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It’s nice that the iTricorder will probably be available in a few years, but since I’m not a doctor it does me a fat lot of good. What I really need is a Replicator. Preferably not running Windows. A Replicator in my hands would not be used in an evil way. I would make sure that everybody had enough food. Clothing would be plentiful. Drinks would be large and cold. Christopher Moore books would be available in every bookcase. I think I’d also have the thing replicate every Star Wars toy that I ever had, and probably the few that I didn’t.

A Transporter would be pretty sweet as well. Definitely not running Windows:

Me: One to beam over to Coney Island for a hot dog.
Transporter: A fatal exception 0E has occurred at 0145:GJKP34R8. The current application will be terminated. Press any key to terminate the application. Press Ctrl+Alt+Del again to restart your computer. You will lose any unsaved information in all applications. Press any key to continue.

CNN.com is reporting that George Takei, aka “Sulu” has come out of the closet. The picture they use isn’t very flattering and of course he looks very gay in it. As a Star Trek fan of many years (most of those without sex mind you) I can whole-heartedly say “Dude, I knew he was gay since at least The Voyage Home, c’mon, didn’t you see that leather jacket he was wearing?” Yeah, he was totally gay. So what.

The Voyage Home (aka “Star Trek IV” for those out there that did not make up their own Star Fleet Entrance Exam in high school) is the Star Trek movie where the crew has to travel back in time to save the humpback whales in order to save their own asses in the future. The movie placed them in what was modern-day earth at the time, 1986, in San Francisco (aka The Big Gay). I was twelve when this movie came out (unintended, I swear) and totally hated it for too many years to count. I guess I was some sort of Star Trek Snob at the time but this movie seemed like a horrible joke after dealing with the tension of The Search for Spock (aka “Star Trek III). In The Search for Spock, Bones went completely bat-shit, the Enterprise was going to be tossed into the scrap heap, Captain Kirk was mourning the loss of his best friend Spock (best? hard to say but I don’t feel like getting into it) and Kirstie Alley was no longer Saavik. We’re talkin’ tough times folks. Oh yeah, Kirk’s son dies or something as well. My point was, The Voyage Home was too comical for my tastes at the time, twelve year olds of course being THE authority when it comes to what is or isn’t comical. I think the movie is okay now but it’s still not one of my favorites out of all the movies. I’m not sure who told me the secret to watching Star Trek movies but I think it’s okay to pass the information along to everyone else: don’t bother with the even-numbered movies, stick with the odd-numbered ones and you won’t get that oily, bad taste in the back of your throat. Since there are about twenty movies to the franchise that still gives you a solid 10 or so to watch. Enjoy.

I went over to Wil Wheaton’s temporary webspace to see what was cookin’ and saw his post asking what sci-fi or fantasy character people are. You can head over to the TK421 site for yourself and see what character you are. It turns out that I’m none other than James Tiberius Kirk. To wit:

An impassioned commander with more respect for individuals than for authority, you have a no-holds-barred approach to life and its obstacles.

Well burn my pants, I actually thought I’d be something like JarJar Binks or Scrappy-Doo and instead I’m the guy that gets it on with hot, green aliens. Live long and prosper.