wingsfortheirsmiles
@wingsfortheirsmiles@feddit.uk
- Comment on Harris Yulin Gave 'Deep Space Nine' One of Its Greatest Performances 1 week ago:
One of my fave episodes of anything ever, in DS9 season 1 no less.RIP
- Comment on Britain is already becoming an ‘island of strangers’ – but immigration isn’t the driver 5 weeks ago:
Excellent article, agree with pretty much all of it. The cuts to public services instead of heavier taxes on those earning more (including myself), corporations, capital gains, landlords, etc has definitely added to a loss of social cohesion, as these contribute by far the most of refresh, renewal and refurbishment of public spaces and resources, let alone the establishment of new ones. My town has seen the closure of public pools, libraries, walk in centres over the past decade or so, leaving everyone high and dry except for… those who don’t need to rely on them.
Seeing the political class shamelessly exploit their fortunate position, companies take advantage of "increases in costs driven by supply chain inflation, the “panic” over trans women and it’s no bloody surprise no one wants to talk to anyone else. One of my main escapes is clubbing, not just for the music, the dancing, but the connection that can happen with a complete stranger who “gets” the music and feeling like you do (be it on various substances or stone cold sober, I can’t cane it like I used to…)
- Comment on Low River Levels in UK Raise Concerns of Drought 5 weeks ago:
I’m assuming it’s at least partly related to the decades of underinvestment in the water network
- Comment on 'People have been eating chocolate digestives wrong for 100 years' 1 month ago:
I’m fine continuing to eat it incorrectly
- Comment on The American Christian Right Is Coming To The UK 3 months ago:
One of the few times I’ve been proud of my hometown
- Comment on american culture 5 months ago:
I did study it at school but had to take Classical Civilisation for one of my GCSE options. Our default in English Literature was a Shakespeare work as previously mentioned (Merchant of Venice for me). I also recall studying An Inspector Calls?
- Comment on Episode Discussion | Star Trek: Lower Decks | 5x10 "The New Next Generation" 5 months ago:
Loved loved loved the Wrath of Khan style shots of the Cerritos’ saucer section, the DIS style Klingons, the ultimate fate of Starbase 80 and Carol along with it. Nice way to wrap it all up with a tribute to the ship’s crew, but I’m still so sad it’s the end at least for now. Time to hunt down the comics…
- Comment on Episode Discussion | Star Trek: Lower Decks | 5x09 "Fissure Quest" 6 months ago:
Holy crap, that was amazing. I guess the power of the multiverse is that, to quite 3 the Cole Porter standard, anything goes…
- Comment on Episode Discussion | Star Trek: Lower Decks | 5x08 "Upper Decks" 6 months ago:
Loved this episode, weirdly my favourite aspect was seeing all the “Other Deck” characters again: Delta shift, Westlake, Barnes, Bingston, Meredith, Stevens and the cadet who needed help studying.
Stevens in particular showed his worth as an organised and thoughtful adjutant to the Captain, was great to see him show his worth as something other than Ransom’s biggest fan or just the butt of jokes.
- Comment on Episode Discussion | Star Trek: Lower Decks | 5x07 "Fully Dilated" 6 months ago:
Heartfelt usually but not always equals The Tendi Effect on LD to me hah. I agree about the subplot being weak - both for Mariner and also Boimler/Rutherford which was pretty much a slapstick sketch.
I would’ve liked to see something like Boims struggling to think of a first book to take to T’Ana’s book club, with Ruthie enthusiastically but haplessly trying to suggest things (usually engineering related)
- Comment on Episode Discussion | Star Trek: Lower Decks | 5x05 "Starbase 80?!" 7 months ago:
Loved seeing more of the Cetacean Ops crew, plus those ENT unis
- Comment on Tony Todd Dies: ‘Candyman’ Star Whose Hundreds Of Credits Include ‘Final Destination’ Films & ‘Platoon’ Was 69 7 months ago:
The Visitor will always be one of the most beautiful Trek episodes to me, RIP good sir 🫡
- Comment on Star Trek: Voyager Co-Creator Jeri Taylor Dead at 88 7 months ago:
Really nice article of what she did to improve the representation and perception of women on Star Trek, also weird but cool that she worked on Quincy ME previously: womenatwarp.com/jeri-taylor-woman-in-the-writers-…
Thanks for your service and safe journey amongst the stars, Jeri 🫡
- Comment on Actress Dame Maggie Smith dies at 89 8 months ago:
Good innings, Maggie, fly high. 🫡 Think I first saw her in Hook as a child
- Comment on The boomer generation hit the economic jackpot. Young people will inherit their massive debts. 8 months ago:
Couldn’t agree more, though I would say it also distracts from the need to highly regulate capitalism at large, i.e. encourage reinvestment in employees (pay at least in line with inflation, training, etc) over shareholder dividends or CEO bonuses
- Comment on Ticketmaster to be investigated by watchdog over 'dynamic pricing' of Oasis tickets 9 months ago:
Heard a lot about that over in the US, no surprise crappy Ticketmaster brought it over here. Already on my avoid list as they block VPNs, kinda “you can’t fire me, I quit!” vibes but I don’t regret it
- Comment on ‘It’s just a rich man’s playground now’: how St Ives became patient zero of British overtourism | Cornwall 10 months ago:
Prime example of why second homes need to be more heavily taxed, and loopholes like switches to “local businesses” closed
- Comment on Star Trek: Lower Decks Returns in New Ongoing Comic Series 10 months ago:
Or at least 5 15-episode seasons!
- Comment on Extended Clip | Star Trek: Strange New Worlds - Season 3 10 months ago:
Right?! Is the new Starfleet Academy show at least due sooner than that???
- Comment on E. coli advice issued amid rise in cases 1 year ago:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c722j41jyk1o
Some 113 people have become ill with E. coli in recent weeks and experts believe it is most likely linked to a nationally distributed food item.
The UK Health Security Agency says testing of samples suggests all of the cases since 25 May are “part of a single outbreak”.
- Comment on Ofwat plan to cut sewage fines 'sends dangerous message to water firms' 1 year ago:
Insane, it should go the other way given how much it’s been happening
- Comment on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Wrapping Up Season 3 Production, Work on Season 4 Begins Spring 2025 1 year ago:
If it doesn’t get at least as many as Discovery I’ll be incredibly sad
- Comment on 1 year ago:
Agreed, even as a huge fan of LD I could personally sense it being more difficult to write more stories for our lowly stalwarts of Starfleet in season 4. Better to be able to end still chanting “Lower Decks! Lower Decks! Lower Decks!”
- Comment on ‘Section 31’ Movie Director Says It’s A “Different” Star Trek + New Character Details Revealed 1 year ago:
I’d personally prefer that to the tone Discovery took
- Comment on Smart meter figures: Nearly four million not working properly 1 year ago:
This is why I’m happy sticking with the meters my house was built with (which are “only” 23 years old)
- Comment on Star Trek Bundle 1 year ago:
They do books too, I got most of the Pathfinder 1st edition PDFs from a Humble Bundle deal
- Comment on Strange New Worlds 1 year ago:
The Klingon scene was easily my favourite moment of that episode, reaction was a millisecond of complete surprise followed by splitting of sides
- Comment on didn't come to posting it lately, but these were in my advent calendar (9th-11th december) 1 year ago:
Out of stock now sadly bluebrixx.com/…/Star-Trek-Advent-calendar-BlueBri…
- Comment on 8th december, got the enterprise (the second enterprise so far) 1 year ago:
Love it, also I finally cracked under the weight of your advent calendar posts and ordered the USS Thunderchild. If Blue Brixx release the USS Prometheus that’s another purchase from me (see feddit.uk/comment/4417683)!
- Comment on Your First Look at the Star Trek: Lower Decks - U.S.S. Cerritos Crew Handbook 1 year ago:
Looks like a Christmas pressie from me to me