(A discussion with Tia about a theoretical computer of the future channeling to a person in the present leads to learning about the programming of the computers in a higher dimension. That is how we discover that they give the computers limits to what it can consider to keep their AI under control. Tia also discusses the transporter system she went through once without her consent as a prank. The discussion on the channeling opens the door for Tia to clarify the difference in channeling the base does which focuses more on preparing for the future.) 

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Tia: science-fiction can often turn into science fact.

Russ: true.

Tia: take for example your popular entertainment of “Star Trek” right? And the one that was made in the late '60s early '70s?

Russ: uh-huh.

Tia: and the flip phone that they walked around with?

Russ: right.

Tia: that’s fact now isn’t it?

Russ: right.

Tia: okay, let us look at a few other things that they did. Being able to scan a body and see what was wrong with it, it’s pretty close to science fact right now apart from they're a lot bigger......

Russ: right.

Tia: the MRI’s.

Russ: we still couldn’t transport, we don’t have transporters yet but that'd be nice.

Tia: transporters are risky propositions anyway.

Russ: right.

Tia: stripping down somebody’s molecular nature and sending it in a beam form, I’ve been through one once. Wasn’t awake when it happened and I didn’t see the humor in it. Everybody else did but that’s besides the point except for Kiri and Mark, they didn’t see the humor in it either.

Russ: when did this happen?

Tia: a while ago.

Russ: why don’t I remember that?

Tia: maybe Mark didn’t tell you. Anyway what happened was that they basically teleported us asleep in bed into the main hangar.

Russ: wow.

Tia: uh-huh, so we woke up in the main hangar……

Russ: oh yes I do remember that.

Tia: in bed. I didn’t think it was very funny.

Russ: well yeah, you were on the giving end.

Tia: uh-huh, and you know how I sleep.

Russ: hmm (chuckles), that’s cute, who did that?

Tia: oh, some technicians as a joke.

Russ: well, you know those technicians.

Tia: they get mindlessly bored.