The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldM to TenForward: Where Every Vulcan Knows Your Name@lemmy.world · 2 months agoMe, every time the transporter debate kicks off.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square311linkfedilinkarrow-up1944arrow-down113 cross-posted to: lemmydirectory@lemmy.dbzer0.com
arrow-up1931arrow-down1imageMe, every time the transporter debate kicks off.lemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldM to TenForward: Where Every Vulcan Knows Your Name@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square311linkfedilink cross-posted to: lemmydirectory@lemmy.dbzer0.com
minus-squareMelmi@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 months agoTo transport just means to move, so if anything the term “transporter” implies physically moving people rather than copying. The term “teleport” is the more ambiguous one…
minus-squareAEsheron@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoIn this case transporter is more ambiguous not because of the literal meaning, but the association with a particular technology.
To transport just means to move, so if anything the term “transporter” implies physically moving people rather than copying. The term “teleport” is the more ambiguous one…
In this case transporter is more ambiguous not because of the literal meaning, but the association with a particular technology.