Star Destroyer White?

Okay, so it's time for me to pick a bone.

The Star Wars books deal a little bit with a former smuggler/information broker/gangster named Booster Terrik. Through a twist of fate, he ends up being the only civilian owner of an Imperial-class Star Destroyer (the Errant Venture).

Now, according to the book I, Jedi, Booster wants to paint his Star Destroyer bright red. Funny, sure, but he takes it as a personal slight from the Emperor. The only color paint in sufficient amounts (and inexpensive enough) to do the job is, of course, "Star Destroyer White." This make sense, Mon Calamari Star Cruisers (Admiral Ackbar's cloud-like ship in Return of the Jedi, if that helps), which are similar in size, are also the same shade of white.

My beef is as follows. Over the course of the Saga, the Empire builds six Super-class Star Destroyers: Executor (Vader's ship in Empire Strikes Back), Lusankya, Iron Fist, Razor's Kiss, Indimidator, and Knight Hammer. (Sadly, I did NOT look up that list.) These ships are 5 times the length of an Imperial-class Star Destroyer, and they're painted gray. With that in mind, why could Booster only get White?

Not that gray is much better, but still. With each SSD being 8km long (and proportionately wider and taller), they would require a MASSIVE amount of paint to touch up.

-Kal

Real Stargate?

It's a pity there isn't a real stargate on Earth. I would hope that using the 9th Chevron on the gate would get us to: A Long Time Ago, in a Galaxy Far, Far Away...

That'd be pretty spectacular. Opening up a stargate that goes straight to Coruscant? Anyway, that brings up the interesting possibility of an Asgard vs the Galactic Empire showdown. The question is, who would win? Sadly, I'd put my bet on the Asgard.

Why, you ask? A Number of reasons, actually. First, their ships can cross galaxies in a few hours. How many times have they (from the Ida galaxy) showed up at Earth (Milky Way) with perfect timing? Next, they have transporter technology and similar variants, where they can project a lifelike hologram some distance. If for no other reason, the Empire's crewers would be distracted by little gray guys running around their ships. Finally, their ships are just so darn maneuverable. And the whole being able to zap people into holding cells is cool too. Of course, the Rebel Alliance/New Republic would jump to the side of the Asgard in a heartbeat...the Asgard being aliens, and friendly at that.

Can you imagine a fleet of fast, maneuverable Asgard ships taking on a fleet of bulky Star Destroyers? Nothing against Star Destroyers, I mean, but they'd be a bit outmatched I think.

The Goa'uld, though, would be another story. They're not so advanced as the Asgard, enough so that I think the Empire could win that battle. It'd be tough, but the Goa'uld are enough of a threat that the Rebels/New Republic would need to side with the Empire. Could you imagine a Mon Calamari host? A snake parasite inside a fish. Ugh!

Anyway, enough of this.

-Kal

Where's Windows?

Not here! Not that I'm anti-Microsoft, but Windows XP is finding itself abandoned in my home.

First, it was displaced by our purchase of an Apple iBook and the positively clean Mac OS X. Now, as I write this post on my old HP Laptop using Mandriva Move 2.0, I am using the iBook to download Mandriva Linux Limited Edition 2005 and burn the CDs for installing on the HP. Goodnight, Windows XP.

Too bad it's the only option at work. :-)

-Kal

Star Destroyer Linkmaster

Star Destroyer Linkmaster has started its maiden voyage!

First Link: The Laporte Report

Gotta love Leo Laporte. Formerly of TechTV's The Screen Savers, now does Call For Help 2.0 in Canada and has a weekend Radio Show in San Francisco and throughout the world over the web. His website has his blogs, and podcasts of all tech varieties!

...bored. Could you tell?

-Kal