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March 26th, 2010 | 
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I have been green lighted to acquire a new PC. Since STO and Champions are probably in my gaming future I need to make sure the system can keep up with the pack. So what are the system requirements/recommendations for STO?
The minimum system requirements are:
- OS: Windows XP SP2 / Windows Vista / Windows 7 (32 or 64-bit)
- CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8 Ghz or AMD Athlon X2 3800+
- Memory: 1GB RAM
- Video: NVIDIA GeForce 7950 / ATI Radeon X1800 / Intel HD Graphics
- Sound: DirectX 9.0c Compatible Soundcard
- DirectX: Version 9.0c or Higher
- HDD: 8GB Free Disk Space
- Network: Internet Broadband Connection Required
- Disc: 6X DVD-ROM
The recommended system specifications are:
- OS: Windows XP SP2 / Windows Vista / Windows 7 (32 or 64-bit)
- CPU: Intel E8400 Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon X2 5600+
- Memory: 2GB RAM+
- Video: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 / ATI Radeon HD 3850+
- Sound: DirectX 9.0c Compatible Soundcard
- DirectX: Version 9.0c or Higher
- HDD: 8GB Free Disk Space
- Network: Internet Broadband Connection Required
- Disc: 6X DVD-ROM
When we first started Abject Geekery I generated a list of “geek” topics I wanted to write about. The list was supposed to be a touchstone for me as the months went by to make sure that I was staying true to the “geek” nature of the site. As you all know by now, I was already on a trajectory of increased political activity. I have invested a lot of my time in poli-pursuits and this has really cut into my “geek” ones. That of course isn’t to say that the geek bug hasn’t bitten me, it is better to say that the when bitten the symptoms presented in political ways. This was definitely the case with the list item “Economics of Sector 001 – Who Pays For Star Fleet”, a work I have yet to pen a single line of, let alone publish. (Although I did make a doc file for it a couple of months ago).
The problem is that economic theory and political theory are so loosely inter-related. Where does the theory of Participatory Economics stop and the political ideology of Anarcho-Syndicalism begin? What is Communism an economic system or a political one? The research into something that does not exist (the socio-economic system of the 24th century as envisioned by Roddenberry) leads to a sifting through clues and subtleties for a kernel of truth. I have seen a shimmering reflection of things that I know blending with things that I hope. My journey over the past couple of months (cluttered by holidays and work work work) has taken me through an introduction to several new ideas and old concepts. Read the rest of this entry »
Ensign Picard Is Stabbed In The Heart
So I was surfing the channels, and what do I find? Star Trek: The Next Generation. But what is more then just finding an episode of that classic series, is finding one that is a favorite of mine: Tapestry.
“There are many parts of my youth that I’m not proud of… there were loose threads… untidy parts of me that I would like to remove. But when I pulled on one of those threads… it had unraveled the tapestry of my life.”
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- Picard to Riker
The episode Tapestry is the 140th installment of ST:TNG, and is the 255th release of 726 total Star Trek Television Shows. It is one of the episodes featuring the always intriguing Q.
The episode begins with Capt. Picard dying on the operating table from a phaser blast to the chest. When Picard dies he finds that Q is God.
