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Is it ever addressed to why gold pressed latinum is the basis of the economy when surely it could just be replicated?

But I suppose the economics of the future are somewhat different
 
Muppetstudios said:
Is it ever addressed to why gold pressed latinum is the basis of the economy when surely it could just be replicated?

But I suppose the economics of the future are somewhat different
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Because it can't be replicated. That's the point of using it. Not sure if they ever explicitly said that, but if the gold they press it in is considered a worthless container, then obviously gold can be.
 
Muppetstudios said:
Is it ever addressed to why gold pressed latinum is the basis of the economy when surely it could just be replicated?

But I suppose the economics of the future are somewhat different
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Latinum cannot be replicated
That's why it has value.

It's a liquid though so it's pressed in worthless gold (which can be replicated) to make it easier to handle and deal.

EDIT. Watch the Morn episode.
 
DS9 is such a good show. I'm fascinated by the characterization of Cardassians as treacherous space nazis who will happily engage in debate about philosophy with you while they painfully torture you for unrelated reasons. Some of the writing and acting is just *chef's kiss*, like the episode with the guy who pretended to be Gul Darhe'el, or the Garak episodes Improbable Cause / The Die Is Cast. It's really entertaining to watch.
 
Nope, only just finishing S3. Shit's getting real good here, and I've heard Worf comes back in DS9 and is pretty awesome here so I'm looking forward to that as well.
 
Just skip the entire fucking Morn monologue episode, there's no B-plot and the rest just serves to prop up that one scene. Honestly, the fact that the camera stays on him for a whole three and a half minutes is appalling. Like yeah, it's impressive that Morn's actor recited that entire thing in a single take, and lord knows how they kept his makeup from running from all the tears (I guess it's all just rubber?) ...but there isn't even one more reference to Quark's daughter the entire rest of the series, so it's a pretty moot point he makes.
 
Dr. Sexbot said:
Just skip the entire fucking Morn monologue episode, there's no B-plot and the rest just serves to prop up that one scene. Honestly, the fact that the camera stays on him for a whole three and a half minutes is appalling. Like yeah, it's impressive that Morn's actor recited that entire thing in a single take, and lord knows how they kept his makeup from running from all the tears (I guess it's all just rubber?) ...but there isn't even one more reference to Quark's daughter the entire rest of the series, so it's a pretty moot point he makes.
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Shut your fucking mouth you god damn luddite piece of garbage!! Morn's monologue was fucking beautiful and I will hear no more slander against it. It explores of the depths of his character, his purpose and the very core themes of DS9 as a whole. DS9 wouldn't be where it is without that monologue and that is non-negotiable. Also, we do hear more about Quarks daughter in the "Morn adventure" episode so your just factually wrong.

For shame on you, for shame I say!!
 
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Chilson said:
Shut your fucking mouth you god damn luddite piece of garbage!! Morn's monologue was fucking beautiful and I will hear no more slander against it. It explores of the depths of his character, his purpose and the very core themes of DS9 as a whole. DS9 wouldn't be where it is without that monologue and that is non-negotiable. Also, we do hear more about Morn's daughter in the "Morn adventure" episode so your just factually wrong.

For shame on you, for shame I say!!
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I'll admit the first time I saw it I HATED the Morn's Speech episode. But now that I'm older and have had the chance to go back and rewatch the series I appreciate it a lot more. It definitely grows on you with second viewings and to this day I wouldn't trade it for the world. It just gets better on every watch.

I also personally adopt the fan theory that Quark's daughter was just another scheme of his involving a ferengi intern. I think someone even ran with this and wrote an entire "Interning at Quark's Bar" novel series didn't they?
 
I saw that episode when I was younger and I was like "nah this is nothing like tng, hard pass" but years later I was just channel surfing and it was on. I could not believe how dumb I felt because that episode was one of the big reasons I tuned out of ds9. Now I consider it my gateway back. Not only is it one of the best episodes of ds9 but ALL Trek, full stop.

As for Quarks daughter I could take her or leave her. It's just surprising they never tried tracking her down in the gamma quadrant since she was so pivotal, even though she didn't appear on screen (except the photo.). Your Intern Theory Sucks
 
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Resumed my DS9 watching. Here is my stream of consciousness reactions.

Armageddon game: lazy aliens differentiated by hair. Bashir and O'Brien make a good bro couple. Why not shoot the harvesters into the sun? Remember no Russian Kellerun. O'Brien is back in nam. Harvesters seem like space aids. Quarks toast and the 57th rule of acquisition was great. Keiko and the coffee conspiracy. Bashirs ballet gfs dad offers him a job, more proof money still exists. O'Brien badass request to die on his feet. How many Starfleet officers were these people ready to disappear? Decent episode 8/10


Whispers: Who they are? It's the Jews er Ferengi O'Brien! Yo why is Keiko such a bitch? O'Brien schizo episode. Obrien as Francis E Dec. "The worldwide gangster nigger commander Sisko enslaves the Paradans" The stew is poisoned! Miles O'Brien ninja smoke bomb attack! You'd think they'd lock up the runabouts better. A replicant!?! Wasn't expecting that to be honest. 8.5/10. I like O'Brien heavy episodes.
 
Still Exceptional said:
O'Brien episodes tend to be really good. He was also considered the most relatable character, hence why they made so much bad shit happen to him because they thought the audience could most sympathize with and relate to a blue collar family man.
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We even see O'brien's law of gravitational shoulder. It dictate that every rock, fist, and energy beam must make contact with his shoulder. It first happened on a kayaking accident in the holodeck.
 
O'Brien taught me that some of the Irish are ok. Or, well, at least the Irish from 350 years into the future.
He's a stubborn fucker though, a lot of the bad shit that happens to him (especially involving other people) he brings on himself.
 
WTBOnlineFather said:
DS9 is such a good show. I'm fascinated by the characterization of Cardassians as treacherous space nazis who will happily engage in debate about philosophy with you while they painfully torture you for unrelated reasons. Some of the writing and acting is just *chef's kiss*, like the episode with the guy who pretended to be Gul Darhe'el, or the Garak episodes Improbable Cause / The Die Is Cast. It's really entertaining to watch.
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Only thing about the die is cast is that it doesn't really make sense. I mean I can absolutely see everybody involved coming up with a plan like that but nobody seemed to stop and question whether the whole thing seemed a little too easy all things considered. Considering both tain and garak were involved and never once questioned what they were doing or why it seemed to be as easy as it appeared to pull it off seems....questionable at best. Neither of them are stupid and you'd think they'd have realized that neither are the founders. I also don't really see the point of the plan even if it was successful. There was never any chance they were going to get all of them so all they'd end up doing is royally pissing the dominion off and triggering a war that they had every reason to fight to the last man in no matter what
 
Flexo said:
It's a shame we never got to see Quark and Paris team up. Remember that Enterprise episode where... I think it was Trip and Reed IIRC have to do some like undercover work? (or was it just those two getting up to trouble on Risa?) Anyway, just imagine that episode with Quark and Paris instead is all I'm saying.
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For what it's worth, we are probably no more than a decade away from being able to generate wholely original episodes using AI. You may get your team up some day.
Drag-on Knight 91873 said:
We even see O'brien's law of gravitational shoulder. It dictate that every rock, fist, and energy beam must make contact with his shoulder. It first happened on a kayaking accident in the holodeck.
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Coincidentally, he also gets shot in the shoulder in TNG S3, just a few episodes before the kayaking accidents start.
 
WonderWino said:
Only thing about the die is cast is that it doesn't really make sense. I mean I can absolutely see everybody involved coming up with a plan like that but nobody seemed to stop and question whether the whole thing seemed a little too easy all things considered. Considering both tain and garak were involved and never once questioned what they were doing or why it seemed to be as easy as it appeared to pull it off seems....questionable at best. Neither of them are stupid and you'd think they'd have realized that neither are the founders. I also don't really see the point of the plan even if it was successful. There was never any chance they were going to get all of them so all they'd end up doing is royally pissing the dominion off and triggering a war that they had every reason to fight to the last man in no matter what
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Oh yeah the plot isn't necessarily flawless, my point was that just watching the characters interact is really interesting.

Another recent episode I loved was the one where Dukat and Kira go searching for the lost ship. He's a real charismatic motherfucker.
 
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