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Salopian Bibliophile breaking the fourth wall since 1980. Equality, love, and all good things. 🏳️‍🌈🖖
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I watched the final episode of #WolfHall last night. I knew it was going to be good, but still wasn't prepared for *how* good. #MarkRylance is an amazing actor.
December 16, 2024 at 5:32 PM
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geoffnorcott.bsky.social
Massive away win for the little fella.
December 2, 2024 at 1:38 PM
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marcmorris.bsky.social
"Blessed Cuthbert, I present you with a hardback copy of The Anglo-Saxons."
"Ah, that's lovely, Æthelstan, but I've just downloaded it to my Kindle for 99p." www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...
November 30, 2024 at 9:29 AM
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tranquilitypress.bsky.social
Today is the 30th anniversary of #StarTrekGenerations and while we can all agree its not the best of the TNG films, it was the first and will always hold a special place in our hearts. To celebrate here is a sneak peek at a project we are currently working on: "The Great Bird of the Galaxy" 1/4
Action Report _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Commander Starfleet Stardate:48655.2 From: ENTERPRISE COMMANDING OFFICER J.L PICARD To: The Commander-in-Chief, Starfleet. Via: Commander-in-Chief, Exploratory Command. Subject - ACTION REPORT-USS ENTERPRISE (NCC-1701-D) IN ORBIT VERIDIAN III – INCLUDING CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE RESULTANT LOSS OF THE SHIP Part I This action report has been compiled to document the series of events leading to the destruction of USS Enterprise. The sequence of events began with the investigation of the Amargosa Observatory and culminated in the crash landing of the Enterprise saucer section on Veridian III. GENERAL NARRATIVE On Stardate 48632.4, ENTERPRISE responded to a distress call originating from the AMARGOSA OBSERVATORY, a Federation scientific outpost in the Amargosa system. The observatory reported an attack by an unidentified vessel. Starfleet Command directed ENTERPRISE to investigate the situation, secure the facility, and assist any survivors. Upon arrival, ENTERPRISE found the observatory in a state of severe damage, with primary systems offline and no immediate signs of the attackers. An away team, led by Commander RIKER, was dispatched to the station. The team discovered several survivors and initiated repairs to the station’s systems to recover critical data. Among the survivors was Dr. Tolian SORAN, an El-Aurian scientist who exhibited unusual behavior, displaying extreme urgency unrelated to the recent attack. Lieutenant Commander DATA retrieved logs indicating that SORAN had been conducting unauthorized experiments involving trilithium, a compound capable of disrupting stellar fusion. Upon this discovery SORAN launched the stellar probe at the AMARGOSA star, triggering a quantum implosion in the star triggering a collapse along with a level 12 shockwave, Commander RIKER and away team was dispatched to apprehend SORAN and retrieve personnel on the station During the away team’s efforts to confront SORAN a firefight broke out, SORAN took CHIEF ENGINEER GEORDI LAFORGE hostage and escaped aboard a KLINGON vessel. Despite efforts to stop him, SORAN successfully transported off the station with LAFORGE, leaving the away team to return to the ENTERPRISE with critical data but unable to prevent SORAN’s escape or the destruction of the AMARGOSA Star. Given the destructive potential of the trilithium and SORAN’s actions, it was imperative to pursue and intercept him. STARFLEET Intelligence provided background on SORAN, noting his obsession with the NEXUS, a spatial phenomenon capable of manipulating space-time. It was concluded that SORAN intended to use the trilithium to alter the course of the NEXUS, potentially threatening entire star systems. The intelligence briefing highlighted SORAN’s history as one of the few survivors of the NEXUS event that destroyed the EL-AURIAN homeworld. His obsession with re-entering the NEXUS suggested that he might be willing to take extreme measures, including the destruction of inhabited star systems, to achieve his goal. ENTERPRISE tracked the KLINGON BIRD-OF-PREY to the VERIDIAN system, specifically VERIDIAN III, where sensors detected SORAN’s activities on the planet’s surface. Analysis revealed that SORAN intended to destroy the VERIDIAN star to alter the NEXUS’s path, which would result in the obliteration of the VERIDIAN system, including the heavily populated VERIDIAN IV. I negotiated temporary passage to the surface of VERIDIAN III via the KLINGON vessel, offering myself as a hostage in exchange for LAFORGE and the opportunity to confront SORAN. Commander RIKER remained in command of ENTERPRISE. On the planet, I engaged SORAN at his makeshift launch facility, where he had already positioned a trilithium probe. Part II SPACE ENGAGEMENT WITH KLINGON D-12 Chief Engineer LAFORGE was cleared to return to duty following medical examination by CMO CRUSHER and he resumed his duties in Engineering, Unbeknownst to LAFORGE or any other personnel the DURAS’ Sisters had installed a subspace quantum nanite transceiver into the VISOR apparatus LAFORGE uses to see, this allowed them secure real time transmission of data from the VISOR to their D-12 that was largely undetectable to ships sensors or security. Through the VISOR the DURAS were able to learn the shield modulation frequencies The DURAS sisters, known for their expertise in cyber warfare, had exploited the ship's compromised shield modulation frequencies, allowing them to conduct a sophisticated cyber attack against the ENTERPRISE’s computer systems. This attack crippled the ENTERPRISE’s ability to respond effectively, causing widespread system failures, including critical safety systems designed to prevent hull breaches and automatically enable defenses in the event of an attack. As the attack progressed, vital systems such as the warp core stabilizers, inertial dampeners, and emergency force fields were compromised. The ENTERPRISE was rendered vulnerable, unable to perform even basic tactical maneuvers or mount an effective defense. The DURAS sisters' cyber assault left the ENTERPRISE essentially defenseless and led to catastrophic failures throughout the ship as the crew struggled to overcome, personnel had to form manual relays and man secondary and tertiary backups to engage weapon systems and load torpedoes manually. Through quick thinking and a tactical exploit discovered by Lieutenant Commander DATA, the ENTERPRISE managed to deliver a decisive strike that destroyed the KLINGON vessel. However, the damage to the ENTERPRISE was already beyond repair.
November 18, 2024 at 9:27 AM
solarpatrick2.bsky.social
Out in the woods
November 14, 2024 at 5:57 PM
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drfrancisyoung.bsky.social
Such a great article title
November 14, 2024 at 11:39 AM
solarpatrick2.bsky.social
I really need to start posting things here.
November 13, 2024 at 7:46 PM