December 10th, 2007
Guilt free enterprise
The writers of Star Trek left plenty of room for manoeuvre when defining their ‘Prime Directive’, so I will do the same:
Never tell people stuff about computers that they don’t need to know.
The writers of Star Trek left plenty of room for manoeuvre when defining their ‘Prime Directive’, so I will do the same:
Never tell people stuff about computers that they don’t need to know.
Philip J Schadenfreude on 
I think that’s a fundamental divide between Star Trek mythos and Doctor Who mythos: in Star Trek, the Prime Directive is viewed as necessary to stop the sort of harmful imperialistic cultural cross-contamination; in Doctor Who, the Time Lord society has a similar non-interference rule and is portrayed as decadent and lacking in empathy.
I watch far too much TV.
Also, that’s a fine rendering of a Constitution-class starship.
Yup, one man’s directive is another’s shame… It could also be seen as a very Anglo/American split there too.
There’s no such thing as too much TV.
…and thank you.
TGJB, you scare me, alot.
I think that you can remove the “about computers” and you will pretty much have it.
Good point… in fact the logical conclusion would be to reduce it to ‘Never tell people stuff’ - just to be on the safe side.
Lying by omission–mainstay of people like me since the Oscar Wilde trial.
People like you? You mean ‘classically trained wits’, right?
You’re sweet. -^_^-
“You didn’t answer yes or no, so I filled in the blank myself.”
– Dennis the Menace
There are some things mankind is not meant to
know, such as the origin of the universe. I
prefer to believe in the integrity of my computer,
despite scientific “evidence” to the contrary.
…why are we not meant to know the origin of the universe?? Just wondering.
I think the question is more ‘Now that we are here, what are we going to do about it?’
I think people dwell on the why and the how and the past a bit too much.