At least that guy was good at something.

Didn’t they do they already?

If they are closing the store because of the union, it’s warfare. If it’s just unprofitable, then I suppose it’s just impersonal harm.

It’s not betrayal, because they were always the enemy. It’s just class warfare.

Right, but that’s not to protect them from AI. It’s to protect them from us, once we come to our senses.

Because the people with money know they don’t have to listen to the little people.

We don’t even need overblown fears about AI killing everyone. AI is ruining students, ruining artists, causing massive layoffs, being used to monitor and judge our behavior, and is attempting to influence our behavior. It seems there are attempts to give these glorified auto-complete programs increasing amounts of resources and authority.

This is bad for most people. And those of us born after 1980 or so have no illusions that anyone in power is going to care about the welfare of the little people. They only recognize money and power. We don’t have money, but there are many kinds of power. I hope someone recognizes the signs, and changes course before it gets bloody.

Seems an odd thing to do. I rather liked it.

I think Friend Computer knows got to handle mutants.

Is this a late April fools joke?

This is the worst headline I’ve read all day.

I’m a huge fan of her work. The world needs more hot athletic women with swords.

If necessary, “hot” can be dispensed with. “Athletic” too, as required.

Chief O’Brien: Introduction to personal resiliency.

What part of “fully functional” are you not understanding?

No, that’s the 35th rule.

Rule 34 applies.

No, not that one. Rule of acquisition #34.

I got Councillor Troi for my ship computer. Good times.

Also, that one didn’t seem to leave any scars.

I think that refusing to hold her hand was unforgivable.

I mentioned to my wife, after Sam had asked, that the Doctor had, in fact, been in love at least once, and maybe three times, but I wasn’t sure one of them counted.

Seems I was wrong. That one did count.

I wonder why the old TOS fans like me are less impatient with fundamentals of human existence being presented through the growth of young adults?

I’m a TNG person myself. One thing that I very much liked about TNG, DS9, SNW, and to an extent VOY was the competency porn. (And then totally inverted in LDK)

This show doesn’t have much of that. It doesn’t even have what ENT had, which learning to be the professionals we want to see. This is still kids learning to be adults. That’s a different journey entirely.

Don’t get me wrong, I quite like it. But it has issues. But then, don’t they all?

I’ll stop picking nits when I’m cold and dead. We trekkies have a reputation to uphold, after all.

But I’ve go nothing of substance that I object to. It’s a bloody good show.