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Might have been useful on a number of occasions (thelemmy.club)
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VOY s1e12 "Cathexis"

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[–] 21 points 3 months ago* (14 children)

Like Kira said, "... It's a little more complicated, so it's not as good a field weapon. Too many things can go wrong with it. I think you should stick with the Cardassian rifle. Smaller, easier to use, and if we get boarded I don't want you to have to think too much about the weapon you're using."

Maybe people in starfleet forget the features available in the pinch of the moment. (&/or writers "forget" for convenient writing devices).

... Or maybe starfleet academy['s training] is not as great as the much lauded (but lacking merit (?)) "competence porn" selection bias that we see gives the impression of.

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  • [–] [S] 16 points 3 months ago (6 children)

    Wish they'd explored Kira mentoring Ziyal more. Coulda been her lil badass protégé.

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  • [–] 14 points 3 months ago (3 children)

    Wasn’t she, though?

    Ziyal was doing terrorism on occupied DS9 right alongside Kira.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago

    Freedom fighting.

    I know even they call it terrorism, but, it's not really using terror for political gain. So it doesn't fit the definition.

    I always found that weird about TNG/DS9/VOY... the casual use of "terrorist", right to self-identification. Casually.

    Like,

    what,

    they're taking the term back? LOL.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    Well, alas, the future liberator hero icon of Cardasia needed to kill her because... I forget why... He was in an uppity mood, wanted Dukat's affection, didn't like rebels plotting, didn't like she was half bajoran, too much kannaar(sp?)... I don't know why.

    Woulda been cool. Many adventures could have been had. Loads of planetside scouting & survival stuff...

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  • [–] 11 points 3 months ago

    Phasers are super versatile but they need to be programmed. That's not something you want to be doing on the battlefield - which is why the default function is "point and click to shoot".

    And most of the time we see phasers used - aside from the occasional stone heating or vaporising - it's in a battle situation where reaction time matters. Tuvok had a moment to set things up, but in most other situations, that moment might be deciding if you live or die.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago (5 children)

    I am.a HUGE fan of "competence porn," in all its forms!

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago (4 children)

    Currently watching Scorpion here.

    So I surely must be too.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago*

    (And conceitedly enjoying how competent I am to have replied to that within a minute.)

    [Edit: Aaaaand then realising when I double check that... I was 3 seconds too slow, because I hesitated and added "surely". Surely may be a fan, but not a performer.]

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  • [–] 0 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    I eat scorpions. They are an aphormoadesiac, if you didn't know. Don't let them sting you there, though. That's not how it works, but I'm not a biochemist. I'm an English teacher.

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