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Pope Francis has delivered his much awaited "Laudato Si" on the environment. This is the National Catholic Register's [US] article entitled Luadato Si: The Cheers and Challenges. I included this article, because of its American Catholic perspective. [Full disclosure: I am a Protestant...

I just found this fun youtube video and had to share it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qMyg1s6G-E If you have any other fun Star Trek related videos, I would like you to post them here. This could be fun.

http://videos.huffingtonpost.com/nasa-claims-starships-traveling-faster-than-light-maybe-possible-517482416 Amazingly, it looks like a "ring ship" from Star Trek. :techman:

I didn't find a thread in GTD, so here is the link to the article and where to vote. Voting ends February 25, 2013. According to the article Shatner himself is pushing for the name Vulcan. The article says thanks to Trekkies, Vulcan is winning. If you haven't voted, do so now.:techman:

Interesting interview with George Takei. He talks about Trek, using his status to speak out, social media and more.

QUESTION: Does anyone know the value of a Star Fleet Technical Manual, First Printing 1975 ? It is in near mint condition. Hopefully, someone knows. Please PM me with any information. Thanks. MODS: If this is not the proper place, please feel free to move this post.

FRIDAY A senior citizen drove his brand new Corvette convertible out of the dealership.... Taking off down the road, he floored it to 80 mph, enjoying the wind blowing through what little gray hair he had left. "Amazing," he thought as he flew down I-94, pushing the pedal even more...

Just posted on AOL News by Kris LoPresto. I thought it was hilarious (and some of it is true): Some of my work is even mentioned in the list.:devil: Yours may be, too! Comments? Criticisms? This could be fun!

Good reasons to stand up for your beliefs and values, and to get involved.

Subject: NEW MILITARY UNIT The Pentagon announced today the formation of a new 500-man elite fighting unit called the US Redneck Special Forces (USRSF). These southern boys will be dropped in Afghanistan knowing only these facts about terrorists. 1)The season opened today. 2)There...

I see these articles every so often, but on the 45th Anniversary, I thought it worth revisiting: http://mashable.com/2011/09/08/star-trek-gadgets/ Are there other things Star Trek "invented"? If so, add yours to the list and post.

Donald Trump's investigators are finished with the analysis. The results turned up more questions:

April 21, 2011 was to be the day SKYNET became self-aware. It looks like we survived... so far. Why do you think we survived? Let's have some fun with it. IMO, we survived SKYNET because when it became self-aware it found porn online and wanted more... and more... and more... and forgot to...

Cylons being created in laboratory... more realistic than we thought. Perhaps "I... welcome our new computer overlords," is more than just a Ken Jennings throwaway line.:borg: Thoughts and opinions?

This just in from here. It is a short article so I posted the entire thing: [Mod Note: Posting an entire article is a Copyright violation, so I've clipped it for you. The link is still there for people to follow. --RJ]

I found this photo during an unsuccessful Trek Christmas avatar search. A comment about the photo stated it is a float from The Festival of Lights parade in East Peoria, Illinois, USA:

from AOL News: Scientists managed to capture anti-matter for a brief moment.

I recently purchased VOY Season One and have been enjoying it thoroughly. However, I have a question: Why does it appear than LT. Tuvok is wearing Lt. COMMANDER pips? Am I wrong? My understanding thus far is: 1 pip = Ensign (1 gold pip + 1 black pip = Lieutenant Junior Grade) 2 pips =...

President Obama on NASA's future. http://video.aol.com/aolvideo/AOL News/obama-americans-to-mars-within-his-lifetime/78359149001

For those who have been, I have a few questions: Have you been to a Star Trek convention lately? If so, has it been changed by the release of the new Star Trek movie? Is the atmosphere different? Are the attendees as divided as some members claim? or does everyone get along despite...