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7of9 , 5 months ago

It’s worth checking out Metropolis Street Racer and F355 Challenge if you’re into driving games. Also Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX was really nicely done.

I loved my Dreamcast, such a pity it couldn’t be developed further

7of9 , 5 months ago

If this thread is anything to go by, me and my other half were the only people on the planet that actually enjoyed Picard S1 and 2, and didn’t like S3 as much.

In that spirit, if a film is made I look forward to enjoying it even if I’m the only one.

7of9 , 5 months ago

Well, I’m glad it wasn’t just me, lol … I figured some people must have enjoyed it otherwise they’d have left it at one season!

7of9 , 5 months ago

Well, 1 and 2 both dealt with deep themes of grief and generational trauma … I appreciated that they tried to write a story with a deep meaning to it, even if it didn’t 100% work it was better than a lot of the recent things I’ve watched

7of9 , 5 months ago

Don’t be sorry for your reply being long, it was clearly well thought out and considered. I agree on all the points you’ve made … perhaps the majority of people here didn’t like Picard 1 & 2 because it wasn’t repeating the type of story telling that Star Trek has typically given, but was a whole new thing. People, generally, don’t like change and I think in the current world there’s comfort to be had in the “monster of the week” style 90s shows.

7of9 , 5 months ago

They did do a beginner’s guide to Mastodon after Musk infested Twitter, but it does seem like they don’t consider Lemmy or Mastodon to be “serious”

7of9 , 5 months ago

Do you know if Retroarch has controller support?

7of9 , 5 months ago

Cool, thanks :-)

7of9 , 5 months ago

You’re completely right, there is obviously no deeper meaning to presenting a character who is a mature adult yet requires structured classes in order to learn how human beings socialise.

7of9 , 5 months ago

Picard was written by different people who needed different things from the characters, however there were occasional moments where her previous manerisms showed through.

A feral child who was not ASD could have been portrayed like Mowgli (or, for a more Star Trek reference point, Tuvok when he had brain damage). Seven gradually learns how to navigate human interaction (and how to smile, for instance) through studying and is surprised when it’s occasionally useful, a non-ASD character could have learned through interpretation of people’s reactions and would have sought socialisation rather than peace and quiet in a neatly ordered cargo bay (I’m led to believe that’s how it works anyway).

7of9 , 5 months ago

Not an obsession, I tuned out of watching Voyager when it was first on TV and I’m partway through a complete watch now … she’s simply my favorite character from the show, and given that Star Trek fans have a pleasant and active community here I thought it was a good choice. Perhaps I was mistaken.

Being interpreted as smug was not my intention, I thought I was simply stating my opinion with equal force to the poster above. How should I have responded?

7of9 , 5 months ago

You may be right, the more of Voyager I watch the more flexible each character appears in order to fit around what the story requires. Apart from Tom Paris repeatedly being an idiot, that’s a constant.

We can agree to disagree and enjoy it on our own terms I guess. If I have been dismissive of your argument I would like to apologise, that was not my intention.

7of9 , 6 months ago

Me at 20: Mariner.

At 30: Tendi.

At 40: T’Lyn.

Now: politely staying home and posting on Lemmy.

7of9 , 6 months ago

Last time I looked it still did a weird mix of American and European Spanish, too

7of9 , 6 months ago

When was that? Last time I tried it was a couple of years ago.

As for the difference, outside of Spain the conjugation of Vosotros (you, plural) isn’t used, but speaking to strangers is much more formal. Also, there’s a lot of vocabulary differences which can be confusing for non-native speakers.

Good luck with your learning, it’s a great language :-)

7of9 , 6 months ago

Suddenly the Broccoloid episode of The Powerpuff Girls reads as anti-LGBT propaganda

7of9 , 6 months ago

What is this a computer for ants? It should be at least … four times bigger.

7of9 , 6 months ago

I’m in this comment and I don’t like it.

7of9 , 6 months ago

That’s what we call an attention getter!

7of9 , 6 months ago

It’s a reality TV series where D-list personalities are dropped in the middle of the forrest and have to hike out without being eaten by bears.

7of9 , 6 months ago

Depends on how well the first season goes, the producers are a little cautious in case the bears aren’t really as viscous as they said on their CVs.

7of9 , 6 months ago

My first salaried job was also my first proper IT job and I was a “junior technician” … the only other member of IT staff was my supervisor who had been a secretary that got a 1 week sysadmin course and knew very little.

The server room was a complete rat’s nest and I resolved to sort it out. It was all going very well until I tripped over the loose SCSI 3 cable between the AIX server and it’s raid array. While it was in use.

It took me 2 days to restore everything from tape. My supervisor was completely useless.

A few months later I was “made redundant”, leaving behind me everything working perfectly and a super tidy server room. I got calls from the company asking for help for the following 6 months, which I politely declined.

7of9 , 6 months ago

Yeah, I got laid off twice more before switching careers. Both times they wanted me to come back and fix stuff after letting me go.

It goes hand in hand with the “if someone works hard, they should be given more work as a reward” line of thinking.

7of9 , 6 months ago

I didn’t have them over a barrel, they were just being lazy and trying to exploit me further for free.

7of9 , 6 months ago

Yep, I remember in one job I was at for 8 years a manager 2 levels up complemented me for sorting out the networking for a re-arrange of our own office … I was gobsmacked because I’d been managing a whole network and server upgrade for a client that involved well over 1000 users at the time yet an hour of fiddling with wires under desks was the only thing that got his attention.

7of9 , 6 months ago

Thanks, I’ll give this one the chop!

7of9 , 6 months ago

Yes, that’s more “me” … I only do a little light assimilating on the weekends.

7of9 , 6 months ago

It is pleasing to see my culture represented in popular media. You may continue.

7of9 , 6 months ago

I really enjoyed the first two seasons, the third was ok with some good bits in it.

7of9 , 6 months ago

Under Decks, like Lower Decks but lower, lower, lower, TOO LOW, lower.

7of9 , 6 months ago

That’s fantastic, I would love to see a Trek / Pigs In Space crossover

7of9 , 6 months ago

The more I think about it, yes it would be a lot of fun!

7of9 , 6 months ago

Why? If anything the risk goes up.

7of9 , 6 months ago

Or the duplicate crew and ship made it back and he was the only original member of the crew

7of9 , 6 months ago

Call me Tasha 'cause I’m posting this reply on Android!

7of9 , 6 months ago

Yeah, my local Caprabo (a modestly priced supermarket) used to have a whole aisle dedicated to olives and olive related stuff … now the locals are getting priced out of it and the aisle is just a little section

7of9 , 6 months ago

Every world has the equivalent of Trump supporters, I guess

7of9 , 6 months ago

The Borg became a metaphor for colonialism, I think, with assimilation being an “improvement” for it’s victims.

7of9 , 6 months ago

Very much on-brand that while the federation have lots of fancy comfy chairs, Quark just went to Ikea

7of9 , 6 months ago

When coffee fails to appear, the only solution is violence.

7of9 , 6 months ago

Right after First Contact and The Wrath of Khan, yes.

7of9 , 6 months ago

Good point, at worst it ranks about equally with Galaxy Quest for me … Sigourney Weaver weights my ranking a lot though

7of9 , 6 months ago

Does anyone have the original artwork?

I un-ironically like it.

7of9 , 6 months ago

Thanks, I saw the other post but didn’t know if that was the original!

7of9 , 6 months ago

If you replicate a Moog does that make it a synth synth?

7of9 , 6 months ago

I’d like to try it, but I don’t have a supported device yet … I’ve played at least one indie game with a similar feel and really enjoyed it, but it was short and simple so I didn’t get lost in the world

7of9 , 6 months ago

AER: Memories of old

It’s fun, you play as a woman who can turn into a bird and have to explore, solve basic puzzles, and there’s a good story. It’s just short and simple.

7of9 , 6 months ago

If you say so, I watched an early trailer for Death Stranding and haven’t paid it any attention since I’m not keen on games with combat.