How weird: I'm seeing messages I wrote 17 years ago, before Google Groups even existed. It must have assimilated some other discussion group I was part of. Good times.

On Friday, June 2, 2000 at 3:00:00 AM UTC-4, Gabe Waggoner wrote:

Besides, Seven said in a log entry in "Hope and Fear" that Quantum Slipstream technology was similar to the transwarp drive used by the Borg. The Borg have the
ability to travel throughout the galaxy very quickly, so while they would assimilate QS tech, they hardly need it for anything. Remember, they still assimilate simple warp-capable shuttles ("Dark Frontier" -- the Collective voice
said "Warp signature detected...prepare for assimilation...relevant technology...engage tractor pulse.") but obviously the Borg aren't going to limit
themselves to warp drive.

"Will Frank, scifantasy" wrote:

On 29 May 2000 16:33:38 GMT, nlu@Xenon.Stanford.EDU (Nelson Lu) spake
thus:

It was unlikely that he had a self-destruct device aboard; his stated purpose
was to make sure that Voyager's crew would be assimilated without any way to
escape; to have a self-destruct device at all would invite the Voyager crew to
use it to get out of that fate.

Besides, they assimilated the rest of Artutis' people..._SOMEONE_ knew
how the QS drive worked.

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