Recommended Posts

Spoiler

But Icheb's death could have had that domino affect plus the countless other xB's that were murdered by that one woman, could have pushed you beyond the point of logical reason and pushed her to the point that a revenge kill is the best kind of justice.

 

1 hour ago, Matthew S. said:
  Hide contents

But Icheb's death could have had that domino affect plus the countless other xB's that were murdered by that one woman, could have pushed you beyond the point of logical reason and pushed her to the point that a revenge kill is the best kind of justice.

 

I guess we'll agree to disagree. The entire thing cheapens her character. As well as Icheb. What a terrible end to that arc. All in all though, the episode played out okay, felt like the Star Trek I used to watch. I hope we see a bit more of Seven sometime in the Trek Universe again, maybe to redeem herself in a way. 

 

Sums it up perfectly:

 

Edited by shockz
  • Like 2
  • Haha 1

I think her doing what she did shows she's more human now.  How many people would snap and go down the same path if they went through the same thing?   It's interesting and at the least shows just how much things have changed since the supernova hit.

  • Like 4
1 hour ago, George P said:

I think her doing what she did shows she's more human now.  How many people would snap and go down the same path if they went through the same thing?   It's interesting and at the least shows just how much things have changed since the supernova hit.

That is how I saw it, how many years has it been now that she has been 'human' again?

The lady that Seven wanted to kill. Did you guys notice the amazing resemblance she has to Marina Sirtis? I thought it was her there for a minute. She looks just like her.

And by the way, Jeri Ryan still looks good!!!!

14 hours ago, spacelordmaster said:

The lady that Seven wanted to kill. Did you guys notice the amazing resemblance she has to Marina Sirtis? I thought it was her there for a minute. She looks just like her.

And by the way, Jeri Ryan still looks good!!!!

Jeri looks better than good, she's still HOT! even without a one piece 

  • Like 1
On 2/20/2020 at 10:49 PM, spacelordmaster said:

The lady that Seven wanted to kill. Did you guys notice the amazing resemblance she has to Marina Sirtis? I thought it was her there for a minute. She looks just like her.

And by the way, Jeri Ryan still looks good!!!!

Yep, likewise. Every time she was on screen I thought for a second it was Marina.  Perhaps a relation?

17 hours ago, Matthew S. said:

Jeri looks better than good, she's still HOT! even without a one piece 

Jeri would look better than good in a filthy potato sack. :p

 

  • Haha 3
56 minutes ago, FloatingFatMan said:

Yep, likewise. Every time she was on screen I thought for a second it was Marina.  Perhaps a relation?

Jeri would look better than good in a filthy potato sack. :p

 

Well I guess we are not the only ones who noticed. Check this link out. They even posted a photo of Marina and her and it's mind blowing.

 

https://io9.gizmodo.com/star-trek-picards-latest-guest-star-momentarily-broke-1841836944

 

  • Like 1

Ok I’ve given this series a chance but this defiantly feels like it’s been hit with the Discovery stick!
 

The best and worst thing about Star Trek is the writing, sometimes you get bad episodes and sometimes you get great ones.  The problem with writing a series is it’s really hard to write a good story and keep the consistency there (heck it’s hard to even do a film).

 

Discovery and Picard look like Star Trek, have the buzzwords and some of the characters but just doesn’t feel right.  Picard with the f bombs and the unnecessary gore in the last ep felt really out of place.  It also feels bland, that it could really be any sci-fi show (when you remove the progressive society element).

 

I’m not old enough not to enjoy great sci-fi (the expanse), and I’m sure a good script could be written that doesn’t deviate massively from Gene Roddenberry’s ideals for Picard but this one isn’t.

 

I’ll continue to watch it but I don’t hold much hope it’ll improve.

 

On 2/20/2020 at 4:15 PM, Matthew S. said:
  Hide contents

Anyone get the feeling there making 7 out to be Bi?

 

No idea where you got that from.

 

On 2/20/2020 at 9:34 AM, spacelordmaster said:

I know for sure Q will be there soon. Probably by the end of the season on the last episode.

Go on, I’ll bite. How do you know this?

  • Like 1
1 hour ago, Human.Online said:

No idea where you got that from.

 

Go on, I’ll bite. How do you know this?

I’ve looked everywhere for this info too. Outside of Dorn being on some paperwork, there’s not much else known, especially relating to Q. 

 

I can just imagine the ###### with Worf, if he ends up wearing DSC like make up. Probably why we haven’t saw a single Klingon in this series.

Edited by shockz
1 hour ago, Human.Online said:

No idea where you got that from.

 

Go on, I’ll bite. How do you know this?

Watch the whole thing. Especially the end of the video.

 

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=e4lTBviI30A

 

2 hours ago, imachip said:

Discovery and Picard look like Star Trek, have the buzzwords and some of the characters but just doesn’t feel right.  Picard with the f bombs and the unnecessary gore in the last ep felt really out of place.  It also feels bland, that it could really be any sci-fi show (when you remove the progressive society element).

Discovery had a slow start but got better with the second season and Picard more serial then standalone episodes is still better Star Trek than JJ Abrams attempt.  I highly enjoy both shows and have been a Star Trek fan for many decades.

 

In regards to the cursing and the (mild) violence, remember all the other series was on public TV and had to follow censor guidelines.  I welcome the cursing and (mild) violence.

  • Like 1

I think my only criticism is that the story has been very slow to start, I feel like we've barely gotten into the meat of the plot and we're almost to the end. That said, only a few scenes have seemed a bit forced but otherwise it's well acted, well shot and fun.

4 hours ago, primortal said:

Discovery had a slow start but got better with the second season and Picard more serial then standalone episodes is still better Star Trek than JJ Abrams attempt.  I highly enjoy both shows and have been a Star Trek fan for many decades.

 

In regards to the cursing and the (mild) violence, remember all the other series was on public TV and had to follow censor guidelines.  I welcome the cursing and (mild) violence.

I agree. The cursing makes it more realistic because come on, let’s face it, we all curse on daily basis, so there’s nothing wrong with it. They bombed the F word in discovery a couple of times too. 

9 hours ago, Emn1ty said:

I think my only criticism is that the story has been very slow to start, I feel like we've barely gotten into the meat of the plot and we're almost to the end. That said, only a few scenes have seemed a bit forced but otherwise it's well acted, well shot and fun.

Well, seeing as how we're going to get a second season it looks like they've decided to not wrap everything up by the end, just enough to keep you hooked and get you to watch season 2 though.  Preview for next ep looks like we're going to get a lot though.

9 hours ago, primortal said:

Discovery had a slow start but got better with the second season and Picard more serial then standalone episodes is still better Star Trek than JJ Abrams attempt.  I highly enjoy both shows and have been a Star Trek fan for many decades.

 

In regards to the cursing and the (mild) violence, remember all the other series was on public TV and had to follow censor guidelines.  I welcome the cursing and (mild) violence.

I welcome it as well, it's not like they've filled the whole show with f bombs and gore.  Besides, what do people realistically expect will happen to a human body when they're blasted by not one but two rifles set to kill?  If anything, things are more realistic this way.   

10 hours ago, Emn1ty said:

I think my only criticism is that the story has been very slow to start, I feel like we've barely gotten into the meat of the plot and we're almost to the end. That said, only a few scenes have seemed a bit forced but otherwise it's well acted, well shot and fun.

We still have about 5 episodes left this season.  Plenty of time to bring this all together and either wrap it up or span it to next season.

 

What chaps me, is that they are still filming these series as if they are on TV; 40-42 minutes in length with actual breaks for commercials.  Give us a full hours worth of programming please :D

23 minutes ago, primortal said:

We still have about 5 episodes left this season.  Plenty of time to bring this all together and either wrap it up or span it to next season.

 

What chaps me, is that they are still filming these series as if they are on TV; 40-42 minutes in length with actual breaks for commercials.  Give us a full hours worth of programming please :D

I guess that's because after it's been an exclusive on their streaming service for a while they will move it over to their network and they don't want to edit anything out. I hadn't thought about it before your comment but I agree, I could happily watch 20 minutes more per episode!

54 minutes ago, Nick H. said:

I guess that's because after it's been an exclusive on their streaming service for a while they will move it over to their network and they don't want to edit anything out.

More of a reason to up-sell CBS All Access :D 

 

If on network tv advertise that you can get the extended version on CBS All Access.

2 hours ago, George P said:

Besides, what do people realistically expect will happen to a human body when they're blasted by not one but two rifles set to kill?  If anything, things are more realistic this way.   

When they are vaporized there is nothing for the family to bury 😢 

7 hours ago, primortal said:

We still have about 5 episodes left this season.  Plenty of time to bring this all together and either wrap it up or span it to next season.

 

What chaps me, is that they are still filming these series as if they are on TV; 40-42 minutes in length with actual breaks for commercials.  Give us a full hours worth of programming please :D

It’s $14 million per episode my brother. 20 more minutes would add another 2 or 3 million to the price tag. It’s a very expensive show compared to STNG, which cost $1.3 million per episode!!!!!!

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
  • Posts

    • Glow 26.10 by Razvan Serea Glow provides detailed reporting on every hardware component in your computer, saving you valuable time typically spent searching for CPU, motherboard, RAM, graphics card, and other stats. With Glow, all the information is conveniently presented in one clean interface, allowing you to easily access and review the comprehensive hardware details of your system. Glow provides detailed information on various system aspects, including OS, motherboard, processor, memory, graphics card, storage, network, battery, drivers, and services. The well-organized format ensures easy access to the required information. You can export all the gathered data to a plain text file, facilitating sharing with others for troubleshooting purposes. No installation needed. Just decompress the archive, launch the executable, and access computer-related information. Glow runs on Windows 11 and Windows 10 64-bit versions. Glow 26.10 changelog: New Features The bootstrapping algorithm has been completely redesigned. The software can now launch directly without requiring TS Preloader. As part of this change, the startup splash screen displayed during initialization has been removed. In addition, spikes in CPU usage have been eliminated, resulting in a more stable architecture with significantly lower memory consumption. The Microsoft Office detection infrastructure within the Operating System section has been enhanced. Additional detection support has been added for Office C2R (Click-to-Run) installations. Furthermore, the license status evaluation system has been improved, and the priority order has been revised as follows: Licensed > Grace Period > Other (NOTIFICATIONS, EVALUATION, etc.). Glow now includes preliminary support for Wi-Fi 8 technology, allowing more detailed information to be displayed for Wi-Fi 8-compatible network adapters. Glow now provides full support for Bluetooth 6.2. Adapters supporting Bluetooth 6.2 can be analyzed in greater detail and with improved accuracy. The disk distribution view in the Disk section has been modernized, replacing the traditional table layout with a new 2×2 card-based design. The TS Custom Controls module has been updated to v26.7. Thanks to the new custom controls, all Türkaysoft applications now offer a more modern and consistent user interface aligned with Windows 11 design standards. Bug Fixes Potential line-ending handling issues in the Office detection code within the Operating System section have been resolved. Additionally, the output format has been standardized to UTF-8 to prevent character encoding issues and ensure consistent data processing. Several stability and file management issues within the Debugging infrastructure have been addressed. Problems that prevented new log files from being created after Debugging was disabled, as well as issues causing debug records to be lost, have been fixed. File deletion and reaccess issues that occurred after file locks were released have also been resolved. In addition, a bug that caused newly recreated log files to remain locked after deletion has been eliminated. Unnecessary blank lines within debug logs and the extra empty line that could appear at the end of log files have also been corrected. A shortcut key conflict caused by assigning identical hotkeys to both the DNS Test Tool and the Donation page has been fixed. The DNS Test Tool can now be accessed using CTRL + Shift + D, while the Donation page is available via CTRL + Alt + D. Changes The service responsible for providing the Public IP Address and Internet Service Provider information in the Network section has been updated to use the ipinfo.io infrastructure. This change improves the accuracy and consistency of the displayed data. (No external requests are made while Hiding Mode is enabled.) Some terms in the Dutch and Korean language files have been updated to make them clearer and more user-friendly. [TS Updater] Before the update process begins, users are now prompted to choose whether they would like to view the release notes. Note: Always unzip the program before using it. Otherwise you may get an error. Download: Glow 26.10 | 1.8 MB (Open Source) Links: Glow Homepage | Screenshot | Github Get alerted to all of our Software updates on Twitter at @NeowinSoftware
    • Maradona if hydration breaks had existed in Mexico 86.
    • The quantum search for Time's origin had an equally mind-boggling conclusion by Sayan Sen Image by Steve Johnson via Pexels A theoretical study from researchers at the University of Surrey suggested that the direction of time may not be fundamentally fixed in certain quantum systems. The work, published in Scientific Reports, examined how the “arrow of time” could emerge from microscopic physics and found that time-reversal symmetry can remain intact even in models used to describe processes such as energy loss and thermalisation. The arrow of time refers to the observed one-way direction from past to future in everyday life. In macroscopic processes, this is easy to see. Spilled milk spreads across a table and does not gather back into a glass, and heat flows from hotter objects to colder ones. These processes shape the common sense idea that time moves in a single direction. However, at the level of fundamental physics, many equations do not prefer a direction of time. Time-reversal symmetry means that the same physical laws can describe a system whether time moves forward or backward. This has made it difficult to explain why irreversible behaviour appears in the large-scale world even when the underlying rules do not require it. Dr Andrea Rocco, Associate Professor in Physics and Mathematical Biology at the University of Surrey, described this contrast: "One way to explain this is when you look at a process like spilt milk spreading across a table, it's clear that time is moving forward. But if you were to play that in reverse, like a movie, you'd immediately know something was wrong – it would be hard to believe milk could just gather back into a glass. However, there are processes, such as the motion of a pendulum, that look just as believable in reverse. The puzzle is that, at the most fundamental level, the laws of physics resemble the pendulum; they do not account for irreversible processes. Our findings suggest that while our common experience tells us that time only moves one way, we are just unaware that the opposite direction would have been equally possible." The study focused on open quantum systems, which are quantum systems that interact with a surrounding environment. This environment, often described as a heat bath, can exchange energy and information with the system. The researchers used this framework to study how a direction of time might appear even when the underlying physics does not enforce one. A key part of the analysis involved the Markov approximation. This is a simplification used in many models where the system is assumed not to retain memory of its past states. The idea is that changes depend only on the current state, not on earlier history. This is commonly used when studying thermalisation, which is the process where a system settles into equilibrium with its environment. The study also used concepts such as master equations, including the Lindblad and Pauli equations, which describe how probabilities of different quantum states change over time. Another related model discussed was quantum Brownian motion, which describes the random-like movement of a quantum particle interacting continuously with its environment. In these descriptions, a “memory kernel” can appear, which is a mathematical term that accounts for how past states influence current behaviour. The researchers found that applying the Markov approximation did not break time-reversal symmetry. Even when the system interacted with an effectively infinite heat bath, the resulting equations of motion remained symmetric in time. This meant that the same mathematical description could, in principle, run forward or backward in time without contradiction. The study further showed that standard frameworks used in open quantum systems, including quantum Brownian motion and master equations like the Lindblad and Pauli forms, could be written in a time-symmetric way. These equations are typically used to describe processes that look irreversible, such as dissipation and thermalisation, but the results suggested they can also be interpreted as allowing evolution in both time directions. Thomas Guff, Research Fellow in Quantum Thermodynamics, said: "The surprising part of this project was that even after making the standard simplifying assumption to our equations describing open quantum systems, the equations still behaved the same way whether the system was moving forwards or backwards in time. When we carefully worked through the maths, we found that this behaviour had to be the case because a key part of the equation, the "memory kernel," is symmetrical in time. We also found a small but important detail which is usually overlooked – a time discontinuous factor emerged that kept the time-symmetry property intact. It’s unusual to see such a mathematical mechanism in a physics equation because it's not continuous, and it was very surprising to see it appear so naturally." The researchers also noted that deriving a one-way arrow of time from time-reversal symmetric microscopic dynamics remains an open problem across fields such as thermodynamics, statistical mechanics, particle physics, and cosmology. Their results suggested that some standard descriptions of irreversible behaviour in open quantum systems may be better understood using a time-symmetric formulation of Markovianity. According to the study, processes such as thermalisation, which are usually treated as irreversible, could in theory be described in a way that allows evolution in either time direction under the same rules. This does not imply that time reversal occurs in everyday life, but rather that the underlying equations do not strictly enforce a single direction. Overall, the findings suggested that the perceived direction of time may emerge from how physical systems are modelled and approximated, rather than from a fundamental asymmetry in the laws themselves. The researchers noted that this perspective could have implications for ongoing work in quantum mechanics, thermodynamics, and cosmology on the origin of time’s arrow. Source: University of Surrey, Nature This article was generated with some help from AI and reviewed by an editor. Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, this material is used for the purpose of news reporting. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing
    • A bit premature... 100% Marketing. Bizarre.
  • Recent Achievements

    • Reacting Well
      BizSAR earned a badge
      Reacting Well
    • First Post
      AndreaB earned a badge
      First Post
    • Week One Done
      Huge Trailer earned a badge
      Week One Done
    • Week One Done
      Classifyskilleducation earned a badge
      Week One Done
    • One Month Later
      eurospharma62 earned a badge
      One Month Later
  • Popular Contributors

    1. 1
      +primortal
      581
    2. 2
      +Edouard
      182
    3. 3
      PsYcHoKiLLa
      75
    4. 4
      Michael Scrip
      73
    5. 5
      neufuse
      64
  • Tell a friend

    Love Neowin? Tell a friend!