Basically, what does the board think would be the most useful element of Trek tech, if we could have it now?
Personally, I am somewhat torn between replicators and transporters. On the one hand, I have family in Australia, and having once done the near-24 flight, I am not sure I can do that again, unless by some financial miracle I could fly first class (which this mere mortal will never be able to afford). Even over short distances the transporter would be fantastic. My family and I could instantly get home from the supermarket, or even have our shopping beamed to our house! It would make the school run so much simpler. It would also greatly improve global trade, and render expensive, energy-hungry, pollution-heavy cargo flights/shipping.
On the other hand, the replicator would also do wonders. They can produce food, clothing, and other essentials. They could, if our political leaders were so inclined, end world hunger, and on an industrial scale, produce cars, trucks, perhaps even homes.
What I do wonder is whether these technologies would be repressed, or somehow retooled to serve our money-hungry politicians and business magnates, but perhaps that's best served for a different topic.
Finally, the holodeck. Now, teenage me would have loved a holodeck for a whole host of reasons, but adult me would wander the plains of Hyrule, or perhaps recreate some epic Star Wars battles
What does the board think, and what of tech other than what I listed?
Personally, I am somewhat torn between replicators and transporters. On the one hand, I have family in Australia, and having once done the near-24 flight, I am not sure I can do that again, unless by some financial miracle I could fly first class (which this mere mortal will never be able to afford). Even over short distances the transporter would be fantastic. My family and I could instantly get home from the supermarket, or even have our shopping beamed to our house! It would make the school run so much simpler. It would also greatly improve global trade, and render expensive, energy-hungry, pollution-heavy cargo flights/shipping.
On the other hand, the replicator would also do wonders. They can produce food, clothing, and other essentials. They could, if our political leaders were so inclined, end world hunger, and on an industrial scale, produce cars, trucks, perhaps even homes.
What I do wonder is whether these technologies would be repressed, or somehow retooled to serve our money-hungry politicians and business magnates, but perhaps that's best served for a different topic.
Finally, the holodeck. Now, teenage me would have loved a holodeck for a whole host of reasons, but adult me would wander the plains of Hyrule, or perhaps recreate some epic Star Wars battles
What does the board think, and what of tech other than what I listed?
