The 400$ one will also contribute to e-waste.

Just saying.

Stackoverflow gets quickly steamrolled by AI.

We’re not 100% there yet, but the writing on the wall is there. Just my opinion, of course.

snake_case_might_be_better_for_that

Speak for yourself. I intend to live forever.

It’s not like Firefox doesn’t collect user data at all. Vivaldi is hard to seriously fault in that area.

Unfortunately, Firefox lacks some features that make it a little clumsy at times. But for general use it is great. I keep it installed and use it almost every day because I believe in the browser engine and the need for diversity in that area. It’s just not for every need. At least not for me. That’s where Vivaldi and Edge have to help.

I’d venture out there and say Vivaldi in functionality and customisation.

Privacy probably not, though Vivaldi does quite well.

Sadly it’s a Chromium browser.

Edit: a simple comparison.

Chromium - and thus Google - dominates the Internet way too much. This causes trouble and has the potential to cause a lot more trouble in the future.

This has been discussed many times before, of course.

This was posted earlier.

Vespucci

Saved you a search.

SCEE is described as StreetComplete for advanced users. Does anyone have experience with this?

The guy in the video explains what he means.

So I hope no one votes without really knowing what they are voting for.

Anyway, I thought the commentary made an interesting point. I do not agree with all of it, as it seems a bit extreme at times.

What I do agree with is that modern storytelling can be a bit… well, let’s call it inexperienced with life. Whether that’s intentional or not, I can’t say. Discovery is a prime example. Burnham, for example, breaks rule after rule with little or no consequence. On the contrary, everyone still seems to follow her every suggestion. And when they don’t, she goes ahead on her own and the cycle starts all over again. I was so happy to see her demoted a bit in season 4, only to see her become captain the next season.

By that logic, the most stubborn and self-centred people get the most respect. Surely there are parallels to be drawn with today’s rich and famous. Art imitates life, yes, but Star Trek was made to show a higher standard.

Like another poster wrote, I hold modern series to the TNG standard (until something better comes along). That crew tended to behave like mature, well-trained officers. Most of the time (why would Riker sleep with that woman in First Contact???). The conversation between Data and Worf mentioned in the video is an excellent example of professional conflict resolution. No angry storming out, no fighting, no swearing, no hard feelings. I enjoy seeing professionals at work. A team bonded by trust and friendship is what I want to be a part of. A group where I never know whether they hold the same standard as me still tomorrow? Not so much.

I have just placed this here without voicing my opinion. Now I am wondering why there are downvotes. Does this mean you disagree with everything said in that commentary?

If you feel this shouldn’t have been posted here, I agree with the downvote more or less. Even so, why not say as much?

Voicing a personal opinion is usually more valuable than the click of an arrow, especially on an opinion piece. Just saying ⬇️ “No” is saying very little.

That is only my opinion, of course. 🙂

The “wanting” seems to be the issue. Both with the consumer and the producer.

Ideas for alternatives

As long as we buy and companies sell, change will be extremely slow. Probably too slow.

Waxed paper, maybe? There has to be something better than this.

Not sure if that’s OT, but what stops such companies from packing with paper? All this plastic is just… 😦

My last comment was deleted because it wasn’t constructive enough. Let me try to remedy that.

I completely agree that the confession part was not done in a way that fulfilled it’s possible potential. It felt forced and rushed. It was such a prominent plot point that had been built up for a while. IMO it would have been better for her to talk to a friend like Uhura who knew what was going on anyways. This could have made for an intimate character development moment. Like so we had more of an “alien of the week” moment.

I meant TNG. In the time period of TNG, it is the 24th century and they have learned the first contact procedure.

"Imagination will often carry us to worlds that never were. But without it we go nowhere.” - Carl Sagan (in No Man’s Sky)

“Sometimes people make choices that leave them alone.” - Bastion

“The Old Ones perished because they didn’t embrace change.” - Aratak, Horizon Zero Dawn

Doesn’t seem likely. By the time Picard takes over, the Federation has gone to great lengths to get first contact right. I am thinking of TNG episodes like The Big Goodbye, First Contact, Who Watches the Watchers or Darmok as examples.

And to push this further, chronologically before SNW, Enterprise already put some effort into first contact beyond Hi. Cogenitor is just one of many examples.

I will try to resist using the Beyond opening scenes as a reference, because they were just ridiculous.

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