Re: Star Trek Teaser Trailer Now Up On The Internets

In article <UAvkj.721$lU5.182@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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"GeneK" <gene@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

> "Anybody" <anybody@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote...
> > I would have thought all those "tedious details" would have been the
> > navigation / pilot's problem anyway, not the captain's. The captain
> > simply needs to say "enter orbit" and the crew take care of the
details
> > by assuming a "standard" distance unless told otherwise.
> 
> The existence of "standard orbit" automatically implies the
> existence of "nonstandard" orbits the ship may need to assume
> from time to time, even if we never saw it happen onscreen.
> If you don't create some sort of shorthand name for those
> different types of orbits, then there is no other way for the 
> captain to specify any orbit *but* to use the "tedious details."

The captain could easily say "Enter orbit" which automatically always
means a 'standard' orbit. If he wants an orbit other than 'standard',
then he would specifically say so for that ocassion (eg. "Go to low
orbit", "Orbit 5bazillion miles out", etc.). Having the word "standard"
in there every time is a bit of overkill.