While I'm certainly not arguing the fact that the Borg assimilate and adapt, and thus incapable of independent research, the point I was trying to make was that I thought that's what they had the Queen for. Her role was to give guidance and unity to the voices, to put them towards a task and think of solutions that escape the comprehension of the hive mind.Eternal_Freedom wrote:Given that the Borg apparently have absolutely zero imagination for ideas or technology (hence why they assimilate things and people) I don't find it surprising at all they didn't think up such an idea
On a side note, I think you might have Quantum torpedoes wrong. IIRC, its not a quantum singularity but rather a ZPF effect. Or some technobabble to that effect.
Even if they do have such an idea, it would take a lot of time and effort to put the plan into action, certainly a lot more than using Voyager's nanite plan, and the ever-effecient collective will go wit the easier option
And as far as simply implementing the nanite idea, wouldn't that just prove to the Borg that they need a set of brains independent to think of ideas and come up with unique solutions? Just use the assimilation techniques to make sure they are loyal to the Borg, set them to task, and let them think of ideas and solutions that can then be run by the Borg Queen. It just seems to me that the Borg are no longer threats to anyone but themselves and anyone unfortunate to get in the way of their stupidity.
And I agree with what SFDebris said about technobabble in that it's been so overdone and used to such an extent that it makes science seem like magic, when infact it's the exact opposite. In Star Trek, they take ideas and then abandon them for the simple reason the writers can't get their heads out of their ass. Technology is both their friend and enemy, the deus ex machina of both good and evil. It makes me sick.
