The Age of Outrage

[plastroncafe]

Originally Posted by Candy Kappa

I guess that's one of the nice things about STD is that outside of US it's available on Netflix, still not seen a single episode of it yet.

From what I've seen, which is again...very limited.
If you enjoyed the reboot of Battlestar, you'll like this.

[CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy]

Originally Posted by plastroncafe

From what I've seen, which is again...very limited.
If you enjoyed the reboot of Battlestar, you'll like this.

I loved nuBSG. I mean, obviously, given the name, right?

[Vegita-San]

Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

The Klingons are said to be fixed in season 2. We will see other clans in it that look like real Klingons and they claim this was always the intent... even though we see a scene with representatives from ALL Klingon clans in season 1 and they all look bald and weird like the rest of them.

riiiiight.

their re imagined 'we can do 'em better' klingons where such a hit from the start they had to change them back.

oops, i just insulted someone somewhere ;o)

[plastroncafe]

Did I know that about you?
I don't know...this might be the first time I'm coming across that information.



But yeah, my experience of the Trek universe is that it's largely an optimistic place, and this show is missing that wave of positivism.
Things are darker, and there's more moral ambiguity.
Which I don't mind?
But...which still feels jarring coming from something with Star Trek in the header.

[CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy]

Originally Posted by Vegita-San

riiiiight.

their re imagined 'we can do 'em better' klingons where such a hit from the start they had to change them back.

oops, i just insulted someone somewhere ;o)

It's okay, Worf, Martok, Gowron, B'Elanna, and K'Ehleyr all agree with you.

[Leo656]

Originally Posted by CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy

And Scott Steiner should be ashamed of himself. Stop fat shaming people, ya loser!

https://thumbs.gfycat.com/PlumpCauti...ew-max-1mb.gif

YOU tell him. He's pretty hung up about it.


And if you still aren't convinced, THE NUMBERS DON'T LIE.


141 and 2/3s chance that Freakzilla rips your argument to shreds while doing one-arm push-ups.

[Andrew NDB]

Originally Posted by plastroncafe

But yeah, my experience of the Trek universe is that it's largely an optimistic place, and this show is missing that wave of positivism.
Things are darker, and there's more moral ambiguity.
Which I don't mind?
But...which still feels jarring coming from something with Star Trek in the header.

STD: lots of very angry people shouting and screaming, blowing stuff up and pointing guns at each other all the time and killing lots of people. And an F bomb. Normally, outside of Star Trek... all things that I like! But in this show? Under a Star Trek banner? Under a stupid prequel banner that no one wanted? Cancer.

[Andrew NDB]

Nike announces Kaepernick is their new spokesperson and a bunch of people are cutting the Nike logos off of everything.

https://www.totalprosports.com/2018/...uncement-pics/

[Andrew NDB]

Obama says women make better leaders:

https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/16/polit...men/index.html

[FredWolfLeonardo]

Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

Obama says women make better leaders:

https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/16/polit...men/index.html

plastron will not come back, no matter how hard we try

[TommyT]

So, I was looking to apply for a job at Twitter.

In Canada, they ask the basics: Name, Current occupation, and contact.

In the US, they additionally ask for Age, Gender, Sexual orientation and Ethnicity?
No wonder your politics are so messed up. Here, it's against the law, as most of that is considered private information.

I feel for you.

[IndigoErth]

Age is typical. Haven't ever come across "orientation," though I assume like "ethnicity" it's probably only optional and voluntary. I don't think they can legally require anyone to give that info.

[TommyT]

Originally Posted by IndigoErth

Age is typical. Haven't ever come across "orientation," though I assume like "ethnicity" it's probably only optional and voluntary. I don't think they can legally require anyone to give that info.

It's against the law here to ask age, as it can be discriminatory. You can figure it out, based on work history, but an employer can catch a fine for asking.

The Twitter jobs, anyone can apply, and see that it isn't optional.

My question is, how does this fit a leftist agenda? The point is not to discriminate right? The best person for the job? Not cherry pick applicants who fit your ideal candidate based on race and gender identification.

[IMJ]

Originally Posted by IndigoErth

Age is typical. Haven't ever come across "orientation," though I assume like "ethnicity" it's probably only optional and voluntary. I don't think they can legally require anyone to give that info.

You're right, they can't require it, but what they do is that if you don't answer or leave blank they will generally overlook your application claiming that it is "incomplete". Or more realistically they will make no claim at all and still simply overlook your application. There is a significant amount of "social justice" hiring and firing done by liberal thinkers in the U.S. The "gatekeeper" process is ridiculous.

Many, many, many of the low-level HR positions in the states are filled with angry, social-justice wielding people doing the hiring. Here, the term "social justice" is used at the most grass roots of levels - basically a low-level HR person in a position of power (in this case, a job-seekers fate) passing a judgment on that job seeker but not based on your work presentation, but instead based on any element that hiring person can extract a judgement from - even if that judgement is derived from their own "fairness heuristics". Of course, they will report that they are making "team based judgements", or "business branded decisions" but they are lying.

Low level HR people behave just as a social criminal in that they get a job that allows them to act out their power fantasy. If an HR person doing the hiring thinks you are like that guy in High School who wouldn't date them, they won't open the gate - it could be as simple as that or any other minor configuration of BS mental algebra they deem appropriate. The "gatekeepers". And even if you get hired, one of the earliest lessons you learn when you enter the work force is that HR is not there for the employee at all, regardless of what they will tell you.