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jalanhenning@startrek.website ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

Thanks, that sent me Googling. “KIM: I’ll try extrapolating the verteron exit vector. No, I can’t get it. There’s a strange phase variance in the radiation stream. We’ll have to wait until the probe exits.” Episode 6 (another wormhole?!) www.chakoteya.net/Voyager/106.htm

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Ep1cFac3pa1m@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

exit vector

Thanks, couldn’t remember the exact line

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Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
at least there’s only one word in there that makes it complete nonsense, “extrapolating a vector” sounds vaguely sensible, technobabble for “i’ll have a guess at where it’s headed”

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