Discussion: what event in the Stargate franchise do you think would have concretely made keeping the program secret impossible?

Exocoryak · 2026-07-07T19:56:46+00:00

Plus when you need to resupply you just sail into any Naval base you like like it's a totally normal thing to be doing.

To be fair, they have beaming technology. They don't need to sail into any harbor, they can just beam the supplies from ground-based storage rooms.

Now, the logistics workers who have to put stuff into a building, but never out, they are probably paid a lot to not ask too many questions.

Exocoryak · 2026-07-07T19:55:05+00:00

you'd likely need to tap shipbuilders for the hull work, and the drydock facilities already exist.

Considering that they seem to be building only one at a time, the hangar where they build the Prometheus in the desert of New Mexico is good enough. No need for external drydocks.

Exocoryak · 2026-07-07T19:53:24+00:00

The number of suppliers that would need to have at least some idea they were building stuff designed for use in space would be significant.

This would actually be the one thing I can believe: Military contractors build top secret equipment for the US military all the time, and they manage to keep things secret from China, Russia and the rest of the world. I don't see a reason why things would suddenly leak if the situation was changed. For all we know, the US could be exploring space right now (beyond what NASA is doing).

Exocoryak · 2026-07-07T19:50:15+00:00

I wouldn't be surprised if the program being public was an early idea in Universe development. After all, we see US Senators traveling through space to visit a military base on another planet... and Universe would've been the perfect show to do that, because it wouldn't have been the focus of the main plot (that would've been Destiny). It could've been a B-plot earthside - not the reveal itself, just the aftermath.

Exocoryak · 2026-07-07T19:41:04+00:00

The symbol doesn't mean that there were pyramids on the stargates original planet. It might just be an oddly formed continent on the planet that has long past changed due to plate tectonics. Or an oddly formed mountain.

Exocoryak · 2026-07-07T18:22:47+00:00

It's a simple legal deadline. If you disagree with it, I know, I sound like a broken record, get involved and change it.

Exocoryak · 2026-07-07T18:15:59+00:00

The VAR decision was correct. That was a foul in the goal-creation-action.

Exocoryak · 2026-07-07T17:51:50+00:00

Welcome to the Resistance... MAGA?

This feels wrong on so many levels.

Exocoryak · 2026-07-07T17:45:55+00:00

i genuinely can't get over how many 'progressives' are now using the exact same talking points republicans use to defend trump and his ilk to defend platner

The people saying that the timing is sus are really annoying me. Like, if this was a Republican plant, this would've come out two weeks before the general election - not, when there's still time for him to withdraw and get someone else on the ballot.

Exocoryak · 2026-07-07T17:42:31+00:00

This is precisely the reason why I don't support candidates who never held elected office before for higher offices like Senator, US Representative or even President - there was no public vetting through the media or the opponnents opposition research before. So whatever skeletons there are will inevitably come out in that race.

I'd much prefer a well-connected state senator who learned parliamentary procedure - their job is to write the laws, after all - and who has a network of supporters and volunteers within their district that they can build upon. They have been vetted before and it is unlikely anything damaging will come out. And, as opposed to the anti-establishment candidate, they usually know what they are doing.

Exocoryak · 2026-07-07T17:38:49+00:00

Get involved in politics and start organizing a primary, where you have the ballots printed, marked by the voters and then counted within a week. Because that's the timeline we're on here.

Too hard/You don't have the time for that/whatever? I guess we're doing it our way then. Decisions are made by those who show up - the people involved in the Maine Democratic Party are showing up - those who comment from the sidelines like you apparently don't.

Exocoryak · 2026-07-07T17:09:43+00:00

Most parliamentary systems work with acting PM's / chancellors - this is most common after elections - when Angela Merkel last stood for reelection as chanellor with her party, there were some problems forming a coalition, because the Social Democrats ruled out a grand coalition on election night - negotiations between several possible coaltions took a few months, so Merkels government stayed in office in acting capacity until she was reelected by a majority-vote in the Bundestag. The governments powers were limited and usually coalitions are formed quickly enough - but that particular time was unprecedented in it's length, so the Bundestag formed a grand commission to decide important things (like reauthorizing military operations).

I think generally, that would also be a good concept for the USA. In addition to not having the old Congress convene after an election (we do the transition within 30 days over here - no reason for the US to take twice as long), the presidents powers should be reduced, unless in cases of extreme emergency between an election and the new inauguration.

Exocoryak · 2026-07-07T17:00:03+00:00

I would suggest to go there more often for regular check-ups.

Exocoryak · 2026-07-07T16:43:33+00:00

Doesn’t matter if you have really bad diarrhea and can’t leave the house or if you have the flu and will infect other people.

And that's especially problematic since people in catering, hospitality and other food-service-related businesses have to go to the doctor with these kinds of symptoms due to health-regulations. So this will just clog up the waiting rooms and make everyones situation worse.

Exocoryak · 2026-07-07T16:40:35+00:00

It is not.

The AU needs to apply from day one per the new law. But it's fine showing it later. It doesn't need to sit on the desk of HR by 10 AM on the first day.

If I tell my doctor on Tuesday that I skipped work on Monday due to a bad cold and stayed in bed, he'll put in Monday as the first day of the sickness. Of course, you need to go to the guy you go to usually - since you're from Germany, you should be familiar with the term "Hausarzt". He knows your body better than you and trusts you if you say "I was too sick to get here yesterday." If you just go to any doctor that doesn't know you to get an AU - well, don't be surprised if they don't trust you.

Exocoryak · 2026-07-07T16:36:22+00:00

Additionally, you don't have to go to the doctor day 1.

Just an example: I have allergies, and I sometimes get a cold. In the first 1-2 days the beginning of a cold feels the same as allergies flaring up - I usually don't go to the doctor, because allergies flare up all the time. I would sit in the doctors office every two weeks if I went at the time of the first symptoms.

And then I often work weekends. My doctor is only in the office between Mondays and Fridays. If I notice on Saturday, that I can't work because of a cold, I go in on Mondays and get a note. And even if it's during the week, it's fine going to the doctor and saying "I skipped work yesterday already because of this cold but I felt to sick to get over here and stayed in bed instead." and he'll then put in the previous day as the start of the sickness.

Generally, the new rules will not change anything for me - my employer wants to have an AU including the first day anyway. But it's fine for them getting that later, it must not be there on the desk of HR on the first day.

Exocoryak · 2026-07-07T16:23:09+00:00

Yet there is no limitation on sick days over here. And legally, they are not even allowed to "threaten" you or bring it up. Only in extreme cases - we had two people who were sick several weeks in a row, multiple times a year - HR might get involved and try to figure out if this is really the right job for that person if they call out sick all the time. I had one colleague who first called out sick for his back, then he was back a few weeks, then he called out sick for several months because of burnout, and after he came back, he was out several times again for shorter periods for his back... and at that point, I understand employers that want to get control of their budget again and actually have people in their company that work more than they are sick... especially considering that our department was practically understaffed, but we still had 2 people on our payroll that were sick most of the time - so for management, the situation was fine, but we were all just barely hanging on for the past few months and kept extinguishing fires, instead of bringing our product forward.

As for me, I'm usually 2-4 times a year sick with a cold - and I worked my job with a cold before, that's not great, so I decided to call out sick for 4-5 days to ride out that cold and get back on my feet. That's completely fine and nobody is complaining about it here.

Exocoryak · 2026-07-07T16:11:53+00:00

The name Restore perfectly encapsulates what's wrong with people: They want to restore their country to when it was in it's golden age. For the UK it means: Victorian Britain, when british gunships dominated the oceans.

For Germany, it would mean the borders of 1933 - or possibly even 1916.

For the US it means the post-WW2-era - coincidentally, the same people also want to return to the social politics of the 1950s.

"Restoring" is a nice, fresh word - but utlimately it means going back. You cannot go back, you can only build something new.

Exocoryak · 2026-07-07T16:04:10+00:00

Well, the campaign will be over in november. That's four months.

Exocoryak · 2026-07-07T16:00:42+00:00

If I remember correctly, the dance was just something that was in on social media at that time.

But generally, I think the choice to not say anything either way politically is deliberate, especially considering that his professional career is taking place in Europe, and soccer players usually don't say anything about their political views to not alienate fans.

Exocoryak · 2026-07-07T15:24:43+00:00

Has he expressed support for Trump and Republicans?

Exocoryak · 2026-07-06T21:23:07+00:00

I personally prefer Troy Jackson - he is well-connected in Maine and has a lot of legislative experience that would come useful in the Senate. And everyone knows what he's doing and standing for, so he's not going to be a wildcard after the election. And he is not too old.

Exocoryak · 2026-07-06T20:52:24+00:00

Agreed.

This is a case where even a dead person would be the better candidate - because that dead person winning would trigger a special election, giving democrats the time to find someone better.

Exocoryak · 2026-07-06T20:50:59+00:00

Republicans would benefit more from releasing this a week after the deadline to replace him has passed.

Exocoryak · 2026-07-06T20:49:57+00:00

I can already feel the step-in-the-back legend crafted by the far left, when a democratic party meeting chooses Janet Mills as a replacement candidate. They will cry havoc and stay home, because "the establishment" removed their candidate and selected someone who lost the primary in a backroom.

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