For a split second, when they looked at the paper with the list of scientists, I had hope that the Discovery would fly to Denobula. That would have been so much more interesting than what we've gotten. Although I give them credit for doing a more traditional Star Trek episode with a bunch of technobabble, prime directive shenanigans and the obligatory human-like pre-warp civilization.

Remember that teams will only be allowed to work on their 2026 car from the start of 2025

Genuine question: how is this even policed? You can't stop people from thinking about solutions already.

I wish it was possible to do "time travel vacations". This era would be my dream destination. I love the fashion and style. I'm not sure if I'd really want to permanently live back then though. Modern amenities are too nice. But going on a vacation there for a few days or weeks every year? That should be fun.

Our thinking was the Breen as sort of a natural species were bifurcated in the sense that they can be both gelatinous and solid in that sense. But the solid state takes an intense amount of focus and concentration in order to maintain. [...] And then as they developed the refrigeration suits, they lost the need for that both evolutionarily and culturally, and it became a sort of cultural anathema. You don’t show people your solid face because that means you’re weak. It means you’re stupid. It means you’re slow.

I still don't get it. It doesn't really make sense to me. If it takes a lot of focus and concentration to maintain the solid form, why is one considered weak for doing so?

Breen ship! We’ve never seen the inside

Technically we've seen a holding cell inside a Breen ship in DS9.

Maybe

Wouldn't it be better for our digital wellbeing to have an option that makes it unpleasant to use the phone in bed? 😬

I think I haven't enjoyed Disco this much since season 2. This was a great episode in the tradition of whacky time travel episodes. And I really liked seeing the old uniforms, set designs, and Discovery exterior. Mainly because I like those designs much more than the 32nd century upgrades. The sort-of tie-in to the "Calypso" Short Trek also worked really well. And Linus was great as usual.

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There seems to be some effort in that area too.

A new fleet of DHL biofuel-powered trucks also reduced logistics-related carbon emissions by an average of 83% during the European season.

From the article on formula1.com

Die ganze Geschichte ist absolut irre.

Zur Übergabe in die Nachtschicht konnte sie allerdings nur an zwei Pflegeassistenten übergeben, weil keine weitere ausgebildete und examinierte medizinische Pflegefachkraft anwesend war. [...] > Besagte Pflegekraft soll zu jenem Zeitpunkt bereits eine Doppelschicht hinter sich gehabt haben.

Die sind also, selbst wenn sie "vollzählig" sind, zu dritt für 170 Patienten da. Was zur Hölle ist das für ein Personalschlüssel?

Und es ist irgendwie auch bezeichnend, dass es bei den Zuständen in der Pflege nicht andauernd einen politischen Aufschrei gibt. Bei Themen wie Abtreibung und Sterbehilfe wird ja auch immer über Würde und Menschlichkeit und so weiter gejammert.

Raumpatrouille – Die phantastischen Abenteuer des Raumschiffes Orion

Meanwhile, the adventures continue for Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, which has been renewed for season 4.

At least there's that.

It's still surprising that Lower Decks ends so soon. It's well received and should be reasonably cheap to produce. Why would they axe it?

Betrachte es mal so: wenn ein Fahrverbot kommt, werden gewisse Oppositionsparteien noch mehr Aufwind bekommen. 😕

I use it when I'm staying at hotels and want to use their WiFi, or any other public WiFi, to protect my private data. Google probably has it anyway but there's no need to share it with another unknown entity.

As a DS9 fan I appreciated the many references to the Zhian'tara, Dominion War and Tzenkethi.

ALO must really have faith in Aston's progress in the upcoming years.

Where does that leave SAI? Maybe an all Spanish line-up at Aston? (Assuming that PER keeps his seat at Red Bull if he continues his current form)

Not being ruled by dominant women. (🤤)

»Arbeit ist doch auch Sinnstiftung, das strukturiert den Alltag«.

Sinnstiftend habe ich in meinem Leben bislang nur Arbeit wahrgenommen, die ich für private Zwecke oder im Ehrenamt erledigt habe. Erwerbsarbeit hat für mich nur dahingehend Sinn, dass am Monatsende Geld auf dem Konto ist. Ich beneide jeden, der seine Erwerbsarbeit auch darüber hinaus (zumindest teilweise) als sinnstiftend empfindet. Mir ist das in knapp zwei Jahrzehnten und in verschiedenen Jobs noch nicht gelungen.

Sync for Lemmy hat kürzlich auch ein großes Update erhalten.

I wasn't too impressed by the first two episodes. There were some good parts in it – most notably the actor who played Fred – and I liked the more upbeat tone compared to previous seasons. But ultimately it felt like watching Star Wars. I was bored by the prolonged action sequences in both episodes. They are just a showcase for the talent of the VFX people but the scenes feel empty and meaningless.

I'll keep watching but only because I know it's the final season. There are just too many of the same old Disco tropes for me to really enjoy this show. A prime example was the scene aboard the Romulan ship: Burnham beams over with Rhys and Owo....only for them to be incapacitated so that the main character can continue on her own. I know, I know, Disco is not meant to be an ensemble show and that's okay. But it just doesn't work for me.