Let me see if I can explain it to you: Nerds don't have a problem with women; they have a problem with change. I'll give you an example: Nerds are upset at black stormtroopers in the new Star Wars movie. Do they have a problem with stormtroopers being black? No. They have a problem with you changing their definition of a stormtrooper. I'll be a little clearer: If the first time you introduce oatmeal to a nerd it has maple syrup in it, it better have maple syrup every fucking time, or it's not oatmeal.

– Larry Wilmore, on the closed-mindedness of sci-fi fans.

And then when I asked advice from people in Hollywood—I knew a handful of people, not many in those days—and I said to them, "Look, I've been offered this, what should I do? I've got plays lined up in London, I'm finally beginning to get a reputation in the West End playing leading roles." And they told me now, this is a six-year contract, don't worry about it. You cannot revive an iconic show like Star Trek, it cannot happen, you will be lucky to make it halfway through the season before it's canceled.

– Sir Patrick Stewart, on his decision to accept the role of Captain Picard

It has also been suggested that the average temperature has actually lowered over time due to the average person harboring fewer parasites at any given time.

That, of course, is due to better standards of hygiene, food, and sanitation.

WiFi Direct is a thing

Rock Apparently Factors Into Girlfriend’s Shower Routine

The manufacture of 2.5 years of disposable diapers has a lower carbon footprint than the energy usage to launder cloth diapers over the same time period.

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/291130/scho0808boir-e-e.pdf

Betazed intelligence? That makes sense. There has surely been a thread or two asking why that wasn't a thing.

Laughed out loud at the disappointed Romulans. It was cheap, but I still adored it.

I am proud of all of you

What is gGmbH?

The gGmbH is a non-profit company with limited liability under German law. In German this is gemeinnützige Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung – gGmbH for short. Here 'non-profit' (gemeinnützig) means that the purpose of the company is to benefit the common good.

AnD wHaTs ThE dEaL wItH aIrLiNe FoOd? Am I rIgHt?

For anyone who came here without reading the article to comment about the impending effects of climate change on coffee yields, do note that this proposes using spent (i.e. already used) coffee grounds. SCG currently end up in landfills and eventually get turned into carbon dioxide and methane.

Fountain soda typically uses a higher ratio of syrup to water. This is in anticipation of some ice melt.