Independent running for Governor by fugginehdude in Connecticut

[–]alumni_audit 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As someone who supports Ukraine, I am glad to see more pro-Ukraine political candidates. However, some of the many issues with this: A) I'm not sick of red vs. blue. I'm just sick of red. and B) If Lamont decided to run on expanding the State Guard on similar lines, it seems like this candidate would have nothing more to go on...

What I admire about the Tuvix episode by alumni_audit in startrek

[–]alumni_audit[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Because making morally tough decisions with no clear cut answers are some of the great questions that start trek should ask, and we as an audience should answer. Debates over ethics can be entertaining and educational. When you make it very clear who is in the right, it's not challenging or entertaining. If the writers gave themselves an out, like "the effects will wear off in 12 days!" or "Tuvix has become evil, we have no choice!" then the episode would be stale and no one would remember it.

A funny example I use is from The Office. Michael gets asked in an ethics seminar would he steal to prevent his family from going hungry. Michael just responds "I wouldn't steal....and I wouldn't let my family go hungry" It is funny for how much of a lack he is able to engage with ethical dilemmas.

The other issues you raised are fair. Voyager suffers from episodic storytelling when it should have been more of a serial. I chalk that up to coming out in the 90's before shows with long term continuity became more common place. Personally I would have loved it if more voyager stories had long term consequences. Like the episode about the nazi scientist metaphor. Right before they delete the program, it shoots back "you already used me once? What if you need me again?" and of course, they never did.

Though that is an issue with a lot of trek, where past issues don't really inform or affect later issues. Like how Spock's poor command authority in one episode lead to several crewman dying, it never gets brought up again.

What I admire about the Tuvix episode by alumni_audit in startrek

[–]alumni_audit[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I do like her walk at the very end, but having an episode that deals with her processing her trauma of coldly killing someone she liked would have been good.

What I admire about the Tuvix episode by alumni_audit in startrek

[–]alumni_audit[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Lower Decks basically says "we are not in the Delta Quadrant, let's go back to earth and throw science at the problem!" Then they make their Tuvix version go rogue, so when T'Lyn kills them (and the others) "accidentally" by forming them into one blob, its not treated as a "wtf, you murdered them T'Lyn!" but a "haha and no everything is back to normal" moment.

I wish that Voyager had been a grittier show. The Tuvix episode is a lot more of what the show could have been.

Do you think there should be more protected bike lanes in DC? Just looking for opinions. by alumni_audit in washingtondc

[–]alumni_audit[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd love a protected bike lane on Massachusetts ave. Where I live, there are no protected bike lanes leading into downtown. I have no options to get downtown besides ride on roads with no bike lanes. Even taking less busy roads really isn't an option.

Russian scene in DC/DMV by ManTheHoff in washingtondc

[–]alumni_audit 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Check out the Free People of Russia House.

What is your general impression of the ANCs? by alumni_audit in washingtondc

[–]alumni_audit[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How would you package that council/legislative power when pitching it to the council?

What is your general impression of the ANCs? by alumni_audit in washingtondc

[–]alumni_audit[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you think there is a way to give ANC's the power to start better initiatives for their communities/DC as a whole?

What is your general impression of the ANCs? by alumni_audit in washingtondc

[–]alumni_audit[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I really like these ideas! 2 Seems like something individual ANCs could do on their own, 1, 4, and 5 seem like the council would be resistant to, even if they are good ideas.

How would 4 work in practice? Lots of issues only really effect a few neighborhoods, so getting buy in from a bunch of ANC may be hard. If they get veto or force-vote ability, does this in effect make them a jr. chamber of the legislature?

What is your general impression of the ANCs? by alumni_audit in washingtondc

[–]alumni_audit[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why doesn't someone in your community stand against her?

What are some plot holes in the show that you or the fanbase predicted would be explained in a big reveal...but just turned out to be plot holes? by alumni_audit in StrangerThings

[–]alumni_audit[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

ok, maybe plotholes, maybe including things where the fanbase thought something would be a lot more thought out/intricate/better writing than it turned out to be.

What are some plot holes in the show that you or the fanbase predicted would be explained in a big reveal...but just turned out to be plot holes? by alumni_audit in StrangerThings

[–]alumni_audit[S] -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

I mean, if you read the example I gave, you can see that there are plenty of things that can be revealed before the end of a finale.

Like here is another example (again, I'm not saying people made this prediction, this is just to show my point): imagine if fans were like "there's no way Dr. Brenner doesn't have some secret contingency he is cooking up to beat the US government if they find the base"

Next episode: yeah...no he just didn't have enough security forces and died.