that seems like a reasonable take

Is this the same Moonfall that is a Jack McDevitt book? I remember buying that book not long after Armageddon came out.

This is a great analogy, and gave me a lot to think about. Kudos.

They couldn’t have gone with Hando, to rhyme with Mando and Lando?

Agree with this, and a succinct way of putting it. I think the Star Wars that succeeds is the simple Star Wars that allows hardcore fans to make up their own head canon, and gives them opportunities to do it.

The entire sequel characters and scripts read like a fanfic by a 4-year-old with a budget.

My own retcon of the Holodeck problem when it comes to artificial life is that the Holodecks weren’t Federation technology originally - They were Binar or some equally gifted race’s addition, maybe when they were granted Federation member status. So the Holodecks were installed in select Federation ships without a…

I have this same problem. Closet Trekkies unite!

Hey! Wil Wheaton is a fantastic actor, who wasn’t given nearly enough to do on TNG. It’s not his fault the writers thought “writing for kids” meant having them just be overly enthusiastic boy scouts.

I am going to start using this on ME!

Apparently the SI HR dept. brought in Ryan Seacrest to give the news.

I feel like this is ok, because there is context there. You are referring to a relationship that you currently have. When the wait staff gives you a cute nickname it is 100% trolling for tips, IMO.

Seconded. Especially from a waiter - I never feel more talked down to than when the guy at TGIF (or whatever bullshit chain I have to eat at because that’s all my kids like) calls me “boss.” Same with waitresses and “Sweetie.”

Aw, Daaad....

“For that reason, the second half of this game became a real slog, as it became apparent that the Warriors would not be making a huge push.”

Fellow Shocker here - he was electric in the backcourt for WSU, and still is. I never had him pegged for super-stardom, but no one works harder. It’s great to see that paying off.

They actually already have a paper straws/no lids policy in Animal Kingdom. I assumed that they would roll that out to all parks.

I feel like the fouled player should only get three free throws if the shot hits the rim or backboard. That would eliminate the “jump into the guy and pretend to shoot” crap that goes on. Otherwise the shot had no chance, and they should only get two shots.

Here is a Piping Hot Take: instead of seceding certain states, we should just eliminate them all as power structures. I mean, do states have any real power anyway? It seems an antiquated notion from the colonial/settler days. Useful then, not so much now.

Girls aren’t gonna throw their bras at you because you can knock off a flawless rendition of “Heart and Soul”