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    Holodeck settings and scenarios are open source, and it’s a big galaxy to pull from.

    But they aren’t perfect, as the Bynars showed. Without extra processing, a very detailed Minuet turns into just another holodeck character.

    (Sad Riker trombone sounds)

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      Plus it has to do with what is being suggested. When they were trying to recreate the table from the crew being abducted you could tell the holodeck was creating the basics based off their suggestions. If they pull from a book, like Dixon Hill or Sherlock, unless the program was defined in detail beforehand, the holodeck would likely pull from endless historical accounts, photos, etc to fill in the gaps.

      And like any learning model, the more a person uses the holodeck the larger their user profile becomes with preferences and such.

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        Yes, and the ones where they had to make adjustments to what was given made it seem even more realistic. Take the example with Riker. It probably used his past simulations to pull up a typical jazz bar. Then he changes some of the parameters, then a few more. The Bynars monitoring him saw an opportunity and gave him Minuet for his sole audience member.

        Still have a huge problem with no locking access. A few minutes later for Picard, who knows what he would have walked into.