Seconded. Awful news.
This has been so upsetting to me, I used to give MLB crap back in the day but we also had a lot of fun chats. It bothers me that we don't know what happened to him. One thing I think about is how much fun he had in the last 10+ years, going to Oktoberfest in Germany with his dad, all his NYC and Canada trips.. he enjoyed his life with great enthusiasm.
Damn, I had no idea he died until someone else happened to casually mention his passing in a completely different forum. Thank you for sharing this news with us.
Rest in peace, Mr. Laser Beam. I'll miss our discussions about baseball and Doctor Who.
Rest in peace, Mr. Laser Beam. I'll miss our discussions about baseball and Doctor Who.
Just saw this.
Man, I remember him from back in the day. Prolific poster. Sad to hear of his passing.
Strange, isn't it, people we never met these days can affect us just like the people we know in the real world.
I guess his friends and family have been dealing with the grief for a while, but I hope they got through Christmas okay. The first is always the hardest.
Man, I remember him from back in the day. Prolific poster. Sad to hear of his passing.
Strange, isn't it, people we never met these days can affect us just like the people we know in the real world.
I guess his friends and family have been dealing with the grief for a while, but I hope they got through Christmas okay. The first is always the hardest.
Rest in Peace, Mr. Laser Beam...
I just saw this.
He was so enthusiastic about traveling in Canada and had so many questions. We basically adopted him as an "Honorary Canadian."
He really enjoyed Corner Gas (comedy show about people in small-town Saskatchewan, that takes place in a gas station).
He was so enthusiastic about traveling in Canada and had so many questions. We basically adopted him as an "Honorary Canadian."
He really enjoyed Corner Gas (comedy show about people in small-town Saskatchewan, that takes place in a gas station).
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This sucks. I remember interacting with him a lot back around 2008/9, in some of the JJVerse joke threads. I was genuinely shocked to see the In Memoriam tag on a post of his, and went looking for answers.
RIP to a great one.
RIP to a great one.
I don't know who Laser Beam was, but it sounds like he made a lot of friends here. It is a shame to hear someone like that passed. May he rest well.
Well hell. I guess if you don't check in for a few years you're bound to come across something like this, but it really sucks. I think he and I were about the same age. We often did not see eye to eye and I probably rubbed him the wrong way at times, but he seemed like a good guy and I'm sorry he's gone.
He had a joke he loved and went to again and again. Sometimes I wondered if he got some kind of alert when certain words were posted so he could do the joke. But it always made me smile. So I'll watch this for Mr. Laser Beam.
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He had a joke he loved and went to again and again. Sometimes I wondered if he got some kind of alert when certain words were posted so he could do the joke. But it always made me smile. So I'll watch this for Mr. Laser Beam.
Saucer Separation
All of these questions and scenarios (in-universe) had to have crossed the minds of the ship's designers. When the separating ship was proiposed, I'm sure someone said "But what are the occupants supposed to do then?". I seriously doubt the reply was "Sucks to be them!" When we talk about the...
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Is Starfleet a military or not?
I do like the idea of two ships in tandem- Voyager/Equinox and Galactica/Pegasus combos both had great scenes and good interplay between Captains. Having a larger exploration vessel with all the labs and resources and a smaller escort ship with firepower and maneuverability makes sense. Before...
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NEMESIS:Does the 1701-E have a Battle Bridge?
Other than the obvious reason of the cost of another set. We saw the Galaxy Class 1701-D Battle Bridge. In FIRST CONTACT, INSURRECTION and NEMESIS, why didn't they ever once use the 1701-E Battle Bridge? Especially in NEMESIS, does it not exist on the 1701-E ?
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Why is there resistance to the idea of Starfleet being military?
Meanwhile Starfleet is building a new fleet to combat the Borg. And after this incident Picard fights the Borg a few more times. By which point the new fleet they were building suddenly doesn't seem like such a great idea and Defiant ends up in mothballs until the Odyssey blows up. And Picard...
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The New USS Discovery....
It could just be some random ship that has nothing to do with anything and they just put it in there to mess with our heads. That's what I would do if I was in charge of DSC.
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Saucer separation as a solution
I’m watching the episode “the enemy” right now and it occurs to me that instead of waiting for Geordi at Galorndon Core, Picard could have separated the ship, left the saucer in orbit for LaForge, taken the stardrive section to meet Tomalak, handed over the sick romulan, and then got a second...
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So, why did the Galaxy class never undergo saucer separation prior to battles in the Dominion War?
A "science ship" that's armed to the teeth For defense. A battleship is not just a ship that's capable of battle, it's a ship that's intended specifically for battle above or to the exclusion of all other functions. The Enterprise's combat capability was intended to be a last resort when all...
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Saucer Separation wasn't a good idea
When TNG was developed the idea was that the Enterprise would be on a 20 year mission outside of federation space, that was the main reason families were on board and the ship basically looked like a hotel, the crew would live there for a very long time. So it does make sense to have a way to...
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