Matthew Hockenberry
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The transporter offers a
The transporter offers a fascinating point of comparison in terms of the logistical technology of the show. Certainly for a rich planet like Earth the transporter must have completely reconfigured the pattern of everyday life, but because of the tradition ... -
There are indeed a few
There are indeed a few references to certain things the replicator will not produce without appropriate authorization—weapons, Starfleet uniforms—and well as a few things it *can't* replicate (latinum). One would certainly imagine that patterns would ...