Pratab Ali
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Pratab Ali
@prataba.bsky.social
Amateur photographer. landscape, insects, wildlife, stars. 20 plus years software engineer in telecoms.

Sci-fi: BSG, Startrek, Expanse, some Starwars. Mando and Grogu!

(Sorry, Large profiles with thousands of followers, I'm unlikely to follow you back)
Life After #StarTrek #LowerDecks

@shelfnerds.bsky.social @abbymsommer.bsky.social @shuttlepodtwo.bsky.social
@seanferrick.bsky.social

Guys! my sleepy town in the UK has its first Shaxs "Cardassian occupation era Bajoran Cuisine" restaurant and takeaway.

* Legal reasons different spelling Shaks.
December 19, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Coming soon...
December 18, 2025 at 11:15 PM
I bet they reply that your marker pen writing has invalidated your claim, as the ink has somehow effected the longevity of the bulb. Or some other made up thing.

This Philips I bought in 2023 still going. Living room, so is on a lot. 1100 lumens (75w equivalent) dimmable. Most of the time at 50%
December 18, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Which #StarTrek infirmary would you prefer to recuperate in?

I'm talking of the setting/environment, and not the physicians. Imagine you're alone.

If I remember correctly, only ENT has curtains for privacy.🤣

TNG Enterprise-D
VOY Voyager
DS9 Station
ENT NX-01
December 18, 2025 at 4:53 PM
If a look could kill. 😆
December 18, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Denise 💔. Surely things can only get better after the orange one has gone.

#Startrek
December 18, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Watching Jim al khalili
on @rigb.org while wrapping presents.

Jim is speaking about Schrödinger, and I realise that this applies to my feelings towards wrapping presents.

Hate wrapping, but also love wrapping because it's for my niece. 🤣

youtu.be/k-0pky806Fo?si…
December 18, 2025 at 1:29 PM
It says this when I clicked the handle.
December 16, 2025 at 12:54 PM
#StarTrekTNG #StarTrekLDS

Series parallels, of sorts.

Vulcans projecting their emotions on others.

TNG S3 E23 Sarek

LDS S4 E5 Empathological Fallacies
December 15, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Awww bears!
December 15, 2025 at 4:21 PM
A delicate diplomatic meeting may require detonating the warp core.

Out of Shaxs, Shaxs, Shaxs, and Shaxs from #StarTrek Lower decks.

Who would you prefer as the lead security officer to push the button!
December 15, 2025 at 4:15 PM
#StarTrekTNG S3 E15 Yesterday's Enterprise.

Capt. Rachel Garret knowing the odds of destruction, gives the order to her crew go back through the rift.

(Gulp 😢. I'm not crying! You're crying!)
December 13, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Ahhhh that's better.
December 13, 2025 at 3:28 PM
#StarTrekTNG S3 E10 The Defector

No comment, just brilliant.

Still coveting the Romulan Warbird though. 🤣
December 12, 2025 at 9:43 PM
#StarTrekTNG S3 E7 The Enemy

Final scene of Enterprise-D and Tomalak's Wardbird.

I found myself looking longingly at the beautiful green Romulan D'Deridex class Warbird. I feel I have cheated on the Galaxy class Enterprise-D. Shame on me 😳
December 12, 2025 at 6:17 PM
The boss man Tuvix! He had a tough short lived life.
December 11, 2025 at 7:53 PM
You'd have to perform Sabrage on this wine. 😄
December 11, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Did you write in German?
December 9, 2025 at 3:48 PM
🤭
December 9, 2025 at 11:48 AM
@shelfnerds.bsky.social are you a Doctor Who viewer?

If so there's a new spinoff by writer Russell T Davies.

Features the division UNIT.

The War Between Land and the Sea.

I'm 15mins into first episode. It's good so far.
December 7, 2025 at 9:53 PM
#StarTrekTNG S2 E17 Samaritan Snare

I would've kept Pulaski's involvement in the surgery (and also the Enterprise crew knowing) from Picard. But allow Picard to find out in a future ep and so to develop a higher degree of respect for Pulaski, and her professionalism.
December 7, 2025 at 5:34 PM
#StarTrekTNG S2 E17 Samaritan Snare

Wesley doesn't take Picard's hint to stop talking on the way to get his ❤️ fixed.

Geordi makes some new best friends. Worf was right, whyTF would you send the chief engineer.

Personally I'd rather be stuck on a ship with a regenerating Borg than a creepy Pakled.
December 7, 2025 at 4:55 PM
I would've loved it if someone who doesn't know their Sci-fi, confused Robocop for a Borg and placed it next to the Janeway statue 🤣

"Dead or alive. Your resistance is futile"

janewaystatue.com

#StarTrek #StarTrekVoyager
December 5, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Moon! Though the spikes make it look like a star.
December 4, 2025 at 8:14 PM
"Moopsy"
December 4, 2025 at 3:47 PM