skribe
@skribe@piefed.social
Aussie in Singas.
Writer. One of my novels: Coils of the Serpent. Read it for free .
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Formerly: @skribe@aussie.zone
- Comment on Coalition's migration plan panned as 'Trumpian', likened to 'White Australia' era 6 days ago:
Didn’t Dutton have Border Force harassing people on the streets of Melbourne in 2014?
- Comment on Android: sideloading blocked and open source updates withheld to twice a year 5 weeks ago:
Jump where? The alternatives currently require a small selection of hardware; are expensive; don’t offer the same level of service; or all the above.
- Comment on Student banned from year 12 formal over keffiyeh settles case against NSW education department 1 month ago:
I see they couldn’t help mentioning anti-Semitism, as if you can’t mention Palestinians without also mentioning Jews. Yes, I know they’re both Semites, but it’s still shameful.
- Comment on Albanese supported the 'rules-based order' six months ago 1 month ago:
Maaaate, six months ago is so last year.
- Comment on 2 months ago:
Mint works reasonably well out of the box, but there are always edge cases (weird hardware/missing drivers) that can throw a spanner into the works. Hopefully as Linux becomes more widely used, we’ll see hardware manufacturers release drivers and keep them up-to-date like they do with windows and Mac.
- Comment on 2 months ago:
Not without proper insurance.
I’ve been using Linux since 93 and I love it. I’m confident enough to support my family’s machines, but there’s no way I’d offer more than basic advice to a stranger, let alone a group of them.
- Comment on YouGov: One Nation now 2 points behind Labor on primary vote 2 months ago:
Link to the poll please. Sky News isn’t the most reliable source.
- Comment on Why do they turn Federation into a dystopia? 2 months ago:
Does that mean you’re a fan of Threshold? Cracking Warp 10 is a sci-fi perform, no? 🤣
- Comment on Why do they turn Federation into a dystopia? 2 months ago:
Undiscovered Country was considered too militant by Roddenberry. IIRC Nimoy agreed, but only decades later.
The problem for Star Trek is that utopias are hard to write (they’re considered boring or to cerebral for TV) and are usually reliant on external forces for their conflict. TOS was full of episodes where ‘the other’ upset the utopian balance. While I love/prefer TOS, younger audiences tend to find the episodes unsatisfying, even twee.
Since TNG, conflict has come more and more from within Star Fleet/Federation rather than the monster of the week. That inevitably leads down a darker/dystopian path.
- Submitted 2 months ago to australianpolitics@aussie.zone | 2 comments
- Comment on [USA] ‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’ Series Premiere To Stream For Free On YouTube 2 months ago:
Not with FreeTube.
- Comment on Did anyone else play Fractured Space? 3 months ago:
I played for a while, thanks to Jingles. Never really grabbed me though.
- Comment on ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Wraps Production – Watch Anson Mount’s Final Set Tour 3 months ago:
But it’s cheaper for the studios. That’s why it’s here to stay - until something cheaper comes along.
- Submitted 5 months ago to videos@lemmy.world | 0 comments