Editing Episode 505: Stand and Deliver, Part Six
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The crew familiarizes itself with the Smart ship system as best they can. It’s not hard to see how it can make life easier—it’s possible to program everything from engineering diagnostics to favorite reading material and music in our quarters to most-used cooking settings in the galley to … hell, who knows what-all, all to be produced at your fingertips upon command. But as fancy at that computer is, there’s no replacing the human element and by lights of the engineer and the pilot, it’s something they both steadfastly resist giving up. No way is Nika going to let the Smart ship take over the stick for her. Neither is Rina going to let it replace her head, her hands, and her ears in maintenance and repairs. <br><br> | The crew familiarizes itself with the Smart ship system as best they can. It’s not hard to see how it can make life easier—it’s possible to program everything from engineering diagnostics to favorite reading material and music in our quarters to most-used cooking settings in the galley to … hell, who knows what-all, all to be produced at your fingertips upon command. But as fancy at that computer is, there’s no replacing the human element and by lights of the engineer and the pilot, it’s something they both steadfastly resist giving up. No way is Nika going to let the Smart ship take over the stick for her. Neither is Rina going to let it replace her head, her hands, and her ears in maintenance and repairs. <br><br> | ||
− | Still, it’s a relief to be able to close a door without fear of being trapped on the wrong side of it. Or to be able to turn on the music player without causing every single toilet onboard to flush simultaneously. Or having to jigger two or three different appliances in the galley to turn the oven on. It makes for smoother sailing on the day-to-day living aboard | + | Still, it’s a relief to be able to close a door without fear of being trapped on the wrong side of it. Or to be able to turn on the music player without causing every single toilet onboard to flush simultaneously. Or having to jigger two or three different appliances in the galley to turn the oven on. It makes for smoother sailing on the day-to-day living aboard Equinox. With hull repairs left hanging and the possibility of pursuit by the ANS, it remains to be seen if the rest of the Verse will follow suit.<br><br> |