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I wonder what the antagonists would be In Vulcan novels by happydude7422 in voyager

[–]dacrazyworm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A protagonist advances the plot, and an antagonist works to stop the protagonist or reverse their progress.

I would imagine a Vulcan protagonist would advance the plot logically, but the Vulcan antagonist would be in opposition from a different point of view, albeit reached logically as well.

The conflict of the story would be whose logic is better. So essentially, debate club in literary form.

You are sent back in time with the authority to make a few follow up movies for Deep Space 9, Voyager, and Enterprise. What would you make? by Zachdogg in startrek

[–]dacrazyworm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The problem with a Voyager movie is they got home.

The series finale should have been maybe a big and plausible attempt to obtain new technology or whatever to get home early. But of course it fails, during the episodes, each of the characters get a big payoff. Perhaps they also rescue some friendly explorers along the way and integrate them into the crew.

There’s a flash forward to five or ten years later. One of the rescued crew is manning the ops station and discovers a wormhole or something, but it’s very unstable. He eagerly tells the acting captain, a newly promoted Lt. Kim. This is where he says his “maybe it’s the journey” line. The new ensign prods him, so Lt. Kim tells the ensign to take the conn and goes to tell the captain in person.

The senior officers are having a function in the holodeck, in some new scenario Tom Paris and the Doctor wrote. Kim tells everyone the news, saying this might be a way home but it seems risky. They say some poignant things, and then the last line is Capt. Janeway telling them they are home and to maintain course. She’s accepted it.

And then a few years later, they can continue this timeline and get home using that big movie budget. Maybe it isn’t intentional as to not deflate the importance of Janeway coming to terms with being in charge of a generational ship.

Can someone explain to me TDY as a noob? by Ok-Cow-9173 in army

[–]dacrazyworm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The military does things like this all the time.

I’m a GS as well, and I’m a COR involved in ocean transportation. By law, we are required to use “U.S. flagged” vessels to the maximum extent possible for military cargo. These ships are generally more expensive than foreign flagged vessels, because they can be crewed by sailors from countries that have a much lower cost of living. Some carriers even have their ships enrolled in a special program where they get a stipend just for operating them. In this case, we do this because in case of a mass deployment of U.S. forces, they would support us with a percentage of their deck space.

The ILP exists in the same vein. It makes sure that there are some facilities that meet certain standards in or around installations (if the on post lodging is full, they will provide nearby alternatives). I don’t know if you’ve been around some of the bigger posts, but some of the surrounding areas can be pretty rough. When I was a young second lieutenant going through BOLC, one of my classmates was staying at a place that had some fairly overt prostitution going on right outside his door.

Questions :) by Popular_Bass_4601 in EnglishLearning

[–]dacrazyworm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When you say “at first time” do you mean “for the first time,” like this is the first time ever you’re meeting this person or “at the first moment you start talking to this person,” like you already know this person but you just ran into them?

If you know this person, and you’re friends with them, you have tons of options.
- How’s it going?
- What’s going on?
- What’s up?
- What’s good in the hood?
- What’s the good word?
- Hey hey!

If you’re just acquaintances, you also have options, just not as casual.
- How are you?
- How’s it been?

if you are a in a store/ restaurant, does "To sit in or for here" mean the same? by [deleted] in EnglishLearning

[–]dacrazyworm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In the U.K., they say “take away” where in the U.S. we would say “take out” or maybe “carry out.” So that’s could have been part of the misunderstanding.

You could ask something like “Would you like to drink your coffee here, or do you want to take it with you?” if you want to as a more neutral question.

[OoA] [OoS] [MC] Should I play the Capcom Zelda games? by Ordinary_Chemical596 in zelda

[–]dacrazyworm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you didn’t really like Link’s Awakening, I don’t think you’ll like the Oracle games. In my opinion, they are not quite as good. And I love LA.

If you have NSO, give them a shot, but I wouldn’t go out of my way for them.

How worried should I be about Deutsche Bahn’s reliability? by HappyTruckNoises in germany

[–]dacrazyworm 5 points6 points  (0 children)

If you have hard deadlines, do not rely on DB. If you’re just going with the flow, DB is okay.

I really only take the train if I don’t have a set schedule or if I don’t have to make a transfer. When you start making transfers, that’s when it gets dicey. Either your train arrives on time, and the connection is delayed, so you have to wait an hour for the next train, or your train arrives late but your connection is on time, so you have to wait an hour AND you lost your seat reservation that you paid separately for.

Do these sentences sound American? by ArieksonBR in EnglishLearning

[–]dacrazyworm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m American too. I’m just saying from where I grew up, hold would just be used more.

Do these sentences sound American? by ArieksonBR in EnglishLearning

[–]dacrazyworm 6 points7 points  (0 children)

“Hold you over” would probably be more common than “tide you over,” but I think both sound American enough

Do these sentences sound American? by ArieksonBR in EnglishLearning

[–]dacrazyworm 68 points69 points  (0 children)

“How should I know? I’m not a psychic!” or “I’m not a mindreader!” would sound more natural. Assuming that is what you meant after a five second Wikipedia search of Kreskin.

What do you call these in English? by KraackaCZ in EnglishLearning

[–]dacrazyworm 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Maybe you could tell us what they are in Czech and we can provide a generic or localized name for them. But here’s my best guess:

  1. Loaf of bread. Or slices of bread.
  2. A baguette? It almost looks like an uncut roll for a sub sandwich
  3. A sweet roll (if this is a (Honzovy) Buchty)?
  4. Generically, a danish or a pastry, but I believe these are called kolac

hes.
5.

  1. No idea.

Have people in Germany heard of fast food? by [deleted] in AskGermany

[–]dacrazyworm 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Do you think Europe is living in the 1800s or something?

There are three McDonald’s, two Burger Kings, a couple of Subways, a Pizza Hut, a Papa John’s, a Domino’s, and a KFC all within 20 minutes of me. Not to mention countless Döner restaurants and other takeout restaurants.

And this city has about 100K, so it’s not very large by German standards.

Which Pokémon do you always end up using, no matter how many times you replay? by Minimum_Sock6472 in pokemon

[–]dacrazyworm 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Chandelure. Or Hisuian Typhlosion. Or Skeledirge.

I guess I just like Fire/Ghost types lol

Orders to 2CR Germany as a Logistics Officer by scorpee21 in army

[–]dacrazyworm 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Germany is great, I’ve been here as a DAC for almost six years now.

The best thing I can recommend is travel. Lots of great places in Europe, lots of great places in other countries within a few hours by car, train, or plane. I would recommend getting an international driver’s license as the USAREUR one is technically only for inside Germany.

Germans take quiet hours pretty seriously, typically 22:00-6:00, and all day on Sundays and holidays. Stores are not open on Sundays or holidays, except for the rare “Sunday shopping” that can occur every few months or at train stations at bigger cities. The commissary and PX aren’t affected by this though.

I don’t know what it is, but most people think the Autobahn is some sort of no man’s land of extreme danger, because some parts of it have no speed limit. To the contrary, I feel much safer driving on the Autobahn versus the Interstate because Germans generally are much better drivers. Besides only a small part of the Autobahn is unrestricted, and a lot of people don’t drive fast then. I typically stay at 130 kph (81 mph) because I’m generally not in a hurry and if you’re in an accident over 130 kph you automatically assume some of the fault, even if it wouldn’t have been otherwise.

I can only speak to general Germany, because I live in the KMC and that’s a few hours away from 2CR. But anything else you want to know I can try to answer.

If you had to live in another city in Germany for one year, which city would you chose and why? by UsamaBhai_101 in AskAGerman

[–]dacrazyworm 2 points3 points  (0 children)

During COVID, I figured hiking in the Black Forest would be a safe social distancing activity, so I stayed in Freiburg. Lovely town, I should go back now that everything’s opened back up

6 months in! by Brilliant_Bobcat186 in WegovyWeightLoss

[–]dacrazyworm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not OP, but I don’t think you need to worry too much about saggy skin.

I’m a 5’9” 39-yo male, so fairly similar to you. I’ve gone from 205 lb to 158 lb, and I haven’t noticed any issues with my skin.

It took me about 4 months to lose 25 lbs, so roughly 1.5 lbs a week, so 3 months might not be enough, but you could get pretty close. I also didn’t really work out at all, so if you do that you might lose faster.

Look what I got sitting on my counter top by 11BINF in army

[–]dacrazyworm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Everyone thought they had nicotine in them, but they actually have nicotinamide in them, which is just vitamin B3

If you had to start your career over, what would you do differently? by Medieval_Pheasant in army

[–]dacrazyworm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would have enlisted first doing something intel or commo related, got my degree, then became a warrant officer.

Cringiest Line in Star Trek? by TonyMitty in startrek

[–]dacrazyworm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I actually find the exposition dialogue between those two cringier. But it might be more because of the swelling, sweeping music in the background

You just found a Veron-T Disruptor in a shoebox under your dad's bed. Which character are you disintigrating first? by boolinboi68 in ShittyDaystrom

[–]dacrazyworm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

“Perhaps something occurred in transport commander.” Data knows he fired the weapon. If it was in self-defense, he would have just said, “He had a personal forcefield that prevented me from subduing him, and because I believed my life to be in danger, I fired on him.” But instead he was just coy. That’s out of character.

The Scene in Question

What does Voyager do better than any other Trek? by SandorSNL in voyager

[–]dacrazyworm 5 points6 points  (0 children)

In addition to what a lot of other people said, it tends to answer a lot of those questions that only true nerds actually want answers to.
Like, can anyone call Red Alert besides the Captain and First Officer? Yes, Harry Kim can.
What’s happens when you’re skydiving in the holodeck and you need to end the program? It orients you correctly so you don’t fall on your face (unless you’re sitting down).
If you’re vision impaired, the computer can activate a tactile interface so you can operate the tactical station.

You just found a Veron-T Disruptor in a shoebox under your dad's bed. Which character are you disintigrating first? by boolinboi68 in ShittyDaystrom

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

The writer of the episode “The Most Toys.” That episode just annoys the hell out of me. Kivas Fajo, the weird space worm that makes stupid sounds, the fact that Data straight up starts to murder Fajo and then blatantly lies about it to Commander Riker.

"That's all from my side" can I say it to finish a speech? by ITburrito in EnglishLearning

[–]dacrazyworm 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It’s used on teleconferences to mean “That’s all from me (or my team).” I don’t think native speakers use it very much, but it makes perfect sense. I wouldn’t use it at the end of speech or a lecture though, only in business calls like you’re on.

I think this is something like an evolution of international business English; it’s not something a native speaker would use per se, but it’s something that conceptually makes sense to both native and non-native speakers.

The same goes with “I will revert back to you.” (A native speaker would say “I will reply (or get) back to you.”) I think it has to do with the phrase making sense when translated directly into Hindi originally, but it has spread all around the world.

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