But that's more syllables than "Tea, Earl Gray, Hot" Even if you drop "computer" it's still 5 vs 4.
Picard’s Tea Order Makes No Sense
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But that's more syllables than "Tea, Earl Gray, Hot" Even if you drop "computer" it's still 5 vs 4.
A lot of what we see is done for pacing reasons. Yes, Picard could say "Earl Gray", or even just tap a button on the replicator. But we wouldn't know what he ordered.
An example where a character says less than they should have is when Data tells the replicator to produce a cello. Nothing about which brand/design he prefers, what material it should be made of, and how it should be attuned. A more appropriate instruction would be: "Computer, replicate one Primavera Cello, tuned to 432 hertz."
In universe, "hot", "warm", and "cold" could be standard presets, maybe to 65°C, 40°C, and 5°C respectively. If you want your beverage hotter or colder, you specify a temperature.
An example where a character says less than they should have is when Data tells the replicator to produce a cello. Nothing about which brand/design he prefers, what material it should be made of, and how it should be attuned. A more appropriate instruction would be: "Computer, replicate one Primavera Cello, tuned to 432 hertz."
In universe, "hot", "warm", and "cold" could be standard presets, maybe to 65°C, 40°C, and 5°C respectively. If you want your beverage hotter or colder, you specify a temperature.
For a cello, I'd ask for an exact copy of a Stradivarius. You'd think those would be the most in-demand, given that the genuine articles cost about a gazillion of dollars.
Makes me actually wonder...why do they even have closets and things on the Enterprise, wouldn't it be easier to just replicate clothes/your uniform each day?
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It might be more efficient--even if only in time spent--to replicate a bunch of uniforms at a time rather than do it each day. It might be considered one less thing to do before going on duty, IMO.
It might be more efficient--even if only in time spent--to replicate a bunch of uniforms at a time rather than do it each day. It might be considered one less thing to do before going on duty, IMO.
I mean, I would just want to grab and go and not worry about replicating it.
Super easy high quality replication in all quarters is still relatively new, we don't have an exact date, but maybe 20-30 years? Anyway, it might just still be "normal" to have a closet of clothes. You will need to have a place to store non-replicated/sentimental/special clothing anyway.
There's one weird thing I've noticed. It's that they don't seem to wear any underwear.
But still the uniforms at least seem like something that might be better to replicate each day. How are they cleaning their clothes anyway? In the sonic showers?
Judging from casual conversations, I don't think they bother cleaning their clothes. They recycle the old ones and replicate new ones, each day.
Which casual conversations? I can't remember anything like that, although I suppose it make sense.
Well, they never mention a laundry basket or anything like that, they just put their clothes in the replicator (to be recycled). There are several mentions throughout the series. You'd think if there was any kind of clothes cleaning it would have been mentioned at least once.
Passwords are a pain. A necessary evil. A drink order shouldn't be.
E@rlGreyH0T is my new password.
No, I would not. Any more than bathrooms.
I'd think the exact opposite. With the way everybody always tugs on them, I imagine getting a comfy fit, & breaking them in is at least a consideration. Once you have a good, relaxed fit... hang on to it... at least until it's going to start looking unpresentable, which btw, when you see how aged & faded some of them eventually look (esp. the blues) acts as an explanation too.
I just remembered Worf in counseling with Alexander griping about him not placing his soiled clothing into a "Garment Reprocessor" before playtime. Keiko refers to it as a "cleaning processor" in In Theory about Miles' socks. I'd take that as different than just putting them back into a replicator slot to be dematerialized. So there's likely some kind of apparatus that cleans & reprocesses garments for reuse.
No bathrooms. Just soil yourself and get another uniform.
But seriously, bathrooms are necessary. You don't really have to even imply they exist because they kinda must. The same isn't really true of laundry services.
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