I'm planning a series of articles that might grow into a podcast. For the moment it's going to be called PPPAST (Persnickety People Picking Apart Star Trek) in which guest writers and I will tear an episode of one of the Star Trek series completely apart, looking for everything anyone might notice as a mistake, bad writing, bad acting, racism, sexism, any other -ism, plot holes, retconns, and anything else. We'll also highlight the good stuff but this is going to be an exercise in deconstruction.
As far as the methodology goes, each episode will be viewed a minimum of 3 times. The first viewing will be as a regular viewer. No notes will be taken. I'll just sit through the episode from beginning to end. The second viewing will be another straight run but with note-taking. The third viewing will be a pause-and-discuss or pause-and-take-notes viewing where I'm looking at specific moments for specific problems. Once all the viewings are finished, I'll write the article.
I plan to skip around through all the Trek series and movies so as not to get bored or overwhelmed with the endeavor. If you would like to participate as a guest writer please message me so we can agree on an episode or movie. If you're interested in participating in a podcast, let me know. I'm also interested in a logo for the project. If you have any ideas about a logo, feel free to sketch something up and send it to me for consideration. It should be Trek-themed and incorporate the PPPAST title.
That's all for now. Stay tuned!
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Sunday, February 23, 2020
Saturday, February 15, 2020
Dude, Where Have You Been? Pt. 2
Continuing with my monthly Medium digest
Don't Get Anchored In this post I briefly talk about the phenomenon of anchoring, where we base our estimates, ratings, and opinions on what we've already been told instead of our objective review.
Let's Talk About Management Style in which I do just that, duh!
I Failed as an Uber/Lyft Driver I put in my hours and my miles, but in the end, being a driver for Uber and Lyft just wasn't something I could be good at.
Anybody Remember Newsvine? Newsvine was my first social media love.
Is Star Trek Fandom Really Divided Across Generational Lines? We surveyed Star Trek fans to determine whether there were generational differences in their preferences. After collecting over 3500 responses, we analyzed the results.
There you have it. If you've read all of those, you're caught up on what I've been doing over the past couple of months. Moving forward, I will post a new Medium digest each month on or about the 8th of the month. All of the links will be for free viewing.
Don't Get Anchored In this post I briefly talk about the phenomenon of anchoring, where we base our estimates, ratings, and opinions on what we've already been told instead of our objective review.
Let's Talk About Management Style in which I do just that, duh!
I Failed as an Uber/Lyft Driver I put in my hours and my miles, but in the end, being a driver for Uber and Lyft just wasn't something I could be good at.
Anybody Remember Newsvine? Newsvine was my first social media love.
Is Star Trek Fandom Really Divided Across Generational Lines? We surveyed Star Trek fans to determine whether there were generational differences in their preferences. After collecting over 3500 responses, we analyzed the results.
There you have it. If you've read all of those, you're caught up on what I've been doing over the past couple of months. Moving forward, I will post a new Medium digest each month on or about the 8th of the month. All of the links will be for free viewing.
Tuesday, February 11, 2020
Dude, Where Have You Been?
So, my original intent was to post frequently to this blog. Honestly, life got in the way. Distractions were many. I got seduced by Medium and began writing there on a semi-regular basis. Most of my activity will likely remain over there, at least for now, because of the reach. I will still post here and as a bonus for following my blog, you will get to bypass the paywall and read all of my Medium content for free. I will post a monthly digest of my Medium posts here. Of course, I would love for you to join Medium since I get paid a few pennies when you read my posts there, but I don't mind giving you free stuff. So, with no further ado, this is the first installment of my monthly digest (I will have to come up with a better name). Stay tuned for more.
Invisible Black People What's up with white people pretending not to notice black friends and coworkers in public spaces? We literally become invisible to them.
Tales of the Uber/Lyft Driver: Relationship Troubles What happens when an Uber/Lyft ride goes really, really wrong?
I Charge My Friends for Professional Services Wherein I ramble on about why you should charge your friends, family, and coworkers for your professional services. No, I don't necessarily mean money, but there should be some compensation for your time, talent, and supplies. Don't work for free unless you're running a charity service.
Privacy Never Existed What we think of as a loss of privacy today isn't really the case. Privacy never existed. Privacy is simply the rate at which information can be transferred from where it is kept to where it is needed.
What's With the 1-Star Review? Just what are you really rating when you rate the service you received and how will that rating be used?
I Really Miss Google+ Google+ or G+ as most of us called it, was never a graveyard for me until Google killed it. It was a place where I could find lively discussions on just about any topic and make friends with people from around the globe based on shared interests rather than knowing people in common.
When We Were Latchkey Kids Once upon a time kids and teens could walk home from school, play outside, or even stay home by themselves.
DoorDash, UberEats, and All the Rest These gig-economy food delivery services are not built on a sustainable business model. They're just burning through venture capital and not paying workers what they deserve. The average DoorDash delivery driver makes $1.45 an hour after expenses not including tips.
Star Trek Fandom and Me When you cut me, I bleed Starfleet.
Invisible Black People What's up with white people pretending not to notice black friends and coworkers in public spaces? We literally become invisible to them.
Tales of the Uber/Lyft Driver: Relationship Troubles What happens when an Uber/Lyft ride goes really, really wrong?
I Charge My Friends for Professional Services Wherein I ramble on about why you should charge your friends, family, and coworkers for your professional services. No, I don't necessarily mean money, but there should be some compensation for your time, talent, and supplies. Don't work for free unless you're running a charity service.
Privacy Never Existed What we think of as a loss of privacy today isn't really the case. Privacy never existed. Privacy is simply the rate at which information can be transferred from where it is kept to where it is needed.
What's With the 1-Star Review? Just what are you really rating when you rate the service you received and how will that rating be used?
I Really Miss Google+ Google+ or G+ as most of us called it, was never a graveyard for me until Google killed it. It was a place where I could find lively discussions on just about any topic and make friends with people from around the globe based on shared interests rather than knowing people in common.
When We Were Latchkey Kids Once upon a time kids and teens could walk home from school, play outside, or even stay home by themselves.
DoorDash, UberEats, and All the Rest These gig-economy food delivery services are not built on a sustainable business model. They're just burning through venture capital and not paying workers what they deserve. The average DoorDash delivery driver makes $1.45 an hour after expenses not including tips.
Star Trek Fandom and Me When you cut me, I bleed Starfleet.
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