chyron8472

Warbler said:

Mrebo said:

Warbler said:

Mrebo said:

More surprises!

https://hotair.com/archives/2018/07/02/nyc-private-school-end-racial-segregation-policy-homerooms/

wtf? How was this allowed in the 21st century? I thought Brown v. Board of Education made this unconstitutional? Why would the school even try it in 2018? What f___ made them think it was a good idea in this day and age???

It’s for a similar reason that we racially gerrymander congressional districts. It is supposed to be empowering.

How are segregated homerooms supposed to be empowering?

How are racially gerrymandered congressional districts supposed to be empowering?

Gerrymandering should be outlawed. The whole country should have bipartisan commissions on how the lines are drawn. Be they at the state level or whatever, giving redistricting power solely to the party that happens to be in power at the time of the census is not an ethical practice nor in the country’s best interest.

Warbler said:

I implore others to not just listen to Mfm, and actually watch the videos I linked to and then see what you think of Mike The Cop.

I’m sorry, but I agree with mfm here. I don’t have the time, and I really am not interested in being required to invest half and hour each to such videos. Additionally, if you don’t have a weapon, you shouldn’t be at risk of being shot. Period. Supreme Court ruling or no.

DuracellEnergizer said:

I’m not interested in Enterprise for the same reasons I’m not interested in Voyager (3rd rate TNG clone that wastes its potential)

I’ve heard people say they don’t like Voyager because it so easily set up an environment for the Maquis and Starfleet crews to be at odds with each other, but does nothing with it.

I suppose that might be true, but if I recall correctly from the episode Learning Curve, the reason why the Maquis don’t mutiny is because they’d answer to Chakotay, who would promptly punch them in the face.

LuckyGungan2001 said:

TV’s Frink said:

LuckyGungan2001 said:

Possessed said:

I used to take benadryl every night to sleep also, and it turned me into a real crab apple. Hated everything and everybody.

Hmm…

Ha exactly what I thought, assuming you thought what I thought. Then again you and all your friends like the PT so we have nothing in common.

I’m pretty sure what I thought is what you thought, if I’m thinking correctly.

I also had the same or a similar thought.

In any event, my wife uses melatonin and it works well enough for her. But she says she has to take it early enough otherwise she’s groggy in the morning.

Jay said:

Puggo - Jar Jar’s Yoda said:

Mrebo said:

Warbler said:

Mrebo said:

I don’t know that your second question makes too much sense. It’s sort of like asking whether I am a Constitutional absolutist. That Amendment states:

Let try to re-word it. You said you were not a “states rights absolutist”. Are situations where you are not absolutist in that regard, situations where we either

1. are dealing with a power delegated to Feds by the Constitution

and/or

2. are dealing with a power prohibited to the states by the Constitution

When you say you are not a “states rights absolutist”, you mean that you are not pro-states-rights in situations where the Constitution is not pro-states-rights, correct?

When I say I am not a “states rights absolutist” I mean the states don’t always win. Health insurance was an example.

It does not mean I think the federal government should exercise its authority to the maximum extent under the Constitution. There are areas where the federal government can act under the Constitution but I think should exercise restraint and instead respect state laws (eg marijuana).

How about medical marijuana?

Nothing in the Constitution says I can’t smoke pot, medicinal or otherwise. If the mistake (conspiracy?) of the Drug War is undone, states would have to decide what to do about drug use – and what they should decide (but they won’t because $$$) is to stay the hell out of everyone’s lives.

Laws surrounding cultivating marijuana, brewing alcohol, or producing any other substance are all governmental overreach.

There are enforcement problems with leaving certain things like that up to the states. If one state says you can’t produce or distribute pot, and the neighboring state says you can, people who live near enough to the neighbor will just go over there, purchase it, and bring it back. It’s a major reason why using Chicago as a proof that gun control doesn’t work is flawed. People can still go to the suburbs to buy them and it really isn’t that inconvenient to do so.

Having certain things handled at the federal level solves issues with enforcing laws that cross state lines.

TV’s Frink said:

pittrek said:

Meyer is not a really good example, he never knew or understood Star Trek, but he always understood drama, and he understood people. And all of the 3 movies he (co-)wrote were great interpersonal dramas.

So you made the point then. It doesn’t matter if you know the material, if you know what you’re doing.

Which apparently the Discovery team does not.

Just fyi, I used https://steamdb.info/calculator/ to find the current pricing of games in my Steam Library for that list.

DominicCobb said:

pittrek said:

DominicCobb said:

chyron8472 said:

m_s0 said:

Meanwhile, in Discovery news:

https://deadline.com/2018/06/star-trek-discovery-james-duff-joins-executive-producer-overall-deal-jenny-lumet-olatunde-osunsanmi-promoted-1202419818/

EXCLUSIVE: The Closer creator James Duff has joined CBS All Access’ Star Trek: Discovery as executive producer. It is part of an overall development deal he has signed with series producer CBS TV Studios.

Additionally, writer Jenny Lumet (Rachel Getting Married), who joined the series as a consulting producer at the start of Season 2, has been promoted to co-executive producer. Co-executive producer Olatunde Osunsanmi has been upped to executive producer and will serve as the series’ producer/director based on set in Toronto.

Yes, let’s bring more people in who are in no way veterans of the franchise or know what makes Trek feel like Trek.

That’s ridiculous. Only people who are Trek veterans are allowed to work on Trek? Come on.

Well having SOME people who understand Star Trek on board would be nice

You don’t have to be a veteran to “get” Star Trek.

Also, I don’t think the show’s main issue is “not getting Star Trek.”

What would you say the main issue is?

TV’s Frink said:

chyron8472 said:

moviefreakedmind said:

I love spicy things. I love pain!

I love spicy food going in. I hate spicy when it comes back out again though.

Gee thanks.

moviefreakedmind said:

I love spicy things. I love pain!

I love spicy food going in. I hate spicy when it comes back out again though.

DominicCobb said:

chyron8472 said:

m_s0 said:

Meanwhile, in Discovery news:

https://deadline.com/2018/06/star-trek-discovery-james-duff-joins-executive-producer-overall-deal-jenny-lumet-olatunde-osunsanmi-promoted-1202419818/

EXCLUSIVE: The Closer creator James Duff has joined CBS All Access’ Star Trek: Discovery as executive producer. It is part of an overall development deal he has signed with series producer CBS TV Studios.

Additionally, writer Jenny Lumet (Rachel Getting Married), who joined the series as a consulting producer at the start of Season 2, has been promoted to co-executive producer. Co-executive producer Olatunde Osunsanmi has been upped to executive producer and will serve as the series’ producer/director based on set in Toronto.

Yes, let’s bring more people in who are in no way veterans of the franchise or know what makes Trek feel like Trek.

That’s ridiculous. Only people who are Trek veterans are allowed to work on Trek? Come on.

Not necessarily, but the production crew working on Discovery don’t seem to care much about making it feel remotely like the franchise it belongs to. Hiring people already familiar with the franchise has the potential at least to help in that regard. Granted, at this point, when I see some news article about Picard maybe having a role in Discovery I just sigh and move on because the series is already pretty much DOA as far as being a quality Prime Universe Star Trek series.

snooker said:

What is the best game I could get for less than $10 on Steam right now (during the Summer sale)!

From looking at my Steam library and wishlist…

Age of Empires II HD
Axiom Verge
Baldur’s Gate 2
Batman: Arkham Asylum
Borderlands 2
The Curse of Monkey Island
Deponia: The Complete Journey
Dishonored
Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon
Guacamelee
Hollow Knight
L.A. Noire
Mass Effect
Mass Effect 2
Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition
Plants vs Zombies GOTY
Psychonauts
Rauken
Rogue Legacy
Sid Meier’s Civilization V
Tomb Raider (2013)
The Whispered World

…to name a few.

moviefreakedmind said:

Then again, I’d be nervous if any film I produced had a six-figure loss.

It’s not a loss though. It just didn’t meet projections. Maybe they needed to rethink their projections.

Puggo - Jar Jar’s Yoda said:

There are issues that I could see varying state by state. For instance, I might reasonably expect different laws regarding fireworks in Nevada than in Minnesota, because of the differences in climate. However, I can’t understand the justification for basic personal issues such as gay marriage, abortion, etc. being any different in one state than another.

My mother, who is an attorney, says it’s because “Family Law” is traditionally determined by the states.

m_s0 said:

Meanwhile, in Discovery news:

https://deadline.com/2018/06/star-trek-discovery-james-duff-joins-executive-producer-overall-deal-jenny-lumet-olatunde-osunsanmi-promoted-1202419818/

EXCLUSIVE: The Closer creator James Duff has joined CBS All Access’ Star Trek: Discovery as executive producer. It is part of an overall development deal he has signed with series producer CBS TV Studios.

Additionally, writer Jenny Lumet (Rachel Getting Married), who joined the series as a consulting producer at the start of Season 2, has been promoted to co-executive producer. Co-executive producer Olatunde Osunsanmi has been upped to executive producer and will serve as the series’ producer/director based on set in Toronto.

Yes, let’s bring more people in who are in no way veterans of the franchise or know what makes Trek feel like Trek.

Handman said:

What about where he said I was objectively wrong and proceeded to tell me why I like the things I do? I don’t need anyone telling me why I think the way I do while they prop themselves up on faulty logic and off-base reasoning.

I didn’t say it was objective. I just said I say you’re wrong. And it was in jest. You said you don’t know what to say and so I said I did. No personal offense was intended and I apologize if it was received that way.

You can like what you like and that’s fine. I just say that I’m of the opinion that many people’s hate for Enterprise, DS9, or Voyager is largely unfair or based on nostalgic bias. Certainly there are bad episodes, but TOS and TNG are not exempt from that criticism either. Voyager and Enterprise having a similar premise to TNG doesn’t make them bad. I put them in the category of “if it ain’t broke…”

More of the same isn’t a bad thing if what is the same is what was good about the prior content. I mean, if people’s primary complaint about them is that they’re too much like TNG, and I loved TNG, then I don’t see the problem. Further, no one is leveling that complaint against The Orville when its similarity to TNG is deliberate.

Anakin Starkiller said:

Why the hell doesn’t Link have a green tunic in Breath of the Wild. I wore dyed Hylian clothes in my playthrough for this reason. It just isn’t Link if he’s not green.

Because they weren’t really happy with the way it looked, apparently.

https://www.polygon.com/2017/3/10/14869766/zelda-breath-of-the-wild-link-hat

But you can get the Armor of the Wild set in BotW if you complete 120 shrines. With the exception of the Champion’s Tunic, The Wild set ties for best armor rating, with the Soldier Set and the Ancient set, and is dyeable. The Amiibo armors are neither dyeable nor as high in defense.

SilverWook said:

Most dinosaurs don’t command starships, or make knives out of obsidian. And it was freaking cold on the planetoid.
😉

And I’d like to see Kirk throw a boulder like that.

My point is people paint other Trek series with different paintbrush. People don’t like them because they’ve decided not to, not because they suck. TOS is not objectively superior—people just have nostalgia for it because some of the episodes spoke to civil rights issues happening back in the day.

You can like it or don’t, but Enterprise doesn’t suck just because it can’t live up to some unreachable nostalgic standard TOS sets.

SilverWook said:

chyron8472 said:

SilverWook said:

I don’t recall Kirk and the Gorn captain actually fist fighting, and that’s my personal favorite episode.

Handman said:

If you’re going to compare Arena to a sleazy catfight that looks straight out of a direct-to-video shitfest, I’m not really sure what to say.

I do. You’re wrong. That’s what I say.

Judo chop, yes. Fists? No. Fist fights usually involve a punch to the face?

Semantics. It’s a dinosaur. It’s the slowest dinosaur ever, and it’s using its hands, not its teeth. It does use it’s teeth eventually, but long after establishing it’s absolutely, unbelievably, unrealistically horrible at unarmed melee combat.

SilverWook said:

I don’t recall Kirk and the Gorn captain actually fist fighting, and that’s my personal favorite episode.

Handman said:

If you’re going to compare Arena to a sleazy catfight that looks straight out of a direct-to-video shitfest, I’m not really sure what to say.

I do. You’re wrong. That’s what I say.

TV’s Frink said:

You been working out, I see.

No. But… thanks for noticing?

Warbler said:

TV’s Frink said:

Warbler said:

TV’s Frink said:

Warbler said:

I can understand having a rule about how long one can look at someone.

Really? What’s the correct length of time allowed then?

Not exactly sure but certainly longer than 5 seconds. Perhaps 30 seconds?(note I am not saying that just beaue someone stares for less time should automatically mean they don’t get in trouble: context, circumstances, etc would depend)

30 seconds? Ha. Stare at your watch for 30 seconds. See how long it really is.

it is 30 seconds long.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTlVc_hKi2M
“People do not have internal chronometers.”

Staring at someone for 5 full seconds is longer than long enough when given no reason to stare.

Tobar said:

cough
cough
cough

What about it?

Handman said:

chyron8472 said:

Handman said:

TV’s Frink said:

Ha that sounds terrible.

It’s been in my Netflix queue so long I’m not even sure it’s still on Netflix.

You would hate it. It’s bad.

That’s the Mirror Universe in Season 4. -.- It’s not the Prime Universe crew. It’s supposed to be over the top with evil bad guys and everyone betraying everyone else. That’s the way the Mirror Universe is.

I know it’s the Mirror Universe. That’s not why it’s awful.

It’s not awful.

Transforming into a lizard as a result of going Warp 10 in a shuttlecraft is awful, nevermind that the Doctor is wrong about it being “evolution” because that’s not how evolution works.

Using the NX-01 Enterprise crew as TNG holodeck characters in their own series is awful, especially when the TNG actors are too old and the 1701-D Enterprise inexplicably uses parts of its set from 1701-E; as is flippantly killing off a main character simply because the show is ending when said character has lived through much worse; and (holodeck) NX-01 crew giving a toast with Commander Riker “to The Next Generation”.

And getting into a fist fight with a dinosaur Gorn, then making the most unrealistic homemade cannon ever to shoot at it is awful.

 
There are disappointing things in Enterprise, but no more than any of the other series in the franchise up to that point.

SilverWook said:

chyron8472 said:

Tobar said:

I don’t think Frink would be a fan of Enterprise. The first couple seasons kind of creep me out, it always felt like the focus was what compromising situation can we put T’Pol in this week?

To be fair, the Vulcans were (are?) super-bigoted about people showing emotions or making decisions remotely influenced by them. Her assignment to Enterprise allowed her to see just how wrong and narrow-minded the traditional Vulcan view of humans is. At the same time, she was a foil to Archer’s ability to get hot headed at times. Similar to Kirk and Spock, or Janeway and Tuvok. I liked it.

I don’t see why the crew regularly challenging T’Pol’s preconceptions about humans is a bad thing. She develops as a character over time and comes to respect the crew and their captain; and she even defends them later, at a time when the Vulcans were trying to convince Earth to mothball Starfleet because Enterprise got a whole colony of 3600 people killed.

You do recall they were framed for that?

Spoilers. And yes, by the Suliban. The Vulcans didn’t care though.

TV’s Frink said:

chyron just put a big Dick pic in your sig and be done with it.

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