GuyFleegman

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Picard uses android

He has unlimited data

I’ll see myself out

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Of course Janeway made the right choice. Anyone who says otherwise is either trolling or sexist. No one would care if it was Picard splitting Guiker or Sisko splitting Quira.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago

People don’t hate the episode, they hate the “debate.”

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Pfft, Geordi is the least of Worf's problems at that table. Data is literally a walking computer, Troi can read minds, and Riker is evidently the greatest poker player who ever lived.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (8 children)

Sokath, his eyes uncovered

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Down in this price range it’s all cheap plastic and lowest-bidder components. Doesn’t matter which brand you buy, it comes down to how well you take care of it and a bit of luck.

Actual well-built and well-designed machines are close to double your budget.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (3 children)

This is so specific I have to wonder why you are even here asking for advice. NewEgg has exactly 5 in-stock laptops meeting these criteria.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

This line was foreshadowing Lorca’s origin. You see, mirror Musk was actually competent, making him the precise inverse of real Musk.

I don’t care that the timing is suspect and there’s another Musk reference in Discovery, I’ll die on this hill.

[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Your memes are fire, post all you want

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

... photoshop?

You're telling me that Robert Duncan McNeill isn't shredded?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

EDIT: Apparently everyone on this website is insane

The inmates are running the asylum

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Uh, newest SNW episode spoilers I guess.

In "Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow" we are introduced to James Kirk, captain of the UEF Enterprise. This prefix is visible on the dedication plaque when La'an arrives on the bridge.

Curiously, later in the episode when La'an asks Kirk where he was born he says the USS Iowa.

What gives? Was the Iowa was a cargo ship? Maybe in this timeline, "USS" stands for "United Shipping Service." Or perhaps at some point, UEF ships did use the prefix and they changed it because the wanted "Earth" more clearly in the identifier.

What do you think?

 
 

In "The Wounded," Captain Picard and the Enterprise are tasked with intercepting the USS Phoenix, commanded by Captain Benjamin Maxwell. Maxwell is destroying Cardassian ships and outposts, convinced that the Cardassians are preparing for another war.

Lets make some changes to this setup and explore a hypothetical: what if Captain Kirk is sent to intercept the Phoenix instead? How do you think Captain Kirk would have approached and handled Captain Maxwell's actions differently compared to Captain Picard?

There are actually several ways you could construct this hypothetical so here are my suggested substitutions:

  • Lets say that this is happening in the 23rd century, i.e. Captain Maxwell is the displaced captain.
  • Lets say we're talking about Paul Wesley's Kirk, for two reasons. One, we all currently have a big crush on Paul Wesley, and two, I think there's another interesting choice we can make here...
  • Lets say that Kirk is in command of the USS Farragut and La'an is his XO. Rather than the Galaxy-Nebula showdown where the Enterprise significantly outgunned the Phoenix, Lets say that the Phoenix is Hoover-class, and lets say that the Phoenix is better armed but not as fast as the Farragut.
  • Since we're in the 23rd century lets sub in the Klingons considering the context is the same: last war just ended, everyone is touchy about starting a new one by accident.

One last bit of food for thought: how does Kirk feel about the Klingons in the early or mid 2260s? If David is alive he's an infant, but is it possible that Kirk was already primed to hate the Klingons due to his experiences in the first Klingon war? Is Kirk more inclined to believe Maxwell because he distrusts the Klingons?

 
 

I want to live!

- EvilKirk's last words

Whatever else you want to say about EvilKirk, it's pretty clear that he didn't want to be merged back into the single Kirk. Despite this, there is no shortage of reasons why it was a good idea to merge the Kirks: the Enterprise needed its CO back, GoodKirk wanted to do it, and it seems possible that the strain of remaining split would have eventually killed EvilKirk anyways. However, the fact remains that EvilKirk did not consent to the procedure which ended his existence.

Clearly the circumstances here are quite different and there's basically no argument to be made that allowing EvilKirk to continue to exist would benefit any involved party, EvilKirk included. But for the purposes of this comparison, the only fact that really matters is that EvilKirk was just as passionate about his desire to continue existing as Tuvix was.

Yet—and it's obvious where I'm going with this—"Spock murdered EvilKirk" is not a meme.

So what gives? Did Spock murder EvilKirk or not? If yes, why does he get a pass while Janeway is condemned?

 
 
 
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