Wooster

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[–] Wooster@startrek.website 9 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

As a fan of mysteries, my mind tends to clasp onto details that writers felt important enough to mention, but had no bearing on the plot up to this point.

The fact that the ship Tendi recovered was a “medical frigate” triggered such an alarm in my head. Yes the ship was able to gas the Blue Orions, but that’s hardly a feature unique to medical ships.

We Know:

  • Tendi wants to come back to help raise her niece.
  • Tendi wants to be a captain
  • The finale is going to have some tear jerking moments
  • This is the last season.

I think we’re being prepped for the main cast to go their separate ways, not unlike the DS9 finale.

We’ve had some foreshadowing with Freeman and Starbase 80. I wonder if the finale might end with her being posted there, as an admiral. Fix it up, that sort of thing, rather than an exile.

[–] Wooster@startrek.website 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I really want the S5 set, and the S1 poster.

Not really sold on a full set at the moment.

[–] Wooster@startrek.website 4 points 2 months ago

No. They’re aiming for that regardless.

[–] Wooster@startrek.website 2 points 2 months ago

Actually, I didn’t know. Never heard it used in an offensive context before today. But I’ll edit my comment just the same.

[–] Wooster@startrek.website 8 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (5 children)

Airbags, Anti lock Brakes, and hopefully leg room are probably bonuses too.

[–] Wooster@startrek.website 8 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Eeh.

While I agree with the sentiment, I think we’re in this situation because of the current medical climate.

  • You call an ambulance? You get charged an arm and a leg.

  • You take yourself to the hospital, you get charged an arm and a leg.

  • You get medical insurance, and you’re somehow even further behind because it’s their priority to find reasons to deny having to give you money back,

The current system does not work. As a consequence, people are attempting, however incompetently, to take their care into their own hands.

Fix why folks are resorting to this, and this should stop being an issue, or at least stop gaining traction.

[–] Wooster@startrek.website 12 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Butter used to be dyed yellow. Now no one bats an eye that it’s off white.

It takes time, but new normals take over.

[–] Wooster@startrek.website 2 points 2 months ago

If we go by the gap between Strange New Worlds beginning filming, and S1’s release, we could see Academy around November of next year.

[–] Wooster@startrek.website 2 points 3 months ago

I feel like Dennis the buffer buff from the Lower Decks S3 Premiere was intended to be O’Brien, (Transporter enthusiast, war veteran) but for whatever reason it didn’t pan out…

… which I honestly felt worked out for the best. Dennis was like my grandpa.

[–] Wooster@startrek.website 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Dude, you’re missing out then. I was dubious going in, but Time Lord Wesley was the absolute delight I didn’t know I needed. Wheaton’s performance was probably leagues better than in TNG.

[–] Wooster@startrek.website 7 points 5 months ago

Not impossible. Freeman was effectively the villain for S1 of Lower Decks, despite clearly being one of the good guys.

And Prodigy demonstrates how a personal vendetta can net some kids a nemesis, despite largely minding their own business.

[–] Wooster@startrek.website 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

They’re all beautiful shots, but something about them doesn’t leave me curious about their contexts. I wish I could articulate it better….

Like maybe it’s not enough of a tease?

Or maybe that you could’ve told me most of those shots were from S4 and I wouldn’t question it?

Or the lack of a contextual caption maybe?

 

No Discovery, Protostar, or La Sirenia… but I'll absolutely take what I can get.

 

Not much to add. Other than the IRS PDF is written is legalese…

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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Wooster@startrek.website to c/evs@lemmy.world
 

Something to consider:

Everyone knows about the US tax incentives for buying an EV, but less considered is the incentives for buying an EV charger.

The incentives come in the form of a tax credit, up to the maximum of $7,500/$4,000 or how much you owe in taxes (pre withholdings and the like) whichever is lower. The charger credit is up to $1,000.

So, if your taxes are, say, $3,000, then it doesn’t matter if you bought a new or used EV, you’re only getting $3,000 off your taxes, and your charger credit is effectively worthless.

Consider, if practical, buying your EV towards the end of the tax year, and your charger at the beginning of the next one. You’ll minimize the inconvenience of being locked to level 1 charging speeds, while maximizing your tax credits.

Obviously, if you need a level 2 charger you shouldn’t self sabotage and should just buy one. But if you’re counting your pennies, and think you can get by with level 1 for that window, then it’s something to keep in mind.

 

My biggest complaint with Live Action Trek vs the two Animation shows is that they seem obsessed with giving us a black ship on a black background. It’s nice to be given a reprieve, even if for only one episode.

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