@gaghyogi49 Jörg, I don't post much, but I really enjoy the research and insights you share here.
FWIW, I can't recall any episodes of Star Trek that bother me so much I would say that I hate them. I guess I'm generally easy to please, and as you write: there is usually something interesting or intriguing in every episode.
@badastro I just read your latest newsletter in my e-mail. Good for you for dumping online services run by right wing assholes! Also, more importantly, good for you for continuing to write and share your perspectives!
My older son is finishing his freshman year at Penn State as an aerospace engineering major. He's also looking to minor in astrophysics. He is, naturally, frustrated at the direction things are going right now with space exploration and science, so it is good to read that there is still great science being done.