The Ultimate Star Trek Collection

This is one of those over-the-top, for-the-person-who-has-everything, I-have-too-much-disposable-income type of things: The Ultimate Star Trek Collection on Amazon. It’s insane: 212 discs All 5 TV series All 10 movies Commentary, interviews, documentaries, featurettes, deleted scenes, trailers, and more All for the whopping-low price of $2,499.99! What a deal! Especially since you save $1,409.

Treknobabble on Slashdot

In the science fiction world, “technobabble” refers to the use of technical or scientific jargon strung together so that to listeners unfamiliar with the language, it sounds like made-up nonsense. When relating to Star Trek, a derivative and more derogatory concept shows up: “treknobabble,” which, in the words of Wikipedia, “is used humorously by fans… Continue reading Treknobabble on Slashdot

Mental cases

Only in Oregon, I suppose. Apparently, Multnomah County needs a Klingon interpreter for mental health patients. The CNN story is here. I don’t think any more needs to be said.

03/03/03

By now I’m sure everyone in the Gregorian calendar-using world has commented on how cool it is that today’s the third day of the third month of the third year of the century/millenium. I got a kick out of it when I saw it as the due date on a Blockbuster receipt a couple of… Continue reading 03/03/03