by M. J. Young
September 28, 2009 in Blogs
It is Monday, and with Monday comes another installment in Temporal Anomalies articles at The Examiner. This one continues to consider the problems in Star Trek, with Star Trek part 4: Spock, know thyself.
Thursday I expect to post the summary, and after that, I’ve started working on the Futurama movie, but someday I’m going to have to answer all the questions that came to me, so that will buy me a bit of time to finish the other.
–M. J. Young
by M. J. Young
September 27, 2009 in Blogs
Today was the annual stockholders meeting of Valdron Inc, at which directors are chosen. I would tell you more about it, but it’s mostly boring business stuff. I can say that among the discussions was the possibility that I would start running regular (probably weekly) live Multiverser games at a new game store in the next town, probably about half an hour from here (yes, down here we have big towns). We also made an attempt to get some organization and motivation going on several of the ongoing projects, but I’m not going to detail those here.
In other news, I have begun working on an analysis of Bender’s Big Score for the Examiner Temporal Anomalies articles. Although it was crass and irreverent, it was not intolerable and actually might be an interesting piece to analyze. It will take a few viewings, though, as the construction is very convoluted.
–M. J. Young
by M. J. Young
September 24, 2009 in Blogs
The latest Temporal Anomalies article at The Examiner went up earlier today, Star Trek part 3: the death of Vulcan, considering the impact that will arise from the destruction of the famed planet. Thus far the Star Trek articles have not generated much response, but it may be early days yet.
–M. J. Young
by M. J. Young
September 21, 2009 in Blogs
It’s the latest time travel post in the Examiner Star Trek series, Star Trek: Mr. Scott’s transwarp teleportation formula. It proves to be a grandfather paradox, but the potential problems are elsewhere.
–M. J. Young
by M. J. Young
September 17, 2009 in Blogs
Having finished the examination of temporal theory at The Examiner, I turn my attention to a subject I’ve addressed before, Star Trek. I have drafted a five-part discussion which begins today with Star Trek: Introduction to the 2009 Movie.
Although I’ve got a stack of articles which are answers to questions, I’m thinking that I probably need to focus on analyzing another movie–I just have not yet decided which one. Lake House has the advantages that I have viewed it, it’s relatively simple even if temporally disastrous, and Sandra Bullock and Keanu Reeves are high profile names; it has the disadvantages that there’s not much to say about it and little of it is good. Bender’s Big Score might attract a new audience, but I don’t know whether I can survive the inanity of an episode of Futurama as long as that. There is a lot of demand for Butterfly Effect, but it looks to be difficult and depressing and for these reasons I have delayed watching it. John “A1Nut” Cross has given me something of a head start on The Last Mimzy, but also made me very much aware of how few answers the film offers to the many questions it raises. There are several other films here from which to choose, and at least a few about which I’ve received questions for which I do not yet have copies. So it will not be an easy choice.
But I suppose first I should see how the Star Trek analysis is received.
–M. J. Young
by M. J. Young
September 14, 2009 in Blogs
This eight hundredth installment of the Blogless Lepolt should perhaps celebrate something more than the routine, but really, it seems rather a routine sort of day. I must thank Eric “Tadeusz” “World a Week” Ashley for calling my attention to Niven’s Law in time for me to include it in Temporal Theory 101: What is Niven’s Law?, today’s temporal anomalies article at The Examiner, so consider yourself thanked, Eric. Niven apparently has promulgated quite a few laws of the universe, but this one addresses time travel–and is, I conclude, doubly flawed. But if you care you can read the article.
–M. J. Young
by M. J. Young
September 10, 2009 in Blogs
This week has been disrupted from one end to the other with errands expected and not; I very nearly forgot that today was Thursday, and that Thursday was the day when I was to upload the next temporal anomalies article to The Examiner. I did manage to get it posted, Temporal Theory 101: What is a temporal duplicate or doppelganger? We’ll see what sort of response it raises.
Now if I can find time to get to the rest of everything without burning supper, things will be good.
–M. J. Young
by M. J. Young
September 7, 2009 in Blogs
Today’s Examiner temporal anomalies article raises the question Temporal Theory 101: What happens if I kill my grandfather before he has children? It provides a few insights into the possibilities.
–M. J. Young
by M. J. Young
September 3, 2009 in Blogs
I mentioned in connection with the last Examiner temporal anomalies article that I was also a grandfather. As today’s addition addresses the question Temporal Theory 101: What happens if I become my own grandfather?, I thought I should clarify that I have not done so, at least as far as I am aware. In any case, I met both of my grandfathers when I was younger, and I am not even beginning to look like either of them.
–M. J. Young