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youzicha:

kontextmaschine:

If Picard ordered “tea, Earl Grey, hot, with a hint of honey” I wonder what the replicator would interpret “hint” as. I mean, it somehow figures “hot” not to be scalding.

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This does suggest the scenario where the replicator just creates a cup of hot water with a teabag and Picard has to wait for it to steep every time, which is honestly more of a Battlestar Galactica vibe.

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