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Yeah, the article doesn't make it sound like an appealing experience.

One of these latest routes is a trip between the Calgary International Airport and Banff. While Boysan said the company targets customers from all walks of life, most passengers on this trip were backpackers in their early twenties who'd chosen the bus for one reason only.

"We're kind of like broke college students, so we just got the cheapest thing we could," Leo Fritsch, 18, said, adding his tickets cost about $25.

That would make sense - I was thinking there were probably some viable BC options, but I honestly never hear people talking about them.

It is, and maybe it will change some day, but there's a reason intercity rail is concentrated almost entirely in the Toronto - Quebec City corridor - nowhere else in the country has the population density to justify it (though maybe the Calgary-Edmonton route will get to that point one day).

Outside of the major commuter routes between large cities, the demand isn't really there.

There's a new CBC Radio article that OP may have forgotten to link to.

It does seem like there's not much of a use case if you don't have the requirement to cover a large change in elevation in a relatively short distance - mountains, or to get up and over a shipping lane, or something like that. The article argues for them to be inexpensive, which...I'm sure they are, but they seem to be relatively low-capacity, and pretty limited in terms of the number of stops you could include on a route. But I'm not an expert, and maybe I'd be surprised.

A really nice episode that improves on the already-quite-good first installment in pretty much every way.

Jack works a lot better once he's integrated into the main plot - he actually fits in quite seamlessly. He's still not quite as charming as he's clearly meant to be, but I think it's a big step up from last episode.

The "go to your room" bit is a lousy way to solve a cliffhanger that I nonetheless find very amusing. I'd also completely forgotten about the banana gag. Good stuff.

Jack suggests Pompeii on volcano day as a good place to visit if you're running a con. Hmm...

Nancy continues to be an outstanding character, balancing vulnerability with authority and toughness. Her confrontation with the owner of the house works really well, though it bumps up against problematic-yet-appropriate-for-the-era topics.

We get our first mention of Villengard, the weapons manufacturer that gets occasional shout-outs to this day.

The two-parter as a whole manages to seed its major plot developments - the nanogenes and Nancy secretly being Jamie's mother - without making it glaringly obvious - no small feat.

And, of course, we get the "everybody lives" monologue. It's iconic for a reason.

I was told to go talk to Garrett Wang. I went to his both and introduced my costume. He loved it. He asked for a photo and a video of me explaining it.

Amazing!

“I learned so much. I learned so many canon things that even I had no clue about, from one of our wonderful writers, Kirsten Beyer, who’s just the godmother of Trek. She’s the Trek Wiki. Her brain is Star Trek. And I got to co-write my episode with her. That was such a dream, because I could just text her in the middle of the night and ask her just deep cut, nerdy questions that I won’t allude to right now, because it’ll spoil things. Just just imagine having a little Trek Wiki that you can text who’s a human being, who’s your friend. And that’s what it was like working with her. So it’s great.”

Upon further consideration...

"Federation political drama" is a popular dream show for a lot of people. I've never been one of those people - the Federation is built on decades of contradictory nonsense, and anything they came up with would be under immense pressure to be a perfect political system - something that's never been designed IRL, and probably never will.

But...setting it in the very early days of the UFP, as the characters themselves are trying to figure it out? There might actually be something there...

I'm under no illusions that this will actually happen - it's just nice to know he's interested.

No room for "Star Trek Year One"?

It seems like something along those lines. I wonder if it's something they plan to circle back to, or if they're going to leave those toys on the shelf for someone to play with in the future.

I caught the very end of this one, which is great because I love CFL overtime. Kind of a tragic way for things to play out, though...

La’an saying “fascinating” makes me wonder if Spock is rubbing off on her.

Considering the extreme side-eye Chapel gave her, I don't think you're the only one.

Sure, but "Relics" had a built-in caveat (which I think was an intentional piece of writing): it had a 50% mortality rate.

Ryan Reynolds, Taylor Sheridan and John Krasinski Among Hitmakers Paramount Skydance Needs to Keep Happy

The Star Trek situation is touched on in the final paragraph:

Then there is Alex Kurtzman and Secret Hideout, which is in charge of the “Star Trek” TV franchise. While the company has produced a number of new “Trek” shows over the last decade, there are currently two — “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” and “Star Trek: Starfleet Academy.” “Strange New Worlds” is currently airing its third season and has already been renewed through its fifth and final season. “Starfleet Academy” is expected to premiere in 2026 and has been renewed for Season 2.

Interestingly, there's no mention of the fact that the Secret Hideout contract should be expiring in 2026, and therefore needs to be renegotiated (or not)...pretty much immediately.

Are space games fine for /c/Quarks?

Yeah, that's probably the place for them. I really like ObsidianAnt's work, in particular.

I've been an on-again, off-again Elite Dangerous player for years. Ultimately, I don't have the time to really play it, but it's fun to dip in and out of periodically, only to spend half the time remembering the controls.

I guess it's not mentioned in this video, but lately I've had the real urge to dip back in to No Man's Sky, as well.

Why not turn this into a place to collect articles about the various news stories coming out of this transition?

David Ellison, Jeff Shell & Paramount Team Queried On Trump, Tech, Layoffs, Cable, Late Night & More At Debut Press Conference

New Paramount Execs Address CBS News Independence; Ombudsman Will Be “A Transparency Vehicle, Not An Oversight Vehicle”

CBS Boss George Cheeks On The Decision To Cancel ‘The Late Show With Stephen Colbert’

Some Orions are privateers!

Enjoy the con - I hope everything goes well!

There's definitely an AI focus, as Ellison expanded on in his introductory letter:

He touched on a “thoughtful” use of AI integrated across businesses, on supercharging streaming, spending on premium, exclusive content, focusing on sports and investing in media networks “appropriately based on the future business opportunity.”

“Technology is not—and never will be—a replacement for human creativity; rather, it serves as a powerful multiplier. From virtual production stages that unleash filmmakers’ limitless imaginations, to AI‑assisted localization that brings shows to new language markets overnight, to a proprietary ad‑tech stack that maximizes yield across streaming and linear platforms, we will thoughtfully integrate these tools into every aspect of our work,” Ellison wrote.