Why must the lowest-hanging fruit taste so sweet?

I think we have to assume it is - there’s kind of an unspoken contract with the writers that any universe containing the trappings of the Mirror Universe must be the Mirror Universe.

And there’s certainly precedent for the shows and movies nicking elements from novels and comics. It doesn’t have to mean that the works have been “canonized,” but it’s nice to see them using bits from those stories when it suits them.

I’m no DPS chaser, and the character I used is weirdly weak against Borg for reasons I’ve never bothered trying to uncover, but I think you could probably complete it more quickly than “Wanted.” I’m sure the XP rewards are far smaller, though.

That’s probably a good comparison. I don’t know whether the final battle is time-gated like those Klingon patrols are, but if they are, it’s a much shorter time limit.

Patrol: “Unwanted Guests”

This one is less interesting than “Out of Control” - close a couple portals, fight a few Borgs. Not much to say, really.

Moving forward, I’ll probably stick with the TFO - it’s not too complicated, and lets us knock out both daily points at once.

It felt similar to the TFO with the multiple shipyards and genocidal Klingon lady.

I’ve only run it once, but agreed. I did find the geography of the map a little confusing, but I’m sure I’ll learn the lay of the land after some more runs through it.

Patrol: “Out of Control”

It’s a pretty standard “defeat 5 groups of enemies” patrol, with the added wrinkle of the timed AoE attacks from the Borg. I actually enjoy this mechanic, especially when I’m in a slow-as-shit cruiser like I was when I ran the patrol today.

The story is nothing to write home about, as is usually the case with patrols. Alt-universe Iconians need our protection, blah blah blah.

For a brief moment, I thought maybe the other shoe was going to drop re: the Aetherians, but it was not to be (it also would have been very strange for that to happen in a patrol).

This article does not say threats were made - it says, “according to Chinese Canadian interview subjects, this invoked a widespread fear amongst electors, described as a fear of retributive measures from Chinese authorities should a CPC government be elected.”

That’s bad, to be sure, but if there was no direct threat, you’re going to have a pretty hard time prosecuting the issue.

So…if I were to say online that Donald Trump is an absolute disgrace, and people in the US should vote for his opponent, should I be facing charges in the US? Or maybe my comment should just be nuked?

By no means am I arguing that foreign influence is a good thing, but it’s awfully hard to regulate effectively.

That assumes they’re operating within the country.

The “pressure” in question is social media content - how do you propose legislating that?

Producer David Richardson said: “This was an absolute treat to work on. The Fugitive Doctor is such a brilliant, head-turning twist in this amazing long-running show we all love, and script editor Robert Valentine and I had such fun making plans.

“Thirteenth Doctor showrunner, Chris Chibnall, very generously gave up his time and met with us on Zoom while we threw around ideas and he gave us some clarifications about this most enigmatic era of Doctor Who. We came out of that meeting elated, full of purpose and sure of our direction.

“Chris told us that Jo was fantastic and a gorgeous person to work with, and he was absolutely right of course – she came into the studio full of joy for the part, always smiling, always brilliant and charismatic. The Fugitive Doctor now has her own audio series – and as the saying goes, it’s about time…”

Okay, I actually think it’s pretty cool that Chibnall is taking an active interest in the audio stuff.

A law against what, exactly?

CBC has this to add:

Bell Canada Enterprises (BCE Inc.), which owns 37.5 per cent of MLSE, said in a Wednesday press release that the deal is expected to close in mid-2025.

The company said that it is selling its ownership stake to reduce its debt and “support its ongoing transformation” from a telecommunications firm to a tech company.

What the hell are they doing over there?

Whoever decided to try to tie this situation to the Nygard trial needs to seriously rethink their life choices.

“We believe serving in caucus while actively practicing as a criminal defense attorney is a conflict of interest” is far more defensible than “this guy works with someone who defended a reprehensible criminal.”

Yeah, probably - it’s funnier to give an elaborate rationale for guessing the wrong answer, and Ben’s enough of a foodie that I’d expect him to do a little better with “pollo” than he has.

That said, the polos are both obscure enough sports that I’m never confident with my own guesses…

Manitoba’s NDP government has removed MLA Mark Wasyliw from its caucus after the party learned one of his business partners is the acting criminal defence lawyer for convicted sexual predator Peter Nygard.

Okay…it sounds like they were just looking for an excuse, no matter how flimsy.

I don’t even know why I checked the website, I usually don’t bother on weekends.

I think the ship is a standard reclaimable, account-wide unlock.

I think it’s possible to get a little salty about the state of things without turning the community (such as it is) into a wretched hive of scum and villainy - I think you’re in the clear.

It’s funny, I don’t think the current storyline has been bad, necessarily - just uninteresting. Maybe they were a year or two too late to hop on the multiversal bandwagon, even though it makes perfect sense in a Trek context.