It’s something that has bothered me since I realised

Or if they don’t have onboard sensors designed to do that then why not do that

Because someone who is unconscious or unable to move isn’t going to be able to call for help

  • badcommandorfilename@lemmy.worldEnglish
    14·
    10 个月前

    I think the canon reason given for this and other “why didn’t the ship’s computer just stop them?” situations that it’s a privacy violation to just go around scanning people without their permission.

    Although they do seem to do a lot of “scanning for life-signs” so who knows?

    • FaceDeer@kbin.social
      2·
      10 个月前

      First thing I’d do when boarding a Federation ship is tell the computer it’s authorized to keep an eye on my vitals.

    • inappropriatecontent@startrek.websiteEnglish
      1·
      10 个月前

      scanning for life-signs

      Yeah, and I’ve never figured out the security feature that makes scanning for life-signs more effective when you sign a little song to the computer. But sometimes I guess it’s just more urgent to know, little life signs, where are you?

      • badcommandorfilename@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        10 个月前

        It’s based on the same technology that makes you turn faster in Mario Kart if you tilt your head and turn the controller like a steering wheel.