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Cheating is orginal now?


His examiners were idiots.

 

Thinking outside the box is. Finding a way to win regardless of the obstacles in front of you is what everyone should strive for. Having the audacity to reprogram the computers in a no-win scenario is making the most of your environment and is absolutely original thinking. He wasn't cheating, in the strictest sense, because knowing facts and making calculations was not the material he was being tested on.

 

Pulled this from the wiki:

In Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, the simulation takes place on a replica of a starship bridge, with the "testee" as captain and other Starfleet members, officers or other cadets, in other key positions. In the scenario of the 2280s, the cadet receives a distress signal, stating that the Kobayashi has struck a "gravitic mine" in the Klingon Neutral Zone and is rapidly losing power, hull integrity and life support. There are no other vessels nearby. The cadet is faced with a decision:

 

* Attempt to rescue the Kobayashi's crew and passengers, which involves violating the Neutral Zone and potentially provoking the Klingons into hostile action or an all-out war; or

* Abandon the Kobayashi, potentially preventing war but leaving the crew and passengers to die.

 

If the cadet chooses to save the Kobayashi, the scenario progresses quickly. The bridge officers notify the cadet that they are in violation of the treaty, which is duly noted in the log. As the starship enters the Neutral Zone, the communications officer loses contact with the crippled vessel. Three Klingon starships then appear on an intercept course. Attempts to contact them are met with radio silence; indeed, their only response is to open fire, with devastating results. The simulation ends with the understanding that the cadet's ship and crew have been lost. There is no way to win the resulting 'battle'; but then, the objective of the test is not for the cadet to outfight the opponent, but rather to test the cadet's behavior and thought processes in the face of insurmountable odds or circumstances.

 

Kirk doesn't believe in unwinable scenarios he's an epic pimp and you should be down on your knees, sucking his balls.

:p

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Thinking outside the box is. Finding a way to win regardless of the obstacles in front of you is what everyone should strive for. Having the audacity to reprogram the computers in a no-win scenario is making the most of your environment and is absolutely original thinking. He wasn't cheating, in the strictest sense, because knowing facts and making calculations was not the material he was being tested on.


Pulled this from the wiki:


In Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, the simulation takes place on a replica of a starship bridge, with the "testee" as captain and other Starfleet members, officers or other cadets, in other key positions. In the scenario of the 2280s, the cadet receives a distress signal, stating that the Kobayashi has struck a "gravitic mine" in the Klingon Neutral Zone and is rapidly losing power, hull integrity and life support. There are no other vessels nearby. The cadet is faced with a decision:


* Attempt to rescue the Kobayashi's crew and passengers, which involves violating the Neutral Zone and potentially provoking the Klingons into hostile action or an all-out war; or

* Abandon the Kobayashi, potentially preventing war but leaving the crew and passengers to die.


If the cadet chooses to save the Kobayashi, the scenario progresses quickly. The bridge officers notify the cadet that they are in violation of the treaty, which is duly noted in the log. As the starship enters the Neutral Zone, the communications officer loses contact with the crippled vessel. Three Klingon starships then appear on an intercept course. Attempts to contact them are met with radio silence; indeed, their only response is to open fire, with devastating results. The simulation ends with the understanding that the cadet's ship and crew have been lost. There is no way to win the resulting 'battle'; but then, the objective of the test is not for the cadet to outfight the opponent, but rather to test the cadet's behavior and thought processes in the face of insurmountable odds or circumstances.


Kirk doesn't believe in unwinable scenarios he's an epic pimp and you should be down on your knees, sucking his balls.

:p



Ok, I'm sorry but this is FAR too much typing for a previously-mildy-amusing kirk Vs picard too and fro :facepalm: I'm not even going to read it. You should've gone with a line or two

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And not have him as the guy who saw the monster on the wing of the airplane, or the guy who was obsessed with the fortune telling machine in those episodes of "The Twilight Zone"?

 

 

 

F'n awesome... The Shat left his mark in the best two shows of the 60s.

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I disagree with the Spock. Spock is the coolest {censored}er on the show.

 

Actually, Data is the best most awesomest character in all of Star Trek. Ever.

 

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But I appreciate your misguided input.

 

 

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Lets not smack down on The Picard though...

He had a comfortable & confident style of commanding as well as a few pretty hot women.. He wasnt leaving a trail of {censored} wherever he went, but what he got wasnt bad..



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The spots are hawt... points for Picard!
Infact I've got to say I prefer TNG over the original Star Trek. Just a generational thing... I like Super Nintendo over Atari. And I don't waste my time with these newfangled 128 bit consoles... or new-new-new Star Trek series...

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