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I thought for a split second this was just a repost of the one with Chief O’Brien, but was pleasantly surprised.
Frankly, I lack an understanding of the disdain for "All I Want For Christmas Is You" - I have heard much more annoying Christmas songs. It may be a bit cloying and heavily pop, but I think it's well executed, at least compared to almost any Christmas song put out by a major artist in the 21st century. Also, I think My Chemical Romance pulled off a rather good cover that perhaps beats the original.
Maybe part of it is I have a 5 hour personal/family Christmas playlist that reduces the amount of repeated listens to a more manageable degree. In addition to more well-known ones and several covers, it is also filled to the brim with alternative and indie Christmas music - Jonathan Coulton especially is good at making atypical holiday songs that don't get annoying.
You’re a top tier OC maker.
I’ll look into that. Thanks.
I mean, today, we use shuttle pretty broadly, to refer to anything from buses to a space vehicle that went to the ISS.
Not everyone works in Starfleet, so civilians might have a different definition of shuttle.
TLDR; Daystrom did bad stuff but under mental collapse, and it's very much in part Starfleet Command's fault.
I think also, as much as Daystrom had much responsibility for those deaths, it was not as intentional as something like slavery, genocide, or sexual assault. He was fundamentally in a state of psychological distress partially beyond his control. Depending on when Daystrom Institute was founded (touched on above), he may have had decades for rehabilitation and redemption.
Additionally, Starfleet command probably had ample opportunity to avoid this very early on, like:
- Looking over Daystrom's reports to consider potential risks of using engram imprints in a manner similar to a university's Institutional Review Board - (Though perhaps Daystrom was rather secretive about it and kept it from reviewers.)
- Running the M-5 in simulations. We know the Kobiyashi Moru existed, so we could probably create a wide range.
- Not running the test on the Federation flagship, literally one of Starfleet's most powerful weapons.
While it's possible Starfleet took more precautions than we see onscreen, Commodore Wesley's enthusiasm in "The Ultimate Computer" almost suggests an over-enthusiasm in Command, possibly one that caused them to skip necessary precautions. In fact, we had almost this exact scenario happen in Lower Decks "Trusted Sources"/"The Stars at Night" with the Texas class a century later. Ultimately, Starfleet Command likely bears a non-negligible amount of responsibility in the M-5 affair.
Of course, the above does not reduce the wrongness of Daystrom's actions and perhaps only serves to deflect from the OP's question. However, I feel Starfleet's potential role combined with Daystrom's mental condition may be mitigating factors that would make Richard Daystrom less unworthy of having an institution bear his name.
It looks like this rulebook was released 2 months before the Discovery episode.
Honestly, I think I’d personally consider the Disco naming a canon goof up - Daystrom was only 37 years old at that point. While he’d certainly done a lot in his career by then, it still feels weird to name such a major part of ~~Starfleet~~ Federation research (thanks OP) after him when he’s still relatively young.
I think my headcannon, and a reasonable retcon in my opinion, is that there was a predecessor organization to Daystrom, somewhat like how there was NACA before there was NASA. When Discovery mentions Daystrom, they should actually be mentioning the predecessor organization.
This is firmly Memory Beta canon, but this bit from the Star Trek Adventures Core Rulebook still feels like an interesting addition to this conversation:
This might be right. I mean, Migleemo also doesn’t wear a standard uniform:
I like both "Maine" and "Louisiana". "Maine" has John's classic unreliable, evil narrator, while "Louisiana" just feels like a fun take on a hostage situation.
"The Songs of the 50 States" is also dear in my heart as it gets gradually crazier.
Here’s a bigger bugbear (than the Vulcan question): how does it all work in Ferengi society?
I’ll split order my post by my pre-Rom and post-Rom thoughts.
Pre-Rom:
- Gay (not Lesbian) Ferengi are probably a normal thing.
- Based on DS9 “Profits and Lace” and Nilva’s reaction to the transitioned Quark, it might be possible that male to female transition, while considered very weird, would be considered fine if you make a sufficiently good female by Ferengi standards, if you know what I mean.
- Conversely, female to male transition probably wouldn’t be accepted, based on the reaction to Pel, although Pel didn’t necessarily actually change her gender identity or get her lobes surgically enlarged. It may be possible that some trans Ferengi existed and simply hid that they weren’t cis, although it’d be more difficult considering the mobility limitations on females. There were probably surgeons on the planet who were like “If you’ve got the Latinum, I’ll totally do it.”
- Overall, I think the sentiment would be, “If you’ve got the lobes and you’ve got the Latinum, I don’t care what you do.”
- For instance, if a non-binary Ferengi made lots of profit, they might not be totally respected, but at least not bothered as much.
Post-Rom:
- Lesbian Ferengi are probably legal but still frowned upon.
- Transitioning either way is probably easier, considering the shift in gender roles as seen by 2381 in Lower Decks.
- Generally, with the Federation membership bid, probably a lot more open but still rife with social issues.
Questions:
- Do Ferengi experience dysphoria when their ears are the wrong size? (Very possibly yes, considering the dysphoria humans can experience from other secondary sex characteristics.)
Do you have TMBG songs that you like but don’t necessarily want on your everything playlist?
I’d say “Love is Eternity” off Venue Songs is one for me. I enjoy it but simultaneously find it a bit sappy. It also brings up difficult emotions since my grandmother died this May.
I've often pondered about how Vulcans view gender and sexuality.
I think pre-Surak/logic, they may have demonstrated homophobia and transphobia, but modern Vulcan Society would probably be chill with it under the reasoning that discrimination would reduce a person's efficacy as a functional member of Vulcan Society. For instance, given a choice between allowing a person to contribute verses driving them to the brink of suicide, Vulcans would probably tend to lean towards the first option.
There could very well still be stigma (Vulcans are far from a perfect society; some may have views that it is illogical to have a romantic relationship without a child), but it's dampened by the logic from the previous paragraph.
There's also the Pon Farr to keep in mind. Not only would it be hard to fight a person in the Ponn Farr, but also you'd literally be killing them by trying to prevent expression of their orientation.
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(Solved) A Minor Mystery: Can anyone identify where this image of DeForest Kelley pulling a rabbit out of a hat comes from?
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I recently came across this meme. After researching, the original meme appears to be https://www.geeksandgamers.com/topic/star-trek-doctor-mccoy-memes/ in late 2020.
That leaves me with one question: Where is this frame of DeForest Kelley from? Looking through both my memories and a double-check in MemoryAlpha, I'm certain it's not from TOS. Is there someone here more familiar with DeForest Kelley's filmography or, alternatively, someone who actually has the time to start looking through DeForest Kelley films?
Do any of you guys listen to the band Cheekface? I like them a decent amount (not as much as TMBG, though).
I've always found lyrically, they have some of the same vibes as They Might Be Giants (if a bit more consistently dark), the vocals somewhat remind me of the Johns (in that it wouldn't necessarily have mainstream appeal, yet makes the song better), but the music itself is a bit different. (Funny enough, they did a cover of Ana Ng, though I'd say it is only okay.)
cross-posted from: https://startrek.website/post/13903979
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Wasn’t sure how good this would be, but that was rather fun.
I was tempted to diss the banjo ship for being too generic a space ship, but it’s just so well executed I can’t.
Now, I what I really think we need is a full orchestra arrangement of “Faith of the Heart” done in a full orchestra arrangement like a classic theme. All there is right now is the crappy MIDI where they just changed a few instruments but didn’t change the arrangement.