Oh Alaskan..

[SteveC]

...The only other character I can see so clearly identify with the fact that the purist utopia is a fantasy construct for only special groups of people is the Operative in Serenity. “There is no place for me there.”
...

^^^^^^

 

[jtrain609]

Well, I won’t argue that.

This is my current overnight shirt:

I am so • legit.

 

[Roger Roger]

Q's best performance to date has been as Discord in My Little Pony.

I’m partial to Weird Al’s performance as Cheese Sandwich.

 

[Minuteman]

Fly with a Happy Face

So I looked at the history and culture of Alaska and came up with four designs—blue Eskimo, red gold miner, green Indian totem, and purple Russian onion dome. And for three or four years, when you went to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, you never knew if you would be flying with a totem or a sourdough. But it shortly became evident that the Eskimo was the most popular image. And it was expensive to use all those different designs, so the other three left.

When I first designed him I copied the stern, proud look on his face. A few years later, the airline wanted him to be a little friendlier, and I hired an illustrator in Seattle to make minor modifications to his mouth and eyes to give him the smile he has today.

Back in 1973, when I designed the Eskimo, an elderly Eskimo gentleman in Kotzebue was working as a greeter for the airline on its Arctic Tours. You got off the plane in Kotzebue and he was one of the folks who came up and helped you into a fur-trimmed parka to protect you from the cold. It was sort of an Eskimo version of the Hawaiian lei.

We had photos of him and others during the welcoming procedure. I used one of those photos as the basis for the art. His name was Chester Seveck Downey.

 

[Skåning]

I haven’t read all the thread and don’t know where the consensus lies, but I think this is a dick move by the pilot. Back when we were all fighting for vaccines slots as they came available, sure, whenever it was available I was taking it regardless of if I had a trip or not. But that’s not the case now and he/she was aware of what they were doing and pretty selfish IMO.

Read the whole thread then before you pass judgement Chachi

 

[jtrain609]

Read the whole thread then before you pass judgement Chachi

Honest question.

Why are you still working at such a • hole airline if it's such a • hole? Everyone is hiring. There's literally no reason to be at an airline where you're unhappy.

 

[Cherokee_Cruiser]

Honest question.

Why are you still working at such a • hole airline if it's such a • hole? Everyone is hiring. There's literally no reason to be at an airline where you're unhappy.

The simple answer is some VX folks just can't let it go. The merger announcement will be 6 years this year, and they're still pissed and do stuff like call it Alaskan, argue Boeing vs Airbus, and other nonsense that should have been dropped long ago.

 

[killbilly]

Who the • puts this much thought into Star Trek?

You're aware that they've published several if not all of Shakespeare's plays....in Klingon?

 

[Wardogg]

You're aware that they've published several if not all of Shakespeare's plays....in Klingon?

My absolute favorite Klingon.



My second favorite.....



A couple of key points from the second video:
1: The Captain is never worth fighting over
2: Never be the last one to know you're in a fight.

 

[Kingairer]

Read the whole thread then before you pass judgement Chachi

I read it, don’t really feel differently. Maybe there’s some details on missing. Boosters have been readily available in my area, like any day any time. Maybe that’s not the case everywhere? If not I’d say it’s excusable. Otherwise I feel like it’s similar to a junior pilot that says he gets Xmas off every year, just calls in sick. I’d have trouble sleeping. I’m not surprised this caused a “I’m disappointed” email. Perhaps there’s another side or more info I’m not seeing but I wouldn’t have done it this way and if I had I wouldn’t be outraged that I got an email,
I’d be embarrassed honestly.

 

[TWP]

Voyager is my favorite Star Trek, though DS9 is a close second. I grew up on TNG, and still love it, but oddly, I don't have much love for any of the characters from it except Data. (The reactions of the crew to "Ode to Spot" are a great example of why.) Picard's pretty chill. And there's Q.

That said, I have trouble figuring out why people pick and choose so oddly when it comes to the show. There isn't a single pure episode across any series of the show where something isn't compromised for plot. I seem to recall Sisko and Picard both doing some fairly questionable things, and ... well, do I need to say anything about Kirk? Any ideological purity that exists is compromised for the plot across any series, on any number of occasions. I mean, I seem to recall the universally-loved Sisko

Spoiler

participating in manufacturing evidence and being party to assassination of a Romulan diplomat, simply to bring the Romulan empire into the war against the Dominion.

Honestly, seeking ideological consistency or a consistent philosophy from a television show—any television show—is likely a mistake.

Enjoy it and move on.

Yeah, but Janeway regularly risks her crew for absolutely no good reason. It’s like they were building up to a big reveal that she actually enjoyed torturing them this whole time.

Sisko was ultimately trying to save lives by manufacturing that evidence. And he did. Millions of them.

The next time I watch through voyager I’m gonna keep track of how many problems were actually caused by Janeways poor decision making. I bet it’s over half.

 

[SlumTodd_Millionaire]

Voyager is my favorite Star Trek, though DS9 is a close second. I grew up on TNG, and still love it, but oddly, I don't have much love for any of the characters from it except Data. (The reactions of the crew to "Ode to Spot" are a great example of why.) Picard's pretty chill. And there's Q.

That said, I have trouble figuring out why people pick and choose so oddly when it comes to the show. There isn't a single pure episode across any series of the show where something isn't compromised for plot. I seem to recall Sisko and Picard both doing some fairly questionable things, and ... well, do I need to say anything about Kirk? Any ideological purity that exists is compromised for the plot across any series, on any number of occasions. I mean, I seem to recall the universally-loved Sisko

Spoiler

participating in manufacturing evidence and being party to assassination of a Romulan diplomat, simply to bring the Romulan empire into the war against the Dominion.

Honestly, seeking ideological consistency or a consistent philosophy from a television show—any television show—is likely a mistake.

Enjoy it and move on.

You mean it’s like reality?

I read it, don’t really feel differently. Maybe there’s some details on missing. Boosters have been readily available in my area, like any day any time. Maybe that’s not the case everywhere? If not I’d say it’s excusable. Otherwise I feel like it’s similar to a junior pilot that says he gets Xmas off every year, just calls in sick. I’d have trouble sleeping. I’m not surprised this caused a “I’m disappointed” email. Perhaps there’s another side or more info I’m not seeing but I wouldn’t have done it this way and if I had I wouldn’t be outraged that I got an email,
I’d be embarrassed honestly.

Calling in sick when you’re not sick is a lie, and therefore unethical. I see no lies here. Just strict adherence to policy.

 

[Romulus]

Malicious Compliance

 

[Autothrust Blue]

Yeah, but Janeway regularly risks her crew for absolutely no good reason. It’s like they were building up to a big reveal that she actually enjoyed torturing them this whole time.

Sisko was ultimately trying to save lives by manufacturing that evidence. And he did. Millions of them.

The next time I watch through voyager I’m gonna keep track of how many problems were actually caused by Janeways poor decision making. I bet it’s over half.

A promotion, to a nice, safe, and stationary (or geosynchronous) desk. "Jean-Luc, see attachment. VADM Janeway."

 

[Richman]

DS9 is easily the most legit, live action Star Trek behind TOS, even if they ripped off B5 to do it. “In the Pale Moonlight” is some of the best Trek ever, anytime.

Even though it could have been so much better, Enterprise is next on the list. It also served a purpose by demonstrating that producers are clearly not above kicking fans in the nuts out of spite.

Lower Decks is so much better than either Discovery or Picard, it’s hard to mention them in same sentence, and they aren’t even trying to be serious. Anyone who has ever served or worked at the lower rungs in business or the military can relate to that show.

Anyone who is even halfway competent at their job, and watches the sheer jackassery that not only occurs around them, but sees people rewarded for it, totally relates to Boims.