[-] GuyFleegman@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 6 months ago

Got it. I almost exclusively use Voyager to access Lemmy so I didn't realize there was an emoji menu. I see it now.

In that case I'd like to request a Guy Fleegman emoji.

[-] GuyFleegman@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

What's a custom emoji? Just a small image I can put in my posts and comments? Will it render on other instances?

[-] GuyFleegman@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 10 months ago

Shit man they had universal healthcare in Star Trek's 2024. In Star Trek's 2024 the tech billionaire decided to help the homeless. We're doing worse in the real world than what Star Trek depicted as being near the absolute nadir of human society.

[-] GuyFleegman@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 year ago

Let’s concede the point: humans are inherently greedy and selfish.

But greed and selfishness are bad, right? We want less greed and selfishness in the world.

Given these two assumptions—humans are greedy, greed is bad—shouldn’t we architect society to explicitly disincentivize greed?

[-] GuyFleegman@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 year ago

After four seasons, Discovery still can’t figure out how to pace a full season arc. The A-plot was a miniature Humanity on Trial story which Trek has done to death, and the rest was filler.

Jinaal was a fun character and Wilson Cruz did a great job with him. “This guy really works out” made me laugh. Beyond that, sheesh, what a snooze.

[-] GuyFleegman@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 year ago

Most of the time they're "blasters," sometimes they're "turbolasers" or "lasers." Star Wars canon is a hot mess but they are most commonly defined as charged particle beam weapons, i.e. they're phasers by a different name.

[-] GuyFleegman@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 year ago

You're very right... and yet I gleefully wade into it every time...

[-] GuyFleegman@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 year ago

I dunno about favorite, but my go-tos are an Old Fashioned in the fall and winter, and a Tom Collins in spring and summer.

Those become a Manhattan or an Aviation if I’m feeling fancy or just want to mix it up.

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When compared to other Enterprise classes such as the Constitution, Excelsior, and Galaxy, we've seen a surprisingly small number of Ambassador class ships, both in terms of unique vessels and on-screen appearances. What might account for the relative dearth of these ships?

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The door controls in Ressik are sci-fi beepy dealies, as if the director realized at the last minute they needed something to visually indicate this is a space-age civilization. Because... look at everything else!

Is the anachronistic depiction of Ressik just an artistic choice, or is there some deeper meaning behind it?

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Jellico's reputation for being an ass goes beyond the hull of the Enterprise, hence Mariner's comment about being assigned a "Jellico-type" captain. But every time I watch "Chain of Command," sometimes it's hard to tell of Geordi, Riker and Troi aren't being a bunch of unprofessional softies.

Is Jellico too strict? Is Riker too casual? Is there room for both styles in Starfleet?

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[-] GuyFleegman@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

On paper, we did that. There are multiple admins and we laid out a mission statement and guiding principles to try and ensure everyone was on the same page.

But at the end of the day, there's one name on the domain registration and one person getting the monthly bill. When that person tells you "these other people are more important to the success of this instance than you are" following a disagreement on how to apply those guiding principles, there's not much you can do but get out of Dodge.

[-] GuyFleegman@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The domain and name of the place was my idea, how do you think I feel :(

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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by GuyFleegman@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/startrek@lemmy.world

It would be great for there to be a place we can discuss the newest episodes of Star Trek with fellow Trekkies on Lemmy!

EDIT: I'm a mod here now so it looks like I'll be running the discussion threads. Excited for April 4!

[-] GuyFleegman@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Fuck it, lets kick this drama starship into transwarp. I am the creator of /r/DaystromInstitute, /r/Risa, I modded /r/startrek for about a year, and I helped to create startrek.website. AMAA.

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