I’ve heard great things, and I’ve been watching the original run of the X-Men animated series in preparation for watching '97.
Animation tends to get me more hyped than anything else. They always do crazy shit in cartoons that they never really try to do in live action. I’ve been a big fan of all the DC animated stuff since forever, and Marvel is getting back into the game with a really strong entry with '97.
PHEVs are kind of pointless because most consumers buying them tend to not actually flip to the electric mode during low-use periods, making the hybridized nature of the vehicle functionally useless.
It’s a lack of awareness and training. People buying PHEV’s have the right mindset, they want to be more efficient and helpful to the planet, but at the same time nobody is teaching them how to use the car effectively.
Whenever I see a conversation along the lines of “what episode should I show my friend/partner/etc. to get them hooked on Star Trek,” the suggestions are pretty predictable - your “best” episodes that are regarded to represent the franchise at its peak....
I really like The Drumhead from TNG. It establishes the nature of Star Trek at its most essential. It’s mostly a talking episode, although there’s some action with an explosion, which is perfectly average to me. It gives you a feel of the dynamics of some of the politics in the universe, which I think is a great way to get people involved. It’s got one one of those great Picard speeches that puts a badmiral in their place, solving the problem non-violently. It’s also a great parallel to any slippery slope security tightening after a major event happens, which is basically always a timeless message of avoiding overreaching authoritarianism at all costs.
Another TNG one I’d pick is probably The Ensigns of Command. It’s another example of an episode that’s mostly talking, a little bit of action, with a non-violent resolution. It’s fun watching Picard come up with inane legal bullshit to deal with the very strictly by the books alien species, satisfying their requirements in a way that meets his agenda while also being within the rules.
Honestly, I could rationalize different episodes all day, but since those were the first two that came to mind, I’ll just leave them at that.
I used to play against the computer as the particle weapons general, build up a massive defensive perimeter, build a bunch of particle cannons, and then draw dicks in the enemy base with the laser.
Nah, it was way better back in the day. Everything was baked in-house, and your meals were served to you on proper dinnerware with porcelain cups. It was closer to a diner than a fast food place. They changed suppliers for their beans in the mid 2000s and it all went downhill from there.
A much-awaited report into Coles and Woolworths has found what many customers have long believed – Australia’s big supermarkets engage in price gouging....
Canada has the same problem, but our monopoly now is an everything company. Loblaws owns pharmacies, financial institutions, telcom infrastructure, and are vertically integrated throughout the logistics and production side of the grocery chain, while also operating the most stores. They got caught price fixing bread for almost 20 years, and they posted the highest quarterly revenue in decades after “adjusting for inflation”. The government is talking about trying to more heavily regulate the industry but when there’s only basically one guy doing it, he effectively tells you to go fuck yourself because you can’t turn to anyone else.
Right now, for the month of May at least, we’re actively boycotting their stores, which is quite difficult in a lot of remote regions. It’s a good thing that it’s springtime though, because farmers markets are opening up more frequently around town where I can get actual quality produce and goods from real people who produced it all themselves. I am with you 100% on wishing we were all market-based and not supermarket-based.
At the very least, we’re trying to hit the corps in the wallet and see what happens. The CEO has actually been on record calling the boycott “misguided”.
Raising fines doesn’t doesn’t deter criminals from doing crime. They don’t have the money to pay the fines, it’s not like rich people are going out and stealing cars - people stealing things are typically destitute.
When they generate income from fines what happens is that the police becomes a business instead of a public service. The reality of funding through fines is simply that police begin to find more pointless and small reasons to harass and ticket people, in order to boost their revenue. It becomes a game of maintaining the bottom line, and it’s not about doing the right thing or enforcing the rules. Instead of enforcing the rules they will throw the book at you just to generate a buck, and pull you over four blocks down from where you supposedly did a rolling stop.
You can’t give public services financial motives. They should always be permitted to operate at a loss because dollar value is not the same as social and societal value. When you create financial motives for a public service it ceases to provide public value at all costs (which is the literal point of social services) and becomes another business cutting corners to make line go up.
I’m tired of all this news about Drake. The news should be that his career is over, not all this interest in his stupid rap beefs against superior artists.
He’s literally a pedophile and he jury rigged Tupac’s voice with AI to defend himself. It’s fuckling disgusting.
Guy was texting Millie Bobby Brown when she was like 14 and he was well into his 30s. He also made out with and groped a 17 year old on stage after confirming her age and doing it anyways. Drake is a massive fucking creep.
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I love how they use the term could 🤣. FFS, this lot!
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Searching for the "most representative" Star Trek episode
Whenever I see a conversation along the lines of “what episode should I show my friend/partner/etc. to get them hooked on Star Trek,” the suggestions are pretty predictable - your “best” episodes that are regarded to represent the franchise at its peak....
Is anyone still playing Command and Conquer Generals (+ Zero Hour)?
There’s a certain cheesiness and non-political-correctness that’s refreshing....
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Tim Hortons Is Brewing an Idea of Canada That No Longer Exists. (thewalrus.ca)
Yes, Australia’s big supermarkets have been price gouging. But fixing the problem won’t be easy (theconversation.com)
A much-awaited report into Coles and Woolworths has found what many customers have long believed – Australia’s big supermarkets engage in price gouging....
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Apple introduces M4 chip (www.apple.com)
Man Shot Outside Drake’s Home; Drake Not Injured, Police Say (variety.com)
Joe Biden leans, once more, on the tent pole address (www.politico.com)
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Trump on going to jail over gag order: ‘I’ll do that sacrifice’ (www.politico.com)
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Apple Car may not be cancelled as Apple discusses partnership with Rivian (appleinsider.com)
Self-hosted Jellyfin CPU or GPU for 4K HDR transcoding?
Hey everyone, I’m building a new server to run Jellyfin (with a few other services like Pi-hole) and I’m stuck on GPU or CPU transcoding....
Government pitches foreign influence registry, new powers for CSIS in attempt to curb foreign interference (www.cbc.ca)