London-based writer. Often climbing.
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If you can’t persuade people to vote for this stuff, how are you going to persuade them to go on strike for it?
11·1 month agoI don’t know, we already have open source 3D printers and they really haven’t brought about the industrial revolution some people hoped. Not quite the same as replicators, granted!
I agree, that logic has been used to justify atrocities throughout history, including right now. It’s exactly what Israel says about Palestine, China about the Uyghurs, Trump about Mexican immigrants. And it’s completely antithetical to Star Trek’s values.
You found the one reviewer who liked it. I bet they like season 1 of TNG, too.
London Bridge now has cycle lanes, too, but they’re not properly connected at either end. Still, a bit of an improvement, makes it easy to admire the view as you cross!
The ship flying out of the rift reminds me of the XCV-330 Enteprise from the 22nd Century, first seen as part of the Enterprise lineage of ships in a painting in TMP. The ring structure might be a coleopteric warp drive which the XCV-330 used, also used by Vulcan starships.
I think a similar ring design was also an early concept for the Enterprise, before they settled on the familiar saucer + nacelles look.
Totally agree with you. One of the things that I love about LDS is that it’s not just by and for fans of the show - that’s more or less a given with any longstanding franchise - but that it’s about fans of the show.
[Spoiler tag here because I’m talking about the most recent episode and I know some people won’t be caught up yet!]
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My favourite scene in the most recent episode was Mariner geeking out over getting to hang out with Data. It worked because that’s how we’d all react if we got to hang out with Data. ‘Aw, respect. I’d go back for Geordi, too’ was a fantastic line because it was both funny and felt completely real to all the TNG fans.
Great notes, as always!
Freeman sends Purple Data back through the fissure in a photon torpedo tube, much like how Spock’s body was shot towards the Genesis Planet at the end of ST II.
Along with the use of the torpedo tube, I thought Mariner’s off-key flute playing in this scene was a homage to Scotty playing the bagpipes at Spock’s funeral.
567·3 months agoThis is also yet another reason SUVs are bad: bigger tyres, higher weight, more wear, more pollution.
It’s also another reason to have lower speed limits: less friction, less wear, less pollution.
Yes, particularly difficult with clipless pedals, such that strictly speaking I think it’s illegal to ride at night with them!
As others have said, this depends on the jurisdiction.
In the UK, you have to have lights on at night: white at the front, red at the back. They can either be steady or blinking.
These interviews are really interesting! I’m going to have to go and read the book now.
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If us Star Trek nerds can’t get our facts straight, what hope for humanity?
Measure of a Man is season 2!
I’d start with Strange New Worlds. It’s very classic Trek in terms of its themes and stories, but as it’s still being made it has contemporary audiences in mind. If you like it, I would then go to TNG.
11·5 months agoI don’t think this is true at all. She has a lot of media appearances coming up, as does Tim Walz.
But as other people have said, if you’re worried about, you can do something about it!
God will save the King, us peasants have to save ourselves.
Love the idea that the Enterprise just flies about blasting its own theme tune on every subspace channel.