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Still. These weren't the Liverpool of last season or the Man City of old, were they? And I can't help feeling that we've missed an(other?) opportunity. And I'm not sure when/where it's going to change. (Really enjoyed the Arsecast Extra about the game 🔴⚪)
(with possibly my favorite play from Arsenal, Pires skinning Gerrard before passing to Freddie at the near post). I know football is different now; at the same time, I've not yet seen this team show that kind of fortitude. I don't know why and full appreciation to Arteta for getting us this far.
When we broke the door down in 2002, we had a crucial trip to Anfield where we hadn't won in some time. It was December, I believe, so a little different. And we scored two goals after van Bronckhorst's 2nd yellow in the first half...
What I might say is maybe half of the teams in the NFL haven't cared about winning for 5 years or even a decade. Are we fascinated with the circus? What does that say about us? 🤓🏈
Why do people watch the NFL when, for 5 years (and as many as a decade ... or more), at least half of the teams haven't cared about winning? What's the attraction?
Unbelievable run from Arrington Maiden
This gets to something that as a former stand-up I recognized but couldn’t name. A 31 year old professional content creator baiting 19 year old amateurs into the format of his choice isn’t debate, it’s crowd work. It’s debate-shaped crowd work farmed for content.
Ahaha, I lied. Merino was one of the four, still! ❤️🤍
After the Gyökeres goal, four players initially gathered to celebrate -- and none of them were with the team last season! 🔴⚪
For me, Lower Decks is wonderful. While it's having a good time, it looooves Star Trek. (and animation allows it to do things actors can't -- including bringing back so many people from various series/movies 😁)
Loved every bit of Strange New Worlds S3. Loved investigating different ways to tell stories. (and having Carol Kane is such a coup 🖖)
Only Nixon could go to China?
Diversity, including that of background and of experience, is so necessary to do anything constructive, to solve problems, for a society to refresh itself. Otherwise (and are we seeing a bit of it now?), there's stagnation. I think.
You are seen, you are heard, you are loved, in every moment. We all are. Thanks for the response.
You are seen, you are heard, you are loved, in every moment. We all are. Thanks for the response.
Very interesting algorithm analysis, which explains the repeated problems with content moderation getting in the way of social justice tldr: it's always good to block a TERF or a white supremacist or any other type of fascist original post: www.tumblr.com/chiptrillino...
Is ESPN contractually obligated to show this every time Clemson plays at home?
If I'm grateful for anything this Labor Day weekend, I'm exceedingly grateful there was no social media when "Tuvix" aired, cause holy wow, y'all. May lovingkindness arise, may compassion arise, may we find joy in others' happiness, may we greet what/whoever arrives at our door with kindness. ♥️🤍💙
How can I tell if Ryan Day is using Just for Men with these crappy cameras?!?
Is it just our local station or why is the picture on Fox college FB always bad?
Hey, have you seen the ep yet?
cheese?
Lololol, Romu-La'an @greatesttrek.com
(It's also ok to use humor in an episode about 'x' -- this doesn't mean 'x' is funny; maybe it helps contrast the darkness later on)
It's a-ok to experience joy, happiness and love (and an episode of Star Trek 🖖) -- even as the world burns down. The heart is capable of holding it all ❤️🤍💙
Ok, I hear some things you don't like about the episode (and our country). I'm not disagreeing. What would an episode on racism look like/feel like? Where would we take the audience? This isn't a question that needs an immediate response. Might be something to ponder over weeks, or a lifetime.
Yes!
I feel like What Is Starfleet? is a primer on how to watch Four and a Half Vulcans. Parts of a SNW whole. (I also think the episodes ask - intentionally or not - whether we can keep our hearts open, even with this). 😁💙🖖🔥
Put another way: If we were writing an episode on racism, what would it look like/feel like? Where would we want to take the audience? What would people feel? There are some deep, deep questions to ask in the wake of this and last week's episodes. Questions that deserve time & space to arise.
(Is the title Four and a Half Vucans racist? Is it supposed to be?). What happens as the story progresses and others stand up to the "Vulcans"? What does this say about them? What does it say about us?
I see you! 🤓 Some questions that we might ask: What are we, like in last week's documentary that wanted to be anti-Starfleet, supposed to feel while watching? (Initially there is laughter, why?). Don't we feel Spock's pain? Are we supposed to be uncomfortable with that? Angry?
I hear you. Thanks for sharing. If we were to write an episode on racism, what would it look like/feel like? What would it feel like for those watching it? (maybe this is about whether we can keep our hearts open even now) Thanks for allowing space for discomfort and questions
I feel like the writers are using subtlety and nuance, and I love that. I also understand that, with what's going on in the world, subtlety can get lost. (In a way, it's asking whether we can keep our hearts open even with this). I totally appreciate what you're saying. Thanks for the reply 🖖🔥
I totally hear what you're saying. If we were going to write an episode about racism, what would that look like/feel like? Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for sharing and allowing space for discomfort and questions 🖖☀️
Thanks for sharing and allowing space for discomfort and questions 🖖☀️
Thanks for sharing and allowing space for discomfort and questions 🖖☀️
I hear you and appreciate you sharing. 🖖😁 I wonder if, like in last week's documentary that wanted to be anti-Starfleet, we're feeling exactly what was intended? Put another way: If we were to write an episode about racism, what would it look like/feel like?
(I feel the same way about What Is Starfleet?: a documentary that wants to be anti-Starfleet. What if we're supposed to feel uncomfortable watching it? Supposed to be uncomfortable watching the "following orders" sequences?). Again, thanks for sharing. I do hear you. 😁
I hear you and appreciate you sharing. What if we're supposed to feel how we feel through watching the ep, supposed to be angry? Don't we feel Spock's pain? How do we feel about that? Can we contrast that with the characters who stand up to the "Vulcans", like Patel, and how they are rewarded?
I miss Lower Decks #StarTrek
(I feel the same way about What Is Starfleet?: a documentary that wanted to be anti-Starfleet. What if showing a thing /= endorsing a thing? What if we're supposed to feel uncomfortable watching it?). Again, thanks for sharing. I do hear you.
I hear you and appreciate you sharing. What I saw was a commentary about racism and supremacy, yes. And I think we're supposed to feel how we feel through watching the ep, supposed to be angry (don't we feel Spock's pain? aren't the characters mortified in the end that they acted like they did?).
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Social media really is an effective mirror, isn't it? And lots of folks aren't feeling good -- or feeling seen. I try to remember that when I see negativity. 😁🖖
LinkedIn post 😁
I totally hear you!
I'll be interested to hear what you think of R1 after finishing the series (I watched it immediately after finishing 😁)
I totally hear what you're saying. For me it came down to allowing the creature in the end to choose its own path -- even if the way there wasn't clean. Thanks for sharing!
Loved What Is Starfleet? Having Beto as filmmaker with a point to prove and telling the story from that point of view was brilliant 😁🖖
I hear you. I do think that this was intentional on the part of the documentarian (I feel like he admitted as much?). And maybe that's why I feel like it's great episode -- it's telling a story from a completely different viewpoint (and playing on how off-putting that feels to us). 😁🖖
Climbed a mountain today (:
Yeah, I'm having a great time with this season! I'm sorry that for some they've created a preconception that the show doesn't fit into. What I might say is: The preconception might be the trouble; not what the show is (or isn't). Ymmv.
The versatility of Strange New Worlds is pretty amazing, and the folks working on it clearly enjoy what they're doing. Makes a difference.
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So, was the last ST Strange New Worlds a course correction on Musk (and his ilk, who would flee earth over fixing it)? 🖖
Even more amazing is that they made it worse halfway through!
Tampa is great. I used to live right on the other side of the bay in St. Pete from it. Lots of security lines, lots of food options, lots of space.
Lower Decks! Lower Decks!
Oh, excellent, thanks. And, yes, apologies, I speeded right past the ALT. (:
Very nice, you've had a few good ones (if you have a second, what lens are you using, and what aperture/shutter/iso? Thanks! 😁🔭)
No scribes will be allowed
💙🤍💙 Feel like it's building nicely to, maybe, several somethings
And, unfortunately, we're hard-wired to scan for threats in our environment, which makes doom and scary mean world content engagement-bait: www.zocalopublicsquare.org/what-happens...
Agreed! And maybe it's more like 5 or 6 to 1. (I think some people don't feel seen and think going negative will change that -- and it does, for a bit)
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Exactly! And that's why I was wondering between a 2" adapter and 1.25" as my scope accepts both eyepiece sizes. I may experiment and get both. Thanks for the replies, very kind!
Thanks much! Now that I think about it, of course the sensor isn't 2" (I do have an old 5D with full sensor, but it doesn't have live view, etc., and probably wouldn't use it here). (I've been using a cellphone mount with my 8" Dobson: works great for eclipses, less well in low light (: ).
This is great! Quick question, if I may: I've never attached my camera (77D) to my telescope. If I'm going to start simple, focus on planets, what do you think? 2" adapter? 1.25? Both? (I imagine 2" is slightly bigger than the sensor -- could be a problem?) Thanks!
Yep, exactly!
I'm with you. I don't think it's hurt the show -- not what I watch Star Trek for, though (and, for me, not something ST had ever done particularly well)
What I heard them say was the +credits+ are slow and boring (and that it was funny to reproduce them in SNW's show within a show 😁). Your mileage may vary 🖖
I love that M'Benga comes in and takes over hitting Spock!
I found this passable. Have you had it? (it seems to be near you). bestdaybrewing.com/collections/...
I think there are a few different ways to set up feeds. Treksky seems to be a search feed (this comes from the phlox pictures that it grabs! 😁🖖) bsky.app/profile/did:...
Lol, love it
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Love it! There was a bit of worry during the cold open -- and then I watched the whole ep a 2nd time it was so good! (May be my fave holodeck ep (outside of Lower Decks))
Exactly. And I enjoyed the twist ending to the holo-mystery (wasn't using the transporter info so the actors could play different characters great?). Heck, we even got to see the ship escape danger by using vertical space
"My lines and my skirts keep getting shorter"
There was significant worry during the cold open -- and then I watched it a 2nd time it was so good! May be my fave holodeck ep (outside of Lower Decks)
Was even better that it happened after his directing credit! 😁🖖🤍
Wonderful scene!
Do they still do that? Seems on the Catholic side of Episcopalian 😁
My favorite of these is Adm Tawny Newsome (presumably Adm Beckett Mariner, though who can say with Newsome working in the writers room! 😁)
Sound/music are top notch too. Especially E3! 🖖🙏🔥
Quite possibly the grossest ep of ST!
Interesting. I definitely feel like the Trelane ep could have been developed more. I do think that shooting was delayed by the studio contract negotiations. Wonder if that played a role.
How you feel is how you feel, and is a-ok. Can you say more about how it's not landing, or feeling off? If you have time/interest
One might summarize Picard as: we resurrect Data so we can kill him and then resurrect him again. Your mileage may vary.
Every meaningful goal here scored by an Arsenal player: Mariona, Russo and Kelly 🔴⚪
ITV with great halftime analysis of the women's Euro final, using graphics to show how Spain is isolating Lucy Bronze, forcing her to make decisions 2v1 and taking advantage. Not surprisingly, so much better than Fox in the US - that we have been and continue to be stuck with.
Also has Adm Tawny Newsome! 😂
Lol, Adm Tawny Newsome 😁
I 🤍 that they try things, like the Lower Decks crossover
How is this country going to host the World Cup? Are teams from South America, Africa and Asia going to be allowed in? Their fans? Would they travel even if they thought they could? I have many questions.
When they started talking about the flower, I was wondering if it was similar to the one in Voyager. The idea of a 'Tuvixed' Batel is a pretty interesting one!
