About Star Trek Starfleet Academy blacklash by stargazingpenguin in c/startrek@startrek.website
[-] stargazingpenguin@lemmy.zip 2 points 6 minutes ago

It is a hot take, I know! ๐Ÿ˜‚

About Star Trek Starfleet Academy blacklash by stargazingpenguin in c/startrek@startrek.website
[-] stargazingpenguin@lemmy.zip 14 points 13 hours ago

We've seen basically nothing of it other than a short trailer, so it's way too early for anyone to be deciding whether it'll be good or not! I'm planning to give it a try, just like I have with every other Trek show so far. If I like it, I'll continue watching. If I don't, I won't!

Watch This Documentary About 'Star Trek: Phase II' and See What Could've Been by stargazingpenguin in c/startrek@startrek.website
[-] stargazingpenguin@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 days ago

I personally like 1/2/4! I guess the best way to put it is that none of the Trek movies, even my favorites, have really stuck with me like my favorite episodes have.

Watch This Documentary About 'Star Trek: Phase II' and See What Could've Been by stargazingpenguin in c/startrek@startrek.website
[-] stargazingpenguin@lemmy.zip 4 points 3 days ago

From the information I've seen of it, I think I would have liked Phase II better than the movies they did instead. That being said, the movies probably brought the franchise to a lot of people it may not have reached with another show. So TNG and the later shows may have been a lot lower budget or maybe not made all.

22
Giving focus stacking a try! (lemmy.zip)
submitted 1 month ago by stargazingpenguin@lemmy.zip to c/macrophotography@lemmy.world
0 comments fedilink
  • Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mk.2, Olympus 30mm Macro
  • F/8 30.0mm 1/100s ISO-1000 15 frames

I'm still figuring out how to best do this, but I'm amazed at the pictures I can get! This is the JPEG straight from the camera, so no editing other than the stacking and tweaks the camera does. I almost exclusively use natural light, but I'm probably going to need to grab something for this type of thing.

Lots of fun, and if my neighbors didn't think I was crazy before, I'm sure they do now! ๐Ÿ˜‚

69
Open source real time strategy game 0 A.D. releases Alpha 27 (play0ad.com)
submitted 6 months ago by stargazingpenguin@lemmy.zip to c/gaming@beehaw.org
4 comments fedilink

0 A.D. just released a new version today with some interesting changes.

The features they mention on the news page:

  • Vulkan Renderer
  • Multiplayer Savegames
  • Tips & Tricks Page
  • Naval Overhaul
  • Observer Flares
  • New random maps: Foothills, Migration, Coast Range; New skirmish map: Isthmus of Corinth; and updated skirmish maps: Watering Holes, Sporades Islands
  • New and updated art

It's not mentioned in the features list, but I'm interested in the changes they've made to some of the civilizations. The Spartans, Romans, Athenians, and Macedonians all have had changes to make them more unique, which should make the gameplay a little more interesting. The new maps will be nice to try as well to give a bit more variety.

If you enjoy RTS games like Age of Empires and similar, it might be worth a try!

52-year-old 'Super Mario' supermarket in Costa Rica wins unlikely victory against the Nintendo lawyers: "He is Don Mario, he's my dad" by stargazingpenguin in c/gaming@beehaw.org
[-] stargazingpenguin@lemmy.zip 30 points 6 months ago

I'm happy to see they won! It's amazing how low Nintendo can go.

I've got banned from Apex Legends by stargazingpenguin in c/linux_gaming@lemmy.world
I've got banned from Apex Legends by stargazingpenguin in c/linux_gaming@lemmy.world
[-] stargazingpenguin@lemmy.zip 159 points 11 months ago

If I remember right, about a year ago they were banning a lot of Linux players. It might be happening again.

17
Star Trek @ Lemmy.zip (lemmy.zip)
submitted 11 months ago by stargazingpenguin@lemmy.zip to c/communitypromo@lemmy.ca
6 comments fedilink

lemmy.zip/c/star_trek

!star_trek@lemmy.zip

I'm trying to get the Star Trek community on Lemmy.zip back up and running. Stop by if you're looking for a place to chat about Star Trek!

James "Vic Fontaine" Darren has passed by stargazingpenguin in c/startrek@lemmy.world
[-] stargazingpenguin@lemmy.zip 32 points 11 months ago

It's sad seeing some of the actors starting to pass. He was a highlight for me too. I had mentioned on a comment a while back that his song playing right after Nog lost his leg was one of my favorite uses of music in Star Trek. The follow-up episode is also one I've watched many times. A lot of good memories.

You'll be missed Vic.

Why I Prefer Minetest To Minecraft - YouTube by stargazingpenguin in c/linux@lemmy.ml
[-] stargazingpenguin@lemmy.zip 54 points 11 months ago

I primarily prefer it because it does pretty much all the Minecraft stuff I want it to do, and it's got other games available as well. Plus, completely Linux compatible and no Microsoft account!

145
Are there any games you're planning to pick up during the Steam and GOG sales? (lemmy.zip)
submitted 1 year ago by stargazingpenguin@lemmy.zip to c/patientgamers@sh.itjust.works
155 comments fedilink

We've got two big sales going on, and I'm currently deciding what I would like to pick up. I'm planning to get Expeditions: Rome since it's 60% off, and I'm trying to decide if I want to finally get Terra Invicta.

What patient games are the people here planning to pick up? Maybe I'll find a few that I "need" to try!

Blue Origin Urges FAA to Cap SpaceX Launches at Kennedy by stargazingpenguin in c/space@lemmy.world
[-] stargazingpenguin@lemmy.zip 26 points 1 year ago

Blue Origin needs to get a viable alternative flying before they start trying to take down the competition!

Save Lower Decks by stargazingpenguin in c/startrek@startrek.website
*Permanently Deleted* by stargazingpenguin in c/linux@lemmy.ml
[-] stargazingpenguin@lemmy.zip 131 points 1 year ago

Check out Ventoy! Unless you need a single ISO on the drive, it's just something you install to it and then copy and paste ISOs to the folder on it. No flashing needed, it runs them for you. I've got 128GB drives almost filled with every ISO I could possibly want.

38
Honeybee on a Purple Crocus (lemmy.zip)
submitted 1 year ago by stargazingpenguin@lemmy.zip to c/macrophotography@lemmy.world
4 comments fedilink

Canon T6 - Sigma 70-300 f/4-5.6

Photo is cropped a bit as I wasn't zoomed very far.

274
First year fully gaming on Linux. (lemmy.zip)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by stargazingpenguin@lemmy.zip to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.world
52 comments fedilink

I saw there was a somewhat similar post to this, but I'm kind of celebrating the fact that this was the first year I was able to game exclusively on Linux! I'm very thankful for all of the effort from the people involved in all of the aspects of Wine/Proton, it's great to not need to reboot to play games.

view more: next โ€บ

stargazingpenguin

joined 2 years ago