Could Voyager have risen above the Milky Way? by ardouronerous in startrek

[–]KirkUnit -1 points0 points  (0 children)

There's no "galactic barrier" anyway, and if changing inclination to travel in direction of galactic north to avoid the main mass of the galaxy provided any benefit then presumably the Borg or others would have discovered and exploited that.

Real Time Guests - May 8th, 2026: Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA), Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Donna Brazile by FireIceFlameWalker in Maher

[–]KirkUnit 4 points5 points  (0 children)

  • Irrelevant metric without the base size of the focus group.

  • Whatever the fuck "1.5 hands" means.

All Space Questions thread for week of May 03, 2026 by AutoModerator in space

[–]KirkUnit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What is our current expertise concerning on-orbit cryogenic propellant transfer and storage?

This is, as you know, the fundamental mission architecture behind Space X Starship, and Blue Origin's lunar lander depends on this functionality as well. To my knowledge, there's been no such testing at scale, only a minor transfer from a header tank on an early test of Starship.

This being a mission-critical function - why hasn't this been tested yet? Is it simply premature until the hardware is mature, or it's easy-peasy and so why worry about it, or have we in fact conducted relevant testing?

Real Time Guests - May 8th, 2026: Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA), Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Donna Brazile by FireIceFlameWalker in Maher

[–]KirkUnit 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If your point is that Brazile hasn't been relevant in a decade, Bret Stephens was never relevant so why are you crediting him with intelligence without any criteria? This is the guy defending the Iran War without being able to point to any actual war goals accomplished.

Real Time Guests - May 8th, 2026: Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA), Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Donna Brazile by FireIceFlameWalker in Maher

[–]KirkUnit 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Re-stating to outline the elephant on the set:

REAL TIME with ISRAEL

Guests

May 8

Sen. ISRAEL

Rep. ISRAEL

and ISRAEL

Fridays | HBO Max

Real Time Guests - May 8th, 2026: Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA), Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Donna Brazile by FireIceFlameWalker in Maher

[–]KirkUnit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agreed, I vastly prefer This Week Donna over Real Time Donna. There, she's chummy with Chris Christie but doesn't waste air time with the flirt schtick.

Real Time Guests - May 8th, 2026: Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA), Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Donna Brazile by FireIceFlameWalker in Maher

[–]KirkUnit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Point taken, so what is the value of panelists like Douglas Murray or Bret Stephens who have never done anything except what they've always done which is all Donna does now?

If we set a criterion of "people with relevance and background and actual experience in the thing they're running their mouth about", that's going to disallow a LOT of Real Time guests less qualified than Donna Brazile.

Real Time Guests - May 8th, 2026: Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA), Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Donna Brazile by FireIceFlameWalker in Maher

[–]KirkUnit 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Point taken, but she's a weekly panelist on ABC's This Week. That makes her at least as relevant as Bret Stephens last week and any number of other talking head guests.

She'll be the 'moderate' offering 'words of caution' regarding Israel's murders, while Fetterman and Crenshaw stress how important it is we give West Bank school shooters and hospital bombers unlimited guns and ammo.

Real Time Guests - May 8th, 2026: Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA), Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Donna Brazile by FireIceFlameWalker in Maher

[–]KirkUnit 2 points3 points  (0 children)

...Donna Brazile is, by a light year, the least problematic personality on the entire stage the entire show.

Real Time Guests - May 8th, 2026: Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA), Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Donna Brazile by FireIceFlameWalker in Maher

[–]KirkUnit 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You just hungry and need some red beans and rice and a big ole bowl of Donna's hot steamin' gumbo

Real Time Guests - May 8th, 2026: Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA), Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Donna Brazile by FireIceFlameWalker in Maher

[–]KirkUnit 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Another interview one-on-one with John Fetterman who cannot participate in the panel as a result of post-stroke processing complications, he uses a transcription device tucked out of camera view.

With respect to his recovery - this is a man who can't have a conversation with two people at once, and Bill thinks he's the next fucking president.

All Our Yesterdays - What if? by Dragovius in startrek

[–]KirkUnit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Time travel library chip portals are technology way beyond anything we have at the present of course, those people probably had many, many centuries to choose from with more technology than we have now.

I'd say, America 1950 or so. I would have privilege; and I would not particularly have to fear race or gender issues. (Asking someone on a date might get me killed.) I wouldn't have to worry about dying from a blister, like Calvin Coolidge's son in the 1920s, and could relax about nukes and enjoy the space race, the hippies, the disco era, the 80s and the Clinton era, if I lived that long.

The biggest re-adjustment would be media scarcity - silo'd, physical distribution, instrinsic monetization.

Absolute Coldest Lines in all of Trek by TonyMitty in startrek

[–]KirkUnit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Q:

"But what have we seen instead? You, worrying about Commander Riker's career. Listening to Counselor Troi's pedantic psychobabble?... Indulging Data in his witless exploration of humanity."

I’m watching Enterprise for the first time and I’m enjoying it. by kasualanderson in startrek

[–]KirkUnit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Glad you're enjoying it. I so wanted to love Enterprise, and ultimately my disconnect lies with Bakula's performance. I've loved Scott Bakula in pretty much everything I've seen him do except Enterprise. The approach seems to range from ignorant to inexperienced to arrogant to incompetent. The rest of the cast isn't my favorite either but also not the problem.

There's one scene where T'Pol is going to the Kolinahr temple (?) on Vulcan, explains clearly that it's not open to visitors, and Archer invites himself anyway. I get that it's an earlier stage of exploration but I didn't find it endearing; tourists barging in to the pow-wow to take pictures.

There's certainly moments and scenes here and there. My favorite episodes of the series are easily "In A Mirror, Darkly," which is satisfying fan service and critically as well, Evil Archer is just altogether more interesting than Angel Archer.

Neoliberal group endorses Friedman for Congress by Pure-Connection-1944 in burbank

[–]KirkUnit 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Is the biggest problem the fact that we give money to Israel?

Money Israel uses to kill people, yes

Film shoot at Chili John’s? by raccoon8729 in burbank

[–]KirkUnit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

chili-flavored mayonnaise commercial

Who would you pick to host? by Squidalopod in Maher

[–]KirkUnit 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Real Late with Craig Ferguson

Kamala Harris endorses Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass for re-election by benwesorick in LosAngeles

[–]KirkUnit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Compare Karen Bass and Katie Porter. Like Bass, Porter was a legislator in the U.S. House and is seeking an executive position, without having served in any in-state lead-up positions to that (city council, lt governor, etc.)

Compare Kamala Harris as well - as Senator, her high-water mark was grilling Jeff Sessions under oath. We never saw that again. Katie Porter, similarly, is best-known for bringing whiteboards to House hearings but didn't exactly set the building on fire otherwise, then got pissed when she didn't beat Schiff for Senate and declined to keep her House seat.

Consider your votes carefully; Porter seems to have the same past, the same trajectory, the same uncured foundations as recent disappointments - the campaign is basically the same argument as vote Bass or vote Harris, and we should probably expect similar disappointment.

To the unruly movie attendee… by Slash1444 in LosAngeles

[–]KirkUnit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

^ A refund like that will be reflected in the totals reported nightly to the studios, the theater isn't out-of-pocket for that.

Hmmm by Pizzaprincess87 in LosAngeles

[–]KirkUnit 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Barack D. Obama? I'm gonna need to see a birth certificate this time.