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Melllvar, charonn0@startrek.website
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Seer of the tapes! Knower of the episodes!
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Comments by Melllvar, charonn0@startrek.website
Star Trek Social Club“A keyboard? How quaint.”
I like TOS Operation: Annihilate! because it presents a situation where a starship captain would be justified in issuing General Order 24. I’m disappointed that they didn’t actually mention GO24 in the episode, but my headcanon is that the crew were all reluctant to mention it by name.
I think GO24 is deeply misunderstood. It’s only ever been presented as a thing that a bad, crazy captain would order; as grounds for mutiny. So why would Starfleet even have such an order on the books? I think it’s actually designed for situations like the one in this episode: to prevent the spread of dangerous life forms.
This interpretation also enhances my enjoyment of another TOS episode, A Taste of Armageddon. In this episode, Kirk actually invokes General Order 24. Scotty understands that Kirk needs leverage to bluff with, and plays along. Bluffing the bad guys by citing a public health ordinance is classic Kirk. See also Corbomite and Fizzbin
Ask
AtheismI say lean into it. Praise Jesus so loudly and obnoxiously that the preacher themselves asks you to tone it down a notch.
politicsGuys. Guys. I’ve got it. This is poetry.
Show us your death certificate
Sure. Whether or not its constitutional, etc. is really beside the point. Any official challenge to the governor’s declaration would necessarily involve demonstrating that McConnell is alive and well (or not). In either outcome, the question of the governor’s authority would be moot.
AsklemmyDon’t stress over labels. They don’t fit anyone perfectly.
No Stupid QuestionsThe tesseract code repository is no longer public, but someone else made a copy of the blacklist file: https://drive.proton.me/urls/F12YB7W52C#27AP8fGZ2xdp
It’s an alternative skin/user interface that fediverse instances can offer users. It turns out to have an internal blocklist of instances, communities, users, and keywords that it will silently hide. Some (e.g. child abuse) are understandable. Others (e.g. specific usernames) are less so.
Some people are upset they are on the list; some that they are not on the list. But most are upset that a list exists in the first place.
History Memes@piefed.social
Baked green apples with cinnamon. Silver dollar cornbread pancakes. Thick, steaming pea soup with hot dog chunks.
Now I’m hungry and I miss my grandma :(
Not The Onion“I’m not gay, I’m overworked.”
-That guy
Mildly Infuriating
Work ReformI find it interesting how “the promotion” is an end in itself. No context, no details, just “the promotion”. And you didn’t get it! Tsk, tsk, tsk.
Fediverse memes
RisaI wonder what a Ferengi End-User License Agreement says.
Programmer HumorThis looks uncomfortable and humiliating. Now if they were to make it in the form of a suppository…
Lemmy Be Wholesome@lemmy.world
Last week I tipped a friend off about an upcoming job opening that would have us living in the same town. The boss sees their resume tomorrow.
O Mighty Potato, grant me this boon.
News
Science Memes@mander.xyz
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Science Memes@mander.xyz
Little Johnny took a drink but now will drink no more
For what he thought was H2O was H2SO4
“A keyboard? How quaint.”
I like TOS Operation: Annihilate! because it presents a situation where a starship captain would be justified in issuing General Order 24. I’m disappointed that they didn’t actually mention GO24 in the episode, but my headcanon is that the crew were all reluctant to mention it by name.
I think GO24 is deeply misunderstood. It’s only ever been presented as a thing that a bad, crazy captain would order; as grounds for mutiny. So why would Starfleet even have such an order on the books? I think it’s actually designed for situations like the one in this episode: to prevent the spread of dangerous life forms.
This interpretation also enhances my enjoyment of another TOS episode, A Taste of Armageddon. In this episode, Kirk actually invokes General Order 24. Scotty understands that Kirk needs leverage to bluff with, and plays along. Bluffing the bad guys by citing a public health ordinance is classic Kirk. See also Corbomite and Fizzbin
I usually go to wunderground.com
I say lean into it. Praise Jesus so loudly and obnoxiously that the preacher themselves asks you to tone it down a notch.
Guys. Guys. I’ve got it. This is poetry.
Show us your death certificate
Sure. Whether or not its constitutional, etc. is really beside the point. Any official challenge to the governor’s declaration would necessarily involve demonstrating that McConnell is alive and well (or not). In either outcome, the question of the governor’s authority would be moot.
Don’t stress over labels. They don’t fit anyone perfectly.
The tesseract code repository is no longer public, but someone else made a copy of the blacklist file: https://drive.proton.me/urls/F12YB7W52C#27AP8fGZ2xdp
It’s an alternative skin/user interface that fediverse instances can offer users. It turns out to have an internal blocklist of instances, communities, users, and keywords that it will silently hide. Some (e.g. child abuse) are understandable. Others (e.g. specific usernames) are less so.
Some people are upset they are on the list; some that they are not on the list. But most are upset that a list exists in the first place.
Roadside assistance services?
I don’t like fixing my own flat tires. I can do it but not quickly or efficiently; it’s not something I can do on the side of the road under duress. I should probably work on that, I know, but in the meantime I take my bike to a local shop and have them do it for me.
Baked green apples with cinnamon. Silver dollar cornbread pancakes. Thick, steaming pea soup with hot dog chunks.
Now I’m hungry and I miss my grandma :(
“I’m not gay, I’m overworked.”
-That guy
I find it interesting how “the promotion” is an end in itself. No context, no details, just “the promotion”. And you didn’t get it! Tsk, tsk, tsk.
I wonder what a Ferengi End-User License Agreement says.
This looks uncomfortable and humiliating. Now if they were to make it in the form of a suppository…
Last week I tipped a friend off about an upcoming job opening that would have us living in the same town. The boss sees their resume tomorrow.
O Mighty Potato, grant me this boon.
Sending my pots and thrayers 👏
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