What is your personal head canon?
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Professional friend I would say. Clear expectations with freedom to be bluntly honest as needed.
Working in mental health a certain degree of supportive listening goes a long way.
ETA: and the agency they both work for shared a study and discussion on swearing and intelligence.
Similar to this: https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2021/01/26/health/swearing-benefits-wellness
Research does not appear to support "low brow" ideas around vulgar language.
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I'm not the one taking "Personal Offense".
Tell that to Will_Carter
It was never about him on a personal level.
I just have a distrust of the Pakleds after what they did to our StarFleet Officers.
It was bad enough that they tried to kidnap / enslave Geordi La Forge.
But to lose the USS Solvang and her crew due to piracy actions.
To invade the USS Cerritos & try to hijack it.
To frame our beloved Captain Carol Freeman for a crime she didn't commit.
That's getting close to the UFP / StarFleet needing to take measures against Pakled Pirates and be incredibly weary of the Pakled people in general.
The Pakleds deceptions are incredibly dangerous and I'm surprised more drastic actions isn't being done about them.
You’ve been around long enough to know that arguing with moderators in thread is not allowed. It’s not like anyone got formal warnings or anything.
Don’t derail this thread any further.
Moving on.
It does also double as the final and clinching proof of the non-existence of God. Pity about the zebra crossings though.
I'm a bit fuzzy on the latter.
Then who, pray tell, gave us those gargantuan flaming letters on the far side of the Quentulus Quazgar Mountains in the land of Sevorbeupstry on the planet of Preliumtarn, which orbits the star Zarss?
Kind of how I see it, yeah. The augments were behind the scenes for awhile trying to manipulate things, and it makes sense to gun hard for the US. When that doesn't quite go according to plan and the SACW breaks out, the rest of the augments in a position to strike make their move.
I like to think the augments had a plan to more subtly take control without as much bloodshed, but their lynchpin in the plan... taking control of the US... didn't pan out. They DID manage to take the US off of the global stage while it dealt with its civil war, which still allowed them a path to power.
I go way more in-depth in my head-verse trying to reconcile as much canon as possible. We know the 20th and 21st century was defined by a slide into authoritarianism... I play with that, having the US having been descending into a police state for quite some time. The Soviet Union seemingly still existed into the 24th century as some sort of polity on Earth... I attribute the fall of the Soviet Union to augments, and rather than the Russian Federation forming, Russia/former Soviet Union is an augment empire... and once the augments are defeated, the Soviet Union reforms. Maybe the most controversial, China isn't a major player on the world stage and doesn't exist as a unified nation. In this alt-history, the communists never take control and throughout the 20th and 21st centuries, the area of China remains as smaller cliques rather than a unified nation, which get carved up in the cold war and then the eugenics wars.
I actually consider two Eugenics Wars (kind of ignoring SNW "Tommorowx3"), one in the 90's with Khan and all that that doesn't really include much of the US, and then another in the mid-21st century that boils over into a larger conflict.
Way back in the 80s our publications department dove headfirst into desktop publishing . We in the art dept used a simple Xerox text/graphics system. The ladies in the typing pool were given a Wang word processing system. Everyone thereafter called them The Wang Girls, a nickname they embraced with good humor. They were in a separate room of the office, but we could all hear all dozen of them screaming curses to the heavens as they tried to get the damn things to do what they wanted. 
I think, since the introduction of office computers, swearing has become more acceptable
. You should have heard me when my classified network monitor (we were a US Govt military contractor) suddenly burned out and I realized how much paperwork I had to go through as fast as possible to get a replacement from IT to finish a job by end-of-day.
I think, since the introduction of office computers, swearing has become more acceptable
. You should have heard me when my classified network monitor (we were a US Govt military contractor) suddenly burned out and I realized how much paperwork I had to go through as fast as possible to get a replacement from IT to finish a job by end-of-day.It’s been reasonably argued that compared to her sympathetic portrayal in Strange New Worlds, T’Pring’s actions in “Amok Time” are practically psychotic. I would argue that that’s literally true—because she too is going through pon farr.
Figure this: if Vulcan couples go into the blood fever at the same time, and that means they both go animalistic, that would make marriage ceremonies like Spock’s a crazed (and vaguely comical, and possibly mutually lethal) affair. I propose that instead, there are two different forms of the blood fever (call them the Wild and the Controller), and each member in a bonded pair will manifest one of them. Over a period of weeks, the “Wild” starts getting as we saw with Spock, while the “Controller” starts getting colder and more finely focused on seeing each detail through — but in both cases it’s all focused on the upcoming mating, to the virtual exclusion of all else. Either version can affect either member of a pair, but barring a medical dysfunction they will always be opposite** — so when Spock “resisted it for several cycles”, presumably he was the one getting super-focused, while T’Pring was clawing at the walls.
So in “Amok Time”, our formerly sympathetic T’Pring is unfortunately just as much in the grip of her hormones as Spock is, and this time she’s drawn the Controller card — and that, combined with Stonn catching her eye, leads to her planning and seeing through a plot she would never normally consider… and which I’d like to think she repudiated and regretted, once the fever broke.
I further posit this explains why Uhura (and Chapel?) momentarily didn’t recognize T’Pring at the start of “Amok Time”, despite having met her in SNW; her mien and aspect were entirely different. They’d have recognized her after a few more moments, especially if they were in the same room instead of seeing her on a viewscreen — but it would have been weird and who-is-this-person-I-thought-I-knew, like Spock’s entrance to the Enterprise in TMP.
** (Interesting thought: Would the Wild/Controller split still be one-and-one in a homosexual Vulcan couple? Since it’s primarily a function of two minds mating, I’m going to go with yes.)
(I could see pon farr causing severe psychological problems for Vulcans participating in non-Vulcan multiple-marriage forms, unless those forms break down into sub-pairs.)
Figure this: if Vulcan couples go into the blood fever at the same time, and that means they both go animalistic, that would make marriage ceremonies like Spock’s a crazed (and vaguely comical, and possibly mutually lethal) affair. I propose that instead, there are two different forms of the blood fever (call them the Wild and the Controller), and each member in a bonded pair will manifest one of them. Over a period of weeks, the “Wild” starts getting as we saw with Spock, while the “Controller” starts getting colder and more finely focused on seeing each detail through — but in both cases it’s all focused on the upcoming mating, to the virtual exclusion of all else. Either version can affect either member of a pair, but barring a medical dysfunction they will always be opposite** — so when Spock “resisted it for several cycles”, presumably he was the one getting super-focused, while T’Pring was clawing at the walls.
So in “Amok Time”, our formerly sympathetic T’Pring is unfortunately just as much in the grip of her hormones as Spock is, and this time she’s drawn the Controller card — and that, combined with Stonn catching her eye, leads to her planning and seeing through a plot she would never normally consider… and which I’d like to think she repudiated and regretted, once the fever broke.
I further posit this explains why Uhura (and Chapel?) momentarily didn’t recognize T’Pring at the start of “Amok Time”, despite having met her in SNW; her mien and aspect were entirely different. They’d have recognized her after a few more moments, especially if they were in the same room instead of seeing her on a viewscreen — but it would have been weird and who-is-this-person-I-thought-I-knew, like Spock’s entrance to the Enterprise in TMP.
** (Interesting thought: Would the Wild/Controller split still be one-and-one in a homosexual Vulcan couple? Since it’s primarily a function of two minds mating, I’m going to go with yes.)
(I could see pon farr causing severe psychological problems for Vulcans participating in non-Vulcan multiple-marriage forms, unless those forms break down into sub-pairs.)
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We in the future have no need for that......crap?I worked in an office with Master's and doctorial level staff and there were times we used the "low brow ' language as part of processing challenges.
Nice to know we would not qualify for Starfleet
Profanity usage varies based on many things, and location is one of those. I've worked in an engineering office (sometimes attached to a manufacturing facility) in St Louis and Huntsville, and not once did anyone resort to using strong profanity. Even mild profanity is an extreme rarity. However, I had to go to an office in Philadelphia for 6 months (same company as STL and HSV), and one of the engineering managers there swore about as bad as T'Ana. It honestly made me extremely uncomfortable, and I was very glad to go back to my home office.You must not be from New Jersey.
I imagine more of us than not curse in private. I feel it's best not to publicize it if humanly possible.
Then who, pray tell, gave us those gargantuan flaming letters on the far side of the Quentulus Quazgar Mountains in the land of Sevorbeupstry on the planet of Preliumtarn, which orbits the star Zarss?
"Oh dear", says God, "I hadn't thought of that." and promptly materialises in a puff of logic.
I'm definitely not from New Jersey.
Most of the places I've worked are generally "Profanity Free" when on the clock.
Maybe I should drop by sometime =D
Except for 1 balloon bomb most people do not know about, there was never a single enemy attack on North America during WWII. And that was a World War...
Feb. 23, 1942
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombardment_of_Ellwood
If the attacks and occupation of a few Aleutian Islands do not count because they were not part of the mainland, then the balloon bombs and the few Submarine attacks on land targets would be the only attacks on North America during WWII. Unless someone remembers others.
Feb. 23, 1942
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombardment_of_Ellwood
If the attacks and occupation of a few Aleutian Islands do not count because they were not part of the mainland, then the balloon bombs and the few Submarine attacks on land targets would be the only attacks on North America during WWII. Unless someone remembers others.
Here's "My Head Canon" on 'Money' within the UFP:
Money in the UFP never went away, it was just left as a "Digital Form" of currency for many centuries.
The Federation Credits that we see & hear about is the only form of "Universal Currency" that is truly considered "Universal" across the UFP since you can use it on ANY member world within the UFP & all of it's allies/protectorates.
The primary reason for "Digital Only" currency was because the advent of rapid manufacturing & replicators made counterfeiting of traditional "Physical Currency" WAY too easy.
Digital Currency also gives Governments more Power/Control over currency and where it goes by monitoring it and putting locks on it should somebody misuse their funds, the government/banks can freeze their accounts.
That was one of the "Ulterior Motives" behind going pure Digital Currency.
Unfortunately, due to the 'Early Rapid Additive Manufacturing that leads to the eventual Replicator Revolution', Digital Currency became the default solution due to the massive counterfeiting that was going on.
Part of the reason that StarFleet Officers don't worry about Currency is that they get paid in Federation Credits, but they generally don't use Credits while participating in service as a StarFleet Officer.
All Acommodations, Food, Items, Knowledge, Transportation, etc are provided to StarFleet Officers w/o having to be part of the greater UFP Economic System.
Thanks to Replicator Technology and StarFleet as a Organization being 100% Vertically Integrated, they have their own Supply Chain to run their operations and take care of everything, including long term payments for the Work / Service of their Officers.
That's why Beverly Crusher was able to pay for the "Bolt of Gold Fabric" and have it charged to her account on the Enterprise-D.
Verbal Confirmation along with Video Footage allowed automated charging of her digital account.
The entire financial process is seemless / frustration free.
Also, she rarely needs to buy things from outside vendors, so she's flush with Federation Credits.
Thanks to her history as a top level doctor, her joining the "Mariposas" and her nomadic life style allows her to function as part of "Doctors w/o Borders".
The Mariposa Foundation even gives her the SS Eleos XII to operate out of on a semi-permenant use basis w/o charge as long as she functions as a Doctor for their organization.
That's why she's able to live her life in a nomadic life-style as a Doctor & raise Jack Crusher as a single-mother.
Anways, back to Physical Currency, it didn't make a return until relatively recently (Late 24th / Early 25th Century).
The Ferengi is on the path to join the UFP thanks to Grand Nagus Rom & Captain Carol Freeman helping to (show/prove) that the (UFP/StarFleet) isn't filled with "a bunch of Suckers & Rubes" for people.
They of course eventually join sometime in the (Late 24th / Early 25th Century).
Captain Carol Freeman's Picture is immortalized in UFP/StarFleet history when the Ferengi first signed the documents to join the UFP as an example of a truly cunning & wise human that convinced Grand Nagus Rom that it's worth it for the Ferengi Alliance to join into the UFP.
Thanks to the eventual new UFP members, "The Ferengi Alliance"; their help within the UFP bring back Standardized Physical Currency in the form of a new "Latinum based/embeded Physical Currency".
The Physical form of Currency based on "Latinum Embedment" into the Physical Currency itself makes it "Impossible to CounterFeit".
Beyond the requirement to embed the appropriate amount of Latinum inside each piece of physical currency, there are other "Anti-CounterFeit" measures in place.
"Simple Tech" like embedded RFID chips within the Physical Currency that contains a Encrypted Unique Serial # / Date of Manufacture of each piece of Physical Currency helps to make sure nobody can CounterFeit w/o detection.
So somebody else trying to put extra Latinum into the wider Currency Supply chain is detectable since there is a Universal Government Run database of every currency ever created (Physical/Digital)
The RFID chips allow it to be traced along its journey thanks to retail outlets who check if the currency is valid during the Check-Out / Payment process.
Any form of excess CounterFeit currency that is detected will be removed and financial investigators will be sent to find out who CounterFeit the currency by making their own Latinum based Currency and try to infliltrate the total supply of money. With a Government Backed Universal Database, the total supply of currency has been kept relatively fixed.
Basically all "Digital Federation Credits" are a 1:1 asset representation to the "UFP Physical Currency".
This makes physical currency available & Financial Privacy available to individuals again; something people have opined for years, but was never able to solve on a wide scale.
All Currency is "Heavily Regulated" along with a UFP Government Law to prevent Inflation / Deflation of the value of currency.
This way, the value of each unit of currency stays constant and adjust to the size of the population and the actual wealth of the economy so that each persons buying power remains fixed per unit of currency, no matter the time frame or location within the UFP and it's sphere of influence.
That and many other forms of Legal Financial regulation prevent the "Roller Coaster" ride of a financial system that we see in Pre-23rd century Humanity and traditional Ferengi society.
After that, most of the economy is generally very stable and there are little to no financial issues within 99.9% of UFP Core Member Worlds that are heavily populated and aren't part of the expanding frontier colonies.
Also, modern UFP Physical Currency is designed after the Metric Standard, so every unit of Currency that increases in value is exactly 10x the previous unit.
Everybody loves the Metric System, even StarDates are "Metric Time" based.
Unfortunately, the only hold-outs from using the Metric System as their "Primary Form" of units of measure are the Americans on Earth and most other Alien Member Species within the UFP.
They have a Dual Measurement System where they learn both their customary species form of "Units of Measure" that co-exist with the "Metric System", just like the Americans on Earth.
Money in the UFP never went away, it was just left as a "Digital Form" of currency for many centuries.
The Federation Credits that we see & hear about is the only form of "Universal Currency" that is truly considered "Universal" across the UFP since you can use it on ANY member world within the UFP & all of it's allies/protectorates.
The primary reason for "Digital Only" currency was because the advent of rapid manufacturing & replicators made counterfeiting of traditional "Physical Currency" WAY too easy.
Digital Currency also gives Governments more Power/Control over currency and where it goes by monitoring it and putting locks on it should somebody misuse their funds, the government/banks can freeze their accounts.
That was one of the "Ulterior Motives" behind going pure Digital Currency.
Unfortunately, due to the 'Early Rapid Additive Manufacturing that leads to the eventual Replicator Revolution', Digital Currency became the default solution due to the massive counterfeiting that was going on.
Part of the reason that StarFleet Officers don't worry about Currency is that they get paid in Federation Credits, but they generally don't use Credits while participating in service as a StarFleet Officer.
All Acommodations, Food, Items, Knowledge, Transportation, etc are provided to StarFleet Officers w/o having to be part of the greater UFP Economic System.
Thanks to Replicator Technology and StarFleet as a Organization being 100% Vertically Integrated, they have their own Supply Chain to run their operations and take care of everything, including long term payments for the Work / Service of their Officers.
That's why Beverly Crusher was able to pay for the "Bolt of Gold Fabric" and have it charged to her account on the Enterprise-D.
Verbal Confirmation along with Video Footage allowed automated charging of her digital account.
The entire financial process is seemless / frustration free.
Also, she rarely needs to buy things from outside vendors, so she's flush with Federation Credits.
Thanks to her history as a top level doctor, her joining the "Mariposas" and her nomadic life style allows her to function as part of "Doctors w/o Borders".
The Mariposa Foundation even gives her the SS Eleos XII to operate out of on a semi-permenant use basis w/o charge as long as she functions as a Doctor for their organization.
That's why she's able to live her life in a nomadic life-style as a Doctor & raise Jack Crusher as a single-mother.
Anways, back to Physical Currency, it didn't make a return until relatively recently (Late 24th / Early 25th Century).
The Ferengi is on the path to join the UFP thanks to Grand Nagus Rom & Captain Carol Freeman helping to (show/prove) that the (UFP/StarFleet) isn't filled with "a bunch of Suckers & Rubes" for people.
They of course eventually join sometime in the (Late 24th / Early 25th Century).
Captain Carol Freeman's Picture is immortalized in UFP/StarFleet history when the Ferengi first signed the documents to join the UFP as an example of a truly cunning & wise human that convinced Grand Nagus Rom that it's worth it for the Ferengi Alliance to join into the UFP.
Thanks to the eventual new UFP members, "The Ferengi Alliance"; their help within the UFP bring back Standardized Physical Currency in the form of a new "Latinum based/embeded Physical Currency".
The Physical form of Currency based on "Latinum Embedment" into the Physical Currency itself makes it "Impossible to CounterFeit".
Beyond the requirement to embed the appropriate amount of Latinum inside each piece of physical currency, there are other "Anti-CounterFeit" measures in place.
"Simple Tech" like embedded RFID chips within the Physical Currency that contains a Encrypted Unique Serial # / Date of Manufacture of each piece of Physical Currency helps to make sure nobody can CounterFeit w/o detection.
So somebody else trying to put extra Latinum into the wider Currency Supply chain is detectable since there is a Universal Government Run database of every currency ever created (Physical/Digital)
The RFID chips allow it to be traced along its journey thanks to retail outlets who check if the currency is valid during the Check-Out / Payment process.
Any form of excess CounterFeit currency that is detected will be removed and financial investigators will be sent to find out who CounterFeit the currency by making their own Latinum based Currency and try to infliltrate the total supply of money. With a Government Backed Universal Database, the total supply of currency has been kept relatively fixed.
Basically all "Digital Federation Credits" are a 1:1 asset representation to the "UFP Physical Currency".
This makes physical currency available & Financial Privacy available to individuals again; something people have opined for years, but was never able to solve on a wide scale.
All Currency is "Heavily Regulated" along with a UFP Government Law to prevent Inflation / Deflation of the value of currency.
This way, the value of each unit of currency stays constant and adjust to the size of the population and the actual wealth of the economy so that each persons buying power remains fixed per unit of currency, no matter the time frame or location within the UFP and it's sphere of influence.
That and many other forms of Legal Financial regulation prevent the "Roller Coaster" ride of a financial system that we see in Pre-23rd century Humanity and traditional Ferengi society.
After that, most of the economy is generally very stable and there are little to no financial issues within 99.9% of UFP Core Member Worlds that are heavily populated and aren't part of the expanding frontier colonies.
Also, modern UFP Physical Currency is designed after the Metric Standard, so every unit of Currency that increases in value is exactly 10x the previous unit.
Everybody loves the Metric System, even StarDates are "Metric Time" based.
Unfortunately, the only hold-outs from using the Metric System as their "Primary Form" of units of measure are the Americans on Earth and most other Alien Member Species within the UFP.
They have a Dual Measurement System where they learn both their customary species form of "Units of Measure" that co-exist with the "Metric System", just like the Americans on Earth.
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