing?

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How Do We Know He Didn't Invent The Thing? (Original Post) MrScorpio Nov 2017 OP

Beam me up... CincyDem Nov 2017 #1

Not now, Madeline! MrScorpio Nov 2017 #2

A Keyboard Leith Nov 2017 #3

Talking into the mouse... mockmonkey Nov 2017 #4

What kills me about that scene.... A HERETIC I AM Nov 2017 #5

CincyDem

(6,351 posts)

1. Beam me up...

Reply to MrScorpio (Original post)

Thu Nov 16, 2017, 11:25 PM

Nov 2017

MrScorpio

(73,630 posts)

2. Not now, Madeline!

Reply to CincyDem (Reply #1)

Thu Nov 16, 2017, 11:33 PM

Nov 2017

Leith

(7,809 posts)

3. A Keyboard

Reply to MrScorpio (Original post)

Fri Nov 17, 2017, 02:36 AM

Nov 2017

How quaint.

mockmonkey

(2,815 posts)

4. Talking into the mouse...

Reply to MrScorpio (Original post)

Fri Nov 17, 2017, 04:21 AM

Nov 2017

"Hello Computer"

A HERETIC I AM

(24,365 posts)

5. What kills me about that scene....

Reply to MrScorpio (Original post)

Fri Nov 17, 2017, 05:00 AM

Nov 2017

Is that even though Scotty is from ...what?...300 years in the future...whatever, he STILL knew how to use and was able to make a basic desktop computer from the late 80's, that likely had less memory than my iPhone, do this complex modeling of a molecule in a matter of seconds.

Sulu flying the Bell 204 was more realistic!

Edit to add;...reminds me of a joke a comedian said about the movie "Independence Day" regarding Jeff Goldblum uploading a virus into the alien mothership;

"Just goes to show you that even aliens have to get their software from Bill Gates"

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