Comment on Why aren't they using drones and more automation?

Kolanaki@yiffit.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

• BigBlackCockroach@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I mean i just watch a the next gen episode where some science guy had created a rift in spacetime and instead of sending in a drone/probe they almost got Lieutenant Data killed. Another thing I was wondering why aren’t they backing up Lieutenant Data?

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  • Kolanaki@yiffit.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Having also recently seen that episode, they send Data in because he’s the only one who wasn’t confused by the time weirdness. Picard even tells him sending others would only slow Data down and if they should get hurt it would make the time sensitive mission even more difficult.

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    • BigBlackCockroach@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Oh I didn’t get that far, I do remember Data’s whole exploring his roots/dad episode from back in the 90s when I watched at the time. But haven’t gotten that far in rewatches yet. That would explain why they can’t back him up to hdd. They probably wouldn’t get all the permissions for all the folders right so a restore from backup would probably not work.

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      • Kolanaki@yiffit.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Actually… That kind of backup may be possible… 🤔

        I mean, if they can accidentally backup real humans, surely they could purposely backup the android. lol

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  • kamenlady@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    One thing to remember, is that the concept of drones and AI, how we are currently developing and improving those, was not something people back then had on the radar.

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