ValueSubtracted

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Yeah, I'm gonna go ahead and blame a technical glitch, and totally not human error.

Fixed.

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I like the Circle trilogy - the Bajoran government being unstable is a fun element to those early seasons.

It's a shame Shakaar was such a dud of a character, and the series sort of lost interest in the Bajoran civilian government as the Dominion and Kai Winn started to take up all the oxygen in the series.

politics favors short-term thinking

So does biology. Immediate gratification wins out over delayed gratification almost every single time.

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 13 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It's so weird to hear it referred to as "Netflix series" in the American trades...

In any case, I've been meaning to check it out. The buzz has been positive, and CBC has been promoting the hell out of it.

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 5 points 2 months ago (5 children)

Chelsea did an AMA with us back in the Old Place when the book came out. She seemed cool, and fairly knowledgeable about, y'know, cooking.

I'd be curious to hear how the recipes turn out for you.

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 27 points 2 months ago (17 children)

These are strange times indeed.

This election was so weird in so many ways, I think it will be some time before we fully understand what it all means.

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Though in “More Tribbles, More Troubles”, Starfleet had developed quintotriticale grain.

They quickly came to realize that that's too many triticales.

It's a weird situation. Like it or not, Polievre just achieved the highest Conservative vote share since the 1980s.

That he still lost is astonishing, and it'll be a while before anyone can sort out the path forward.

But I suspect they'll keep him around.

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 13 points 2 months ago (7 children)

Yeah, they'll probably just parachute him into an Alberta riding. We're not rid of him yet.

A few scattered thoughts on this:

  • The NDP are leaderless, and are therefore agendaless until they can get organized again.

  • They're also probably broke, and in no position to fight another election.

  • While they certainly hold a good position in the new HoC, there's bound to be some introspection about how that worked out for them last time.

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

That probably means you keep good company - I would trust polls over anecdotes.

 

Suburban Toronto candidate known for his opposition to Chinese government

 

Young, who was born in Ottawa and worked in puppetry for over 50 years, produced Under the Umbrella Tree from 1987 to 1993 and portrayed Gloria Gopher, one of the show's main characters.

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