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#ScienceFiction #Ecology, #Astronomy, #Degrowth, #Books, #StarTrek. Book collector. Anti-Capitalist. Johns Hopkins alum. Schizoaffective. Ace.

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richard , to classicalmusic group
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Marcelle de Manziarly: Chamber Works

Cecilia Zilliacus, Kati Raitinen, Bengt Forsberg, Peter Friis Johansson

It's been out since April, but this is only the 2nd time I have listened to it. I must not have been paying attention the first time because this is an outstanding album. 5 stars.

Highly recommend to @classicalmusic group

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5/15: Starting at 8PM Eastern, we live toot Star Trek episodes playing on the H&I network, using the hashtag . If you don’t get the H&I station, you can also stream. Join our group @allstartrek for updates!

Great episodes tonight! I may pop in for TOS or TNG.

TOS (8ET): Let That Be Your Last Battlefield
TNG (9ET): Relics
DS9 (10ET): Chrysalis
VOY (11ET): Lifesigns
ENT (midnight): The Aenar, Part 2





richard ,
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@MirrorAyako @allstartrek Am I the first person to say, "It's green"?

richard ,
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@lxskllr @MirrorAyako @allstartrek Well said. Geordi is a dick in this episode.

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@MirrorAyako @allstartrek I wonder where got the idea to name the episode, "Chrysalis." I just can't imagine where that name could have come from. I am completely clueless. This isn't sarcasm. I really have no, no, no idea.

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@MirrorAyako @godofbiscuits @petertrek1 @allstartrek I'm going to try to say this as nice as possible. I get "Chrysalis" as Sarina emerging from her shell. The ep also could have had any other title. It was one more detail stolen from Babylon 5. It is well documented that Straczynski pitched B5 as a new Trek show. They said no and then "conceived" Trek on a space station, even stealing the name Dukat. "Chrysalis" (1994) is a major episode in B5, a red flag that it was stolen from his "B5 Bible."

richard , to bookstodon group
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26 new books out today

https://lithub.com/hari-kunzru-freud-system-of-a-down-the-memoir-26-new-books-out-today/

@bookstodon

richard , to philosophy group
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Has anyone wrote about how sociological and philosophical writing has changed over the last few centuries from being what the author really meant, really felt, to being what the writer believed people wanted to hear? (Yes, I know there is some Discourse Theory hidden in there somewhere.)

@sociology @philosophy @academicchatter

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I Aspire to Urinate as Powerfully as My Boss

An excerpt from CECILIA by K-Ming Chang, recommended by Brynne Rebele-Henry

https://electricliterature.com/cecilia-by-k-ming-chang/?mc_cid=2d682bce13

@bookstodon

richard , to classicalpiano group
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This morning I've been listing to Brad Mehldau, After Bach II.

https://open.qobuz.com/album/kmjbh3gm6qrja

It is very good. It gets even better as the album goes on. I will buy it eventually.

@classicalpiano

richard , to AllStarTrek group
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Note to future self: smile with you cough up your tongue.

@allstartrek

MirrorAyako , to AllStarTrek group
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This time Neelix’s cooking wasn’t the problem.

@allstartrek

richard ,
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@petertrek1 @MirrorAyako @allstartrek I was wondering about that. This is still too early for his program to have evolved very much. He must have incorporated a subroutine to take part in the crew's common recurring jokes so to be more likeable.

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I believe this episode is before they got thicker uniforms.

@allstartrek

richard , to AllStarTrek group
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It is hard to tell if they are still very much working on Tom's character development or if Robert Duncan McNeill had yet to get the character pinned down. He is still very excitable.

@allstartrek

MirrorAyako , to AllStarTrek group
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I would be mortified if my boss saw me in PJs.

@allstartrek

richard ,
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@MirrorAyako @allstartrek I'm in my PJs every Zoom meeting. :)

richard , to AllStarTrek group
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It's nice to see B'Elanna and Tom playing nice and not going after each other's throats.

@allstartrek

richard , to AllStarTrek group
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In "Threshold" we see, somewhat, the things that might have been. When they were mapping out the producers had originally envisioned Tom Paris as a love interest for Captain Janeway. I can't recall if it was Jeri Taylor or Kate Mulgrew that talked them out of it, but thank the Prophets it didn't come to that. However, this episode did win an Emmy, so, maybe that's what people wanted to see? @allstartrek

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The Emissary has to get back to shucking oysters.

@allstartrek

richard ,
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@MirrorAyako @allstartrek The Emissary is wise

richard , to classicalpiano group
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I never thought I would say this, but Andrew W.K.'s Tiny Desk Concert is actually very interesting. It is just him and an electric keyboard. Yes, he is not the most talented pianist in the world, but there are some very interesting piano compositions happening here. Some , Some even , though when he starts sings his playing becomes much more simple. Still, I think you would be surprised, @classicalpiano. I was.

https://www.npr.org/2009/11/30/120758328/andrew-w-k-tiny-desk-concert

eff , to Random stuff
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In coalition with 19 other organizations, we told Meta to . Read the company’s response and our statement here: https://stopsilencingpalestine.com/our-letter-and-meta-s-response/

richard ,
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@eff sorry EFF during a genocide I really don’t give a fuck about Facebook

nixCraft , to Random stuff
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why does counting start at zero in programming? wrong answers only.

richard ,
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@nixCraft Because you had to stop for oreos and a monster drink.

thunderbird , (edited ) to Thunderbird
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How often do you check your non-personal email (work, school, etc.)? We promise we won't tell your managers/bosses/etc. 😉 📪

richard ,
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@thunderbird Inbox Zero, baby.

nixCraft , to Random stuff
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Be honest. Why do you dislike the .webp format? What did it do to you? 🤔

richard ,
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@nixCraft It ate my Toast.

richard , to classicalpiano group
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Listening to 's new album, The Vienna Recital, again. I really do love Yuja's playing so much.

https://open.qobuz.com/album/g0ggv4wd31lsc

@classicalpiano

richard , to classicalmusic group
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Actor Anthony Hopkins to Play Handel in New Biopic

https://theviolinchannel.com/actor-anthony-hopkins-to-play-handel-in-new-biopic/

@classicalmusic

MirrorAyako , to AllStarTrek group
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5/6: Starting at 8PM Eastern, we live toot Star Trek episodes playing on the H&I network, using the hashtag . If you don’t get the H&I station, you can also stream. Join our group @allstartrek for updates!

It’s not often that Klingons and Starfleet and laughing it up together!

TOS (8ET): Day of the Dove
TNG (9ET): Imaginary Friend
DS9 (10ET): Profit and Lace
VOY (11ET): Maneuvers
ENT (midnight): The Augments, Part 3





richard ,
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@MirrorAyako @allstartrek Michael Ansara is the man.

richard , to Random stuff
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Another album released Friday, also from , is Julius Asal's Scriabin – Scarlatti, which seems to have some good reviews, but perhaps I will have to listen to it a couple of times to see it? Asal seems like a competent pianist, yes, but not "uncommon."

richard OP ,
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As I listen further to Julius Asal's Scriabin – Scarlatti, it really does show potential. I don't think he is there yet, but the potential is there. He should still be an understudy.

richard OP ,
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Ah, Julius Asal is 27. Much older than he looks. I don't imagine many of the great teachers in Europe are going to take a 27 year old under their wings. He's just been thrown out there like it or not with the skill-set he has now. That perhaps happens too often. Still, he landed a great record deal. Perhaps I am at fault and I just don't hear it.

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Here is something interesting: Julius Asal transcribing for .

: The Planets, Op. 32: I. Mars, the Bringer of War (Transcr. for Piano)

https://open.qobuz.com/album/mwi5u6d1hsurb

@classicalmusic

richard , to AllStarTrek group
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Here is it. Aside fro Tuvok's ridiculous quick recovery from burning from the inside out, Tanis is like, "Bring the fire!" and how is that not a cringe moment? Why burn plants as a demonstration of power? Ugh. @allstartrek

richard OP ,
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@allstartrek "When you are ready, Suspiria will embrace you" - this Caretaker cult reminds me of the episode, "Covenant" with Dukat as the cult leader.

richard , to AllStarTrek group
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I am going to be watching "Cold Fire" with if anyone is up this late on a Sunday. I always skip this one. Although Gary Graham is wonderful as Soval in , his one-time role here as Tanis in is awful, imho. Still, I really need a rewatch. As I said I always skip this one on my Voyager rewatches. @allstartrek

richard OP ,
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@Trek_Academy @allstartrek Excellent point!

MirrorAyako , to AllStarTrek group
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5/5: Starting at 8PM Eastern, we live toot Star Trek episodes playing on the H&I network, using the hashtag . If you don’t get the H&I station, you can also stream. Join our group @allstartrek for updates!

It’s an X-Men Reunion!

TOS (8ET): Spectre of the Gun
TNG (9ET): The Perfect Mate
DS9 (10ET): Valiant
VOY (11ET): Cold Fire
ENT (midnight): Cold Station 12, Part 2





richard ,
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@MirrorAyako @allstartrek There are many valid complaints about sexism in "The Perfect Mate," but speaking strictly as someone who read all the Kirsten Beyer novels, the introduction here of the Kriosian species is essential to learning about a vibrate and amazing culture developed by . Knowing what happens in the beta-canon, I am very happy that we get introduced to this species.

MirrorAyako , to AllStarTrek group
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5/3: Starting at 8PM Eastern, we live toot Star Trek episodes playing on the H&I network, using the hashtag . If you don’t get the H&I station, you can also stream. Join our group @allstartrek for updates!

Pah Wraith Jake is straight up creepy.

TOS (8ET): Is There In Truth No Beauty?
TNG (9ET): Cost of Living
DS9 (10ET): The Reckoning
VOY (11ET): Tattoo
ENT (midnight): Borderland, Part 1





richard ,
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@MirrorAyako @allstartrek I like the idea of “Tattoo” it is unfortunate that a good creation myth story was tainted with a bad advisor

richard ,
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@MirrorAyako @allstartrek you’re thinking of “The Fight.” This one is about aliens visiting earth ions ago and giving a gift to a primitive population and implanting a memory in all those people’s children

richard ,
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@MirrorAyako @allstartrek This one is with his father. "The Fight" is with his grandfather.

richard , to AllStarTrek group
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How producers figured out Vic Fontaine would work in Star Trek, and in the middle of the Dominion War, no less, was a minor miracle.

@allstartrek

richard , to Random stuff
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How producers figured out Vic Fontaine would work in Star Trek, and in the middle of the Dominion War, no less, was a minor miracle.

@allstar

richard , to AllStarTrek group
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James Darren is still around and still going to conferences last I heard. Had a few scares in recent years, like when he caught covid at the height of the pandemic.

@allstartrek

richard , to AllStarTrek group
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I used to have a t-shirt that said, "Not an ordinary hologram"

@allstartrek

richard , to AllStarTrek group
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"His Way" could have just as easily been titled, "His Hands." I wonder whose idea it was to have Odo keep staring at his hands like he just realized he had them. I am pretty sure a changeling knows what hands are for.

@allstartrek

MirrorAyako , to AllStarTrek group
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I’d rather get chewed out by Picard than by Sisko.

TNG @allstartrek

richard ,
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@Grail @MirrorAyako @allstartrek They are both softies. Once you show them how sorry you are Sisko would have you over for dinner the very next week and Picard would put you on the bridge.

eff , to Random stuff
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The impact of this legislation isn’t entirely clear yet, but what is clear: whether is banned or sold to new owners, millions of people in the U.S. will no longer be able to get information and communicate with each other as they presently do. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/05/biden-signed-tiktok-ban-whats-next-tiktok-users

richard ,
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@eff bring back .

MirrorAyako , to AllStarTrek group
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5/2: Starting at 8PM Eastern, we live toot Star Trek episodes playing on the H&I network, using the hashtag . If you don’t get the H&I station, you can also stream. Join our group @allstartrek for updates!

What’s Tom Paris doing here?!

TOS (8ET): And the Children Shall Lead
TNG (9ET): The First Duty
DS9 (10ET): His Way
VOY (11ET): Persistence of Vision
ENT (midnight): Home





richard ,
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@MirrorAyako @allstartrek Temporal Prime Directive 🤫

richard , to AllStarTrek group
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Is pronounces “either” like an aristocrat. If that the universal translator?

@allstartrek

richard , to AllStarTrek group
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This episode is another good example of why Paris should be restricted to quarters when not on duty.

@allstartrek

richard , to AllStarTrek group
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Just like "the void" this is the one of two episodes where they use the term "planet hell."

@allstartrek

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