The Klingon Incursion of Stardate 3100.0

Captain Log, Stardate 3100.0. Urgent dispatch from Admiral Stephen Turner at Starfleet Command. Ten Klingon warships, under the command of Fleet Captain Kron have invaded Federation space, threatening the Core Worlds, even Earth itself. The Enterprise is breaking off from our survey mission in sector Deneb IV. I did not have high hopes for thisContinue reading “The Klingon Incursion of Stardate 3100.0”

A Day in FedoraLand

Friday was a work-from-home day. I could have gone into the office — on the one hand, I felt unproductive on Thursday, despite getting a great deal done, because the one project on my board that I knew would take multiple days was left unfinished; on the other, the office flooded last weekend and wasContinue reading “A Day in FedoraLand”

A Court-Martialable Offense

Captain’s Log, Stardate 3100.0. Our routine survey mission in quadrant Capella I has been cut short. USS Enterprise has received word from Starfleet Command that a rogue Klingon fleet has crossed into Federation space. Orders from Admiral Turner are to intercept and destroy all 11 Klingon vessels in Federation space. We are going to redContinue reading “A Court-Martialable Offense”

Saving the Galaxy, One Quadrant and Sector at a Time

For a certain type Star Trek fan, this is the coolest thing ever — Emanuele Bolognesi has taken the original, classic 1970s quadrant-sector Super Star Trek computer game and melded it with the interface of Interplay’s Star Trek 25th-Anniversary, resulting in the perfect marriage of gameplay and aesthetics. I discovered it last night, through anContinue reading “Saving the Galaxy, One Quadrant and Sector at a Time”