@Nmyownworld

How can it not be Q? He / it makes it personal and John Delancie brings a mountain of personality to the role. The simmering disdain with just a hint of condescending encouragement. The godlike power behind carefully cultivated aloofness that conceals his genuine affection for Jean Luc Picard. He seems to carry all of that effortlessly.

Nobody else comes close on my opinion.

Lower Decks made the Pakleds compelling antagonists by leaning into their already canon ability to use their appearance of simpleness to manipulate the larger powers. I never expected that.

Romulans are always nice as a dark mirror to what the Vulcans would be if they didn't turn logic into a religion.

I thought Klingons were boring until DS9 fleshed them out. Still not a "favorite" antagonist.

I feel like they dove into the Borg well a bit too often. I also played a ton of Star Trek Online where the early years built-up to the Borg returning and the first repeatable Task Force Operations were all Borg for too long. So that probably is another reason I got burnt out on the Borg. The game eventually brought in the Iconians and did an amazing job. If we were talking about STO, I'd put the Iconians at the top of the list.

@TallSimon @mqsalmon I've bookmarked both of these. Thanks!

@mqsalmon

Between this site and Project Gutenberg, I've downloaded dozens of ebooks.

I've been using Episteme as my reader. It also has a FOSS version Episteme Reader.

@jztusk @womble @paco @neurovagrant

Like leaving an empty file called pwned on /.

@jztusk @womble @paco @neurovagrant

Mission accomplished with the table drop, then?

@jztusk @paco @neurovagrant

A simple select * from users would've been fine just to prove the point.

@DJGummikuh @davidgerard

Oversimplified, possibly; but to those who already hate transgender people, that is exactly how it seen. This is evidence that they are right and it is only "the woke left" keeping the abominable idea that trans people aren't just mentally perverts alive. This is proof that they should push even harder to murder and silence transgender people, people like me.

It doesn't matter why, honestly. They've done it and the damage cannot be undone. Vile TERFs will celebrate. Shelters will leave abused trans women in the streets to die. Governments will refer to this in policy talks. Judges will use it in their rulings. Amnesty International's actions will lead to deaths.

I don't care if they meant it. Their actions are the actions of an organization that hates transgender people at worst and is indifferent to them at best. Outcome is the same either way.

@DJGummikuh @davidgerard

The only logical conclusion is that Amnesty International hates transgender people.

@JessTheUnstill @jerry @Viss @linuxandyarn

I do "Followers Only" by default and have to approve every follow request. I've been doxxed and I didn't like it.

@simagick @crcollins @MaryAustinBooks

This is the goal: to make it impossible to comply. For those who are true believers, this will anger them. Not because these men are pointing out the inherent absurdity of forcing some men to use the ladies room and vice versa, but because these men (and women) still exist. The law's intent is to make transgender people disappear one way or another, to make it that much easier for us to lose jobs or get arrested, to keep tightening that ratchet.

I applaud these brave men. That's not sarcasm. They are risking their livelihood or fines and jail time. I hope those who think they are moderate centrists wake up. Maybe they'll even stop celebrating Harry Potter.

@alice @benroyce @Sassinake

At a hemorrhoid haver, I feel this one.

We buy wet wipes in bulk.

@randahl

There aren't any sustained advantages for transgender woman who are on HRT. Prepubescent, there's no advantage either way.

Singling out transgender people is always just an excuse to create an acceptable out-group scapegoat to blame for everything and distract from their own crimes.

https://www.them.us/story/new-study-trans-women-no-physical-advantage-over-cis-athletes

https://exercisepick.com/are-trans-people-breaking-weightlifting-records/