Value Subtracted
Have you ever considered that the Prime Directive is not only not ethical, but also illogical, and perhaps morally indefensible?
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Value Subtracted@startrek.websiteto Canada@lemmy.ca•All players acquitted in Hockey Canada sex assault trial. Live updates hereEnglish6·7 hours agoNot equipped to handle sexual assault cases. This is a very well-documented issue.
Value Subtracted@startrek.websiteOPMto Star Trek Social Club@startrek.website•Star Trek at SDCC 2025 — Inside the Paramount+ Lodge Starfleet Academy and Strange New Worlds ExperienceEnglish1·8 hours agoI’m not certain about the retro-style logo on the wall (I suspect the blockier lettering on the tote bag represents the actual series logo), but might this be the first look at (a version of) the series uniform?
Value Subtracted@startrek.websiteto Canada@lemmy.ca•All players acquitted in Hockey Canada sex assault trial. Live updates hereEnglish151·9 hours agoThis has unfortunately been the case in sexual assault cases since…forever, really.
There are almost never any witnesses, human memory is fallible, alcohol is sometimes a factor…the justice system is not well-equipped to handle it.
Value Subtracted@startrek.websiteto Canada@lemmy.ca•Supreme Court won’t hear thumbs-up emoji case involving Saskatchewan farmerEnglish8·11 hours agoGood - the original case seemed pretty straightforward.
Value Subtracted@startrek.websiteOPMto Star Trek Social Club@startrek.website•Episode Discussion | Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | 3x03 "Shuttle to Kenfori"English4·11 hours agoI think the general policy is that genetic augmentation to grant superpowers is bad, while genetic treatment of disease or other medical conditions is generally okay.
Value Subtracted@startrek.websiteOPMto Star Trek Social Club@startrek.website•Bringing Back Trelane | Star Trek: Strange New WorldsEnglish9·13 hours agoThey tiptoed right up to the line without outright stating it.
Value Subtracted@startrek.websiteOPMto Doctor Who Social Club@startrek.website•Doctor Who's Varada Sethu calls criticism of Belinda's exit "a bit unfair" and labels resolution "perfect"English3·13 hours agoI don’t really have a problem with the resolution…it just seemed to have been unplanned and bolted on, and was contradictory to the beginning of the season.
Value Subtracted@startrek.websiteto Canada@lemmy.ca•Union claims prime minister broke promise to 'cap, not cut' public serviceEnglish21·13 hours agoPayroll is a large portion of any budget, and I haven’t seen any credible claims that it’s possible to cut round it, or that they’re even trying.
Value Subtracted@startrek.websiteto Canada@lemmy.ca•Union claims prime minister broke promise to 'cap, not cut' public serviceEnglish21·13 hours agoI don’t think it’s possible to make budget cuts that huge without cutting staff.
Value Subtracted@startrek.websiteto Canada@lemmy.ca•Union claims prime minister broke promise to 'cap, not cut' public serviceEnglish31·14 hours agoYou’re free to give them the benefit of the doubt. The union is not obligated to, and I’m inclined to think their concerns are very valid.
Value Subtracted@startrek.websiteMto Star Trek Social Club@startrek.website•Canon Connections: SNW 3x02 -Wedding Bell BluesEnglish3·14 hours agothe SNW stardate madness would seem to continue
Nature is healing.
Value Subtracted@startrek.websiteto Canada@lemmy.ca•Union claims prime minister broke promise to 'cap, not cut' public serviceEnglish31·14 hours agoI’d hardly call it “cherry picking” - “We are also committed to capping, not cutting, public service employment” is a complete statement unto itself, and constitutes an election promise. There’s no ambiguity, and there are no caveats provided.
If you want to make the argument that they intend to reduce departmental budgets by 15% without cutting staff…I’m willing to listen to it, but I don’t think it’s likely to happen. And the departments don’t appear to have been instructed to do so.
Value Subtracted@startrek.websiteOPMto Star Trek Social Club@startrek.website•Episode Discussion | Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | 3x03 "Shuttle to Kenfori"English9·15 hours agohopefully not the same way as Paris and Janeway went.
Nah, there’s a flower involved. That can only mean one thing.
Value Subtracted@startrek.websiteOPMto Star Trek Social Club@startrek.website•Episode Discussion | Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | 3x03 "Shuttle to Kenfori"English5·15 hours agoI don’t remember seeing them before.
I also don’t remember any previous shots that establish that the conference room is off the bridge…
Value Subtracted@startrek.websiteOPMto Star Trek Social Club@startrek.website•Episode Discussion | Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | 3x03 "Shuttle to Kenfori"English11·15 hours agoThis one won’t be going down in history as my favourite episode.
Much of the episode is devoted to zombies, and zombies are boring. Moving on.
This might just be reflective of where my headspace has been at lately, but it bugged me that the crew showed absolute contempt for a treaty. There was absolutely no discussion of whether it was moral or just to violate it - they just wanted something, so they went ahead and took it. This isn’t exactly new ground for Star Trek, but it wasn’t something that I enjoyed watching in 2025.
I can’t decide if this was a bad Pike episode, or a good Pike episode that happened to reveal things about the character that I don’t appreciate. It’s telling that Batel didn’t tell him about her treatment because she knew that he would react in exactly the way that he did.
I wasn’t sure how I felt about clearing up the ambiguity of what happened with M’Benga last season, but I think it was handled pretty well - the strongest part of the episode by far. It seems like he might have a…different career path ahead of him when he leaves the Enterprise.
The Ortegas/Una story wasn’t bad, either. I do find it interesting that Pike will not be filing a report on this mission because it was off-the-books, but Ortegas gets reprimanded and sent for remedial training. I’m not sure how that works when there’s no mission to log.
I thought the directing and/or editing was pretty lifeless (heh) in this one, too - not a lot of tension throughout.
Value Subtracted@startrek.websiteto Canada@lemmy.ca•Union claims prime minister broke promise to 'cap, not cut' public serviceEnglish11·1 day agoWe are also committed to capping, not cutting, public service employment. Federal workers deliver essential services to Canadians and are critical to helping Canada meet this moment of crisis. As part of our review of spending we will ensure that the size of the federal public service meets the needs of Canadians.
Value Subtracted@startrek.websiteto Canada@lemmy.ca•The Liberals promised to strengthen the CBC. Now They’re Cutting It.English1·2 days agoI don’t remember reading anything about them being “directed” to do so by the government, and even if that’s the case, that was last year, well before the election.
Value Subtracted@startrek.websiteOPto Canada@lemmy.ca•Manitoba signs agreements with 4 provinces to improve trade and labour mobilityEnglish4·2 days agoI’m honestly relieved - if there’s one area in which I think his government has been lacking, it’s been the environmental portfolio.
This restraint is a positive step, even though it’s been framed as a reconciliation concern.
Value Subtracted@startrek.websiteOPto Canada@lemmy.ca•Manitoba signs agreements with 4 provinces to improve trade and labour mobilityEnglish14·2 days agoOn Tuesday, the premiers of Alberta, Saskatchewan and Ontario also signed memorandums of understanding to build new pipelines, railroads and energy infrastructure to move oil, gas and critical minerals between the provinces. Manitoba did not sign the agreement.
Kinew said Manitoba’s major infrastructure projects must first have a consensus from Indigenous stakeholders before putting shovels in the ground.
I’m glad to see this, and also very curious to see the consequences.
This Bombers fan isn’t mad about seeing Calgary (barely) lose one…