1. Forum
  2. FidoNet
  3. rec.arts.startrek.current

  • Re: The holodeck (was Re: What The Hell is This Mess?)

    From Your Name@3:633/10 to All on Monday, March 02, 2026 11:04:44
    On 2026-03-01 21:57:23 +0000, Lawrence D?Oliveiro said:
    On Sun, 1 Mar 2026 19:52:36 -0000 (UTC), BTR1701 wrote:

    ... I have a sister who is alive today because she defended herself
    with a gun when she was attacked. And that she didn't freeze in fear
    for even a moment.

    That kind of thing is very rarely successful. Outside of a war zone,
    the vast majority of deployment of guns tend to end badly.

    In other words, for every one person like your sister, there are
    something like 30 dead bodies of those for whom things didn'??t turn
    out quite so well ...

    And probably at least another 30 where someone was killed without being anywhere near such a situation where a gun could supposedly be needed
    (e.g. kids playing with a gun).




    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.12
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)