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Kobayashi Maru

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The Kobayashi Maru is a training exercise in the fictional Star Trek universe designed to test the character of Starfleet Academy cadets in a no-win scenario. [1]

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Activision

Activision Publishing, Inc. is an American video game publisher.

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Andy Mangels

Andy Mangels (born December 2, 1966) is an American science fiction author who has written novels, comic books, and magazine articles, and produced DVD collections, mostly focusing on media in popular culture.

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Ann C. Crispin

Ann Carol Crispin (April 5, 1950 – September 6, 2013) was an American science fiction writer, the author of twenty-three published novels.

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Apple II

The Apple II (stylized as Apple.

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Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence (AI, also machine intelligence, MI) is intelligence demonstrated by machines, in contrast to the natural intelligence (NI) displayed by humans and other animals.

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Avenger (Shatner novel)

Avenger is a Star Trek novel by William Shatner (co-written with Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens), depicting the events shortly after the feature film Star Trek Generations and the previous "Shatnerverse" novel The Return.

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Catch-22 (logic)

A catch-22 is a paradoxical situation from which an individual cannot escape because of contradictory rules.

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Chris Pine

Christopher Whitelaw Pine (born August 26, 1980) is an American actor.

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Commodore 64

The Commodore 64, also known as the C64 or the CBM 64, is an 8-bit home computer introduced in January 1982 by Commodore International (first shown at the Consumer Electronics Show, in Las Vegas, January 7–10, 1982).

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Crash (computing)

In computing, a crash (or system crash) occurs when a computer program, such as a software application or an operating system, stops functioning properly and exits.

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DeForest Kelley

Jackson DeForest Kelley (January 20, 1920 – June 11, 1999), known to colleagues as "De", was an American actor, screenwriter, poet and singer known for his roles in Westerns and as Dr.

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Diane Carey

Diane L. Carey-Brodeur (born October 2, 1954) is an American fiction writer, publishing under the pen names Lydia Gregory, Diane Carey, and D. L. Carey.

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Diane Duane

Diane Duane (born May 18, 1952) is an American science fiction and fantasy author.

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Distress signal

A distress signal or distress call is an internationally recognized means for obtaining help.

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Dreadnought!

Dreadnought! is a Star Trek: The Original Series novel written by Diane Carey.

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Egg of Columbus

An egg of Columbus or Columbus' egg (uovo di Colombo) refers to a brilliant idea or discovery that seems simple or easy after the fact.

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Endless knot

The endless knot or eternal knot (śrīvatsa; Tibetan དཔལ་བེའུ། dpal be'u; Mongolian Ulzii) is a symbolic knot and one of the Eight Auspicious Symbols.

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Enterprise (NX-01)

Enterprise is a fictional spaceship that appeared in the American science fiction television series Star Trek: Enterprise.

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Entertainment Weekly

Entertainment Weekly (sometimes abbreviated as EW) is an American magazine, published by Meredith Corporation, that covers film, television, music, Broadway theatre, books and popular culture.

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Ferengi

The Ferengi are a fictional extraterrestrial race from the Star Trek universe.

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First-person shooter

First-person shooter (FPS) is a video game genre centered around gun and other weapon-based combat in a first-person perspective; that is, the player experiences the action through the eyes of the protagonist.

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George Takei

George Hosato Takei (born Hosato Takei, April 20, 1937) is an American actor, director, author, and activist.

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Gordian Knot

The Gordian Knot is a legend of Phrygian Gordium associated with Alexander the Great.

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Guru Meditation

The Guru Meditation is an error notice displayed by early versions of the Commodore Amiga computer when they crashed.

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Hikaru Sulu

Hikaru Kato Sulu is a fictional character in the Star Trek media franchise.

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IBM PC compatible

IBM PC compatible computers are computers similar to the original IBM PC, XT, and AT, able to use the same software and expansion cards.

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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) is a professional association with its corporate office in New York City and its operations center in Piscataway, New Jersey.

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Interactive fiction

Interactive fiction, often abbreviated IF, is software simulating environments in which players use text commands to control characters and influence the environment.

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J. J. Abrams

Jeffrey Jacob Abrams (born June 27, 1966) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, actor, and composer.

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Jack B. Sowards

Jack Burke Sowards (March 18, 1929 – July 8, 2007) was an American screenwriter who wrote the story and screenplay for the 1982 movie Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan and the 1988 Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Where Silence Has Lease".

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James T. Kirk

James Tiberius "Jim" Kirk is a fictional character in the Star Trek franchise.

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Jonathan Archer

Jonathan Archer is a fictional character in the Star Trek franchise.

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Julia Ecklar

Julia Ecklar (born 1964) is a John W. Campbell Award–winning science fiction author and a singer and writer of filk music who recorded numerous albums in the Off Centaur label in the early 1980s, including Minus Ten and Counting, Horse-Tamer's Daughter, and Genesis.

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Jury rigging

Jury rigging is both a noun and a verb describing makeshift repairs made with only the tools and materials at hand.

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Kevin Lauderdale

Kevin Lauderdale (born in Los Angeles, California) is a science fiction author primarily known for his Star Trek short stories, which began with publication in the Strange New Worlds anthology series.

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Kirstie Alley

Kirstie Louise Alley (born January 12, 1951) is an American actress and spokesmodel.

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Klingon

The Klingons (Klingon: tlhIngan) are a fictional extraterrestrial humanoid warrior species in the science fiction franchise Star Trek.

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Leonard McCoy

Dr.

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Leonard Nimoy

Leonard Simon Nimoy (March 26, 1931 – February 27, 2015) was an American actor, film director, photographer, author, singer and songwriter.

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List of Star Trek characters (N–S)

This article lists characters of Star Trek in their various canonical incarnations.

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List of Star Trek regions of space

Several films and episodes of the science fiction franchise Star Trek are set in distinct regions of space.

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Macintosh

The Macintosh (pronounced as; branded as Mac since 1998) is a family of personal computers designed, manufactured, and sold by Apple Inc. since January 1984.

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Mackenzie Calhoun

Mackenzie Calhoun (born M'k'n'zy of Calhoun) is a fictional character from the Star Trek universe.

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Michael A. Martin

Michael A. Martin is an American author.

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MS-DOS

MS-DOS (acronym for Microsoft Disk Operating System) is an operating system for x86-based personal computers mostly developed by Microsoft.

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Nichelle Nichols

Nichelle Nichols (born Grace Dell Nichols; December 28, 1932) is an American actress, singer, and voice artist.

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No-win situation

A no-win situation, also called a “lose-lose situation”, is one where a person has choices, but no choice leads to a net gain.

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Nog (Star Trek)

Nog, played by Aron Eisenberg, is a recurring character on the science fiction television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.

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Orion (Star Trek)

The Orions, also known as the Orion Syndicate, are a fictional extraterrestrial humanoid species in the American science fiction franchise Star Trek, making their first appearance in the initial pilot for Star Trek: The Original Series, "The Cage".

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Pavel Chekov

Pavel Andreievich Chekov (Павел Андреевич Чехов) is a fictional character in the Star Trek universe.

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Peter David

Peter Allen David (born September 23, 1956) often abbreviated PAD, is an American writer of comic books, novels, television, films and video games.

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PlayStation Network

PlayStation Network (PSN) is a digital media entertainment service provided by Sony Interactive Entertainment.

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Randy Pausch

Randolph Frederick Pausch (October 23, 1960 – July 25, 2008) was an American professor of computer science, human–computer interaction, and design at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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Raven Software

Raven Software (or Raven Entertainment Software, Inc.) is an American video game developer based in Wisconsin and founded in 1990.

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Romulan

The Romulans are an extraterrestrial humanoid species in the science fiction franchise Star Trek.

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Saavik

Lieutenant JG Saavik is a fictional character in the Star Trek universe.

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Sarek (novel)

Sarek is a novel by A. C. Crispin, set in the fictional Star Trek universe.

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Scotty (Star Trek)

Montgomery Christopher Jorgensen "Scotty" Scott is a fictional character in the science fiction franchise Star Trek.

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Simon & Schuster

Simon & Schuster, Inc., a subsidiary of CBS Corporation, is an American publishing company founded in New York City in 1924 by Richard Simon and Max Schuster.

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Spacecraft in Star Trek

The Star Trek franchise features many spacecraft.

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Spock

Spock is a fictional character in the Star Trek media franchise.

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Star Trek

Star Trek is an American media franchise based on the science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry.

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Star Trek (film)

Star Trek is a 2009 American science fiction adventure film directed by J. J. Abrams and written by Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman.

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Star Trek (novel)

The novelization of the film Star Trek was written in 2009 by Alan Dean Foster, who had also written novelizations of Star Trek: The Animated Series.

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Star Trek DAC

Star Trek D·A·C (Deathmatch. Assault. Conquest)http://www.gamesradar.com/pc/star-trek-d-a-c/review/star-trek-d-a-c/a-2009120911255669071/g-20090423103330754071 is a video game inspired by the 2009 Star Trek movie, developed by Naked Sky Entertainment in collaboration with Bad Robot Productions.

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Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan is a 1982 American science fiction film directed by Nicholas Meyer and based on the 1960s television series Star Trek created by Gene Roddenberry.

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Star Trek Online

Star Trek Online is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) developed by Cryptic Studios based on the Star Trek franchise.

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Star Trek: Bridge Crew

Star Trek: Bridge Crew is a virtual reality action-adventure video game developed by Red Storm Entertainment and published by Ubisoft for Microsoft Windows and PlayStation 4.

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Star Trek: Klingon Academy

Star Trek: Klingon Academy is a starship combat Space flight simulator computer game developed by 14 Degrees East, an internal development house of publisher Interplay Entertainment.

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Star Trek: New Frontier

Star Trek: New Frontier is a Star Trek novel series created by John J. Ordover and Peter David and published by Pocket Books.

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Star Trek: New Voyages

Star Trek: New Voyages, known from 2008 until 2015 as Star Trek: Phase II, was a fan-created science fiction webseries set in the fictional Star Trek universe.

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Star Trek: Starfleet Academy

Star Trek: Starfleet Academy is a Star Trek PC simulation game that simulates the life of a typical Starfleet cadet.

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Star Trek: Starfleet Command III

Star Trek: Starfleet Command III is a Star Trek video game published in 2002.

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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (sometimes abbreviated as SNW or ST:SNW) was an annual collection of short stories set in the Star Trek universe, written by amateur writers chosen through an open submissions process.

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Star Trek: The Kobayashi Alternative

Star Trek: The Kobayashi Alternative was a Star Trek themed computer software game, designed for the Apple II Plus, Apple IIe, and Apple IIc.

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Star Trek: Voyager – Elite Force

Star Trek: Voyager – Elite Force is a first-person shooter video game developed by Raven Software and published by Activision.

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Starfleet Academy

In the fictional universe of Star Trek, Starfleet Academy is where recruits to Starfleet's officer corps are trained.

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Telepresence

Telepresence refers to a set of technologies which allow a person to feel as if they were present, to give the appearance of being present, or to have an effect, via telerobotics, at a place other than their true location.

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The Kobayashi Maru (Star Trek novel)

The Kobayashi Maru is a science fiction novel by Julia Ecklar, based in the Star Trek universe.

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The Last Lecture

The Last Lecture is a ''New York Times'' best-selling book co-authored by Randy Pausch—a professor of computer science, human-computer interaction, and design at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania—and Jeffrey Zaslow of the Wall Street Journal.

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Thinking outside the box

Thinking outside the box (also thinking out of the box or thinking beyond the box and, especially in Australia, thinking outside the square) is a metaphor that means to think differently, unconventionally, or from a new perspective.

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Time Inc.

Time Inc. was an American worldwide mass media corporation founded on November 28, 1922 by Henry Luce and Briton Hadden and based in New York City.

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Transporter (Star Trek)

A transporter is a fictional teleportation machine used in the Star Trek universe.

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Tuvok

Tuvok is a fictional character in the Star Trek media franchise.

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Uhura

Nyota Uhura is a fictional character in the Star Trek franchise.

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USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)

USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) is a fictional starship in the fictional Star Trek universe that serves as both the main setting of the original ''Star Trek'' television series, as well as the primary transportation method for the show's characters.

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Video game

A video game is an electronic game that involves interaction with a user interface to generate visual feedback on a video device such as a TV screen or computer monitor.

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Virtual reality

Virtual reality (VR) is an interactive computer-generated experience taking place within a simulated environment, that incorporates mainly auditory and visual, but also other types of sensory feedback like haptic.

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Vulcan (Star Trek)

Vulcans (also Vulcanians) are a fictional extraterrestrial humanoid species in the Star Trek franchise who originate from the planet Vulcan.

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William Shatner

William Shatner (born March 22, 1931) is a Canadian actor, author, producer, and director.

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Xbox Live Arcade

Xbox Live Arcade (XBLA) is a digital video game download service available through the Xbox Games Store, Microsoft's digital distribution network for the Xbox 360.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobayashi_Maru

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