The names 4 of six or 5 of seven.
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Nexus71 — 9 years ago(August 31, 2016 01:31 PM)
Well since they are highly integrated with the Collective which in effect is a giant computer to which every drone is connected one would assume the Borg would use binary codes to send and receive information to the Collective(going by the assumption computer science evolved in a similar fashion as here on Earth).And when we go by that assumption we must assume that each drone has his/hers own individual identification code when connecting with the Collective so why not use that same identification code as it's identity?Got this idea after watching the Binars a couple of weeks ago and they used binary code as identification,so I asked myself "Why didn't the Borg use a similar system since they seem so much like the Binars?"
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foebane72 — 9 years ago(September 01, 2016 05:51 AM)
Well since they are highly integrated with the Collective which in effect is a giant computer to which every drone is connected one would assume the Borg would use binary codes to send and receive information to the Collective(going by the assumption computer science evolved in a similar fashion as here on Earth).And when we go by that assumption we must assume that each drone has his/hers own individual identification code when connecting with the Collective so why not use that same identification code as it's identity?Got this idea after watching the Binars a couple of weeks ago and they used binary code as identification,so I asked myself "Why didn't the Borg use a similar system since they seem so much like the Binars?"
Did you not eventually check out my post on different numbering bases, Nex?
In it, I stated that a number can be represented by ANY base you choose: Binary is Base 2, Decimal is Base 10, and the point is, whilst the higher the base may need more symbols to represent every unit (0,1 in Binary; 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 in Decimal), the crucial fact is there would be LESS units needed to represent that number (2,4,8,16,32 in Binary) or (10,100,1000,1000,10000) in Decimal. Hexadecimal is Base 16, which is represented as (0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,A,B,C,D,E,F) which has been used in all Computer Science classes since, forever. And I know that "4D7F2A4" is far more memorable than "100110101111111001010100100" and
communicates exactly the same information.
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RubyHypatia — 9 years ago(August 29, 2016 11:19 PM)
I don't get into zombie movies or TV shows because dead people roaming around is just too beyond creepy for me. With the Borg, they only appear to be zombies, so the creepiness level well within my comfort zone.
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foebane72 — 9 years ago(August 31, 2016 12:46 AM)
Why was Picard Loqutus and not 9 of 10 or some other "combination?" It seems that he was special but all the members of the collective are supposed to be equal.
Maybe, since Picard was chosen by the Borg to speak to humanity, humanity would feel more comfortable with a more "traditional" name, rather than a Borg designation?
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Bubbathagut — 9 years ago(October 07, 2016 01:03 PM)
I think this was done rather well in light of Picard's assimilation as Locutus. With Locutus having a name, they needed to show how drones are designated, so that Locutus was more important to the Collective.
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cind5 — 9 years ago(August 31, 2016 09:35 AM)
What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.
At least the Borg names are easy to remember, you should walk around with the tongue-twister I have for a last name. It's Italian.
Spenser with an "S", like the poet.