Comments on: Star Trek rings in the science with Carolyn Porco

By: John Weiss

John Weiss — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 22:43:05 +0000

Nihilodei, the nature of this discussion is general, people here don’t need or want a long thesis on Roman religion. My point stands regardless: the Romans did not adopt the Greek gods since they *clearly* had those gods before they started importing Greek culture. It’s difficult to see how you’re taking offense at this.

If you want to have a long argument about this, we should take if offline. But please be more polite about it.

By: Nihilodei

Nihilodei — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 12:56:19 +0000

To John Weiss,

If you are going to discuss Roman adoption of philosophical ideals, could you please not generalise.

Be specific, look to the formation and then phases of Rome. Don’t just spit out some glib overview of a brief period of the empire.

I know for a fact that Romans and their offspring plaited their eyebrows!

Afaedontism, when the gutter on via Appia isn’t deep enough

By: crissysdad

crissysdad — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 04:28:44 +0000

Of course Enterprise is well lit And makes sound as it passes backlit Saturn! How did the image ever come about? If the Enterprise is acceptable, why not ships that provide good lighting (outside of the frame of the shot, not to mention, “What’s taking the Pics?”
Silent movies are dull (for the hearing), so picking apart every inconsistancy misses the siory of the pic.
Hopefully CP will have more impact on the story than the graphics.
My 2 cents.
Davross

By: Tiberious

Tiberious — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 18:49:22 +0000

This is a cool thing and they’ll need it for Star Trek XI

go to dilithiumcrystal.com

By: Peter B

Peter B — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 15:44:55 +0000

And apropos nothing at all, there was a 10th century Byzantine general named Nikephoros Ouranos. So it was also a surname.

Who were the Byzantines? What the Eastern Roman Empire evolved into when the Western Roman Empire was conquered by barbarians in the 5th century.

Sorry, I just had to show off that particular piece of information that few others would know.

By: John Weiss

John Weiss — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 15:09:50 +0000

JB of Brisbane:
Caelus, I suppose. (Latin for “Sky” and now turned into an English word for that color blue.) He wasn’t very important to the Romans, though.

By: JB of Brisbane

JB of Brisbane — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 03:15:02 +0000

So can anybody fill me in as to which Roman god corresponds to the Greek Ouranos? My mythology could do with a bit of revision.

Dare I say it… oh, what the heck… the reason the Enterprise is front-lit in the picture is because of light coming from Uranus.