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Liberal, Briton, FBPE. Co-mod of m/neoliberal
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What Star Trek Mannerism or Phrase Do You Often Use
I worked hard at imitating the Leonard Nimoy Spock’s raised eyebrow for quite a while. I don’t regret the time spent practicing that in front of a mirror. I never mastered a fully raised eyebrow, but I can do a slight eyebrow raise....
Episode Discussion | Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | 2x09 "Subspace Rhapsody"
LoglineAn accident with an experimental quantum probability field causes everyone on the USS Enterprise to break uncontrollably into song, but the real danger is that the field is expanding and beginning to impact other ships—allies and enemies alike....
Physical pain (startrek.website)
The Witcher season 4 filming on hold until 2024 (www.gamesradar.com)
The Witcher Season 3 [Spoilers]
What a fucking disappointment. I’ve not watched the final episode and I’m not going to, as apparently Netflix only understands something sucks if people don’t finish watching it....
[News, Call for Action] The U.K. Government Is Very Close To Eroding Encryption Worldwide (www.eff.org)
The U.K. Parliament is close to passing the Online Safety Bill, which threatens global privacy by allowing backdoors into messaging services, compromising end-to-end encryption. Despite objections, no amendments were accepted. The bill also includes content filtering and surveillance measures. There’s still a chance for...
I call him Jim Carey Kirk. Am I wrong?
Make sure not to underestimate the brilliance of 'Everything Everywhere All at Once' as it proves to be an exceptional movie! (i.imgur.com)
You’ve got to see Everything Everywhere All at Once - it’s an awesome movie! I used to avoid it, thinking it was just another sci-fi film that got popular in theaters, but boy, was I mistaken. The story is really well-crafted, the visuals are stunning, the acting is top-notch, and it even tugs at your heartstrings...
Episode Discussion | Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | 2x07 "Those Old Scientists"
LoglineAn accident while investigating a time portal sends Ensigns Beckett Mariner and Bradward Boimler through time from the 24th century, and Captain Pike and his crew must get them back where they belong before they can alter the timeline....
WTF is this new crypto scam on reddit? Karma is now on the blockchain???? (feddit.it)
I was searching info on a crypto scam and saw that now reddit has jumped on the crypto bandwagon too? Everything must be on a blockchain for some reason
“Have you seen the painting of the Fallen Vedek with the Big Boobies?” (startrek.website)
Which is your preferred smartwatch/fitness tracker? (www.tomsguide.com)
I have been using the Mi Band for years which I generally like, although it’s quite a simple device
Episode Discussion | Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | 2x06 "Lost In Translation"
LoglineUhura seems to be the only one who can hear a strange sound. When the noise triggers terrifying hallucinations, she enlists an unlikely assistant to help her track down the source....
South Africa says arresting Putin would be ‘declaration of war’ (www.aljazeera.com)
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa said that any attempt to arrest Russian President Vladimir Putin when he visits the country next month would be a declaration of war with Russia....
China mandates that AI must follow “core values of socialism” (www.theverge.com)
China has released new guidelines on generative AI services, limiting their public use while encouraging industrial development....
r/selfhosted is still rising, WTF? Come to Lemmy!!!
Hi all! I used to be a daily r/selfhosted lurker and a bit active user. Since the Reddit saga I thought that r/selfhosted would be one of the first and bigger community to move to Lemmy due to the IT knowledge of all of their users and the sensitivity about self host/privacy/open source, but I see that not only the community is...
Why did Vic Fontaine sang entire songs in the later seasons of DS9?
For those who watched DS9 during its first airings, did it seem odd to you that Vic Fontaine/James Darren sang entire songs in the later seasons of DS9?...
Episode Discussion | Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | 2x05 "Charades"
LoglineA shuttle accident leads to Spock’s Vulcan DNA being removed by aliens, making him fully human and completely unprepared to face T’Pring’s family during an important ceremonial dinner....
Star Trek TNG Season 2 Episode 9 The Measure Of A Man
I haven’t enjoyed TNG really at all so I slowed down on my journey of watching all of Star Trek in order. However tonight I decided to watch a episode. That episode was The Measure Of A Man. This episode is truly a diamond in the rough in my opinion. This episode is exactly why I fell in love with Star Trek in the first place!...
DS9’s The Visitor is an absolute masterpiece (lemmy.world)
Originally posted on c/themesshall
Manny Coto Dies: Emmy-Winning ’24’ EP Who Created AI Drama ‘Next’ & Worked On ‘Star Trek: Enterprise’, ‘American Horror Story’ & ‘Dexter’ Was 62 (deadline.com)
Twitter account suspended for tracking Elon Musk’s jet joins Meta’s Threads (www.theguardian.com)
Is the next episode a comedy? S204 "Charades" (lemmy.world)
AI is a "tragedy of the commons." We’ve got solutions for that. (www.vox.com)
"Arms race" is the wrong mental model for AI. Here’s a better one.
Paramount+ Comic-Con 2023 Star Trek Panel To Focus On ‘Discovery,’ ‘Lower Decks’, And ‘Strange New Worlds’ (trekmovie.com)
Hall H, Saturday, July 22, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
What are your favourite TNG episodes?
Just about to finish TNG Season 2, I only watched the odd episode on television in the 90’s and ST: Enterprise is the only complete series I have binged....
What are cluster bombs and why is US sending them to Ukraine? (www.bbc.com)
Prodigy Season 1, Volume 2 is coming to DVD & Blu-Ray (mastodon.social)
Per series writer Aaron J. Waltke:...
Tourist who allegedly carved names into Rome’s Colosseum says he didn’t know the ‘antiquity of the monument’ | CNN (www.cnn.com)
The tourist who was filmed apparently carving his name into a wall of Rome’s 2,000-year-old Colosseum late last month has sent a letter of apology to the local prosecutor’s office, his defense lawyer told CNN on Thursday....
Shell boss under fire for saying cutting fossil fuel production is ‘dangerous’ (www.theguardian.com)
Episode Discussion | Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | 2x04 "Among the Lotus Eaters"
Written by Kirsten Beyer & Davy Perez...
YSK: Your Lemmy activities (e.g. downvotes) are far from private (i.imgur.com)
Edit: obligatory explanation (thanks mods for squaring me away)…...
People in /r/redditalternatives are talking about a "Reddit 2.0" What website would fill that role? (kbin.social)
On Reddit at reddit.com/r/redditalternatives, people are talking about a "Reddit 2.0." What do you suggest?
'Everyone in the chair has their thing.' So what would be your thing? (kbin.social)
Punch it!
"It's the content, stupid" - some #chaoticgood ways to encourage people to get off of Reddit and onto Kbin (kbin.social)
Jotting some quick notes I've observed so far from running /m/scifi for a couple of weeks and getting to 3K subscribers:...