Headline: Korean Air executive apologises for delaying plane after recieving nuts in a bag

Really? Well. In her defense, First Class status gives one certain expectations. You will get a drink before you take off. You will get a warm wet towel before you land. You will not get a sack of ceramic pretzels or a bag of simple legumes; you will get high-class nuts like Macadamia, and they won't be stuffed in a sack the guest has to open, as if he was some savage slamming coconut on a rock to get the tender tasty insides. The nuts will be served on a plate.

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Here's the thing. It probably was SOP to serve them on a plate. It's part of the first-class experience the customer expects, because some of them haven't opened anything with their own hands for years, and probably have servants who scurry ahead to loosen bottles and lift toilet lids. These people live in a life that puts Louis IVX to shame, and they will complain all the way to the top if the nuts aren't on a plate. The stewards should have known that.

That said: if you complain about such a thing you are - whether exec or customer - a dreadful person, and we hope someone on their way back to steerage bumps your arm and dumps your orange juice in your lap.

GEEK A while back I expressed enthusiasm for Star Trek Axanar, a fan-film that looks pretty nifty, and has Real Professional Actors. That helps. Here's another one.

Good decision; there's room to stretch out your plots without banging into a dozen pre-existing story arcs.

I don't know why the Romulans wouldn't have defeated Earth quickly, given the technological imbalances. Perhaps we got lots of upgraded weaponry from the Andorians. Anyway, here's the trailer. This is what technology in the hands of ordinary folk leads to: astonishing visuals that exceed the source material by a factor of 10,000, coupled with acting that's . . . well, let's put Shatner and Stewart over here,and then let's put the people with boundless enthusiasm and good intentions over . . . here.

The problem: space scenes look like this. Incredible:

Domestic scenes on Earth look like this.

Just doesn't say Star Trek to me. You hope we'll improve screen doors by then. Anyway, it is an accomplishment, and I look forward to seeing it.

Speaking of horizons: we're getting close to Pluto exploration.

Between this and the thundering glory of the Orion liftoff the other day - oh, and the last Mars robot drop, which is still a thing of beauty, AND the asteroid landing - it's a heartening time for people who grew up expecting a Moon base by 2001. So we're behind schedule a little.