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Have you ever considered that the Prime Directive is not only not ethical, but also illogical, and perhaps morally indefensible?
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Value Subtracted@startrek.websiteOPMto Doctor Who Social Club@startrek.website•Retrospective Discussion | Doctor Who (2005) | 1x05 "World War Three"English1·9 hours agoFaint praise, but this one’s a lot better than the first part of the story. The “farting” aspect of the farting aliens is significantly downplayed in favour of things that are actually interesting.
The emotional core of the story is the Doctor and Rose each coming to terms with how dangerous life with the Doctor is, and the effects it can have. I’d forgotten that Harriet Jones, MP for Flydale North comments on how flippant Rose is about death, even at this early stage (too early?) of the series.
There are plot contrivances all over the place - the UK’s nuclear codes are controlled by the UN! You can hack the Royal Navy’s submarines and launch missiles from your home PC! But I’m pretty forgiving of stuff like that, as long as the emotional core of the episode is solid.
Value Subtracted@startrek.websiteto Winnipeg•A bike lane pilot project planned for Wellington Crescent remains on track to roll out next year, despite dozens of pleas to deliver it in 2025English2·10 hours agoI understand the frustration, but at this point, getting it done in 2025 likely isn’t realistic - certainly not getting it done by the end of cycling season.
Value Subtracted@startrek.websiteOPMto Quark's@startrek.website•July 12: Canvas 2025English4·1 day agoIt’s a big one - I was feeling ambitious.
Value Subtracted@startrek.websiteOPMto Doctor Who Social Club@startrek.website•Doctor Who's Jodie Whittaker reveals regret about how she played Thirteenth DoctorEnglish8·1 day ago“I basically pitched the Doctor too quick but I did it in my very first episode and I’ve regretted it ever since!”
I…don’t disagree. Even by Doctor Who standards, Thirteen’s dialogue tended to fly by pretty quickly.
Value Subtracted@startrek.websiteOPMto Star Trek Social Club@startrek.website•Canadian Trekkies: SNW Season 3 will be airing on CTV Sci-Fi ChannelEnglish2·2 days agoI’m not 100% certain, but the new season might show up on Crave, as well.
Which is also something you have to pay for, of course, but at least there are options?
Value Subtracted@startrek.websiteto Canadian Football League•CFL 2025 - Week 5 Discussion ThreadEnglish1·2 days agoMetric math.
Value Subtracted@startrek.websiteto Canadian Football League•CFL 2025 - Week 5 Discussion ThreadEnglish2·2 days agoI’m not completely against the ads - sure, they’re crass, but we live in a society, y’know?
But at least make them seamless.
Value Subtracted@startrek.websiteto Canadian Football League•CFL 2025 - Week 5 Discussion ThreadEnglish1·3 days agoI think half the fanbase takes the Bombers for granted because they’ve been CFL mainstays, half wrote them off because they’re getting old, and the third half just wants to talk about Toronto.
Value Subtracted@startrek.websiteto Canadian Football League•CFL 2025 - Week 5 Discussion ThreadEnglish2·3 days agoWPG @ CGY
Bold of the Bombers to start their bye a week early. Basically a disaster from top to bottom, though their one TD was pretty cool.
Calgary really brought it, they’re one to keep an eye on in the West.
The on-field graphics were glitchy and distracting.
Value Subtracted@startrek.websiteOPto Hockey•Nikolaj Ehlers signs six-year, $51M deal with HurricanesEnglish3·3 days agoOptimism!
Value Subtracted@startrek.websiteOPMto Doctor Who Social Club@startrek.website•Retrospective Discussion | Doctor Who (2005) | 1x04 "Aliens of London"English2·5 days agoThe writing really gets the era right here - mid 00s, 24hr news, a few years after 9/11, after a major event this is exactly what people would be doing.
Good point, and shame on me for not giving Trinity Wells the acknowledgement she deserves!
Value Subtracted@startrek.websiteOPto Canada•Ottawa removes all federal exceptions from Canadian Free Trade AgreementEnglish141·6 days agoThroughout the spring federal election campaign, Mark Carney as Liberal leader repeatedly vowed to “eliminate” interprovincial trade barriers and create “free trade by Canada Day.”
But Canada’s internal trade barriers won’t all be eliminated by then — not even all the federal ones.
Canada’s supply management system for dairy products, which sets provincial production quotas, will remain. Quebec also has language requirements that will stay in place.
Value Subtracted@startrek.websiteOPto Canada•U.S. resumed trade talks with Canada on Monday morning, says CarneyEnglish5·6 days agoIt’s geographically impossible for Canada to completely eliminate trade with the US.
I absolutely agree that it should be minimized, though.
Value Subtracted@startrek.websiteOPto Canada•U.S. resumed trade talks with Canada on Monday morning, says CarneyEnglish8·6 days agoAgreed. If there’s a greater purpose here, keeping it from Canadians is a pretty big blunder.
Value Subtracted@startrek.websiteOPto Canada•U.S. resumed trade talks with Canada on Monday morning, says CarneyEnglish71·6 days agoEven if we reach a deal, it’s not like Trump is stable or trustworthy enough to honour it.
I don’t think this is entirely true - Trump is obviously not trustworthy, but the government has been able to leverage CUSMA to lessen the impact of the attempted tariffs. There seems to be some benefit to having a formal deal in place.
But I’m definitely not comfortable with this capitulation at all.
Value Subtracted@startrek.websiteOPto Canada•U.S. resumed trade talks with Canada on Monday morning, says CarneyEnglish14·6 days agoDespite the move, Canada is still in active discussions with G7 allies to introduce an international tax, with Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne leading that work, the PMO said.
If this ends up happening, it’s important context to this decision.
If it ends up not happening…pretty weak shit.
Value Subtracted@startrek.websiteto Canadian Football League•CFL 2025 - Week 5 Discussion ThreadEnglish3·6 days agoSome sort of surprising outcomes last weekend
It’s funny, I was just about to say the narratives of the season seem to be taking shape, but you’re right - there are still some things up in the air.
Riders vs Bombers in the West Finals?
I wouldn’t be mad about that at all. But I do hope BC can get things more together - I like Buck Pierce.
My Argos won without Chad Kelly yesterday
I’d also like to see the defending champs gather some more steam.
Value Subtracted@startrek.websiteOPMto Doctor Who Social Club@startrek.website•Retrospective Discussion | Doctor Who (2005) | 1x04 "Aliens of London"English2·6 days agoThat quote is…really something. RTD has a habit of overexplaining things to the point of incomprehensibility, but that takes it to a new level.
I do think the basics of what he’s getting at ring true - they certainly struggled a bit with “how much sexism should the Thirteenth Doctor encounter,” and “how much racism should the Fifteenth Doctor encounter?” They both probably should have encountered more than they did, but if the story isn’t about that, you run the risk of derailing the entire story. But if you include it “casually,” as just a fact of the world, as they did in this case…that’s not necessarily better. But maybe it’s still worthwhile?
I don’t think there’s a right answer, but RTD sure managed to find a wrong one.
On this topic, I was certainly laughing right along with the show’s depiction of Mickey-as-a-murder-suspect, but that has unsettling racial implications on its own, if you really interrogate the idea.
What.