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- 2023-05-04 08:45pm
- Forum: Pure Star Trek
- Topic: Picard - general discussion [spoilers]
- Replies: 407
- Views: 190832
Re: Picard - general discussion [spoilers]
The vision as presented assumes we WOULD get our shit together and NOT completely screw things up, which is pretty damned rosy if you look at our history. Which is why Andromeda is closer to Roddenberry's own personal view of how the future would play out rather than Star Trek, but the latter was s...
- 2023-05-03 09:01pm
- Forum: Pure Star Trek
- Topic: Picard - general discussion [spoilers]
- Replies: 407
- Views: 190832
Re: Picard - general discussion [spoilers]
I have to say, so far, I don't mind Picard. To me it's Star Trek through the lens or more standard sci-fi fare and takes the route of humanity having a much rougher start in the age of warp travel than Roddenberry foresaw. I consider this perfectly fine and in tune with the age. Gene Roddenberry ma...
- 2021-12-25 05:29pm
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: Ukraine reacts to fears of Russian invasion as troops build up at the border
- Replies: 1943
- Views: 261913
Re: Ukraine reacts to fears of Russian invasion as troops build up at the border
I am well aware of Nato not being a sovereign nation. However, Ukraine and other possible applicant nations are and Russia is demanding in a roundabout way that they have no right to seek out an alliance with forces that could defend them from Russia. If Russia wants a stable peace with Nato OR its...
- 2021-10-11 05:39pm
- Forum: Gaming, Electronics and Computers
- Topic: Freespace 2: Still good 20 years later
- Replies: 7
- Views: 14043
Re: Freespace 2: Still good 20 years later
Freespace 2 is that rare combination of excellent gameplay matched with great cinematics in a space sim game, which in itself is already not that common to begin with.
- 2021-09-11 08:19pm
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: How realistic is "Global Peak" series now? (2021)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6370
Re: How realistic is "Global Peak" series now? (2021)
It's also why I find humor to be more accurately predictive than drama (The Simpsons, Futurama, Calvin and Hobbes etc. being big examples of this).
- 2021-06-29 10:51pm
- Forum: Gaming, Electronics and Computers
- Topic: Should I try out Star Trek Online?
- Replies: 2224
- Views: 626835
Re: Should I try out Star Trek Online?
Been aggroed over not being able to buy zen with dil given the current circumstances, so I'll be using the stockpiles of saved dil for phoenix upgrades and rep equipment where needed for now.
- 2021-04-09 07:47pm
- Forum: Gaming, Electronics and Computers
- Topic: Let's Play "Rule The Waves" w/ Steve's Custom Country "Cascadia"
- Replies: 399
- Views: 202267
Re: Let's Play "Rule The Waves" w/ Steve's Custom Country "Cascadia"
Definitely been waiting on Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts, hopefully a good multiplayer option pops up at some point.
- 2021-01-24 02:50pm
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: Biden Lifts Health Care Plan From Insurance Lobbyists
- Replies: 55
- Views: 20120
Re: Biden Lifts Health Care Plan From Insurance Lobbyists
I like to think of it like the country was driving drunk. But has no plans to stop drinking. How about 'drunk and under the influence of narcotics. They've tossed the narcotics, but have no plans to stop drinking' Like I always try to remind folks, "if one doesn't understand the nature of a pr...
- 2021-01-10 11:47pm
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: Is Democracy Working?
- Replies: 33
- Views: 12003
Re: Is Democracy Working?
I always find this video insightful on the dynamics of political power regardless of system:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rStL7niR7gs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rStL7niR7gs
- 2020-12-13 10:48pm
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: Stuart Slade has died
- Replies: 26
- Views: 25965
Re: Stuart Slade has died
Aye, he was someone I could respect even if we didn't necessarily see eye to eye on things, which is unfortunately something not that common nowadays.
- 2020-07-18 08:19pm
- Forum: Gaming, Electronics and Computers
- Topic: Should I try out Star Trek Online?
- Replies: 2224
- Views: 626835
Re: Should I try out Star Trek Online?
The Mo'kai patrol missions have been great for credit generation, plus short and simple so it really helped for getting more master keys for lobi.
- 2020-02-16 10:38pm
- Forum: Gaming, Electronics and Computers
- Topic: Should I try out Star Trek Online?
- Replies: 2224
- Views: 626835
Re: Should I try out Star Trek Online?
The ships are account unlocks, it's the ship slots that are character bound.Lord Revan wrote: ↑2020-02-15 03:33am Here's a question, is the 10th anniversary pack ships account or character unlocks, if they're account unlocks I might think of buying them but not really if I got for 1 character only.
- 2019-11-28 02:40pm
- Forum: Gaming, Electronics and Computers
- Topic: Should I try out Star Trek Online?
- Replies: 2224
- Views: 626835
Re: Should I try out Star Trek Online?
Looked over Mudd's market for something worth buying, but I already got most of what was on sale though.
- 2019-11-28 02:37pm
- Forum: Gaming, Electronics and Computers
- Topic: Saurian (Dinosaur simulation game).
- Replies: 4
- Views: 9370
Re: Saurian (Dinosaur simulation game).
Just heard about this and the concept sounds great; if the current gameplay looks good enough to try and no visible outstanding bugs/poorly thought out ideas show in game then it's worth trying. I'd say how well the early access game plays and/or improves upon would be indicative of how well the fin...
- 2019-05-25 06:15pm
- Forum: Science, Logic, And Morality
- Topic: Survival of the richest: The wealthy are plotting to leave us behind
- Replies: 104
- Views: 90255
Re: Survival of the richest: The wealthy are plotting to leave us behind
Seems to me to be the end goal of social justice: atomic people, unoppressed by their communities and able to move between relationships at will. Atomic people live and die alone, as I mentioned before. No friendship, no love, no family, no community. They already lost a huge part of human social i...
- 2019-03-05 09:36pm
- Forum: Gaming, Electronics and Computers
- Topic: Should I try out Star Trek Online?
- Replies: 2224
- Views: 626835
Re: Should I try out Star Trek Online?
The personal endeavour system which benefits all toons has got me interested in playing a bit more than usual. For some of those endeavours which involve doing x damage with a certain energy type in ground and defeat x number of a specific type of foe, its easy enough to benefit from these by just ...
- 2019-02-24 11:26pm
- Forum: Gaming, Electronics and Computers
- Topic: Should I try out Star Trek Online?
- Replies: 2224
- Views: 626835
Re: Should I try out Star Trek Online?
Finally got the damn thing running again, after having to jump through a bunch of hoops (they wanted a confirmation code for my account, I guess because I've been away so long or I'm on a different system or something?). My account appears to be just as I left it, but I'm wondering if anyone could ...
- 2018-12-19 10:39pm
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: China's detainment of Muslim Uighur minority
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4638
Re: China's detainment of Muslim Uighur minority
The thing about "Arabization" also is that it isn't simply an issue of religious piety vs secularism but more of the Wahhabist strain of Islamic fundamentalism being exported and propagated in all sorts of places and as such having a response to it is a very necessary sort given ISIS, Al-q...
- 2018-10-10 10:31pm
- Forum: Pure Star Trek
- Topic: What is the UFP's future?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 16331
Re: What is the UFP's future?
In terms of long term competition, apart from the Borg and Dominion theres the Krenim (assuming it's time tech still gets built eventually), the anti-telepath space nazis, the Earth-Dinosaurs, the Donut Planet (which could be ridiculously advanced if it survived) etc. Plenty of civilizations which ...
- 2018-09-22 02:11pm
- Forum: Pure Star Trek
- Topic: What is the UFP's future?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 16331
Re: What is the UFP's future?
Part of what I liked about the Star Fleet Battles/Star Fleet Command series is seeing factions like the Interstellar Concordium that were sort of like the Federation but having a different approach that may not necessarily mesh with Federation standards, and the Federation having to deal with them w...
- 2018-06-15 02:02pm
- Forum: Gaming, Electronics and Computers
- Topic: Should I try out Star Trek Online?
- Replies: 2224
- Views: 626835
Re: Should I try out Star Trek Online?
I'll try to boot it up again soon and see what happens. Dunno about the lighting. I'm pretty sure it wasn't downloading any updates at the time. I'll also try a different toon. If it's exclusive to the Gamma recruit, I'm gonna be annoyed. Space is working fine if a little slow, it's the ground stag...
- 2018-06-07 12:27pm
- Forum: Gaming, Electronics and Computers
- Topic: Should I try out Star Trek Online?
- Replies: 2224
- Views: 626835
Re: Should I try out Star Trek Online?
In regards to mark 15 items. I generally find them well worth upgrading aside from impulse engines (where I never do anyway as I find the bonuses aren't worth it) and so far the warp engines or singularity haven't tempted me, as the extra bonus doesn't seem worth it. A mark 15 ultra rare vulnerabil...
- 2018-05-07 06:45pm
- Forum: Gaming, Electronics and Computers
- Topic: war Thunder
- Replies: 8
- Views: 7376
Re: war Thunder
I usually go by the principle of: 1 nose cannon is worth 2 wing cannons, especially in terms of accuracy.
- 2018-02-25 02:20pm
- Forum: Gaming, Electronics and Computers
- Topic: World of Warships
- Replies: 1875
- Views: 519446
Re: World of Warships
In random battles I seem to have better effect with the Bismarck than NC, with Bismarck I can put pressure on a flank, but with NC I seem to get focus fired way too much.
- 2018-01-11 08:54am
- Forum: Hall of Memory
- Topic: In Memoriam: Michael Shannon / Terralthra
- Replies: 42
- Views: 88999
Re: In Memoriam: Michael Shannon / Terralthra
This was completely unexpected to hear, RIP and my condolences.